The first action teachers can take to keep students’ attention is clear, consistent, and caring communication,” John Watson, founder of the Evergreen Education Group, the parent organization of The Digital Learning Collaborative, told Digital Trends.
I would guess that more students and teachers are struggling with remote learning because they are new to it and because they did not choose it. “Many teachers are finding that engaging all students and keeping them engaged during remote learning is hard. In an Angus Reid Institute study, more than half of kids aged 10 to 17 surveyed said they were “unmotivated” and didn’t like the learning arrangements brought on by distance learning. While many students are still adapting to the pedagogy of telecommunication tools, others have simply found it challenging to connect with everyone as they would in a traditional classroom.
Daniel Russell, an acoustics professor at the Pennsylvania State University, appeared in front of his 49 graduate students over Zoom in a Batman costume with a picture of a Batcave as the background. One moment, students watched her shiver and rub her hands in warm clothes, and in the next, she complained about the heat wearing a cap in a desert. Making lessons fun with Zoom backgroundsįor Clowers’ session on “living things and habitats,” she switched between multiple backdrops of different environments such as the ocean and forests. Over the last few weeks, however, some teachers have figured out a better way to educate remotely: Zoom backgrounds. Instead, she was taking advantage of Zoom’s virtual backgrounds to record more entertaining and engaging classes - coupled with a few props and drama.Īs the coronavirus pushes schools and universities toward remote learning, teachers have struggled to keep their students focused from their homes. Clowers wasn’t inviting her class on a real field trip in the middle of a pandemic. Alright, guys, get ready and meet me there,” science educator Lainie Clowers-Gwynne told her middle school students while donning a lab coat in front of a mural of the inside of the Millennium Falcon. You might also want to put some snacks in there, gloves, and a heavy coat. Grab your book bag, get your passport, ear muffs, a hat, swimming goggles, sunglasses, some sunblock.
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