PIE Instructor Maria Geiger's Top Tips for Online Learning
April 2, 2020
Maria Geiger is an educational technology instructor specializing in blended/flipped learning, digital communication and integrating media/web tools into the curriculum. She has participated in numerous showcases and conferences in the northeast as an educational technology leader. She created a short video to share her top tips for online learning, as educators and students transition into virtual classrooms.
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Communicate Regularly
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Connect with students consistently to let them know you are there for them if they have questions, need reminders about work, or need other forms of support
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Use modules or units to organize lessons
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Using themes can make online learning more manageable for you and your students
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Hold synchronous sessions when possible
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Engaging in discussions to review the week and preview what is next will make online learning more relevant
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Know your content, but keep lectures short
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It is scientifically proven that 6 minutes is the average attention span
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Be yourself! This will make online learning seem more like the real classroom