With schools closed because of COVID-19, schools are faced with the challenges of shifting from in-person to online classrooms. But even for schools who were already learning online with Google Classroom and several other tools, the coronavirus and quarantine conditions have brought new challenges and we need new ways to respond.
Students are not self-directed learners
Unlike adults, most students in teen and pre-teen years cannot connect how their learning experience affects their chances in life, they require a teacher-led or parent-driven approach to learning. This challenge has made many content-rich elearning products less effective as they are only a salad of knowledge. Student’s don’t need a buffet, they need a teacher-led, curriculum-based elearning experience personalised towards their knowledge levels.
Education is Social
For children, the real motivation for schooling is the increased interest in connecting more deeply with teachers and classmates. If you ask a student what they miss most about school today, you are not likely to be told “classwork or assignment”. So if your elearning tool is only going to provide them classwork, then you will be doing a poor job of motivating them.
Everyone is focussed on survival
Schooling isn’t the most important thing to parents anymore. They are concerned for their jobs, finance and the ability to keep members of their families safe. If the elearning platform adopted by your school will cost a arm and a leg, parents will most likely reject it.
Schooling will never be the same again
Adopt an elearning strategy that will still work when the lockdown is over. Schooling will never be the same again, so choose a platform that will remain integrated to your school operations when school fully reopens.
Summary
Choose an elearning strategy and tool that is curriculum-compliant and centered around teachers. Add social interaction such as video conferencing and chat with colleagues and make it very affordable for your parents. Most importantly, choose something that will not be discarded when school resumes fully.
A Free Offer
Gradely adaptive learning solution is school driven teacher-led learning platform guided by the WASSCE/NECO and Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. It contains thousands of educational content that your teachers can use and it is free.
The paid version of Gradely which is due to be launched next month will give your teachers the ability to hold classes online via video conferencing. It will make education social and gamified with no significant set-up cost. The digital invigilation feature will make it possible for you to conduct exams online while still ensuring exam integrity.
Create a Gradely account for your school to get started with the free version. CREATE SCHOOL ACCOUNT
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