For quite a long time we have been in social isolation.

This interruption to our lives has been sudden and drastic.

Just like every other aspect of life, education went through a big change. It moved from classrooms to digital rooms.

Let’s take a look at how online learning can be made more effective so that the true essence of learning is not filtered.

Setting Clear Expectations

The Fact that educators, parents, and students need to acknowledge is that the virtual classroom has a different flow than the traditional one. As we are headed towards a “blended learning” model, real-time interactive online sessions must be blended with offline learning to take deeper knowledge of concepts. We boast of the best online curriculum in Dehradun as we take into account all these factors

Mindset

Only once we start to accept the new system completely, we will look towards its success. Addressing issues like technological or network issues and establishing a robust feedback mechanism is important. When we will face these challenges with resilience, we will move towards a better success rate

Real Learning

This is an opportunity to re-innovate mainstream teaching and move towards the role of a facilitator in a student-led process for teachers. It can be achieved by mixing synchronous and asynchronous modes of teaching. Students can be assigned pre-class work for effective transition and engagement.

Engagement

Finally, for a student to be engaged in class, appropriate guidelines should be in place. For example, simple “class rules” such as raising one’s hand and allowing the teacher’s acknowledgment before unmuting and other basic tenets can go a long way in ensuring decorum in the online class. Such rules can also be in place to facilitate peer-to-peer communication.

Setting the Appropriate Duration

Online Classes must mirror the timings of a typical school day. However, to limit screen time, only y 30 – 40 minutes to a maximum of 3 hours of direct engagement with any device must ideally be prescribed.

Students should be encouraged to spend time on research, inquiry, reflection, practice, and written assignments that online classes will enable and support.

Being Mindful of Issues at Home

Individual households and families have their issues. With the pandemic forcing people to work from home issues such as a limited number of devices, limiting screen time, space issues, etc must all be held into account.

The current situation may be embraced as an opportunity to re-assess how learning is imparted in traditional schools. At Doon World School, the latest technology in curriculum delivery has always been a pillar in the traditional school. While the current jump to online instruction may be temporary, the school will continue to use technology, as it always has, in building and implementing the best online School curriculum in Dehradun.