Schools and teachers have had to be very creative to address the challenges of remote learning thrust upon them from COVID. While many view these as temporary measures others are beginning to embrace the technologies and opportunities that come from these new constraints. Here are a few benefits that educators and students are seeing:
Sustained excellence in online and/or distance teaching
Use of technology
Ability to overcome distance & tech
Ability to fill the gaps from distance teaching
Positive impact on online and/or distance student learning
Promotes access to information and resources
Become more accessible via tech than ever before
Create a more inclusive experience for students
Innovative approaches to teaching online and/or distance students
Leveraging existing tools and online content beyond the classroom
Integrate content from various sources to improve understanding
Promote collaboration with other students via tech
Effective use of technology and media when used to teach online and/or through distance education (including off-campus site-based courses)
Incorporate media (sound, pics, video) as examples to follow and augment understanding
Creativity in course development and instruction
Provide a 3D presentation of content weaving together multiple elements
Improved participation and engagement by the student
Sensitivity to the advising needs of online and/or distance students
Sense uncertainty and moments of confusion by the student using query & response and creative feedback tools to gauge understanding
Influence on the quality, extent, and development of the department’s online/distance program
Develop new techniques with data to support new approaches
Pioneer change in online learning by improved results (improved scores, improved understanding, better collaboration, improved participation)