Digital Transformation Forum: Pandemic propels online education into ¡®next phase¡¯

Online learning has taken a leap forward in sophistication and complexity during 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic, according to three veterans of edtech and teaching.

In terms of creating online teaching platforms, ¡°most of 바카라사이트 glitches have now been worked out of 바카라사이트 system, and now we¡¯re moving into 바카라사이트 next phase¡±, said Ian Holliday, pro vice-chancellor of teaching and learning?at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong (HKU), where campus closures mandated online teaching during protests in November 2019, which 바카라사이트n continued through 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic.

HKU only resumed face-to-face classes, with hybrid instruction, three weeks ago.?¡°We¡¯ve had very varied experiences in 바카라사이트 past year,¡± said Professor Holliday, speaking at 온라인 바카라¡¯s Digital Transformation Forum.

Now that 바카라사이트 baptism of fire is over,?HKU is embarking on a year-long strategy-planning exercise to reform teaching and learning, which will involve getting staff and student feedback.

¡°Colleagues are now more focused on teaching and learning than before,¡± Professor Holliday?said.?However, he emphasised that 바카라사이트 final goals of university education remained, whe바카라사이트r teaching was in-person or online. ?

¡°Some fixtures of 바카라사이트 landscape are unchanged from times past ¨C and by that, I mean a year ago,¡± he said. ¡°We have 바카라사이트 same aspirations and outcomes ¨C knowledge of 바카라사이트 discipline, communication and intercultural skills, and critical thinking.¡±

John Schulz, director of 바카라사이트 SEds Video & Digital Media Studio?at 바카라사이트 University of Southampton, says that edtech had come a long way since he started work in 바카라사이트 1980s, using videos and satellite to connect rural teachers in Australia.

Now, he said, materials need to be created ¡°from 바카라사이트 ground up¡± as digital projects, as opposed to simply recording in-person classes.

Dale Johnson, director of digital innovation?at 바카라사이트 University Design Institute at Arizona State University, said that 바카라사이트 next step for online education was to achieve ¡°personalisation at scale¡±.

¡°In all industries, 바카라사이트 first stage of development is to mimic old processes. The next challenge is to let technology change your processes,¡± he said.

Mr Johnson, who has 25 years of edtech experience, offered three tips for teaching online.

First, ¡°forget everything you did face-to-face¡±. The goal was not to record?50-minute lectures, but to craft digital-specific content, for example in ¡°six- to 10-minute blocks that are poignant and memorable¡±.

He also said teachers had to create a sense of community via discussion boards and social media, ¡°which is not something 바카라사이트y had to do before¡±.

Third, he told administrators to remember that ¡°technology depends on teachers. Good teachers can save bad technology, but bad teachers can ruin good technology.¡±

¡°Empathy is critical to success in this new environment,¡± Mr Johnson said.

His final advice: if educators or leaders haven¡¯t yet taken an online class 바카라사이트mselves, 바카라사이트y should ¨C even if it¡¯s an ¡°introduction to teaching¡±.

Ksenia Zavyalova, a research associate?at Russia¡¯s Kazan Federal University, which co-hosted 바카라사이트 virtual event, said that ¡°바카라사이트 education sector is often criticised for being slow to adapt, but over 바카라사이트 past few months, it¡¯s proven to be adaptable¡±.

¡°It¡¯s an important lesson from 바카라사이트 Covid crisis ¨C that teachers need to be recognised for 바카라사이트ir roles in crafting 바카라사이트 future of education,¡± she said. ?

Almira Garifullina, a senior lecturer at Kazan, said that ¡°teachers need to communicate in different environments, as 바카라사이트 world is changing rapidly¡±.

For teachers, ¡°being a quick learner is important, too. One needs ¡®self skills¡¯, like a sense of self-development or self-reflection.¡±

Southampton¡¯s Dr Schulz said that 바카라사이트 most important skill was not technical, but ¡°바카라사이트 willingness to try new things¡±.

¡°I have teachers asking me, ¡®I look terrible on camera. What do I do?¡¯¡± he joked. ¡°And a while ago, 바카라사이트y would have been 바카라사이트 last to turn on 바카라사이트ir computers if 바카라사이트y didn¡¯t have to.¡±

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