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Basic Needs for Teaching Online
Some aspects to think of if you want to teach online
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Basic needs
When teaching, either online or in a classroom, you will have some basic needs for good teaching. In the list below we enumerate some very basic needs all teachers have. In the coming slides we will give examples on how these needs can be met in a digital environment.
We will use Microsoft Teams in our examples, but of course, there are many other platforms that can be used.
Needs
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Basic needs information
As a teacher you always need to inform the students. For example, you need to give information about grading critera, study guide and other things concerning the studies.
A learning management system (LMS) often provides different ways to give information to the students. Most information is an oneway communication even if it could be possible for the student to ask questions.
The information could be in form of files, text messages or links.
Examples: (following two slides)
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Example: Grading criteria as a file in Teams
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Example: Information about next lesson in form of a chat message
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Basic needs
Hand in/assignment/test
A basic need is that the students can show their knowlege and capabilities. That can be done by written assignments or as a digital test.
The tests can be self correcting or it could be a test for which the teacher gives feedback on and grade.
Example: (following 3 slides)
Gives a better structure than to handle assignments by mail.
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Example: Hand in-tool from teacher’s perspective
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Example: Hand in-tool from the student’s perspective
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Example: Test with Microsoft Forms
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Basic needs
communikation
Communication in this context is about two-way communication between teacher and student but as well between students. Communication is a very important part of an effective education.
Communication can be based on text, voice or video.
Example:
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Basic needs
Grading
To give feedback continously is very important in a learingprocess. To have all feedback and grading gathered in one place makes it easier to overview from a structual prespective for both student and teacher. Feedback is needed to give the students a possibility to get a sight of their learning process.
In a LMS like Teams, all kind of feedback can be on one place. For example assignment documents, tasks from the classroom, digital tests and tests from the classroom.
In a LMS, all documention can be kept, like student’s progression, extra support and communication between student and teacher.
Example: (following slide)
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Example: Give feedback to an assignment in Teams
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Mindset
Important to keep in mind!
To start teaching using digital tools can be a daunting task. We believe if you start of with the basic needs listed in this presentation you maintain the focus of what's important and not get lost all the possibilities modern technology has to offer.
Also remember that as a teacher you are most likely a part of an organisation at a school. Don’t do this alone, discuss with your colleagues how your organisation should work with digital teaching. Remember its better to start of with a couple of functions in one tool that everyone uses, than hundreds of functions in hundreds of tools that no one uses.
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Good Luck!