The call of the times has made it more necessary for future teachers like you to develop skills in planning, implementing and managing remote learning. One form of remote learning is done online. Online remote learning can be done synchronous, where the teacher and students meet and interact in real time and asynchronous, when learning is supported by prepared materials and there is no real time interaction between the teacher and the learners.

This episode will focus on synchronous sessions. In order to hold synchronous classes, you will need to use web-conferencing apps. Some LMS already have these embedded, some do not You will need to know how to access, evaluate and utilize the features and functions of apps like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Blackboard, Webct, and even Messenger.