Teaching the Course

You can invite a class or a group to a live lesson and communicate synchronously. This form of online teaching comes closest to face-to-face teaching. Participation is possible on a smartphone or on a notebook. You can

• address the participants 

• grant speaking rights to individuals

• show slides or any other application and draw and write on the whiteboard

• interact with the class (asking questions, show how to solve a problem by application sharing etc.)

• Prepare for technical issues, by asking everyone to take part in a connection test before the sessions start.

• Inform participants in advance: Duration of the lesson, learning goals, expectations, rules of conduct, tips how to learn

• Communicate all of the details about how to handle the software in great detail.  No matter how much you feel it’s obvious what to do, some may be confused.  

• You might want to set up a dual monitor configuration on your computer or use a dummy participant on your smartphone, so that you can control what the participants see.

• Use a slight show: Slides are helpful to structure the lesson but avoid details and leave lots of space for writing and drawing and pictures instead of text

• Variety adds spice: Explaining, performing, practicing, discussing, activating, group or partner work.

• Limit each session to 60 – 90 minutes. Make sure you have breaks between blocks in long sessions.

• When possible, keep the number of people attending small.

• Motivate: Formulate expectations, emphasise relevance, encourage, control learning progress, recognise and reward achievements, make progress visible.

• Your role as a moderator: You are less a presenter of concepts than a learning guide. The aim of the live lesson is to encourage learners to work together