Don’t stop in panic, teachers and students rush to the cloud in both directions

w88 casino News Network (Reporter Jiangnan)As the spring flowers bloom, the number of confirmed cases across the country is rising with the temperature in May, and they are coming fiercely, but our teaching tasks have not pressed the pause button. Faced with the impact of this unexpected rebound of the epidemic, leaders and teachers at all levels of the w88 casino, under the unified deployment of the w88 casino party committee, have methodically promoted online teaching during the epidemic prevention and control period since the beginning of the w88 casino year. They have fully realized that "teaching does not stop when classes are suspended" and urge students to "stop attending without stopping." In this major battle against the epidemic, behind the seemingly simple online teaching are hidden the ingenious designs and hard work of the teachers. Behind the screen, they work hard and implement to ensure teaching progress and quality. Recently, reporters visited three University of International w88 and Economics teachers to inquire about their online teaching.

Live class Q&A combined with recorded explanations to emphasize students’ autonomy and adaptability

This semester, teacher Zhang Yuzhuo is responsible for teaching the basic course "Advanced Algebra (2)", the core general course "Mathematical Thought and Mathematical Culture" and the public basic course "Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics" for undergraduate majors in the w88 casino of Statistics and experimental classes. "Advanced Algebra (2)" has been taught online in the spring semester of 2020, and the remaining two courses will be offered for the first time this semester.

“The environment for recording and live broadcasting is not very good. It happened to be renovated by neighbors, and occasionally loud noises were encountered during the live broadcast class, which affected the live broadcast.” During the online class, the biggest difficulty encountered by teacher Zhang Yuzhuo was this.

Based on the online teaching experience in 2020, she adjusted the online class mode in a timely manner, using a combination of recording and live broadcasting to teach. She recorded classes when the environment was good, played carefully recorded videos in the live class, and arranged corresponding Q&A and thinking questions for explanation. This teaching format of recorded lessons is presented to students for viewing in class, which improves classroom efficiency, avoids the impact of network lags and live broadcast emergencies, and improves the delay in teaching progress.

Noise is not the only problem that troubles Teacher Zhang Yuzhuo. The online teaching period in the past few months has been even more challenging. "When explaining thinking questions to students live, problems often occur with the platform's whiteboard, and blackboard writing cannot be written normally - the consequences can be imagined. If blackboard writing is not provided in mathematics classes, the problem cannot be explained"; "In live classes, the teaching platform occasionally encounters situations where typing cannot be done in the interactive and chat areas or sudden network lags"... Teacher Zhang Yuzhuo patiently solved various equipment conditions one by one. When it was inconvenient to write on the blackboard in class, she immediately used recording and broadcasting software to re-explain the thinking questions, posted the video on the platform, and reminded students to watch it in time after class. If a network interaction failure occurred during the live broadcast, she communicated with the students through the WeChat group as soon as possible to solve the problem. At present, the three online courses all show a good teaching order.

Although online teaching cannot guarantee the efficiency of offline courses, due to frequent situations and strong limitations, teacher Zhang Yuzhuo can still actively discover the advantages of cloud classrooms and unlock his own new teaching model. In the spring semester of 2020, in order to teach online, she purchased a lifetime membership of a screen recording software. The software has been upgraded during the past two years, with more complete functions and better course recording effects. Therefore, even in offline classes, teacher Zhang Yuzhuo will use this software to record exercises and review lectures for students, realizing an attempt at a hybrid online and offline teaching model.

Adhering to a teaching attitude that is absolutely responsible for students, teacher Zhang Yuzhuo actively explores the possibility of online teaching and overcomes various obstacles such as spatial distance, thereby reducing the impact of online classes on students' class status. But at the same time, she believes that the quality of students' status still depends on whether the students themselves are highly self-disciplined. "The Wisdom Tree live class I use cannot require students to turn on their cameras online, so I will repeatedly remind students that it is best to maintain the ritual of offline classes when taking online classes at home, and try not to lie on the bed or sofa to listen to classes." Teacher Zhang Yuzhuo also often recommends that students Students should prepare the learning materials involved in each class in advance before class. It is best to print out the courseware or download it to a tablet in advance to ensure that you can follow the progress during the class and make timely annotations so that when you watch the recorded video after class, you can find the location of the video and freeze and organize your notes.

In the view of Teacher Zhang Yuzhuo, the teaching and learning of online professional courses is a test for both teachers and students, so it requires two-way dedication and mutual cooperation from both parties. As a teacher, Teacher Zhang’s important task in this process is to pay attention to the class status of online students and always remind students to maintain a good listening atmosphere. "Online learning is not a bad thing in terms of cultivating students' independent thinking and self-management abilities." She lamented that online learning may be a normalized mode of learning in the future. Therefore, it is necessary for both students and teachers to gradually adapt to and make full use of the high-quality resources of the online platform.

Situational drama interpretation combined with case analysis to increase classroom fun and attraction

Teacher Xu Meiling is responsible for the teaching of "Civil Law" this semester, and the teaching targets of this course are mainly students majoring in "illegal law". Therefore, the course requires easy-to-understand language and teaching methods. The purpose is to enable students without legal foundation to understand, learn, and feel something. During the period of online teaching, the barrier of space will inevitably make students who are exposed to civil law for the first time feel a sense of distance. In order to enable the students on the other side of the screen to integrate into the class faster and better and learn civil law knowledge solidly, teacher Xu Meiling gave full play to the advantages of online teaching and flexibly used various technical software and interactive tools to make online classes more diversified and diversified. In addition to conventional teaching methods such as in-class quizzes, she also carefully selected typical civil disputes that are common in daily life, and played or invited students to perform sitcoms and other forms, so that students can quickly understand the case, actively accept civil law knowledge, and increase the attractiveness of civil law and its online courses to students.

Case analysis is extremely effective in fully motivating students to participate in the course. Teacher Xu Meiling pointed out that this can not only ensure that every student has the opportunity to speak, but also allow students to truly master the corresponding knowledge points through the idea of ​​"raising questions-analyzing problems-solving problems" and cultivating corresponding thinking and analysis skills. On this basis, she often arranges groups for students, allowing them to use their identities as judges or lawyers to vividly interpret and analyze relevant disputes, understand knowledge in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, and try to understand the deep logic of civil law, thereby overcoming the potential drawbacks of online teaching such as poor student experience and weak interactivity. After experiencing such immersive civil cases, students took on roles and actively communicated, experiencing and fully appreciating the true meaning of law. They were also able to apply what they learned more skillfully and practice their true knowledge.

For knowledge points that cannot be developed due to class time constraints, as well as information about lectures, competitions, activities, etc. related to this course, she promptly uses the WeChat group to share it with her classmates at any time to expand their learning channels. "Of course, the compilation of important knowledge points and after-class exercises after each class are also essential, which can help students further deepen their understanding and cognition." Combining solid knowledge with a steady stream of fun, teacher Xu Meiling not only ensures that students have a firm grasp of the key points, but also adds charm to the online class that is not inferior to offline teaching and even makes you feel like you are immersed in the subject. It has deeply attracted students from various colleges, and many students majoring in "illegal books" have since developed a strong interest in civil law classes.

Face-to-face atmosphere combined with two-way motivation promotes classroom interactivity and a sense of belonging

Like many teachers, the lack of interaction and communication with students during online classes has been a long-standing problem for Teacher Liu Yuxin, who is responsible for teaching "The Psychology of Happiness" this semester. Due to the particularity of the course, this kind of classroom communication and information transfer is even more essential. Teachers often need to obtain a large amount of feedback information from students' non-verbal performance. "In a face-to-face teaching environment, one student here pursed his lips, and another one frowned. I can clearly feel whether everyone raised their heads and whether there was confusion in their eyes." For teacher Liu Yuxin, even if the students don't say a word, a knowing smile, a pair of attentive eyes, and an empathetic expression are enough to convey a wealth of information to themselves and express the students' confidence that they have mastered the course content. "This unintentional self-confidence can give me a sense of efficacy, which can be transformed into great encouragement and motivation, nourishing me, and prompting me to explain the following knowledge with a more positive and pleasant attitude." Teacher Liu Yuxin said frankly that teachers, like students, need to be encouraged during class, and classrooms where teachers and students give each other encouragement and a sense of belonging can always achieve good teaching results.

The online teaching format suddenly cuts off this channel for receiving encouragement, and becomes a one-way output for teachers without the ability to receive feedback. In order to strengthen the interaction with students and ensure the teaching effect, teacher Liu Yuxin, who is not used to appearing on camera, insisted on turning on the camera. "I must be attentive and sincere to these students who are thousands of miles away from me and come to listen to my class." At the same time, in order to create a face-to-face classroom atmosphere, teacher Liu Yuxin will involuntarily raise the volume during class and speak loudly, trying to overcome the limitations of online classes as much as possible, simulating and restoring the effect of on-site teaching. Expect to integrate with every student in your classroom. "I have a strong desire to go through the cold computer screen in front of me and come to each of my classmates."

At the same time, teacher Liu Yuxin also works hard to cultivate her imagination in online teaching. "What I have to face is a group of people with flesh and blood and breathing." Even though she is facing the cold computer screen, her heart always spontaneously feels the real existence of hundreds of students. In order to truly enter this state, she began to slowly adjust and ponder. At first, she would be confused when facing an empty screen. Later, she found it interesting when she saw the avatars of her classmates pouring into the conference room one after another. Now, every time she sees the number of people displayed at the bottom of the conference room, she can't help but feel happy: "Oh, there are so many people here."

After understanding the teacher’s needs, the students in the class also took practical actions to help her establish a sense of imagery and improve her teaching imagination. Although they are not forced to turn on their cameras, they actively respond to the teacher's questions, can't stop asking and communicating in the chat area, and often take the initiative to open the microphone for interaction. Teacher Liu Yuxin does not need to step down from the podium and hand over the microphone to listen to students' thinking as in the past. The convenience of technology gives every student the right to express their views and speak freely at any time. The "voting and answering question mechanism" she adopted during online classes also gave many students who were shy about speaking in face-to-face teaching the courage to make bold choices and put forward their own ideas.

"Now, I have finally figured out this feeling. In recent classes, I am getting better and better, and I even frequently find that the effect of online classes surpasses offline classes." Perhaps this is largely due to the teaching experience of teacher Liu Yuxin, who has given each other a sense of presence and belonging with his classmates during the past two months of online classes. This two-way rush seems to confirm the meaning of "happiness" in this course - "The Psychology of Happiness".

Although the epidemic regulations are strict, every teacher at the University of International w88 does not stop in panic at all. Although different courses are different, the methods and attitudes adopted by the above teachers in the online teaching process are consistent, which is based on the teaching concept of teachers and students working together in both directions, making full use of the resources of the network platform to achieve good teaching results. Their efforts have allowed us to experience high-quality and efficient online teaching. We should face the crisis together with a high degree of self-discipline and make a plan related to this period of time on our own battlefield. Determination and faith will eventually spread faster than the plague, and not only the spring breeze and hope will arrive as promised. May we have love during this period of time during the epidemic, and share the hardships together, waiting for the mountains and rivers to be safe, waiting for the health of the world, waiting for the sound of books, and waiting for the flowers to bloom.