Advancing Digital Teaching Skills
Q&A: DIGITAL TEACHING SKILLS by Mark Arthur
How can we adapt assessment for online and blended learning? Which techniques motivate students to speak in virtual classrooms? What does flipped learning look like in online environments? How long should classes for very young learners be? These are just some of the questions that Mark Arthur, with the audience’s help, attempts to answer in this session whilst presenting some practical ideas on adapting communicative tasks for the online learning environment.
By John Cruft, Regional Senior Manager, Macmillan Education, Asia Mark Arthur, Academic Consultant, Macmillan Education, Mexico
WHAT ARE DIGITAL TEACHING SKILLS?
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Many teachers’ immediate response when switching to online teaching is: which digital tools do I need to learn right now to get started as an online teacher? However, fairly quickly, it becomes clear that digital teaching skills are about much more than technology. For example, planning and organising online learning includes creating the conditions for language learning in virtual classrooms, engaging students in synchronous and asynchronous tasks, and developing learner independence. However, there is also the human element of teaching online: recognising and understanding our learners’ emotions and needs and supporting their physical and mental well-being. Then, there is the importance of creating an inclusive, supportive online classroom atmosphere where learners feel able to express themselves freely, where there is trust, where the teacher shows leadership and where there is a sense of group identity and belonging.
In addition to all the materials in this handbook, there is a page on the Macmillan Education website dedicated to training teachers to advance their Digital Teaching Skills.
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