Learnt from the Past 2.5 Years of Online Learning ?

Learnt from the Past 2.5 Years of Online Learning ?

Writing Techniques

Introduction While switching from physical to online classes has not been easy for tuition centres, it is crucial that we are prepared for such situations so that our children can stay safe and learn happily during the pandemic.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected many individuals, changing their way of life. Likewise in schools, the pandemic has altered the “traditional” classroom experience for students. With restricted social interaction with peers and the introduction of online home-based learning, students now have to grapple with adapting to a new social and learning environment, which is admittedly not an easy feat.

Technology Empowers Learning At Write Edge, our online creative writing classes are conducted via Zoom and assignments are submitted and returned to students via Google Classroom.

WELearn, Write Edge's English And Writing Online Lessons

For students in the upper primary and secondary levels, live marking is also done via Google Classroom, allowing teachers to provide feedback instantaneously as students develop their stories in class. Since teachers are not physically with their students, being able to make annotations onto softcopy worksheets over Zoom allows students to follow the lesson smoothly with their own hardcopy worksheets.

Communication is Key Having lessons online means reduced physical interaction between students and teachers. Particularly for younger learners, this poses a challenge when collecting homework and even classroom management.

Teachers have to provide clear and timely updates to parents regarding any feedback for their child.

Communication between teachers and parents also allows teachers to better understand the struggles their students face.

Communication between parents and teachers has to be done via official channels.

Teachers to communicate well with their respective centre managers who are always there to provide a helping hand

Engaging and CheckingIn with Students Despite being physically away from students, interactions between students and teachers have not become less meaningful. In fact, online teaching also presents teachers with new opportunities to interact and connect with their students in ways that cannot be done as easily in a physical classroom. We embrace and welcome this change as it lets students explore new ways of learning and mastering effective writing skills and excel in the English language!