Teaching live online (Remote Teaching) Webinar about Remote Teaching - Challenges and tips for remote teachers (RTs) and research on CPD for RTs

1. Graham Stanley
Remote Teaching
26 February 2020
Teaching live online

2. Me and Teaching Online
2012-2018 Ceibal en Inglés, Uruguay
2019-> EES Lead, Mexico
Co-Author, Digital Play: Computer
Games and Learning Aims (Delta,
2011)
Author, Language Learning with
Technology (CUP, 2013)
Editor, Remote Teaching (British
Council, 2019)
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article
/innovations-education-remote-teaching

3. What is Remote Teaching?
Remote Teaching is teaching live online
Remote teaching is usually combined
(blended) with asynchronous computer-
mediated-communication (CMC), most
typically through the use of a Learning
Management System (LMS).
The objective of remote teaching is to
achieve normalization (Bax, 2003*), i.e. the
technology should as far as possible
disappear, to become invisible.
* http://www.tesl-ej.org/ej36/f1.pdf
Remote language teaching is the practice of
teaching a language live online through
videoconferencing (VC)

4. Use of the c______. Use
realia; zoom in and out; show
something other than
yourself.
Be f____ with the t_______.
Keeping the attention of
students online can be a
challenge.
Trouble__________. Have
a plan B up your sleeve.
B____ l______. Exaggerate
gestures and face
expressions. Gesticulate, use
mannerisms, posture and
stance to convey emotion.
U__ of V____. Vary the
Volume; change the tone;
vary the pace.
M_____ d________. Keeping
the attention of students
online can be a challenge.
E__ contact and s_____
presence. How can you best
establish eye contact with
students when teaching
remotely?
Don’t be just a t____ h_____.
If you want your lesson to be
memorable, don’t just present
yourself as a talking head.
Remote Teaching: What are the challenges?

5. Use of the camera. Use
realia; zoom in and out; show
something other than
yourself.
Be familiar with the
technology. Keeping the
attention of students online
can be a challenge.
Troubleshooting. Have a
plan B. up your sleeve.
Body language. Exaggerate
gestures and face
expressions. Gesticulate, use
mannerisms, posture and
stance to convey emotion.
Use of Voice. Vary the
Volume; change the tone;
vary the pace.
Minimise distractions.
Keeping the attention of
students online can be a
challenge.
Eye contact and screen
presence. How can you best
establish eye contact with
students when teaching
remotely?
Don’t be just a talking head. If
you want your lesson to be
memorable, don’t just present
yourself as a talking head.
Remote Teaching: What are the challenges?

6. Eye contact and screen presence. How
can you best establish eye contact with
students when teaching remotely?

7. Don’t be just a talking head. If you want
your lesson to be memorable, don’t just
present yourself as a talking head.

8. Body language. Exaggerate gestures
and face expressions. Gesticulate, use
mannerisms, posture and stance to
convey emotion.

9. Use of Voice. Vary the volume; change
the tone; use a low or high pitch of
voice; vary the pace.

10. Minimise distractions. Keeping the
attention of students online can be a
challenge.

11. Use of the camera. Use realia; zoom in
and out; show something other than
yourself.

12. Be familiar with the technology. Keeping
the attention of students online can be a
challenge.

13. Troubleshooting. Have a plan B. up
your sleeve.

14. Remote Teaching
What about you?
What challenges/ difficulties have you experienced?

15. Remote Teaching and
Continuing Professional
Development (CPD)
Alicia Artusi & Graham Stanley (2020)
How is remote teaching different from
face-to-face classroom teaching and how
might that affect your approach to CPD?
What do you think?
https://ltsig.iatefl.org/new-research-book/

16. Teaching for Success CPD framework for teachers
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/british-council-cpd-framework

17. Which of the professional
practices are approached
differently when remote
teaching?
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/british-council-cpd-framework

18. Different approach
Lesson planning
- Choice and use of materials / resources
Classroom management
- Creating a positive learning environment
- Managing interaction and participation
Learning technologies
- Use of the camera, sound, online tools

19. A good remote teacher…
...adapts the objectives of the lesson to the characteristics of the class,
culture, age, needs and interests
...anticipates problems of teaching remotely and thinks of solutions with
the classroom teacher
...deals with the unexpected together with the classroom teacher
...personalises and shares cultural differences
...shows ownership of the class
...gets her teaching point ready before starting the class
...gets involved in the organisation of the brick-and-mortar classroom
...finds ways of communicating effectively with the classroom teacher
...demonstrates tasks and checks understanding
...trains the students to use the LMS (learning management system) so they
become independent learners
...promotes collaborative work in the LMS
...has online and offline resources ready before starting the lesson
...is camera-aware
https://ltsig.iatefl.org/new-research-book/

20. A good remote teacher…
...uses the remote control to have a good view of the students without
intimidating them
...uses gestures, smiles, stands-up (i.e. does not sit all the time)
...uses props, toys, posters, puppets, etc.
...uses music, games, acting, etc. to engage students
...keeps the students active during the lesson
...includes a variety of tasks and routines to provide a dynamic and safe
environment
...agrees with the classroom teacher on how to organise pair and group
work
...uses the students’ laptops in the remote language lesson
...likes trying something new with the class
...enjoys the lesson along with the students
...uses only English to deliver the lesson
...uses a variety of visuals to convey meaning
...makes use of a whiteboard to share new vocabulary and meaning, etc.
...tries out new ways of transcending the screen.
https://ltsig.iatefl.org/new-research-book/

21. Graham Stanley
@grahamstanley
graham.staney@gmail.comRemote Teaching
February 2020
Teaching live online