線上會議/研習 軟體推薦 ZOOM

我最近參加了幾場線上會議跟線上研習，研習比較國際化，來自全世界的語言教學者，只要網路夠順利，其實流程 run 的很順利，一個小時的研習中，講師透過發問互動，問題留言等等，重點是喊了每個人的名字，讓我們感覺不是在看電視而是真實的線上研習，跟大家分享我看到的 online teaching. 

  Online teaching skills 

 How to interact with your audience? 

Interaction with the audience is one of the key point of online teaching. Here is some suggestions of online teaching: 

1. Get closer to the audience by calling their names. 

When the audience get into the meeting, they will show their names on the screen. Speaker can greet with the audience by calling their name in the beginning of the meeting. Do Indicate the specific time that we are going to have a lecture, or the audience might do something else. 

 As for online teaching, you don't have to wait everybody to get in the class to have a lecture. You have to train your students to be punctuacte so that you may start the class on time. 

 the rundown of a online teaching

Greet - ask the audience background (Keep the audience busy) - self introduction  - agenda - lecture - question - wrap up 

2.  Photo is more than words, if you want to put words, keyword or keypoint ONLY. 

While you are making the slide, BIG & CLEAR word is important as well. Not everyone has the computer or ipad, and some of them might use smart phone. Thus, we have to make sure the word is big and clear enough for the audience. Besides, Photo is more than words and just leave some key points in the slide.  

For example, as a speaker, you can introduce yourself through a series photos or keywords and then to let the audience to picture you on their own.

3.  How to make interaction? 

Asking questions and inviting the audience to reply by speaking or typing in the chat 

Before the lecture, you can ask the audience's background.  Where are you from? What age of students do you teach? Do you have special concerns about the topic？ Do you have any questions that I can help with? 

During the lecture, you can ask questions to check the audience's background knowledge. 

 Waiting time is very important.  You can pause a few seconds to wait the audience to type the answer; meanwhile, you can read some fast answers. Don't forget to calling their names.  You can pause and invite somebody to answer the question. Repeat the answer again by using, "Mary said, "      "  "

 Somehow slides make students fall asleep, so switch the lens to make the eye contact. 

 How to get ready to online class?