Field Experience under the Pandemic: New Vision of Online Virtual Teaching
- 2021
- Alumni/Student Sharing
- Faculty of Humanities
Chau Sze Nam, Year 5 Student of BEd(CL) (2020/21)
Under the raging development of the coronavirus, all schools in Hong Kong had suspended classes. In response to the education objective of “suspending classes without suspending learning”, online virtual teaching has gradually become a new trend in the education sector.
To me, online virtual teaching is a completely new teaching experience. It meant that I could not teach students face-to-face in the classroom. At the very beginning of my teaching practice, I was worried that my students might not get used to this new teaching mode, which might affect their learning progress. Fortunately, the University had provided student teachers with different training workshops which helped us familiarise with different kinds of electronic teaching software such as Kahoot, Padlet, Socrative, Mentimeter, etc. With the help of these tools, the effectiveness of learning and teaching via online mode could be enhanced, the teacher-student interactions boosted, and the learning atmosphere bettered.
All in all, online virtual teaching enabled me to transcend the limitations of time and region. It was a memorable experience and at the same time a chance for me to reflect on the value of face-to-face teaching. I am convinced that online virtual teaching cannot completely replace face-to-face teaching. Yet, in this ever-changing era, frontline teachers should be fully equipped to keep pace with the times to meet different challenges and changes.
Observed the students’ performance in class by using two screens.
Adopted the e-learning software Padlet in conducting class activities.
Sze Nam received a thank you card from her students after the teaching practice.
