{"id":1622,"date":"2020-05-14T18:48:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2022-12-20T09:20:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T09:20:01","slug":"case-study-on-student-engagement-in-virtual-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2020\/05\/14\/case-study-on-student-engagement-in-virtual-classrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Case study on student engagement in virtual classrooms."},"content":{"rendered":"
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In just a few short months the entire education system has changed, not only within Scotland but across the world. In response to the current COVID-19 crisis teachers have had to drastically alter their teaching practices to meet an entirely new set of challenges.<\/p>\n

Prior to the outbreak of this pandemic I was completing my NQT year at Williamwood High School<\/a> in East Renfrewshire. Although I am a Microsoft Certified Educator and have a strong background in digital technology switching to entirely remote learning was uncharted waters. I frantically began searching for any guidance or advice when making this transition. Through my great network of support on Twitter I was recommended a course by FutureLearn called \u2018How to teach online: Providing continuity for Students<\/a>\u2019. This course brings together a global network of educators to share ideas and ask questions on how to best support students during this period of remote learning. I decided to focus on the very first question posed:<\/p>\n

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What do you think is the biggest challenge in online teaching?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As you can see from the results of this poll nearly half of the 10,000 course participants, including myself, selected \u2018Keeping Students interested and engaged\u2019 as their chief concern.<\/p>\n

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Having already identified a lack of engagement from my S1 Google Classroom I decided to make this my primary focus for my upcoming Professional Inquiry. Using the knowledge I gained from the FutureLearn course as well as guidance from my network of support in Williamwood I chose to alter my approach to online learning in order to boost engagement among my students. I presented my findings in the form of a Microsoft Sway and used a mix of quantitative and qualitative data to support my conclusions. I have attached the link to this report and hope that you find this useful.<\/p>\n

Although we are living in unprecedented and uncertain times it has provided us as educators a unique opportunity to re-examine our own practice. By continually assessing and altering our own pedagogy we are giving our students the opportunity to become 21st<\/sup> century learners<\/a> and gain the skills required to succeed in an increasingly virtual world.<\/p>\n

Fionnuala Glover is a teacher of History at Williamswood High School in East Renfrewshire<\/em><\/p>\n

Twitter @MissGlover19<\/em><\/p>\n

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