{"id":35134,"date":"2022-03-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/?p=35134"},"modified":"2022-03-21T16:56:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:56:18","slug":"how-to-engage-remote-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/how-to-engage-remote-students\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Engage Remote Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Adapting to remote learning has been a significant challenge for teachers as well as students during the pandemic<\/a><\/strong>. Teaching to a screen (especially if your students have their cameras turned off) can be a daunting prospect, and in a home environment, there are more potential distractions for your students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Be consistent <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As an educator adjusting to a virtual school environment, one of the best things that you can do is be consistent<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the same rules that you usually would in your classroom, and make it clear you have the same expectations for your students, whether you\u2019re physically present in the room with them or not. This will not only help focus your students\u2019 attention, making your job easier and more familiar to you, but it will also help your students make the transition from the physical classroom to a virtual one<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school day routine is likely to be one of the biggest constants in your students\u2019 lives, and by being consistent with your approach and expectations, you can help to keep them engaged and ease any anxiety they might feel about the disruption caused by online learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Give them a reason why<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your students want to know, \u201cWhat\u2019s in it for me?\u201d They want to understand why they are learning about the topics or concepts you\u2019re introducing them to in class. Instead of simply reciting the syllabus to them, show them how to apply this information in a real-life setting<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At EU Business School<\/a><\/strong>, we teach business models and theory using the case study method, which encourages students to apply these theories to real-life business scenarios and helps them understand how the information will be useful to them in their professional lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Make learning interactive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adding interactive elements to your lessons is a fun way to monitor and improve student engagement. Lectures and presentations can help you convey the key points of a topic \u2013 but they\u2019re easy to switch off from. Keep your students listening and actively learning until the end by rounding each subject off with a short quiz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another idea for getting your students involved is to \u201cswap seats\u201d with them<\/strong>. The best way to learn is often through teaching, so assign a topic to each member of the class and ask them to explain it to their peers as if they were the instructor. During each presentation, ask the other students to submit questions via the chat box for a Q&A at the end. This will encourage them to engage more with the learning materials as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Encourage collaboration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Get your students to work together in order to create a collaborative remote learning environment. A popular method for teaching younger students to do this, called \u201cThink-Pair-Share\u201d, has been adapted successfully for Zoom and could also be used to facilitate discussions in high school and college classes as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how we might use it in our own online classrooms at EU<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n