{"id":13867,"date":"2020-03-17T15:44:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T15:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/?p=13867"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:37:20","slug":"the-plea-for-using-just-in-time-over-in-real-time-teaching-modes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2020\/03\/17\/the-plea-for-using-just-in-time-over-in-real-time-teaching-modes\/","title":{"rendered":"The PLEA for using just-in-time over in-real-time teaching modes!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is easy to just assume that you will be able to have live class sessions online using Zoom at the same time and day they have been scheduled, but that will not produce a good learning experience for the students, nor will it be pleasant for you as the instructor.\u00a0 We gathered a couple of really good posts that align with our approach to moving online quickly<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Do This, Not That<\/h1>\n

~Alison Wang, Online Teaching Do This Not That<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Do<\/p>\n

This has been flying around social media, but it’s one of the good ones. She refers to particular systems and programs but her advice is right on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please do a bad job of putting your courses\u00a0online<\/a><\/h1>\n

What? Did I hear you correctly? YES!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As Rebecca Barrett-Fox says “You are NOT building an online class. You are NOT teaching students who can be expected to be ready to learn online. And, most importantly, your class is NOT the highest priority of their OR your life right now. Release yourself from high expectations right now, because that\u2019s the best way to help your students learn.” ~https:\/\/anygoodthing.com\/2020\/03\/12\/please-do-a-bad-job-of-putting-your-courses-online\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And we like her list of 10 considerations:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Your students know less about technology than you think. Many of them know less than you. Yes, even if they are digital natives and younger than you.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. They will be accessing the internet on their phones. They have limited data<\/strong>. They need to reserve it for things more important than online lectures.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Students who did not sign up for an online course have no obligation to have a computer, high-speed wifi, a printer\/scanner, or a camera. Do not even survey them to ask if they have it. Even if they do, they are not required to tell you this. And if they do now, that doesn\u2019t mean that they will when something breaks and they can\u2019t afford to fix it because they just lost their job at the ski resort or off-campus bookstore.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Students will be sharing their technology with other household members<\/strong>. They may have LESS time to do their schoolwork, not more.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Many will be working MORE, not fewer, hours. Nurses, prison guards, firefighters, and police officers<\/strong> have to go to work no matter what. As healthcare demand increases but healthcare workers get sick, there will be more and more stress on those who remain.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Some of your students will get sick. Others will be caring for people who are ill.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Many will be parenting<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Social isolation contributes to mental health problems.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Social isolation contributes to domestic violence.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Students will be losing their jobs, especially those in tourism and hospitality.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Other recommendations she puts forward that we promote as well:<\/span><\/p>\n