Scheduling Online E Teaching Sessions

A weekly time-table

Those who are familiar with conventional classroom teaching know that teaching sessions are conducted according to a weekly time table. The number of periods for a subject per week is fixed in the curriculum. Accordingly, the time –table is prepared and followed strictly, failing which, teachers are likely to fall short of time for completing the given syllabus. There are other things that have to be provided for in a school timetable, like sports and games, music, art, craft, competitions, celebrations, examinations and tests, cultural activities, etc. all the children who belong to a class must be present. The teacher must also be present at a given time on a given day. If there is no teacher, the students suffer; if some students remain absent, the lesson is not repeated for them, and they miss it completely. The disheartening system of conventional education has continued for long and thanks to computers and the internet, there is at least an alternative available to overcome the drawbacks of traditional teaching methods. Most transactions in life take place online these days; teaching sessions too are conducted online and becoming more popular as people have started realising their benefits.

Online teaching

Online teaching, unlike traditional teaching, does not take place in a classroom. The teacher and student confront each other on a screen, on a video and communicate with the help of the internet. It means that there is a connection between them, but it is virtual and not actual. Except for this difference, online teaching is no different from traditional teaching. It has all the features of a teaching session. The teacher reads the lesson or explains a mathematical problem, gives examples, explains concepts, asks questions, answers queries and so on. Of course, all these functions are performed online.

Online schedules

Online teaching schedules differ from weekly timetables followed in schools and colleges. The internet is at work round the clock and round the year, for years together, eternally. When we are connected to the internet, which indicates we are online. For an online teaching session, student and teacher must be online at the same time; otherwise, they cannot connect with each other. So the only thing that has to be pre-planned and fixed is the time of the session, day and date.

 
Different countries and different time zones: Hence, the clocks have to be checked and adjusted because online teaching is global, irrespective of geographical boundaries.
 
•    Online teaching sessions can take place anywhere in any part of the world, provided there is internet facility.
•    The teaching sessions can be scheduled as per the convenience of teacher and taught.
•    The time can vary from day to day.
•    There is no holiday; if both have time, a session can be arranged.
•    Online sessions offer the advantage of individual guidance and attention.
•    There is no rush–the teacher can teach until a concept is clear and can repeat an explanation any number of times until the student understands.
•    The syllabus can be covered by engaging more into sessions.
•    There is lots of flexibility in teaching time and timings.
•    Online schedules can be changed at short notice without causing much inconvenience to anyone.
•    One or more students can log in at the same time and participate in a teaching session.
•    In case a student misses a session, there is a provision to record it and archive it. The session can be retrieved any number of times again.
•    Gaps between sessions can be manipulated.
•    Online sessions are comparatively cheap because payments are made session wise.
•    Teachers can work part time, full time, take holidays, adjust lessons and have plenty of independence.
•    Teachers can choose the subjects and topics they are comfortable with.
•    Teachers can schedule the same lesson and topic with several different students, saving time and energy preparing for new topics.

Hence, scheduling online sessions is a great deal of fun. It releases one from the pressure of time tables, strict time lines and eventual tensions. Freedom and flexibility in work leads to job satisfaction and happiness.

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