2. ‘ M O V I N G F R O M T R A D I T I O N A L C L A S S R O O M
T O E - C L A S S ’
B Y
B A R B A R A Z A D R A V E L I , T E A C H E R O F
E N G L I S H
Teachmeet International -Thursday 21 January 2021
4. Traditional teaching- Benefits
Active learning
Maintaining interpersonal
relationships
Not all Disciplines can be taught
online
Access to libraries and
research materials
Learning is scheduled- no exclusions
Extra-curricular activities
ANY DOUBTS ????
6. On –line teaching
Moving to e-classes VS the traditional face to face teaching
A challenge or a problem???
7. THE GREEK CASE …
General lockdown : 11th of March 2020
Beginning of on-line lessons via webex
Activation of the e-class and e-me , two platforms of the PanHellenic School Network as a way to
flip our classes and work with the pupils
8. What happened in Greece (and around the world)
???
It is recognized by the term Emergency Remote Teaching and
concerns a temporary shift of teaching to an alternative mode of
delivery due to crisis circumstances (Davison College, 2020; Hodges et
all, 2020; McMurtrie B, 2020; TEMPLE., 2020)
9. The Panhellenic School Network …
e-learning, communication and collaboration services
e-government and user support and assistance services, with
personalized access to 1,203,424 people:
151,639 practicing teachers
1,022,864 students in Primary & Secondary schools
2,868 administrative staff
26,053 inactive teachers (retired, termination of tenure, etc.)
10. From the 11th of March to the end of May
38.000
pupils
15.000
teachers
3.500
schools
5.700
lessons
per year
769.00
0
pupils
119.00
0
teacher
s
21.600
schools
428.00
0 lessons
The next day …
11. E-class –e-learning
Teachers’ training ???
Necessary equipment ???
Digital competences of teachers ???
Digital Competences of pupils ???
Support of parents ???
Support of local Authorities ???
THE DEED
The creation of 300,000 e-classes on a national basis !!!
12. December 2020 - January 2021…
https://www.economist.com/europe/2021
/01/09/the-lockdown-has-helped-greece-
to-digitise
14. HOW COME ???
Peer teaching and learning
Social media and teacher’s groups
Etwinning and Erasmus+ projects and being prepared with digital tools
Persistence and self –training of the teachers
And we finally did it !!!