Online education needs innovations

1. GET THE BEST OUT OF ONLINE
CLASSES
•Lecturers- How to
conduct online classes
effectively?
•Students- How to learn
well from online
classes?
Presentation by Maxwell Ranasinghe of Development Alternatives

2. PRESENTATION BY MAXWELL RANASINGHE
OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES
Development Alternatives Provides Corporate Training
Presentation by Maxwell Ranasinghe

3. Development Alternatives- Your Training and Development Partner
Prof. Hemanthi Ranasinghe
Lead Trainer-Environment
Mr. Uditha Senaratne
Lead Trainer – Lean
Manufacturing
Mr. Maxwell Ranasinghe
Lead Trainer –Sales & Marketing
We provide customized training solutions mainly in, Environment ,Lean
Manufacturing Systems, Sales and Marketing
Contact us : maxran1@yahoo.com or call Maxwell on 071 4 723308
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4. BENEFITS OF ONLINE CLASSES
• With the Covid pandemic online lectures would become predominant
• There are a lot of benefits in online mode of lectures
• Very effective online teaching software have been developed
• You can have the lecture session privately at your home , office or any other place
you want
• The students and the lecturer can decide a time convenient for both parties
• No transport or additional risk of travelling to a specific place
• No risk of infection from viruses such as Covid-19
• Save time and money
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5. THERE ARE FOUR FUNDAMENTALS IN
DELIVERING ONLINE CLASSES
SUCCESSFULLY
• 1. Hardware
• 2. Software
• 3. Students
• 4. Lecturer
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6. HARDWARE
• Both students and the lecturer need to have appropriate hardware
• It could be a computer or a hand held phone – but better be a desktop or a laptop
computer
• It needs to have a microphone and a camera or if not those need to be fixed as
accessories
• Microphone and the camera need to be checked always before a session is started.
• It needs to have a proper internet connection: better to have a broadband
connection
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7. SOFTWARE
• Your computer needs to have suitable software to conduct an online class such a
Zoom, teams or any other software that your institution uses
• Use a licensed version by buying the software from authorized institutions if you are
not using a free software. ( free software has limitations)
• Both the lecturer and the students should know the basics of operation of software
such as login, logout, camera on/off, sound mute/unmute, using icons such as
raising hand for questions, recoding, breaking out room operations etc. ( always
better to have a familiarization session of the software before the proper online
class commences)
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8. STUDENTS
• Change the mind set that only offline lectures are effective
• Get ready for the lecturer as if you are getting ready for an offline lecture
• Do your homework by reading pre-lecture material, make notes and list questions
that you would like to ask during the session
• Know your online classmates by name and have their contact numbers for you to
discuss with them any matter before, within or after the online session
• Get the contact information of the lecturer
• Dress well to appear in video
• Ask your family members or other associates to restrict their use of internet facility if
you are on a common network and if your network get busy if many are connected
during the session
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9. • Always better to take notes of important facts although you get a recorded version
of the lecture. It will keep you awake and actively participate
• Have your total focus on the lecture. Do not engage in sending messages or
checking your Facebook whilst participating in your online lecture.
• Do not do any other work like peeling carrots or potatoes under the table whilst
participating in the lecture
• As and when a question comes to your mind, use raise your hand icon to ask a
question
• It is always better to appear in video as just looking at the computer will make you
bored
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10. • Show your interest to the lecturer by responding to his questions or gestures
• Do not be very formal, try and talk with lecturer and other students if it needs
• If lecturer is conducting his session totally on PowerPoint and keeps on going for
more than 30 minutes at a stretch, try and interrupt and ask a question or ask for a
short break
• If the lecturer do not ask for a feedback, always give your feedback voluntarily and
appreciate the good points and suggest your ideas to improve the weaker areas in
the lecture session
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11. LECTURER
• Prepare yourself before the actual online class. It is best to rehearse offline before
your class
• Check all the necessary equipment and services, like your internet, laptop, camera,
etc. before your session
• Let students know the outline of the session so that they know what to expect
• Let students know that you will call their names within the session to find out the
actual participation
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12. • Do not be very formal and be yourself as if you are conducting an offline lecture
• Talk about the current environment and the issues faced as to Covid etc. before you
start the formal lecture session
• Let students know that online classes are effective as much as offline classes and
motivate them to actively participate
• Be ready with the assignments that you want to share after your online class
• Have a list of names and contact numbers of students
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13. • Call students by phone if you have an issue with the connection or any other matter
you may need to discuss out of online system
• During online sessions, give proper breaks so that the students will have the time to
think about the topic and frame their questions
• It is better to keep your class short or as a series of short sessions; this depends on
various parameters, like the topic, the participation of students, and the teaching
plan
• Have short practical activities or exercises as and when possible
• Do not show long videos that may make students bored
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14. • You may ask a few open-ended questions related to the topic during the online
session to make students more responsive
• Encourage students not only to ask their queries or doubts related to the topic but
also to answer the questions asked by their peers
• You may set up an online discussion forums among the students. That takes the
boredom out. Visit the discussion rooms and talk to them
• Call students by name amidst the online session to check whether they are really
participating the session
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15. • Use all the strategies that you use in offline lectures to keep students engaged in
the online sessions too
• Do not postpone or cancel classes without a very valid reason
• Take feedback from the students. It will help you learn their point of view about the
session
Maxwell Ranasinghe – Lecturer and Trainer in Sales and Marketing
This presentation is sponsored by Development Alternatives
Presentation by Maxwell Ranasinghe

16. Development Alternatives- Your Training and Development Partner
Prof. Hemanthi Ranasinghe
Lead Trainer-Environment
Mr. Uditha Senaratne
Lead Trainer – Lean
Manufacturing
Mr. Maxwell Ranasinghe
Lead Trainer –Sales & Marketing
We provide customized training solutions mainly in, Environment ,Lean
Manufacturing Systems, Sales and Marketing
Contact us : maxran1@yahoo.com or call Maxwell on 071 4 723308
Click for more details:
https://www.slideshare.net/maxwellranasinghe/development-alternatives

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