4 fast tips to keep students interested in class during the new normality

Having the students engaged to the class its hard. In regular situations (face-to-face classes) and depending on the class some students could not be very enthusiastic and could get lost in the way.

Being a teacher sometimes implies to look for different strategies to keep the students on the way, doing what they have to do, learning what they have to learn, but the most important, to make them see these process of learning as something they can enjoy.Chanching to online-classes made hard things harder, and there may be some students that see classes like something more "optional", and their efford and motivation may be at too low a level to show interest and enthusiasm for the new topics and activities, as well as for the modality in which things have to be done.

Making a little research in the web, i found some ideas for engaging the students to online clases in order to make them successful for both parth (Student and teacher). Those tips to my point of view (as a student and as a future teacher), it seemed to me the most appropriate thing to try to do during this situation and not to die trying while waiting for your students to connect to class.

TIP #1: LET THE STUDENTS CHOSE

People like to have control, so giving your students to make little options about the class, they will feel more motivated during the curse and withot the presure of doing things they do not like or they do not have interest in. Now, little choises means to let the chose SOMETIMES the type op activities to develop a topic, but do not let the whole class on their hands.

TIP #2: BE A STORYTELLER

It is easier to relate information to stories, because we all love a good storie, so could be helpfull during some topics or activities of low interest for the students, to use good stories in order to capt their atention and make the topic less boring.

TIP #3: RELEVANT COURSE CONTENT

If you can use the lates news about an artis, or about a new movie, or about somethingimpressive happening in the world, use it. The students will want to know what is happening and you can introduce them to the topic.

TIP #4: ENCOURAGE THEM

We all have bad moments where we feel froustrated and without motivation, so if you feel something like this is happening in your group, try to show them what they can do. Maybe just a funny game in Kahoot with a reward can make them feel motivated and give them sense of purpose.

REFERENCES

WBT Systems. (N.D.). 8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students. Retrieved from: https://www.wbtsystems.com/learning-hub/blogs/8-new-ideas-engaging-online-students

Free-photos. (May 3, 2014). Notebook [Online image]. Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/notebook-workplace-desk-iphone-336634/