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VC TEACHER’S GUIDE
AN INTRODUCTION TO VC TEACHING FOR ONESCHOOL STAFF
Pedagogy within the Virtual
Classroom
Students learn best when the teacher:
• Is Interested in students
• Engages with technology
• Communicates clearly
34 • Uses a variety of strategies:
• quizzes
• competitions
• questions
• group work
• interactive games
• is organised
• Creates and maintains a well-structured Canvas page
• Sets out clear expectations
• Provides a road map of topic/course and work to be completed in advance
• Uses VC time effectively and efficiently
• Knows their students
• Offers choice
• Uses authentic, meaningful examples
• Creates a relaxed and inclusive environment
• Deconstructs questions to enhance understanding
• Provides clear instructions on where and how to upload work
• Provides consistent and clear information on assessment tasks so that every student gets the
information on how to succeed
• Learns with the students.
Students don’t learn well when the teacher:
• Continually reads out of the textbook
• Focuses on too much content
• Tells too many stories
• Has poor classroom management
• Just talks
• Is untrained in VC
• Has unstructured Canvas courses
• Issues unscheduled work
• Does not respond to student email
• Does not engage with technology
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