Because of school closures this year, many students are now learning online at least part of the time. What would your students say are the potential benefits or positives for remote learning students enrolled in online classes and using digital tools?
• Can learn at their own pace
• Develop technology skills
• Easier to collaborate with classmates on projects using online tools
• Easier to review class materials when needed
• Learn skills needed for college or the workplace
• Learn to be more responsible for their own learning
• Learning is more interactive and engaging
• Less school drama
• More comfortable participating in online discussions than in a physical classroom
• More comfortable to ask teachers questions
• More individualized teacher-student communications
Which of the following would they say are the potential downsides or negatives for virtual learning students enrolled in online classes and using digital tools?
• Does not fit how some students learn best
• Harder to do collaborative projects with classmates
• Having too much responsibility for their own learning
• Lack of teacher support when needed
• Learning is less interactive and engaging
• Miss school routines
• Miss social aspects of school
• Need to be well organized
• School is more stressful
• School workload is more
• Teachers are not effective teaching in a virtual setting
• Technology access problems
• Too much screen time
• Worries about quality of the learning experience
This year's survey asks timely questions on topics such as:
• Ultimate school of the future - what types of technology will enable better student outcomes
• Student engagement - how to measure it in remote learning
• What PD teachers want and need
• Learning gap
• Preferences for learning
• School Climate questions
• Teacher to student communications
• School to home communications
• Digital citizenship
• Workplace and skill development
• and more!