OK, I have taught 25 classes now online, but we're going to see exactly how they are. Throughout this ordeal, I have just been teaching away and have gotten some pretty good results. There is one person (and probably more) that think that I may be burning myself out a bit and he is a very great online instructor on WiZiQ. As some objectors to this project said before it started, "Quality is better than quantity". This is a statement that I totally agree with, but as I replied to one person, "I know of the balance between quality and quantity, but what if sometimes, a person does quite a lot of classes and as they progress throughout their challenge, their quality gets gradually better as they move on." This is what I believe will happen.
Now, I know that there was a bit of a slump and there still is with my teaching, but I promise you that it is over. As I stated, I only want to continue doing this if I give the best classes that I possibly can and that is most certainly what I will do. I am taking a weekend break, but starting Monday, I will give it my all! Some things that I have noticed about my teaching are:
- My voice stinks. I just have always not liked my voice when I hear it online, but many other people always compliment me about it. I was in the school chorus for about 8 years and I was the lead bass, but for some reason, I just have never liked it. So, that is one thing that I always try to improve.
- I lecture way too much! I'm just getting so tired of going on and on and on about something (e.g. the brain) and absolutely nobody responding to it! It is so freaking frustrating! So now, what I am trying to do, is to create some presentations and show my students pictures and illustrations about what we are discussing and make sure that they are able to interact as best as they can.
- People just don't care about the subjects. I have known this for quite a while, but about all online students want to learn is English. Which is very good, but not good for me as I am an academics instructor. The reason that I am not an English teacher is that I don't have the patience to have somebody sound out the word, "boat" or "exciting". It just isn't good for me. I like to see people participate, ask questions, and learn something new!
Please remember that the purpose of my participating in this program to begin with is so that I may find certain things that my students like and dislike, so that I can become a better teacher. I believe that this formula is proving very good already!
Also, I have decided that WiZiQ will not be my only source of online classes and that I will also be doing some classes for this on EduFire. This is a very great learning platform and I have always been happy to teach with them! In addition to this, I have decided to switch over my Algebra II course to a Biology course which I have found that a lot more people are interested in this kind of a subject. But, who knows? My Algebra I and Psychology courses are still running very smoothly, so I will be keeping those until somebody says it stinks!
Don't forget to check out the classes page for my upcoming classes online and also to look at some of the recordings from my past classes and make sure to comment on anything that I may need to improve on or give me a compliment so I have the power to keep going!
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