
Speak to one person at a time with a soft, conversational tone in online teaching, avoiding loud projection. Keep a natural, full voice for clear, engaging instruction.
Avoid common online teaching mistakes by placing the camera at eye level with front lighting; avoid a window behind you, and use books to raise your laptop while minimizing distractions.
In online teaching, pay attention to your background; avoid distractions such as liquor bottles, wine bottles, or clutter like unmade beds and laundry since students notice.
Avoid teleprompters and full scripts in online teaching; use a simple outline or notes to stay natural, confident, and engaging.
Overcome the initial nerves of online teaching by engaging students with the right tools rather than relying on voice alone, and soon enjoy no commute and confident instruction.
(Please note this is a beginner course designed to be completed in less than one hour for classroom teachers who are looking to become more comfortable and confident teaching online.)
Online Teacher Training
The Coronavirus has changed the world. Teachers who have spent a lifetime teaching students in the classroom must now learn (quickly!) how to teach students online and in virtual classrooms.
This course is designed for busy, stressed teachers who are battling numerous crises at the moment and don't have time for a 1-3 day course on online teacher training. This course can be completed in less than one hour!
For anyone used to teaching in front of real students, the prospect of talking in an empty room to a video camera can seem intimidating and even scary. But it doesn't have to be!
TJ Walker is a teacher who has taught online for more than 20 years. In addition to conducting online teacher training, Walker has conducted online and in-person media training and public speaking workshops for Presidents, Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, and network news anchors.
Traditional Teacher Training has not included techniques to help teachers communicate effectively and confidently in front of a video camera. This course fills that gap. If you want to learn all the fundamentals on how to speak with confidence and poise on camera AND to engage your students effectively, then this course is for you.
Teaching online is not harder than teaching in a live classroom, but it is different. The skills needed to excel as an online teacher aren't difficult, but they aren't common sense either. TJ Walker will guide you through the process, step-by-step, on how to be equally confident and competent in the online classroom as you are in the real world classroom.
You will never be nervous again in front of a video camera or in front of students you can't see.
Learning to teach effectively on camera in an online environment is now an unfortunate but necessary ingredient in teacher training. Please enroll today to get your teacher training skills prepared for the current times.
Here is what Udemy students say about this course:
"I like all tips which are easily available at home. The whole instructions are very practical and easy to follow. These instructions are useful for any video call personally with family, friends and professionally at work" Madhuri Singh
"Excellent presentation, very interesting, informative, engaging, and succinct." Holly Takatsuka