HANNALENE R.

DOLOR
BSED-PEAHM

Problems of Teachers in Online Teaching

It has been a challenging period of time for all teachers, all around the
world. We cannot deny that fact. All of a sudden, and because of
something that is totally out of our control, students are learning remotely
and both educators and administrators are in the permanent search of new
tools and paths to face challenges they haven’t faced before.

Motivating students – It’s hard to keep your students motivated in this

time of pandemic, because of the situation some of the students lost their
interest in learning because of the hindrances of this crisis. But if the
teacher try to offer them an online learning environment that is mission-
based will allow them to increase their self-confidence once they see they
are at their own pace achieving pre-set goals and strengthening important
abilities while having fun.

Keeping track of their progress- Educators should always keep track of

the progress of their students. We are not talking about standardized tests
or hard exams to evaluate where your students stand academic-wise.
Instead, we refer to modern ways to see how they are doing, and in which
areas they could need improvement or a little help. Create instances of
open conversations with each individual participant in your class. Talk to
your students about their feelings, their academic progress, and their goals
once this global pandemic is over.

Instructional strategy- In online learning environments, it’s important to

help students engage with course material in a way that makes sense for
them. Providing them with ample flexible opportunities to reinforce course
concepts will ensure that learning material sticks with them, even after
they’ve completed their final assessment.
HANNALENE R. DOLOR
BSED-PEAHM

Time-consuming resources- Even your verbal instructions will have to be

translated into crystal clear written documents that all students can access
and understand. It’s a bit like planning a relief lesson for a day off; with all
the time that goes into planning material for someone else to deliver, you
end up thinking it would require less effort to just take the class yourself.
Recording your own instruction and posting it online (as with a flipped
classroom) is one way of avoiding the hassle, although be aware that the
technical dimensions of this take time as well.

Setting and forgetting online learning activities- Students aren’t the

only ones who might feel diminished accountability in a distance education
setting. It can be a struggle for teachers too. Stripped of the face time and
classroom environments that inform so much of our job, it can be easy to
revert to ‘set and forget’ mode, assigning some work online and just hoping
for the best. But our dedication to quality learning can’t go on the
backburner in the face of such massive disruption. It’s a time when our
students need us more than ever before, and it is the perfect opportunity to
innovate and try something new.

Conducting tests and exams online- Many teachers neglect giving tests
to their students as they are not sure how to conduct them. To conduct
online exams, you can take help of software and apps. Several good ones
are available there, which make it easy to conduct online exams. If you
don’t want to buy the same, you can share question paper in PDF format.
Ask them to attempt on paper and invite them to email scanned copies of
their answer sheets to you so that you can check and grade their
responses.