Tech-Knowledgy Talks

  The Education system has experienced a shift occasioned by the use and growing trend in technology and technology advancement. For many educators, though necessary, it has become overwhelmingly difficult to manage this shift as the changes in the system of education are occurring near lighting speeds. Technology is being developed at an alarmingly rapid rate and many educators while trying to navigate the virtual space are required at the same time to balance how they facilitate the teaching and learning process. The good thing about online learning is that once the foundational aspects have been set, the management of technology tools in education becomes easier. What is online education? Online Education is the facilitation of the process of teaching and learning via the internet using technological devices. Benefits of facilitating education online: 1.      Education facilitated online breaks the boundary of distance. Teachers and students can communicate f...

  As many educators, particularly in developing countries, continue to navigate how to administer their lessons online, a lot of the strategies that were utilised in the physical classroom are either downplayed or eliminated. Additionally, students are seemingly more tech savvy than their facilitators and as a result, become disengaged after the first 10-15 minutes of the lessons with the absence of strategies that would peak their interests. This article aims to suggest a list of strategies, as well as, a few suggestions that can be used to ‘jazz up’ the lessons that educators administer virtually so that students who participate in online lessons are enticed to participate. Here goes: 1.        Online  Debates: Allow students to participate in online debates. This way they will have to collaborate with other students on their own time. Also, working together beyond the formal virtual walls helps to develop and maintain human relations and interactions...