A workshop on digital skills for teachers focused on how best to capture students’ attention in a class.
Teachers said given that the students’ attention span had reduced significantly the way to get them to remain attentive is to use what captures their attention. In such a context, it is necessary to ‘walk their walk’. If students enjoy watching insta reels then the teacher should be equipped with the digital skills to reach out to the students, said Andrew Thangaraj, national coordinator for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
At a gathering of teachers and students at Anna University on Thursday, he said: “I try to do a five-minute reel of what I am going to teach, pull out a wonderful real-life example in my class,” he said, and it had worked as he was able to reach out to 50-60% of his class.
