What´s the fun in that?
My perceptions on online teaching As a researcher starting a new position at a University, I was quite exited with the idea of taking the role as a teacher. In my mind, being a teacher was to provide education to students in physical classrooms. I immediately started thinking about strategies to motivate students while creating a friendly, fun and engaging environment. Beyond furthering their knowledge of engineering, I wanted to embrace their creativity and develop their critical thinking. After a couple of months on the job, I found out that the courses offered at our department were mainly given online. My initial though was “What is the fun in that?” How can I connect and engage with the students without a physical classroom and without being able to read their reactions or interact directly? I therefore did some research on online teaching and learned that other teachers shared my concerns. How can we replicate the pedagogy of face-to-face teaching in a digital envi