Challenges
of Teaching
American
Professors on Virtual and In-Person Instruction
I
Lead in. Answer the questions.
a) How
did education change during Covid-19 pandemic?
b) What
were the biggest difficulties for teachers and students during Covid-19
pandemic?
c) Do
you think that after the pandemic schools and colleges will get back to the old
way of teaching? Why or why not?
II
Watch the video and underline the problems American college professors talk
about.
scheduling on campus; testing; no sense of connection in online teaching;
following safe practices on campus; teaching with masks; college sports; grading
systems; access to university libraries; internet connection; social distancing
in class
III
Work individually. Choose top five problems for education from
exercise II. Rank the problems from 1 (the most serious) to 5 (the least
serious). Work in pairs. Compare
your ideas with other students. What similarities and differences do you have?
IV
Watch the video and put in order the arguments against reopening universities (for
in-person classes) American college professors talk about.
A.
We have safe
and effective virtual alternatives that are disposable.
B.
Neither
pedagogy nor financial considerations are going to justify this carnage on
campus and the suffering that's going to be inflicted on surrounding
communities including and especially communities of color.
C.
If there's
one thing that this pandemic has demonstrated to us, it’s that we are all
vulnerable.
D.
If they don't
face the reality of this pandemic and they continue down the path of magical
thinking, they will have blood on their heads.
E.
Human health is interdependent; my exposure
can become your sickness.
Glossary:
carnage = killing of a large number
of people
V
OVER TO YOU. Discuss your opinion on the alternatives
schools and colleges have in the new academic year. What are the challenges of
virtual education? What are the problems colleges will face if they reopen for in-person
instruction?
