Remote university learning can be just as good as a physical classroom. I've been teaching 80 students, from Beijing to Illinois, online since June — here's how I've made it work.
In the autumn, students across the world will be learning remotely as Coronavirus forces universities to close campuses.
But delivering an International Multimedia Journalism master's degree to 80 students across the world, from Beijing to Illinois, has taught me there's a way to make remote learning just as useful as face-to-face contact time. Thankfully, those of us who, like me, still work as journalists are used to being under pressure and adapting to new technology. When we began the summer module in mid-June, many students were worried the immersive education they'd signed up for would be replaced by something sub-par. But halfway through, students have so far responded positively.
In a workshop about how to pitch stories as a freelancer, we asked students to write three single-line story ideas in a shared document. We then went through some, explaining how to fine-tune them — after we'd discussed how to write a full pitch, we had them pick one idea and craft an editor-ready email.
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