Portland teachers create how-to videos for online learning
As some students struggle with the switch from in-person education to online learning, two Portland Community College (PCC) teachers have stepped up to make the transition easier via YouTube.
Wendy Fresh and Jessica Bernards, both PCC math instructors, launched the YouTube channel “Anyone Can Be a Math Person” as a response to the difficulties many students were having with online learning. The channel’s title is misleading in that the short, animated videos cover a wide assortment of topics relative to online schooling, not just math.
Bernards told KOIN 6:
Among the tips provided by the pair are how to watch videos effectively for class, finding a distraction-free area for online learning, and using headphones. They say their aim is to “hammer home” a growth mindset.
Sometimes it takes the efforts of a flyer printing service to steer consumers in the right direction, even when the location they are being guided to is an online one.
Another subject Fresh and Bernards cover is that of academic integrity. Frequently students, confused by information obtained via Google and other internet sources are unaware they are cheating.
According to Bernards, remote learning will, to some extent, remain with us indefinitely and “Anyone Can Be a Math Person” will remain relative.
Wendy Fresh and Jessica Bernards, both PCC math instructors, launched the YouTube channel “Anyone Can Be a Math Person” as a response to the difficulties many students were having with online learning. The channel’s title is misleading in that the short, animated videos cover a wide assortment of topics relative to online schooling, not just math.
Bernards told KOIN 6:
“When everyone went online, we were like, we need to get some study skills up for students so they know what strategies are to actually be prepared and succeed.”
Among the tips provided by the pair are how to watch videos effectively for class, finding a distraction-free area for online learning, and using headphones. They say their aim is to “hammer home” a growth mindset.
Sometimes it takes the efforts of a flyer printing service to steer consumers in the right direction, even when the location they are being guided to is an online one.
Another subject Fresh and Bernards cover is that of academic integrity. Frequently students, confused by information obtained via Google and other internet sources are unaware they are cheating.
According to Bernards, remote learning will, to some extent, remain with us indefinitely and “Anyone Can Be a Math Person” will remain relative.