Online Learning: Exploring Code-Switching and the Importance of Visual Cues

When students are learning online, it can be easy to forget that they’re likely moving from teacher to teacher and one zoom room to the next. This can be confusing and challenging for students, especially those that have trouble with code-switching.

In-person, we’re able to see students switching classes, and interact more with colleagues providing us (the teachers) with a better understanding of what our students’ days look like. In-person classrooms and buildings often tend to have more visual cues helping students to understand and remember the expectations within each classroom. Visual cues often fall away when we switch to online learning, making it even harder for students to meet expectations.

Shannon and I cover some common pitfalls of online learning and ideas about how help students adjust. If you haven’t already make sure to listen to the first part of the online learning conversation.

I mentioned my zoom expectations, you can see them in the image below.