Alison Henderson

Closing the Distance in Distance Learning Alison Henderson

How has your teaching presence and performance been changed by online or behind-a-mask teaching? Do you feel like you are making the same impact on students? Are they responding, or is teaching more difficult?This book was created to successfully move the most important part of your teaching to distance learning- yourself! So much time and energy has been devoted to technology that the teacher-student relationship and class community building has struggled. Body language is over 70% of our communication. What do teachers do when a screen or mask changes the body language that is seen?Use this resource for easy to implement ideas and best practices to bring your best self to current teaching circumstances. Learn from the expert with the TedX talk on virtual body language communication which was chosen for Ted global. Your On-Screen and Behind-a-Mask Presence-Appear authentic while virtual or behind a mask-Grab and hold students' attention with better body language and sending the right nonverbal signalsCreating Community and Engagement-Ideas and activities for engagement you can use tomorrow-Encourage cameras on- even for the most shy or resistant studentsReading Student Behavior-Learn to "Listen With Your Eyes"-Understand body language signals from students-Know how to change your behavior based on what you see