The long-awaited spring semester 2020 has arrived as scheduled. However, due to the impact of the outbreak of new coronavirus, , the students of UTA China Executive MBA program have not been able to return to the campus for the time being to sit in the classroom and listen to the teacher's teaching. In order not to affect the students' course learning, under the requirement of the Ministry of education that "classes will be suspended without stopping teaching, classes will be suspended without stopping learning", the UTA China Executive MBA program has formulated the recent course arrangement in the first time according to the principle of "delaying the return to school, starting classes on time, and changing the teaching mode", so that students and teachers in the United States can cross the geographical and time difference restrictions and meet in the cloud.
Do not fight the battle unprepared
Choose the right live broadcast software
Compare the software platform needed by online courses, participate in the online teaching seminar held by the college, and master the functions of the software platform. At the same time, make a good plan to ensure the smooth development of the course.
Full preparation before class
Release the course arrangement in the class group in advance, mail the teaching materials for the students, upload the course syllabus, courseware, e-books and other learning materials required by the course, so as to ensure the learning efficiency of students' online learning.
Preparation before class
Equipment test before class
Organize students to test hardware equipment and network environment before class, be familiar with the operation of teaching platform, and ensure that students are familiar with software operation process and new class environment.
Equipment testing
"Classes in the cloud"
The teachers and students are waiting for the morning class. Jerry song, a teacher from UTA, said: Although the online distance teaching mode has long been adopted, it is the first time that all the four-day offline courses have been changed to online. He is in the United States, and there is a 13 hour time difference with China, but still actively cooperate with the domestic class time. Although face-to-face communication is not possible, the students' enthusiasm for learning is not reduced. In class, they actively interact with teachers through voice, video, message and other means, and maintain effective discussion with group students in wechat group. In addition to teaching regular courses, the teacher also analyzed the impact of novel coronavirus on global financial market. The 4-day online course was carried out smoothly.
Students open the video to interact with the teacher
Analysis of the impact of the current epidemic on global financial markets
About the online class, the students said…
"Although this is the first online class, we are fully prepared for the study and cognition of the course, including the preparation after class. On the contrary, we have more latitude to communicate."
"Online class is not as good as focusing in class. There are many concepts and formulas in the course. If you don't pay attention to it, you will miss it."
"The teacher was very patient and explained the problem very clearly."
"In view of the challenges brought about by n-cov, the college must have made great efforts to arrange online teaching in such a short time. The pre class audio and video training are also very good. I hope the epidemic will end soon. Let's go back to HKUST as soon as possible and see each other as soon as possible. "
With the joint efforts of many parties, our online courses have been carried out smoothly. I hope that this first online class will become an unforgettable memory and I am looking forward to meeting my classmates on campus.