ICT as a Communicative Tool

Content of communicative tool

1. Discuss some of the most effective communicative tools used during online class? How have teachers used collaborative tools during the pandemic time to enhance their learning. How have teachers-maintained engagement with students through communicative tools during the pandemic time?

Some of the most effective communicative tools used during online class are:

• Zoom 

• VLE

• Telegram 

• Google classroom

• Email 

• Whatsapp

• wechat

Teachers used collaborative tools such google classroom, zoom meeting

Communicative tools were one of the most effectively used elements during the  pandemic time. The teachers used communicative tools such as telegram, wechat, whatsapp, emails and vle to pass information and announcements to their learners. Teachers made use of zoom to do virtual video conferences and to teach. And they made us use vle and google classroom to upload our assignments, to post their video and audio lessons for us to get access. They also provided us with feedback and we made sure to post questions and seek clarifications using those communicative tools. 

2. Share your personal observations and experience about how have teachers adapted their communicative methods during the pandemic to ensure effective teaching?

Zoom breakout sessions were used. And a certain time was set for us to complete and upload or submit certain learning tasks.

3. Provide your critical judgement about how the teachers assessed students learning progress through their communicative tools during the pandemic.

When it comes to assessment, we were given feedbacks constantly. Teachers provided us with assignments and quiz through which they assessed our understanding and gave us feedbacks.

4. Can you share some of the strategies that teachers used to ensure inclusivity and accessibility through their communicative tools during the pandemic time?

Some of the strategies that teachers used to ensure inclusivity and accessibility through their communicative tools during the pandemic time are:

They made sure to provide us with materials that used less data but made sure that the information was relevant. 

They made suggestions of the resources we should use or look up to so that we do not waste our time and data looking up for resources which are not relevant.