How to Retain Your E-learning Students' Attention

Abstract

Nowadays, students have numerous tools on the Internet in their hands to search information and to learn in an autonomous way. This doesn’t mean that they acquire quality information comparable to the teachings of a professor in a classroom, however for students of the digital age it is easier to search information in one click than to communicate with a professor. This has increased in the last year with online classes. The COVID Pandemic has forced society to use technology to teach and learn. The main advantage of this has been is that most of the professors have improved on the use of new technologies. Nevertheless, one of the disadvantages of this situation, apart of the time invested to prepare an adequate class, arise from the absence of a personal student-professor interaction. As a result of the above, e- learning students lose the interest in learning and they do not pay attention in class and it is frustrating for professors too. However, in the interest to avoid this situation, and based on my own experience, I would like to share certain methodological techniques which could be bared in mind in order to keep the interest of e-learning students. All of these techniques could be classified in four groups: First, converting the ambience of on-site class in an online class. Second, combining theoretical and practical methods in the same class. Third, involving students with teaching tasks. Fourth and last, learning and assisting the student in finding the information properly.

Presenters

Andrea Spada Jiménez
Professor of Procedural Law, Procedural Law, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain