Why Telfort

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Why Telfort
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Voices of Foreign Teachers

2020-03-23 2370
Since the start of the spring semester, students have taken online classes for two weeks. Although it is not possible to communicate face-to-face in the classroom as usual, students are still able to conduct live academic discussions in virtual meeting rooms. Recent surveys have shown that Telfort students are enthusiastic about online learning. So, what are the experiences and feelings of our foreign teachers who accidentally become "anchors"?



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Stephen Joseph Perrot(Education Director) 史蒂文(教务长)


Online learning has become very common these days and it is very fortunate that Telfort already had these courses ready to go. I believe that many, if not all of our students are very comfortable with technology and so it gives them a chance to use their knowledge to increase their learning. Self-pace allows for growth of self-discipline and these are qualities difficult to teach in the classroom. I personally have enjoyed putting together PPT’s that enhance the “textbooks” that the students are using online. This is also something we don’t usually do in the classroom. So, during this difficult time, we are not only keeping the school open, we are enhancing our students’ learning experience.




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Katie Lynn Podlasinski   凯蒂


Online learning has been a fantastic opportunity to connect with our students during this time. I’ve enjoyed the work of trying to make online presentations that are both interesting and helpful for our students. I believe that online learning is a great opportunity for our students to practice self motivation and utilize their language skills in a different setting. Looking forward to being together again, but until then I am thankful that we’ve not slowed down our pursuit of learning.




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Mary Nelly Acosta Barrios  玛丽


Online teaching allowed me to go beyond my role as a teacher and conveyor of information to a more rewarding one as mentor and facilitator. 

The result has given a much more student-centered educational experience, where I act more as a valuable guide on their journey and less as the disseminator of knowledge.Promoting a collaborative environment, we apply new teaching methodologies that combine a new classroom approach through interactive assignments, including videoconferences, email and messaging supported by our TOK Online Program, taking full advantage of available technology nowadays.

The online courses provide students with multiple opportunities to think critically, collaboratively, and in a creative way, and most importantly, allow us to reach more students, including those whose schedules and/or distances may not allow them to personally attend some of our programs.

I hope we can continue working with this new methodology to facilitate the students in the development of their daily classes on our campus and self-study at home.




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Harrieth Lizbeth SAAF  哈里斯


At Telfort Institute, we have had to adapt to these current changes in society. This has led us to switch to online teaching. I am glad to say that my current class, Dynamic Business Environments, has gone very well. It was tough at first, from understanding how the platforms worked, to ensuring interactivity from students and making sure that the connection was adequate to ensure educative and immersive online experiences.

However, all in all, we have learned together and are now able to share and educate our students in a more seamless way. It is vital that we as educators create an online classroom community. I have been using new platforms to engage with my students throughout.

Furthermore, as an educator- this shift into virtual education has allowed me to grow as a lecturer, adjusting at times, but I continue to provide the same quality of education as I would in my offline classroom. Authenticity is important. In these times, we need to be working together as educators to continue to serve as reliable cornerstones for our students.

Overall, flexibility, authenticity and interactivity are key. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes or for the tech to fail. Together, one can grow and share learnings. We need to ensure to provide a stellar experience regardless of how they access us.




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Mok Wai Hong  莫克


The concept of a FLIP classroom is certainly not unheard of. This form of teaching is widely used to promote convenience in one hand and independence on the other. This practice should be familiarised by students and teachers equally, given the advent of technologies in the education sector. By exposing our students to this style, they will be able to adapt quicker in Western countries.  To my knowledge, we have amazing feedback from our students and we shall continue to serve them to the best of our abilities.   




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Olya Pritsak  奥莉雅


Online teaching is becoming an increasingly common practice nowadays. It gives many opportunities not only to students to feel themselves comfortable during the learning process, but also to teachers who are able to use technology as their advantage and powerful tool for the best result of students’ progress.

In current situation, it is very important to find the way how to continue our (teachers’) activities in order to help our students to reach their objectives and goals. All technological facilities that we are using in everyday life are giving us such chance. That is why, I would say, the opportunity and advantage of having TOK English is helping us to make the teaching-learning process much more interesting, informative, creative and collaborative. With the help of technological equipment, I, as a teacher, have the opportunity to use and implement my teaching experience relying on TOK English platform, which makes the class unique.

To sum up, I would say that online teaching gives us the chance to change the general concept and role of a teacher who simply delivers the information, and become an advisor, instructor and facilitator who will be able to help students on every stage of their learning progress.




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Jenifer Delos Santos Shoucair  詹妮弗


It has been a great and unique experience teaching online. With the progress of modern technology, I am still constantly amazed that we can now provide opportunities outside of a typical classroom setting to students anywhere in the country. I enjoy teaching online because of its timely communication, immediate feedback on students’ progress, great tools to facilitate teaching, and the unique interaction between instructor and students.




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Rudolf Herholdt  鲁道夫


Teaching our students online has been an eye-opening experience. Not only to how lucky we are to be able to utilize modern technology to complete important tasks, but also how we as humans can work together to solve complex problems in a sometimes chaotic world. Only through cooperation between staff, teachers and students would this be able to work. I think that at Telfort we have succeeded  in switching our classroom activity to online teaching. I just want to give a special thanks to the students of 201803 for their patience and attendance. Please continue to join our online courses and stay motivated until things return to normal!




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Beatriz Maria Garcia Lopez 碧


Even despite long distances and exceptional circumstances, I’m very excited by the capabilities presented by online teaching. It can bridge very far divides and reminds us all that no matter what is happening in the world, knowledge must continue to be shared. My experience of teaching students online has been fantastic so far; as two-way communication is necessary, I get one on one face time with each student that is nearly as effective as teaching and learning in a classroom setting.




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Julieta Torralba   茱丽特


This program has opened new doors for me in teaching. At first, I was skeptical of online classes, but now I consider them equal or even superior. Online classes offer activities that wouldn’t be possible in the classroom, and bring together students who otherwise wouldn’t interact. They promote independent learning, which is an important skill for students to master for the job market. I encourage students to take online classes because they are a rewarding academic experience.