Student Voice Matters 2021 (Part 1) — Over the past year, we saw remarkable resilience from teachers and students alike to persevere in learning despite the challenges presented by the pandemic. In 2020, Project ID conducted the Student Voice Matters survey to understand how students are coping with the sudden switch to online learning. We found a…

Student Voice Matters 2021 (Part 3) — In part 1 of SVM 2021, it was revealed that 3 in 5 students say they want to learn via a combination of offline and online learning. In this third and final instalment of SVM, we explore the nuances surrounding how students say they want to learn in the future…

Student Voice Matters 2021 (Part 2) — In part 1 of Student Voice matters, we looked into our students’ learning experience through the pandemic, highlighting key challenges and positives of learning online. In part 2, we explore the effects of the pandemic on their well-being, and how we as educators can support them through the mental &…

In our previous articles, we spoke about using themes and creating reward structures to incentivise student participation in the classroom. Here, we share some web-platforms that we have found to be useful in our online workshops. 1. Random pickers In Project ID workshops, we often use a random picker to introduce an element…

In the first installment of our 3-part how to gamify your online class series, we explored ways to create themed classes from fiction. This second article outlines ways to establish creative reward structures online to increase student participation. 1. Score counters & virtual rewards In Project ID’s recent Young Educators Challenge (YEC) Bootcamp, we put in…

In our previous article, we outline 3 ways to gamify your online classrooms. Here, we deep dive into what it takes to create a themed online class! Step 1: Understanding what appeals to your students It is important that the narrative is relevant and attractive to your students, so get up to speed! “What are your students excited…

Teaching online is hard — we get that. It is frustrating when you’re hearing underhanded comments like ‘Wah, must be nice to be a teacher now, teach from home je’ or ‘Eh teach online, basically don’t need to work right’, when in reality your students are completely disengaged from your…