The Malaysian government imposes Movement Control Order (MCO) starting from 18 March 2020. A historical event. Indeed. I was in the middle of semester, week 6 to be exact and I was unprepared to face the challenges that might come with the MCO. First thing first, I should remain calm. But how wrong I was?! I could not help from not feeling worried and panicky at the same time. What would happen to my students? How should I guide them with limited internet access (on my part and some of my students)? What should I do when I could not reach my students?
I started to think about plans. Plan A, B, C, D or more if needed. But I need to make plans which would benefit my students, not me per se. My primary concern of learning in this case is about them, not so much about me (of course, on my part the learning curve might be different from them and its importance is at different category and concern).
These are some of the things in my To-Do list:
- Survey (ask students about their internet connectivity, well-being, preference and worries)
- Look at the responses from students
- Identify priorities
- Upgrade class notes
- Create quizzes that students can use to self-assess themselves
- Search articles (and link on eLearning)
- Modify existing formative assessment if needed
- ……..