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I think the idea of ‘out-of-hours virtual teachers’ in this article is wonderful. It does have similarities with the Audio-lingual method of teaching that was popular in the 70s, however, I found it to be more appealing because:

∙the students do not listen to a strange voice but they actually see or listen to their own teacher they are familiar with

∙students who do not take good notes or need more time to internalize information will benefit from recapping the key points of what was already taught in the classroom

∙students who were absent on a particular day, do not get disadvantaged as they can still make up for the missed lesson

∙these videos can be a refresher-course for the parents, who will then be able to help their children with their homework, if needed

∙the relationships between students and teachers are more likely to improve. Students will trust and respect their teacher more, because they will have proof that their teacher considers them important enough to spend time on

∙the students are more likely to go to school prepared and having done their homework

∙students are more likely to engage with the system because it makes use of technology that is already popular with them