The Courier: Semester 1 2020

Virtual Learning
Reflection
by Rachel McCall, Director of Quality
Learning and Teaching
Due to COVID-19 developments in South
Australia, the College moved to a hybrid virtual
learning model on Wednesday 25 March.
Classes were delivered online through our
Learning Management Systems, Canvas
and Seesaw. Due to updated government
recommendations on Wednesday 1 April, the
College moved to a full virtual learning model.
This was a time of great uncertainty for all of
the College community, but by working together
we were able to push forward in our unique
Woodcroft way.
Staff and students experienced a very different
version of school at this time. Teachers sat alone
in classrooms with their computers and waited
for their students to sign onto chat forums. A
few YouTube careers may even be launched as
teachers prepared lesson delivery by recording
themselves going through the content and
then giving students directions on the learning
activities they needed to undertake.
Students were often able to apply skills taught in
class to their home situations, coming up with
circuit training sessions for PE, and, in Home
Economics, preparing a meal for the family from
ingredients found in the pantry.
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