Integrating Teacher-Centred and Student-Centred Approaches for Effective Online Teaching
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Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, online teaching and learning has replaced traditional face-to-face instruction and will inevitably disrupt the educational demand. Both students and teachers face the challenges that come with the sudden transition, especially in the issue of teaching approaches. Teachers employ both teacher-centred and student-centred approaches in online processes, and both approaches present advantages and disadvantages when applied to online settings. However, the two approaches must be redefined according to a change of context. The transformation and comparisons of the pros and cons of the two approaches will enable teachers to design and organize more effective online teaching. Therefore, this paper provides a new approach, namely the integrated-centred approach (ICA), which teachers of online classrooms can adopt to achieve effective online instruction, along with practical guidelines for teachers to apply this approach and the significance for further research of online teaching pedagogy.
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