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"Distance education is boring... Distance education doesn't work..." It's not the distance education that's bothering your students, it's the way you're handling it. Here's a way to make your online lessons more successful: Social Presence: It is the sense of togetherness , students should feel that they are being perceived as real people and not just anonymous online users. To make your students feel more comfortable and have a social presence, you can start your lessons with some tasks that bring your students together. For example, asking your students to describe how they're feeling at the moment would help them feel like they're seen as a real person and have higher motivation in class. Transactional Presence: It is feeling connected to others. It means students sharing the knowledge they have to their peers. This also brings a sense of togetherness among students with exchanging information. For example, you can choose a few volunteer

(McGraw Hill Canada | Textbooks | Digital Learning Solutions ) Richard E. Mayer's work explains to us that with building mental representation from words and pictures, we (or our students) can learn more deeply. In Multimedia Principle he suggests using words and graphics (which can activate learning) together, rather than using only words so that the learner can combine them and maximize their learning. But adding words on a picture doesn't automatically mean you have achieved multimedia learning, the media that is being used should be in harmony with how human mind works.  It is based on three assumptions: 1. The dual-channel assumption (We have two seperate channels, eyes and ears, that process visuals and audio.) 2. The limited capacity assumption (We have a limited capacity for holding information, and if too much information is given in a limited time it can create "cognitive load".) 3. The active processing assumption (Learning doesn't occur effecti