Latin Classes Take to Online Learning (By James Inman, Latin Instructor)
Students of Latin at all levels are showing a remarkable resilience as we use these most un-ancient of pedagogical media! Latin 2 has begun daily journals on Google Docs, focusing on participles for the moment: there is a peculiar fascination with “porcus ardens” in their writing (and “porcus” in general) which makes for a fun read. At the same time they and the other Latin classes are offering valuable feedback to DuoLingo’s Beta Latin class, which itself is strangely obsessed with “psittacus”).
Latin 3 and 4 classes have been preparing for exams to be conducted through Google Forms. They and Latin 1 have had Kahoot! Challenges and Quizlet for structured review. Although we are accustomed to using these for in-person rivalry and competition, the latter still functions as a convenient deck of flash cards, while the former allows for self-paced review while still competing with peers and somehow beating me out!
We’re also about to make trial of Edpuzzle, which will allow us to break up videos with questions, narration, and feedback.
While this is all a little different, the Latin classes are showing an eagerness to rise to the occasion and a willingness to make use of new technology.
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