{"id":1182,"date":"2020-10-19T03:46:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T19:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2020-10-19T03:47:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T19:47:35","slug":"virtual-studies-in-riau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/2020\/10\/virtual-studies-in-riau\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Studies in Riau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-1024x457.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1183\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/?attachment_id=1183\" class=\"wp-image-1183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-1024x457.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-1536x686.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2048x915.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-250x112.jpg 250w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-624x279.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1184\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/?attachment_id=1184\" class=\"wp-image-1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02-2048x1387.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02-250x169.jpg 250w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02-624x423.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMr. David, when can we study again?\u201d The lecturer\u2019s request was quickly echoed by other members of the class WhatsApp group.\u00a0 Covid 19-induced restrictions have indefinitely delayed the SEEDS education consultant\u2019s return to Indonesia to resume teaching academic English to lecturers at a religious state university in Riau.\u00a0 However, sparked by the lecturers\u2019 eagerness to continue their learning, classes have been able to start up again virtually.\u00a0 There are still challenges to the process \u2013 time zone differences require learning in the evening, and inconsistent network connections can lead to audio-visual distortions and the occasional dropout.\u00a0 Despite these difficulties, lecturers have expressed appreciation for this opportunity to continue to develop a key skill for their profession.\u00a0 In addition to language skills, program participants have also enjoyed the modeling of a participative online learning system, as evidenced by feedback following a recent class: \u201cWow, that was exciting!\u00a0 The class time went by so fast!\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMr. David, when can we study again?\u201d The lecturer\u2019s request was quickly echoed by other members of the class WhatsApp group.  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