Teaching through a camera strips away most of what teachers rely on: eye contact, the feel of a room, the small physical adjustments that build trust. What’s left is your voice and your attention.
Online, your voice does the work your hands used to do.
Cue earlier and more precisely. Name students when you can. Leave real silence during holds instead of filling it. Presence travels through a screen surprisingly well when you stop performing to it.
And set the room up like you mean it: one clean light, a mic that isn’t your laptop, a background that disappears. Production isn’t vanity — it’s respect for the student’s attention.