From the article, I didn't get a clear sense of what the author means by the "greatest teaching techniques". These are the points that form the narrative struct

From the article, I didn't get a clear sense of what the author means by the "greatest teaching techniques". These are the points that form the narrative structure: - Physical presence - Reading the room, seeing their faces - Physical space - Less distactions - Humor - Diversity and inclusion These aren't techniques, they're characteristics of the teaching environment, modes of interaction, demographics. The first two points seem relevant, that certain techniques of interaction that a teacher develops over a career may be dependent on shared physical space, social dynamics, and personal communication, that are unsuitable for (or impossible with) online teaching. If we take the Socratic method to mean a general approach of "leading students, through questions, to do their own thinking about a specific objective" - I'd agree that there's little to no limitations imposed by the technologies used for online teaching/learning. The take-away for me is that educators are learning to adapt and perhaps invent teaching techniques that are effective in this new environment of online/virtual shared presence and space.