This workshop is based on the perceived strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of English teachers in Japan, who were compelled to conduct lessons online during the pandemic in 2020. Throughout Asia, educators believed they were prepared for teaching online. However, the situation in Japan revealed that experience, training, and attitudes towards teaching with technology can affect learning. This workshop first presents a comprehensive literature review of how teaching online influences pedagogy, working with technology, learning, participation, and communication. Then, problems and recommendations reported by Japanese teachers will be presented, and participants will be invited to discuss solutions based on their personal experiences with online education and from the theories presented earlier. Examples include a) recognizing the influence of synchronous and asynchronous activities on communicative competence, and b) how to monitor students’ participation in virtual synchronous classrooms. This workshop provides professional development for solving technical and pedagogical challenges to teaching online worldwide.