WITH school classes moving online due to the coronavirus outbreak one teacher has been getting very creative.

Professor Jiang Fei has been turning himself into different avatars to keep students engaged and some have proved more popular than others.

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4 A professor turned himself into this schoolgirl avatar Credit: The Paper

According to China’s The Paper (via SCMP), the professor has been getting inventive while trying to continue teaching at Shanghai University’s Fine Arts College.

So far he's appeared as all sorts of crazy things from monsters to robots.

However, the student favourite is said to be an anime schoolgirl.

Fei apparently made the software he's using to create his visions.

4 The teacher also became a robot Credit: The Paper

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The students tune in to the virtual classroom from their homes.

Reports suggest the students were finding the teaching more engaging this way.

Livestreams and recorded lessons may soon become the norm for more countries as they prepare to temporarily close schools.

In the UK, Scotland and Wales recently announced school closures.

4 Students facing lockdown may need to tune into virtual classrooms Credit: The Paper

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