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Tip #3: Share photos or memes

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At each break a different participant shares a photo or meme for the topic of the week: Travel, Sports, Culture, etc. Make it about the subject, or make it open subject.

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Encouraging student engagement

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Personalize online teaching

2020-11-12 16:15:47 UTC

One professor greets everyone by name when they join zoom. This seems to lead to more cameras being on!

Basic Intro to Padlet (01:43)

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How to Use Padlet (13:43)

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(A very thorough explanation of doing all basic things with the free account.

Tip #1: Connection is the Key to Engagement

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Connect with students in multiple ways: Announcements, Discussion Forums, Zoom sessions, Office Hours, Assignment Feedback, and Email.

Tip #1: Determine what can be done asynchronously and what has to happen synchronously

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Use Flipped Classroom strategies of "Before, During, and After Class" to make it clear when and how students should engage.

Before Class: Have students watch pre-recorded lectures and VoiceThread presentations.

During Class: Have students problem-solve in groups. Reserve live class sessions for robust discussions and group presentations.

After Class: Use Discussion Forums and VoiceThreads to extend understanding and continue engaging.

Tip # 2: Break up long class sessions into smaller “check-in sessions"

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For a 3-hour class, meet on Zoom for 45 min. at the beginning of the week, and 45 min. at the end of the week. Utilize asynchronous Discussions or VoiceThreads in between.

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Tip # 3: Communicate early and often.

USTSTELAR — 2020-11-20 19:35:10 UTC

Use Canvas Announcements to give a preview of what's coming each week. Add links to important content or readings or current trends.

Tip # 2: Lead with the healthy mindset that "We're in this together".

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Share your journey of persistence with something difficult.

Tip: Ask students to share memes, quotes, photos, etc.

Tip #4: Befriend the Tech.

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Tip: Post a Question of the Day using the Zoom Whiteboard so students can chat about it when arriving.

Tip: Post class introductions in VoiceThread so everyone can “hear” and “see” from their classmates.

Tip #2: Expect students will take an active role.

USTSTELAR — 2020-11-20 19:36:50 UTC

Foster a Community of Inquiry (CoI) to encourage cognitive, social, and teaching presence both for you and your students.

Tip: Assign revolving roles to students (or groups). Some to research, some to report, some to synthesize, everyone to question.

Tip: Create a Padlet so students can crowd-source good materials and examples from the internet.

Humanizing Online Teaching

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Building Classroom Community Spirit Online

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An article from Inside Higher Ed shows us how.

Thinking Beyond Zoom: Using Asynchronous Video to Maintain Connection and Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020-12-21 15:28:10 UTC

Article about using asynchronous video to build connections with students and subject matter.

Teaching: How to Make Breakout Rooms Work Better

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Chronicle of Higher Education

Eight Quick Tips to Spark Students’ Learning

USTSTELAR — 2021-01-18 23:08:47 UTC

Teaching strategies from Faculty Focus.

Pairing Students in Breakout Rooms

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Gino Giovannelli, Distinguished Service Faculty, Opus College of Business
When I do random breakouts I have everyone get on Zoom whether they are in class or not (in class people start out on mute to avoid feedback). Then I create the automatically generated breakout rooms. Once students go into their breakout rooms they unmute themselves and talk to whomever they are in the room with. It can get noisy if there are a lot of students in class but most of the students in class wear ear buds to minimize the noise and the potential of feedback.

Quick Ideas for Student Engagement

USTSTELAR — 2021-02-02 19:54:05 UTC

Mary Slack, Clinical Faculty, Opus College of Business

I kick off the class with a question of the day using Zoom's annotate feature. (How are you relieving your stress? What are you streaming?)
Having non-class members attend as guest speakers.
Ask the students to problem solve around how they would handle things.
Have breakout groups where they work on a document/ activity together that they bring back to the class.

Index cards help randomize student participation

USTSTELAR — 2021-02-03 19:05:23 UTC

Sherry Jordon, Associate Professor and Assistant Chair, Theology
While in Zoom, I have students' names on index cards and I flip through the cards to call on them. I also tell them that this is a "no shame zone" and if they don't have an answer, we just move on. It helps to avoid long silences and it keeps everyone engaged.

Paper Clickers and Zoom

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Jenny Holte, Adjunct Faculty, School of Engineering
I love using paper clickers with my in-person students and needed a way to extend that to students joining remotely. I made all my course meetings a recurring Zoom meeting, and created polls which I attached to the meeting. One of the polls matches my paper clickers.

With papers clickers I can ask the students something like “Is the torque A, Clockwise or B Counterclockwise“. Students show me their response by holding the paper clicker in front of their chest. (No one else sees their response. Everyone has to answer.). Remote students can use the poll. I do not project the poll to the in-person students. That way no one is swayed to pick the most popular answer.

I love paper clickers because they allow responses to be hidden from classmates, but known to me, so I can get a sense of which students are struggling and might need encouragement. If incorrect answers are scattered around the room, I can say turn to your partner and discuss. If incorrect answers are all on one side of the room, I know that will be less effective, so I’ll call on a student instead.

I get less of this personalized information from the remote students, but the students alternate days in the classroom.

I will see if I can attach the files for the clickers and polls in the comments.

11 Tips and Best Practices for Asynchronous Video Conversations

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The Great Camera Debate: On or Off?

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One professor's honesty gained his student's trust and encouraged community spirit in his synchronous class.

Keeping Cameras on during Zoom sessions

wagn9302 — 2021-06-17 15:38:36 UTC

I have had great success with asking students to both keep their cameras and their microphones on throughout the lessons – unless they are in a really noisy environment or eat Japanese Noodle Soup...

Increasing Student Engagement During Synchronous Online Classes

USTSTELAR — 2021-07-07 13:49:11 UTC

This Faculty Focus article provides a practical list of ideas to try at the beginning of class, during breakout rooms and for formative assessment.

Tip #3: Develop a robust Canvas site

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Leverage the tools in Canvas to create sustainable, accessible Touchpoints.

Train students to go to Canvas for communication, interaction, assignments, subject matter and more.

Tip: Use Canvas not only for students, but also for you to organize and display your teaching materials, lessons, and resources.

Tip #1: Establish a rhythm for Synchronous class sessions

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Whether you choose every other class, or just the beginning, middle and end of the semester, make sure you establish a routine for announcing, accessing, and starting your online sync. sessions in a predictable way - and communicate that to students early and often!

Tip #1: Use a combination of Formative and Summative assessments to engage students

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Formative assessments are short, low-stakes activities that happen in-between major assignments. They focus on comprehension and analyzing. Examples include quick check quizzes, self-assessed rubrics, 1 min. exit polls, etc.

Summative assessments are higher-stakes assignments that occur at the end of a unit or course. They focus on synthesis and evaluation. Examples include mid-term and final exams, research papers, group projects and presentations.

Tip # 5: Rethink the Flip: Levels of flipping the curriculum:

USTSTELAR — 2024-04-12 17:13:57 UTC

There are several levels of flipping the curriculum:

Flip the Pedagogy
1. Inductive vs. Deductive: Lower order moves to Higher order
2. Start with a Challenge, then move to content, create urgency to act; then students make a decision and are given feedback.
Flip the Delivery
1. Lectures online vs. lectures F2F
Flip the Time on Task
1. Students prepare online, problem solve/build in class, reflect and follow up on line
Flip Roles
1. Everyone is consumer: Instructor is facilitator, student is conveyor/creator

How Can I Structure a Flipped Lesson?

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Magna Online

Presented by:

Barbi Honeycutt, Ph.D.

Report shows students want choices

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