Zoom meetings don’t need to be anonymous, watered-down versions of in-person classes. In this recorded session, we explore high-engagement, active learning strategies for live class discussions using tools in Zoom and Canvas.
Recorded October 26, 2023.
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In this sprint, you will design a lesson plan for an engaging, quality synchronous online class.
Sprint 3.B Less Zoom doom, more engagement
In this sprint, participants will discover a variety of high-engagement, active learning strategies for effective class discussions that they can employ in (and around) their synchronous meetings by taking advantage of tools already available in Zoom and Canvas.
Synchronous online courses
Successfully incorporating synchronous sessions into an online course involves intentionally planning when, where, how, and why you and your students are going to interact with one another in the virtual space.
Authors
Javier Caride
Manon Allard-Kropp
Manon is an Instructional Designer in the Program and Course Design Services. Her interests include foreign language pedagogy, course design and development, active learning, and accessible and inclusive learning environments
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