CIT24Oct17

Synchronous online teaching: Enhancing learning while boosting enrollment

Peter J. Taylor & Jeremy Szteiter
Critical & Creative Thinking (CCT) graduate program

Synchronous online teaching, as developed in the CCT program will be introduced. Participants will then be led through activities to plan the mechanics and teaching dynamics for shifting their own teaching in this direction. In addition to boosting enrollment by combining students in the room with students from a distance, there are interesting virtues that follow from structuring discussion and small group interactions so that students from a distance feel as included as students in the room.

Information at http://www.cct.umb.edu/CIT24Oct17.html
Online participation via http://bit.ly/CCTEvent (using Google Hangout). Those attending online are asked to complete the session evaluation form at the end.
For those joining from a distance, please note we may not start the Google Hangout session right at 1:30. Please allow a few extra minutes if you are not connected right away.

1.30
Setting the scene
Two sections listed on WISER (example)
Trends in CCT course registrations

 regular f2f
 f2f hybrid
 hybrid online
 fully online
Fall '12
 3
 22
 7
 45
Fall '17
 0
 13
 52
 11
Online options: Hangout-Zoom-Collaborate, Chat Bar, Screenshare (images)
Q&A (more Q&A in the second & third recordings below)

1.45-2.25
Turn-taking discussion
(Five-phase format)
Topic: “What guidelines would help instructors foster an engaged learning community in regular class sessions that combine face-to-face and online students?"
(worksheet)

2.30-3.00
Activity towards implementation
Developing guidelines to foster active learning community
(worksheet)

Audio recording of session (first 35 minutes) (use headphones to hear the speakers who are faint, or skip ahead to comments recorded below)
Comments and answers to some questions by Peter (17mins)
Comments by Jeremy, including response to issues raised during written activity (10mins)

If the wiki lets you, you are welcome to add comments to the discussion below.