Strategies for Engaging Students in Long Zoom Classes

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Explore effective strategies for maximizing student engagement in lengthy Zoom classes, covering topics such as setup, session planning, interactive tools, and best practices. Learn tips for avoiding technical issues, structuring sessions, and utilizing instructional tools to create an interactive and dynamic online learning environment.

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Teaching Long Classes over Zoom: Strategies to Maximize Student Engagement 1 The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Fall 2020

Love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God. 1 Peter 1:22-23 2

Session Learning Objectives Upon completing this session, you will be able to: 1. Review set-up and entry into Zoom for you and your students 2. Plan Zoom sessions to build connections, communication, and engagement 3. Prepare to incorporate best practices for teaching long class sessions via Zoom, such as pauses for learning and utilizing a variety of instructional strategies 4. Practice using interactive tools in Zoom 3

Getting into Zoom Did you get stuck in the Waiting Room? Avoid issues when joining a Zoom session: Make sure you are logged into CUWAA.Zoom.us (Single Sign On SSO) Students and Adjuncts same instructions for accessing and downloading Zoom to your computer: link to recorded demonstration If not logged in properly, may get stopped in the Waiting Room until admitted by instructor Problems? Contact the IT Help Desk 262-243-4357 ITHelpDesk@cuw.edu 4

CUWAA.Zoom.us 5

Best Practices before session Plan to break the long Zoom session into segments, focused on specific activities and objectives/goals, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies. Before the class session begins, post in Blackboard a description of what will happen during your session and all materials and directions for class activities. You will need... This is essential for students with accommodations and benefits all. Order of the Day see this example Video: How to Post your Zoom Link to Your Course 6

Chris Scudella, Ph.D., Co-Director of CAPTL, School of Education Frontloading of material Preparing activities to match with objectives and content areas 45 minutes max for each activity take deliberate breaks Folders in Blackboard before, during, after Get to know you Scavenger Hunt worksheet labeled in Blackboard Clear labels for homework All of documents up pulled up, then go into Zoom and share screen to ensure everything is visible save items on desktop Whiteboard in Zoom text box Recording sessions separate recordings by time/activity 7

Wisdom in the Room 8 Additional ideas and summary

Best practices start of the session Check the waiting room to let students in Begin class with less formal dialogue, a check-in, a fun poll or a fun slide Use Zoom poll for a quiz question from last class session Welcome students by name Review agenda for the day Ask students at the start (and throughout class) if any questions 9

Best practices during the session How do you create Connection and Community with students? Intentional welcome, chit-chat before class, have a little fun (show your pet?), socializing. How are you doing? How do you make this space safe? YourPresencedepends on Visuals and Voice Use a light in front of your face; look into the camera. Talk slowly and kindly. Convey emotions and interest using only your face and voice. Break up your session in segments, take 2-4 minute stretch/mental breaks between activities. Stop frequently to check for understanding, answer questions 10

Best Best Practice for During : Practice for During : Active Learning strategies Active Interactive Read short articles/case studies and report back/present Solve problems and share Demonstrations Post in chat Other ideas to share? Discussions (small and large group) Partner activities Group work/presentations Give students roles Other ideas to share? 11

Best practices for During Hitting Pause Breaks for Learning Why are breaks important for learning? Helps students chunk information into meaningful parts Improves student focus and attention (less zoning out ) Improves student retention of information Provides opportunities for feedback/clarification (student-student and teacher-student) Helps students reflect on and process their learning (Rice, 2018) 12

Best practices for During Breaks for Learning in the Zoom environment Why are breaks on Zoom important for learning? Memory is impacted during stressful times give students more time to collect their thoughts during COVID stress Screen Break concern over long periods of time on screens Variety of instructional strategies able to be incorporated 13

Alexa Doebele, DMA Associate Professor, Director of Choral Activities Format: 3 hour class 1 hour in the middle for 15 min break and 45 minutes of listening assignments Document that included links of music of YouTube and comments about what to listen for, think about, since students and instructor were not listening together Zoom meeting remained open for student questions Active Teaching Strategies: Student presentations each student did 4 over the course of the class Helped students process large amounts of information Someone else to talk and present info versus instructor no long lectures Discussion prompts referencing discussion prompts and follow up during class Interactive lecturing Asking questions of students during lecture Considerations Amount of information/content Number of students in the class and their level (grad versus undergrad) 14

Marcia Stanczyk, MBA, CPA Adjunct Instructor Challenge to keep students engaged while working calculation problems using Excel. Strategies: Set up problems to make interaction happen Call on students for responses as you walk through the problem to keep them engaged. Have students share and explain their responses During class, allow for practice time and have them share their responses. In Zoom it is often difficult to measure student understanding of the material and this is a good way to check. Break students into groups for the practice problems to keep it interesting. 15

Wisdom in the Room 16 Additional ideas and summary

Best practices after the session Make use of phone and office hours to keep in touch Send e-mails to students individually Check in with students who were absent Consider sending announcements after class summarizing what happened and next steps Give students opportunity to make up missed work. Be flexible to encourage their success Return graded work promptly with substantive feedback Assign assessments that coordinate with learning objectives Zooming Along April session recording and resources 17

Pause for Conversation 18

Best Practices Best Practices for During : for During : Tools Via Zoom Zoom polls Breakout Rooms Zoom whiteboard/screen annotation Chat pane What other interactive tools/strategies might you use during Zoom instruction? 19

Application Practice in Small groups Leave this meeting Enter your assigned Small Group meeting Practice! Polls Using the Whiteboard Share Screen and Annotation: White Board or a Document Breakout Groups Return to this meeting: 262 243 2358 20