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Technology Tools for Remote Course Delivery

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Spring 2020 UIS Student Survey

Takeaway #1

When teaching remotely, there is a need to �create an online community for students.

Takeaway #2

When teaching remotely, there is a need �to use more tools for communication.

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COLRS TOP Tech Tools for Communicating with Students

  • Canvas Inbox - FERPA compliant! Students can add mobile number to receive text notifications
  • Texting (opt-in to Canvas text notifications)
  • Google Voice - Texting Students without sharing your home phone number
  • Remind.com
  • Group Me

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What do I do �with my

lecture when teaching

remotely?

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Flip it!

Asynchronous Lecture Benefits

  • Listening to a lecture is a passive activity
  • Students can watch (and re-watch!) recorded lectures
  • Mini-lectures can be reused in other semesters

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Video Creation Tools

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Videos for Online Courses:

  • Make them brief

→ cover a single topic or “chunk” of material

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  • Captioned!

→ Kaltura Tools

→ YouTube Captioning

→ Amara - caption videos you don’t own

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  • Share videos through Canvas

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Zoom Best Practices

  • Consider student schedules and pressures when setting a meeting time
  • Remember that not all students have robust internet access
  • Record session for students who cannot attend
  • Prevent Zoombombing
    • Password protect
    • Only authenticated users can join
  • Keep sessions interactive.
  • Use break out sessions and polling to increase student engagement
  • Provide time for socializing.

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Can I use social media when teaching remotely?

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Social Media Tools

  • Facebook Groups
    • Familiar and free
    • Students may not be FB users, may not like FB

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  • Google Groups/Apps

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  • Twitter
    • Microblogging platform, 280 characters per tweet
  • Pinterest
    • designed to enable saving and discovery of information

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  • Padlet
    • Padlet is an online blank wall board that can be used by invited participants to collaborate

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When selecting a modality...

...consider its strengths and limitations

Online (synchronous)

Online (asynchronous)

Blended (in-person)

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Online (synchronous)

Best Practices

  • Vary activities throughout the session
  • Allow a 5-10 minute break every 45 minutes
  • Record the session for students who couldn’t connect

Strengths

  • Allows students a chance to build community
  • Good for answering questions and working through problems or examples
  • Allows for guest speakers

Limitations

  • Doesn’t accommodate varying schedules
  • Students with technological limitations may not be able to connect
  • Some students have privacy concerns

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Online (asynchronous)

Best Practices

  • Chunk lectures into short videos
  • Create captions or transcripts for all videos
  • Have clear communications, instructions, and class structure

Strengths

  • Allows students a chance to consume content on their terms
  • Students can revisit challenging concepts
  • Students can’t “hide” - they must engage

Limitations

  • Community building needs to be intentional
  • Students often don’t get immediate answers to their questions
  • Teaching can take more time

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Blended (in-person)

Best Practices

  • Schedule the course around the strengths of the selected modalities
  • Share a clear course calendar with students
  • Design to meet learning outcomes, not to use specific tech

Strengths

  • Students can consume content online on their terms
  • In-person class time can be used for community-building, answering questions, and active learning activities

Limitations

  • Requires students to balance the demands of both in-person and online learning
  • Technological dependence
  • Potential for overworking instructors

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What are your questions or concerns with remote teaching technologies?

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Raise your Zoom hand to share.