If you are looking for new ways to teach using Zoom, I recommend reading Dan Levy’s book, Teaching Effectively with Zoom, and its companion site. The book provides brief explanations of Zoom features, along with the how and why of using them. Examples from instructors using Zoom, along with their tips, provide a wealth of… Read more »
We can now pin or spotlight the videos of up to nine participants in a Zoom meeting. Pinning a participant’s video means that you only see that particular person’s video. Pinning only affects your view of the video, while spotlighting a participant makes their video become the only video that everyone on the call sees…. Read more »
Simply put, VoiceThread is a threaded discussion about something visual: an image, slide show, or movie. It works seamlessly with Canvas. Usually, the instructor creates the VoiceThread and students add comments. Students can also be assigned to create their own VoiceThread. The students can post comments or answer questions in the VoiceThread using text, voice… Read more »
With a recent Zoom update, we can allow students to choose which breakout room they want to join. Instructors could specify topics of discussion for breakout rooms and let students join those based on their interests. Similarly, students could join breakout rooms based on their role in a group project, the type of question they… Read more »
We are all hopeful that IU can control COVID-19 spikes and we are able to keep on-campus instruction going until Thanksgiving. But with so many COVID-related challenges out there, it is important that we are all prepared to pivot to remote instruction, just in case. Whether you are preparing for a full campus shutdown or… Read more »
Module 2: Transitioning traditional assignments to a blended format This is the second blog post in The Blended Course Design Workbook series, where we discuss each module covered in this summer’s virtual FLC. To see the schedule for the learning community and to follow along at your own pace, refer to the first blog post,… Read more »
