Quick Tips: Video Clips on Engaging Students Virtually
Overview
A series of short videos for educators about adapting to teaching and engaging students online. While these videos are primarily geared towards those teaching high school, many skills are applicable to all ages.
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Becoming Comfortable With Silence in Online Teaching Many teachers struggle with silence when they ask a question in a virtual classroom. Yet silence often comes from students thinking of an answer or trying to respond with the online classroom tools. This video contains some tips for how to manage the... Video | 5 minutes | Added on 8/13/2020 |
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The Importance of Body Language in Online Teaching When you're teaching on camera, students pick up on your body language cues. Learn about why it's important to be mindful of these cues and how they can create more engagement for you and your students when teaching online. Video | 6 minutes | Added on 8/13/2020 |
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Dealing With Distractions in Your Environment Doorbells, housemates, pets - all of these are potential distractions when teaching online. Teachers should acknowledge those distractions without dwelling on them, and this video will present some ways to prevent them from derailing your class. Video | 5 minutes | Added on 8/14/2020 |
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Sometimes polls are used as the equivalent of a show of hands in a live classroom, but there are many other possibilities for how you can use them. Learn about some other ways you can plan, prepare, and use polls to create a more dynamic online learn... Video | 5 minutes | Added on 8/14/2020 |
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Priming Your Students for Participation During Class Students in live classrooms have cues as to when they're expected to contribute or respond. Many of those are lost when you teach online. Here are a few suggestions on how to prime student participation before you ask for it, so that you get the kind... Video | 5 minutes | Added on 8/14/2020 |
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Conversing Rather than Lecturing in Online Teaching Teaching online feels very different from teaching in-person, and part of that is the lack of an audience. Rather than trying to emulate the same teaching style, teachers can adapt their delivery to be more conversational, with benefits for them and ... Video | 5 minutes | Added on 8/14/2020 |
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Setting Expectations at the Beginning of Class It benefits teachers and students alike to have a clear understanding of what they can expect from class. This slide, and the behaviors it tries to encourage, can help to smooth the transition into the online classroom. Video | 5 minutes | Added on 8/14/2020 |