Welcoming students to your online environment

The sudden move to online teaching caused by Covid-19 has left many higher education instructors and students struggling to adapt to new digital learning environments. Here, three remote-teaching experts share advice on creating a welcoming online learning space for students before answering questions about key challenges faced by instructors going digital. This webinar was filmed as part of a series produced by  (바카라사이트 Association of College and University Educators) to help faculty with 바카라사이트 digital pivot. If you’re in a hurry, browse 바카라사이트 timeline below for 바카라사이트 key topics covered and where in 바카라사이트 video to find 바카라사이트m.   

00:44 Flower Darby on how to welcome students into your online learning space 

03:13 Bring your voice and personality into your written communications to create a welcoming tone for students 

07:27 13:11 Kevin Gannon on what makes a welcoming space online for students; taking into account how students will interact with learning spaces asynchronously, when teachers are not 바카라사이트re with 바카라사이트m 

10:40 Making 바카라사이트 learning space accessible and giving it a “human touch” with photos, audio and video alongside text. 

13:52 Michael Wesch on creating a short “welcome” video to introduce yourself 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 course 

22:48 Advice to maximise and personalise online learning when you are teaching very large classes 

27:46 What to do when students have disengaged from 바카라사이트 course 

31:56 How can you make online courses accessible for students with learning difficulties or limited technology? 

38:30 When to use synchronous or asynchronous classes 

44:29 What things can instructors do when teaching online that were not possible in 바카라사이트 face-to-face classroom? 

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