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Hello fellow faculty members! I hope you and your families are safe and healthy. I've been using Zoom for weekly chats with my online students for about 7 months, chatting once a week. It's a great way to connect with your students in a different manner. Here's how I break down my time during the live chat:
Part 1- Review of the past week, including general comments about the assignments, participation in the forums, and DQ responses.
Part 2- Review of the weekly content. During this time, I review a couple of the articles shared in the Study Materials for the week.
Part 3- I discuss in detail the weekly assignments, including a review of the assignment's rubric. This will usually elicit several student questions.
Upon starting the video, I do record the session. Once completed, a copy of the video file is saved to your computer. I upload these files to YouTude as an "Unlisted" video. I post the link to that video back in the discussion forum for students who were unable to attend to view. I have also found that some students who attend actually go back and view important sections again.
If anyone else has done these and has some best practices, I'd love to read them. The feedback I've gotten from the student's has been very positive.
Good luck and stay safe!
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Hi John, thank you for sharing! Do you find that any days work better then others? Or times?
LaVonne
Hi LaVonne and thanks for your question. Each class is different. I've tried weekday evenings and Saturday mornings. As a general rule, the students prefer the evenings. When I start a class, I'll do the first live chat on Monday evening, giving students the weekend to review the first week's content. Any earlier, and you risk missing some students. There are a few who won't get into the class until Saturday. As class moves forward, I'll shift the live chat to Thursdays. However, I do ask students for what the best day is, though I usually don't get specific feedback. I hope this helps. Good luck.
Hi John,
Thank you for sharing your experience with Zoom. Instructing Visual Arts (digital imaging) online is a challenge especially for in class "critiques" or project presentations. Feedback on work is key to growing as a designer or artist. I've been thinking about offering Zoom as a platform for project reviews because there is always much to discuss which can take hours of typing feedback for each student. What subject do you teach and how do you see their level of engagement with Zoom?
Thanks,
Brittanie Bondie
Hi John, thank you for your feedback. I am scheduling my first zoom meeting tonight with students. The system will only allow me to have 40 minutes since I am on a free account. I heard that we were able to be upgraded since we were educators...do you know how to do this? I emailed Zoom a few days ago but have not received a response.
Another question is if I decide to record a session is there a way to attach that recording in the forum. A colleague has tried and the LMS is saying the file is too large.
Thanks for any advice you can give!
Hi LaVonne, try this link and you should be activated to the Pro account connected to GCU. If you are having problem, there is a number to call for help. They helped me.
https://cirt.gcu.edu/frc/facultyacademy/odw/zoom
To answer your second question, yes Zoom does allow you to record. After recording, a file will be automatically downloaded to your computer. My general videos are all uploaded at YouTube. So, for the Live Chats, I upload them to YouTube and mark them "Unlisted". I then share the link the forums for students to use to watch or view again. As it's unlisted, only students in the class have access to it.
I hope this helps and please let me know if you have further questions.
Hi Brittanie and thanks for your question. The level of activity varies per class. Some classes are very involved and will usually participate. I've had others where it's just me, so I run through my agenda and share the video. I always give them the option and ask what's the best day and time. It just depends on if the students want to participate. As to my teaching, I teach in the College of Education, graduate students, usually working on their administration degree. I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any further questions.