Growing Online Learning 2021 Presentation Resources

Presentation

zoom-presentation.pptx

Meeting Software/LMS Integration

Please note I wasn't able to find good directions for the different LMS and meeting software so please check with your local LMS administrator for the most accurate information for your institution.

Canvas

Zoom in Canvas - See also the guides I setup for our faculty and students.
Using MS Teams in Canvas
Google Meet LTI in Canvas

Blackboard

Moodle

D2L/Brightspace

Profile Picture and Background Filters

Encourage students to add a profile picture when they can't share webcam or background filter if they don't want the room they are in to show in their webcam.

Adding Profile Picture

Background Filters

DIY Options for Backgrounds

32 Unbelievably Cheap And Beautiful DIY Photo Backdrops - via Buzzfeed

Video - Creating a Portable Backdrop - Teach Marilyn B-Style Channel via YouTube

Screen Sharing and Annotations

Options within the conferencing tools.

Using annotation tools on a shared screen or whiteboard in Zoom
Share Content in Collaborate
Use the presentation controls in Big Blue Button
Annotate in Cisco Webex Meetings
Share Your Screen in Teams - Note: Teams does not have annotation feature.

Other options you can use with screen sharing. Check with your IT people to see if these options can be integrated in your LMS.

Hypothesis - This option can be integrated with the LMS and could be used during a live meeting with your students. It more useful for annotating web pages and highlighting passages of text within an article.
Share and collaborate in My Drive - If Google Apps for Education is being used at your institution, this option can be integrated in your LMS. You can share Google docs or slides while in the meeting but also sharing the link to the shared document for student to participate.

Polls and Feedback Options

Polls

Poll Options within conference software.

Polling for Zoom meetings
Start a Poll in Cisco Webex Meetings
Use Polling in Big Blue Button
Blackboard Collaborate Polls
Add a poll to your Teams channel or chat
Conduct polls in Google Meet

Poll options outside the conference software. Note: Using this software may require giving your students more direction on what to do.

Poll Everywhere

Non-Verbal Feedback Options

Zoom Non-verbal feedback and reactions
Raise your hand in a Teams meeting
Find Your Way Around Blackboard Collaborate
View Participants with Their Hands Raised in Cisco Webex Meetings
Hand Raising with Google Meet

Breakout Rooms

Breakout Rooms

Activity Ideas for Breakout Rooms

Virtual Teambuilding - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Small group activities for Zoom breakout rooms - via Stanford University
Successful breakout rooms in Zoom - via Stanford University
25 Strategies to Engage Students on Your Next Zoom Meeting - via Hooked on Innovation

Additional Resources

Should Showing Faces Be Mandatory? – via Inside High Ed
Yes, Your Zoom Teaching Can Be First-Rate – by Stephen Hersh via Inside Higher Ed
3 Ways to Bring More Humanization into Your Online Courses - via Canvas Community
Teaching into the Abyss: Addressing Students’ Camera Usage (or Lack Thereof!) in Zoom - by Virginia Pitts, via University of Denver
5 reasons to let students keep their cameras off during Zoom classes - by Tabitha Moses, PhD candidate at Wayne State University
10 Strategies for Creating Inclusive & Equitable Online Learning Environments - via Stanford University's Center for Teaching and Learning
Engaging Students in Virtual Instruction With the Camera Off - by Katie Seltzer via Edutopia