Upcoming Webinars
How to Effectively Use Zoom to Provide an Interactive and Engaged Learning Experience to Students
Monday, January 18, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (ET)
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As an educator already using Zoom to teach online, learn how leverage Zoom’s many features to enhance student engagement and learning.
Join Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate, Dr. Ron Owston for this interactive session focusing on topics such as:
- Engaging students through breakout rooms
- Promoting collaboration with whiteboards and document annotation
- Enhancing class presentations, including how to use free OBS Studio video software
- Obtaining feedback through polling and other tools
- Involving students through screen sharing
- Organizing large enrollment classes
Considerable time will be allotted throughout the session for participant questions.
Note: Before taking this webinar, participants are recommended to view How to Teach Online Effectively with Zoom webinar recording or have experience teaching with Zoom.
How to Create Active and Engaging Learning Experiences with Zoom Breakout Rooms
Friday, February 26, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (ET)
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Zoom’s breakout rooms provide a unique opportunity to learn to create active and engaging learning experiences for students. Join Contact North | Contact Nord’s Research Associate, Dr. Ron Owston, who describes how educators can:
- Move beyond holding ineffective, unstructured breakout room discussions
- Create distinctive breakout room roles for students to promote active participation
- Employ a variety of tools and techniques to enhance breakout room experiences
- Pre-assign students to breakout rooms or allow them to chose their own
- Design creative ways for students to report breakout room outcomes to the whole class
- Make use of breakout rooms in large enrolment courses
Participants have ample opportunity to ask questions during the webinar.
NOTE: Registrants are expected to have a basic knowledge of how to use Zoom.
On-Demand Recorded Webinars
How to Teach Online Effectively Using Zoom
How to Keep Zoom Classes Secure and Private
How to Effectively Use Zoom to Provide an Interactive and Engaged Learning Experience to Students
How to Create Active and Engaging Learning Experiences with Zoom Breakout Rooms
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