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How to Use Zoom in the New (Blended) Normal: Models for Student Inclusion and Engagement

Thursday, August 26, 2021
11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

As plans ramp up for students and faculty to gradually return to campus this fall and winter, educators will face a new normal.  

Some pre-pandemic, face-to-face classes will still be taught fully online. Some will offer students a mix of face-to-face and online study, while others will be largely face-to-face with an online component.

Zoom will have a significant role to play in all these scenarios, but remote students may feel alienated and disengaged from their in-class peers unless preventive steps are taken.

Key Takeaways

Tailored to instructors, instructional designers and academic administrators, this engaging webinar shares seven models for Zoom-supported teaching and learning. Host Dr. Ron Owston helps participants understand how to ensure all students are fully included and engaged in these models:

  1. Fully synchronous
  2. Blended synchronous and asynchronous
  3. Flex blend: Students alternate between attending face-to-face and online according to predetermined schedules
  4. HyFlex: Students freely choose whether to attend face-to-face or synchronously
  5. Traditional blend: Mainly face-to-face with an integrated online component
  6. Flipped: Content delivered online, students attend in small, in-person groups for guided/tutorial work
  7. Face-to-face with Zoom breakout discussion/work groups

Host:

Dr. Ron Owston
Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate

A pioneer in online teaching and research, Dr. Owston ranks among Google Scholar’s most cited blended learning researchers globally.

The founding Director of the Institute for Research in Learning Technologies he is a former Dean of the Faculty of Education and University Professor Emeritus at York University.

Dr. Owston's webinars on effective use of Zoom for teaching as part of the Contact North I Contact Nord Webinar Series are lauded by educators around the world:

“I've really learned a lot the last 6 or so months watching your Zoom webinars. My students have noticed and I share with you their kudos. I look forward to upping my Breakout Zoom Room game!”

“I really appreciate Ron’s effort and I need to watch this all over again to try the different possibilities.”

“Thank you very much Ron! This was a very informative session! I am excited to try to put together a class for my learners.”

“I wanted to comment on how useful these sessions have been – I have learned a lot from attending and/or watching them afterward. And, I include them in all my PD announcements to encourage faculty to attend.”

“Thank you, thank you, thank you—really wonderful!”

His website is http://RonOwston.ca