Designing Engaging and Interactive Synchronous Online Class Sessions

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Unit 1. About this book

Four Reasons Not to Require Students to be on Webcam All the Time

Quick Resources About Pedagogy and Technology that May be Helpful to Share

Acknowledgements

Unit 2. Examples of Whole-class Activities

Creating a Mindful Learning Environment using Adobe Connect

Creating Community Agreements Collaboratively with Online Students: Reasons, Anti-Racist Considerations, and Logistics in Adobe Connect

The Use of a Large Chat Pod to Encourage Chat Participation About Particular Questions

Using Large Slides and a Smaller Chat Pod to Focus Attention on Mini-Lecture Content

Creating Opportunities for Student Voice in Online Classes by Using Polls for Feedback

Using Polls to Guide Class Check-in Time

Using a Poll and a Second Chat Pod to Wrap Up the Class Session

Adobe Connect Status Icons: A Useful Feature to Increase Engagement

Bringing All Students onto Webcam Together for Special Circumstances: Using a Large Video Pod

Using PowerPoint Portrait-Oriented Slides to Maximize Content Sharing

Group Presentations in Adobe Connect: Using an Extra Wide Video Pod and Dedicated Second Chat Pod for Q&A

Live Drawing Using a Second Webcam

Using a Large Webcam Pod and Large Chat in a Panel View Layout: How to Create a Custom Virtual Stage for Successful Guest Speaker Presentations

Dedicated Chat Pods for Simulated Client Role Play Video Exercise in an Online Skills-Based Lab

“Good Point. I Agree.”: Challenging Students to Create “Thoughtful Contributions” in Class

A Moment of Action: Opening an Inclusive, Engaged, and Trauma-Informed Classroom

In-Class Breaks: The Importance of Taking a Break During Online Classes and Considerations for Break Activities

Community-building in Adobe Connect: Using Layouts and Different Pods to Facilitate Games and Icebreaker Activities

Building Online Class Community Through Photos and Storytelling

“Student Spotlight” Activity: Cultivating an Empathetic Online Community

Using Emojis in Adobe Connect to Encourage Student Engagement

AHA Moments: Connecting Online Course Content to Field Education

Using Layouts to Facilitate Guided Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga in Adobe Connect Classrooms

Mindfulness and the Engaged Online Classroom

Chair Yoga in the Online Classroom

Using PhotoVoice as a Teaching Tool in the Adobe Connect Classroom

Using a Creative Award Presentation to Review Semester Content and Leave a Lasting Impact

Creating a Virtual Quilt: A Final Class Activity/Tool

Unit 3. Examples of Small-Group Breakout Activities and Debriefs

Enriching Classroom Discussions with Breakout Rooms

Enhancing Student Engagement in the 10-Minute Breakout Activity: Pre-assigning Groups and Roles

Showing Note Pods from Breakout Groups in one Layout to Debrief or Monitor Progress of a Breakout Conversation: Using a Birds Eye View Setup

KWL Charts: How to Implement this Teaching Technique in the Adobe Connect Online Classroom

Breakout Exercise for Collective Syllabus Annotation in Adobe Connect

Concept Mapping: Bringing Universal Design for Learning to the Adobe Connect Classroom

An Example of Using the Whiteboard for Small Breakout Groups in Adobe Connect: “Draw Poverty”

Scripted Role Play in Adobe Connect: Practicing Clinical Skills in an Online Classroom

Dimensions of Self Care: Exploring Clinical Issues for Social Workers in an Online Classroom

The Use of Polls to Facilitate Post-Role Play Exercise Debriefing Discussions in an Online Skills Lab

Ending a Course with Gratitude: A Unique and Memorable Activity Acknowledging Student Contributions to the Class Community

Additional Resources About Online Education from our Authors

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