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Nov 11, 2020

Using Breakout Rooms in Zoom

When teaching synchronously on Zoom, hosts and co-hosts can use the Breakout Room tool to divide students into smaller meeting spaces for group work. Activities like discussion, collaboration, and problem-solving are often more effective and manageable in small groups, making them a powerful strategy for fostering student engagement through active learning. How to Get Started…

Nov 9, 2020

Leveraging Zoom Tools to Facilitate Engagement

How can you promote active learning and help keep your students engaged during your course meeting in Zoom? What tools are available? How do you use them? In this article we establish a framework for thinking about student engagement and, generally, how to maximize it. Then, we explore Zoom’s interactive tools (chat, non-verbal feedback, polling,…

Oct 21, 2020

Academic Technology

How to Choose and Assess a Learning Tool — Selecting and evaluating a learning tool requires careful consideration. This article aims to provide guidance and resources for selecting and assessing DELTA’s instructional tools, enabling you to integrate them into your courses effectively to enhance student outcomes. Moodle Assessing Student Learning With Core Moodle Tools — Moodle…

Dec 28, 2019

Real-time Assessments and Check-ins

Great teachers understand that learning is a conversation, not a monologue. – Sir Ken Robinson. Real-time assessments and check-ins spark conversation with your students, preventing your class from being a one-way transmission of information and holding student attention. Interactive tools make real-time assessments and check-ins possible in both face-to-face and synchronous online classrooms, as well…

Mar 15, 2016

Group Work With Digital Tools

Group work is one way to facilitate interaction between students, but it is often challenging for instructors. Group work can be made easier with digital tools that offer valuable features for collaboration and communication, help streamline the process, and support productive group interactions in online and hybrid environments. This article identifies some of the group…