Engaging Students Online Part 1: Chat and Polling √ §

How do we engage students as a whole class without relying on video? Students may have good reasons for keeping their video off, so it’s important to measure their engagement through other means, including polling, chat, and discussions. In this session, faculty panelists will share their experiences, lessons learned, and strategies to successfully engage students online. The panelists represent a diverse set of disciplines and teach courses ranging in size from 30-300. Many of the strategies they will be describing  are not discipline-specific and are adaptable to any course. Panelists include Kristen Anchor (MCS), Tamra Mendelson and Mercedes Burns (BIOL), and Tanya Olson (ENGL).

The FDC spring programs will feature a series of sessions on engaging students, including a program on effective use of breakout groups and a Bring Your Best Idea session where you can continue to share your examples and ideas.

Please click “Going” below to reserve your seat for this session, and we will send you a Google calendar invitation with a WebEx link one hour before the session. If you register less than an hour before the session, you will receive the WebEx link when you register. Please email fdc@umbc.edu if you have any questions. If you have registered and find that you can no longer attend, please kindly release your spot so that others may attend.

√ Counts toward ALIT Certificate
§ Counts towards INNOVATE Certificate