Engaging Learners through Zoom - Jonathan Brennan

Engaging Learners through Zoom

Strategies for Virtual Teaching Across Disciplines
Buch | Softcover
144 Seiten
2020
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-119-78314-5 (ISBN)
18,30 inkl. MwSt
Keep your virtual students focused and meaningfully engaged with this invaluable teaching resource

Engaging Learners through Zoom delivers numerous practical strategies and helpful advice on how to engage students virtually. Many of the tools are also applicable in face-to-face and hybrid environments. Backed by cognitive neuroscience research, this book is a collection of dozens of active, synchronous online learning structures that can be used in any discipline, perfect for middle and high school through higher education.

This book provides teachers, college educators, administrators, and trainers the antidote to Zoom fatigue! Transform Zoom (or any video-conferencing platform) into an ideal environment for students to focus more fully, learn more effectively and have more fun!

Dr. Brennan, accomplished author, professor and distance education expert, improves learner performance and addresses equity in education with:



Over 150 active learning strategy examples with step-by-step directions
Ideas for including diverse content across 83 different disciplines
Multiple examples for 26 of the most commonly taught courses

Engaging Learners through Zoom belongs in the collection of every educator who wants to motivate and inspire their students to excel in a virtual learning environment.

DR. JONATHAN BRENNAN is an English faculty member at Mission College (CA). Researching best practices in student engagement, he has authored five books, including On Course: Strategies for Success in College, Career, and Life. He received the Hayward Education Excellence and Stanback-Stroud Diversity awards and has trained over 6,000 educators in active learning.

Acknowledgments xiii

About the Author xv

Introduction: Zoom and Active Learning Structures xvii

Chapter 1 Polls 1

Polls 1

Account Settings 1

Meeting Controls 2

1. Icebreaker Polls 2

2. Starter Polls 3

3. Prediction Polls 3

4. Reflection Polls 4

5. Engagement Polls 5

6. Survey Polls 6

7. Gallery Polls 6

8. Comprehension (Testing) Polls 7

9. Practice Polls 9

10. Closing Polls 9

Preventing Issues and Troubleshooting 10

Edit Polls 10

Stop Sharing 10

Polls Not Working 10

Gallery Polls and Using Padlet 10

Chapter 2 Chat 11

Chat 11

Account Settings 12

Meeting Controls 13

Tech and Meeting Support 13

1. Networking Chats 14

Topic-Based Focus Questions 14

Social Networking Starter Questions 14

2. Instructor Question Chats 15

3. Instructor Read-Aloud Chats 15

4. Assigned Paired Chats 16

5. Reporting Chats 16

6. Feedback Chats 17

7. Practice Chats 18

8. Quiz Chats 18

9. Debate Chats 20

10. Whole Group Chats 21

11. Forwarding Chats 21

Preventing Issues and Troubleshooting 22

Chapter 3 Breakout Rooms 23

Breakout Rooms 23

Account Settings 25

Meeting Controls 26

1. Icebreakers 26

2. Collaborative Quizzes 28

3. Learning Partner Activities 30

4. Observer Trios 32

5. Read-Arounds 33

6. Talk-Arounds 35

7. Jigsaw Teams 37

8. Fishbowl Conversations 40

9. Topic Rooms 45

Troubleshooting and Problem Prevention 48

Chapter 4 Main Session Room 51

Main Session Room 51

Account Settings 51

Meeting Controls 52

1. Strategic Storytelling 53

2. Video Guest 54

3. One-Minute Paper 55

4. Learning Stations 57

5. Scoring Clusters 60

6. Detective 63

7. Why, How, What If? 65

8. Paradigm Shift 66

9. Column A, Column B 68

10. Obstacle Race (Hope Theory) 69

Chapter 5 Minimizing Zoom Fatigue 73

Minimizing Zoom Fatigue 73

Introduction to Zoom Fatigue 73

Student and Educator Fatigue 74

1. Video Fatigue 76

2. Audio Fatigue 79

3. Physical Fatigue 82

4. Cognitive Fatigue 85

5. Social-Emotional Fatigue 87

6. All Zoom Fatigue 89

A Word from the Wise 91

Chapter 6 Whiteboards for Sharing 93

Whiteboards for Sharing 93

Account Settings 93

Meeting Controls 93

Annotation Tools 94

1. Volunteer Scribes (Main and Breakout Sessions) 94

2. Solo Problem-Solving with Instructor Feedback 95

3. Drawing Activities 97

4. Feedback Questions Using Stamp 97

5. Breakout Room Whiteboard Use 99

Preventing Issues and Troubleshooting 101

Chapter 7 Virtual Backgrounds and Profile Photos 103

Virtual Backgrounds and Profile Photos 103

Account Settings 104

Meeting Controls 105

Profile Photos 105

1. Learning Structure 105

2. What’s Up Next? 106

3. Topic Related 106

4. Break Reminders 107

5. Reflections 107

6. Field Trip 107

7. Energizer or Relaxer 108

8. Background as Poll 108

9. Everyone on Location 108

10. Tracking Emotions 109

11. Lighten Up 109

12. Time of Day/Weather 109

13. Promoting Office Hours 109

Troubleshooting and Problem Prevention 110

Chapter 8 Integrating Apps 111

Integrating Apps 111

Account Settings 112

Meeting Controls 112

Padlet in the Zoom Classroom 113

1. Reinforce Today’s Most Important Point/Question 113

2. Share Essential Resources 113

3. Strengthen Learning Skills 114

Socrative in the Zoom Classroom 114

4. Preview Quiz 115

5. Review Quiz in Space Race 115

6. Exit Ticket 116

Potential Exit Ticket Questions 116

Index 117

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 147 x 224 mm
Gewicht 181 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Unterrichtsvorbereitung Unterrichts-Handreichungen
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
ISBN-10 1-119-78314-3 / 1119783143
ISBN-13 978-1-119-78314-5 / 9781119783145
Zustand Neuware
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