Building Connection, Presence & Substantive Interaction in the Online/Hybrid Learning Environment with Kate Bohan, Rich Mc Elrath, and Sarah Wyman, Mon. Feb 8, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Based on the Provost’s report and SUNY Chancellor Malatras’s directive, we will present a discussion about ways to establish presence and active engagement or substantive interaction in the online/hybrid classroom and to ensure connections between:

Student and course content

Student and instructor

Student and student

We will discuss

Regular and consistent communication with students, ensured by setting up the course in a clear and consistent way.
Importance of scaffolded “pre-production” tasks as projects evolve: milestone assignments, such as thesis/draft/peer-review (each section graded)
Engaging quieter students: whiteboard; backchannel chat function, polls, etc.
Value of peer mentoring
How to facilitate group activities
Opportunities to seek feedback from students about how the course is going for them before the end (SEI): water cooler discussion section; midterm survey.
Many more topics!

regular_substantive_interaction Regular and Substantive Interaction: Meeting Student Needs for Engagement (2021) slides from our workshop

WebEx link for February 8 at 1:00 p.m.

Earlier meeting:

Fri January 15, 11:00 a.m.