Best Practices in Using Interactive Web Conferencing for Online and Hybrid Courses

Audience Level: 
Novice
Institutional Level: 
Higher Ed
Strands (Select 1 top-level strand. Then select as many tags within your strand as apply.): 
Abstract: 

Synchronous web-conferencing tools as a means to enhance student learning in online and hybrid courses will be discussed.
Best practices will be shared for common web conferencing tools Zoom, Bb Collaborate, WebEx and Big Blue Button.

Extended Abstract: 

More and more schools are integrating live, synchronous sessions in online and hybrid classes.  This session will discuss synchronous web conferencing tools as a means to enhance student learning in online and hybrid courses.  Best practices and classroom management techniques will be shared for common web conferencing tools such as Zoom, Bb Collaborate, WebEx and Big Blue Button. Teaching strategies that increase student engagement student to student, student to instructor and student to content will be shared.

Session Type: 
Discovery Session