Remote Teaching Quick Tips

Here is a list of linked topics below.  Click on the link to jump to the sections below.

1. Harvard Law School Zoom Tips Links to an external site.
2. Create a gif!
3. How To Be a Better Online Teacher. The Chronicle of Higher Education
4. 10 Remote Learning Best Practices for Teachers
5. 10 Tips for Teachers
6. 7 Zoom Meeting Tips Every User Should Know
7. Best Practices to Secure Your Zoom Meetings
8. Using Canvas Chat for Office Hours
9. Reducing Audio Interruptions in Zoom

 

          Create gifs to grab attention

You can create animated gifs to grab attention.  You learn how to create a gif using Powerpoint Links to an external site., on a Mac Links to an external site., or using Google Slides Links to an external site..

          How To Be a Better Online Teacher. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Here Links to an external site. is an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education about improving one’s skills online.  In brief.

1. Show Up To Class
2. Be Yourself
3. Put Yourself In Their Shoes
4. Organize Course Content Intuitively
5. Add Visual Appeal
6. Explain Your Expectations
7. Scaffold Learning Activities
8. Provide Examples
9. Make Class an Inviting, Pleasant Place to Be
10. Commit to Continuous Improvement

There are further sections on Common Misperceptions and How to Get Help.

 

          10 Remote Learning Best Practices for Teachers.  Hewlett Packard

Here Links to an external site. is a quick article on Remote Teaching Best Practices.  In brief:

1. Plan for time flexibility
2. Plan for student connectivity
3. Communicate expectations to your students
4. Work to engage students
5. Keep videos short
6. Allow student feedback
7. Stick to deadlines
8. Consider tech challenges
9. Use the right remote learning tools
10. Keep students safe

 

          10 Tips for Teachers

 

 

          7 Zoom Meeting Tips Every User Should Know

1. Mute Everyone Shortcut Key Links to an external site.
2. Hide Floating Controls Links to an external site.
3. Turn Off Video When Joining Links to an external site.
4. Virtual Background Links to an external site.
5. Scheduling Meetings Links to an external site. (Very Optional)
6. New Share and Pause Share Links to an external site.
7. How to Annotate Links to an external site.

 

 

          Best Practices to Secure Your Zoom Meetings

• Prevent Access Links to an external site. from uninvited Participants
• Screen Sharing Links to an external site.
• Data Encryption Links to an external site.
• Limiting Data Center Regions Links to an external site. (this video is for a group in Canada; so, limit to United States—not Canada):
• Meeting Recordings Links to an external site.

 

          Using Canvas Chat for Office Hours

1. Open Canvas page
2. Select “Settings”
3. Select “Navigation”
4. Select “Chat”
5. Select “Enable”

 

        Reducing Audio Interruptions in Zoom

1. Click “View”
2. Click “Show Manage Participants”
3. Click “Show Chat”
4. Click “Mute All”
5. Select “Allow Participants to Unmute Themselves” (advise students to use the spacebar)
6. Click “Continue”
7. Advise students to use Chat to answer questions