Engaging Students Remotely & Equitably

Session Description

Using an equitable approach to teaching benefits all students. The focus will be on fostering an inclusive and equitable remote learning experience to mitigate the likely worsening equity gaps in higher education. The principles we are using are applicable to when we go back to in-person teaching, so the time you spend on these best practices will not be wasted!

Part 1: Overview - Active learning and student engagement may look different online, but the remote teaching environment makes these techniques even more critical to having an equitable course. Learn about how faculty engage students online and determine which approaches are most appropriate in your course.

Part 2: Collaborative Learning and Group Work - This session will continue our discussion from Part I to include a deeper investigation of the specific tools and strategies to incorporate effective and inclusive group work remotely. Learn about how faculty engage students in group work and collaborative learning online and determine which approaches are most appropriate in your course. Part I is a pre-requisite for this workshop.

Session facilitated by: CEILS

Part 1: Workshop Goals / Learning Objectives

- Understand what are critical equity considerations in remote teaching
- Explore some remote teaching strategies and tools
- Consider ways to use these strategies to be more inclusive and equitable for your students
- Consider how to shift things to asynchronous instruction and make the most of synchronous instruction

Part 2: Workshop Goals / Learning Objectives

- Use group activities to build community in remote learning
- Identify appropriate group activities for your course, synchronously and/or asynchronously
- Adapt activities to make them more equitable in remote learning
- Structure the group activities to be most effective by having clear milestones, accountability, and group reflection