Making the Most of Synchronous Online Teaching

Originally written in the summer of 2020 as a resource for instructors new to teaching on Zoom, this book (updated to a second edition in 2021) provides practical examples and concrete strategies for facilitating active learning and building classroom community in Zoom classes.

Liberating Structures is the name of a toolkit of facilitation strategies aimed at building community and shared understanding. In this essay, experienced facilitator Barry Overeem reflects on his experiments adapting these traditionally in-person strategies to online settings.

This blog post identifies nine useful things to do with a text chat (a "backchannel") in a synchronous class session. It was written for the on-site context, but these backchannel moves work well in online synchronous classes, too.

This guide details a number of strategies for facilitating interactive class sessions on Zoom with an emphasis on creating welcoming learning environments in which all students are encouraged and supported in participating.

This guidance provides information about how you can make your next meeting accessible to attendees with disabilities in compliance with Section 508 and other disability rights laws.