A Brief Guide to Zoom Facilitation

The resources here explore strategies for engaging students in discussion and active learning in a synchronous online class session. Topics include preparing students for live sessions, facilitating in inclusive and accessible ways, and situating a synchronous session in a bigger course design.

There's a lot riding on the first day of a college or university class. The resources in this collection will help you plan a first day that welcomes your students into learning in your course.

Across the disciplines, instructors can support students’ development as citizens and voters. These resources explore ways to incorporate this work in your courses, design engaging activities for civic skills building, and prepare for high-stakes discussions in polarized times.

Whether you're organizing informal in-class groups or assigning out-of-class group projects, it takes care to make group work run well. This collection features our favorite resources for supporting students through sustained collaboration in persistent or ephemeral learning groups.