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For a variety of reasons, faculty and students sometimes can’t be in the same place at the same time: The faculty member is traveling, groups of students are on internships, students and faculty are out ill, and so on. LSA Academic Technology Services can help you find the best way to continue to teach regardless of impediments. Here are some suggestions for ways to continue to connect with students, organized by the type of activity that was planned.

We encourage all instructors to have a plan, in case of inclement weather or illness. The Learning and Teaching Technology Consultants are always available to help you plan!

Students Present Information to Class

Activity Methods Location
Students interact with other students

Canvas Discussions allow students to discuss class material, a lecture video, or other prompt provided by the instructor.

How To Information

Canvas Peer Review setting allows students to review and provide feedback on each other’s Canvas Assignments.

How To Information

Any Location
Students present to the class

MiVideo/Kaltura CaptureSpace and a computer web camera allow students to record their own presentations and share them with the class via the Media Gallery or a Discussion.

How To Information

Any Location

Instructor Presents Information to Class

Activity Methods Location
Instructors record the lecture and share it with students

Use LSA Lecture Capture Service in designated classrooms, to record a live lecture and post it in Canvas. (best for when students are remote)

How To Information

LSA Classroom equipped with Lecture Capture

MiVideo/Kaltura CaptureSpace and a computer web camera allow instructors to easily record lecture and slides, and share the recording with the class in the Media Gallery, as a Discussion prompt, or on a Page with additional text. (best for when instructor is remote)

How To Information

Any Location

Use theLSA-TS Videocasting Studio to record a lecture and share the recording with the class in a Discussion prompt or on a Page with additional text. (best for pre-planned recording, when either students or instructor will be remote)

How To Information

Media Center, 2001 MLB

Students and Instructors Interact about Course Content

Activity Methods Location
Students and instructors hold a virtual class or review session with video conferencing

Video conferencing with Zoom allows for medium and small size courses to meet virtually. Tools include: chat,  screen sharing,, breakout rooms, file sharing.

 

Any Location

Video streaming with Zoom Webinar allows for instructors to deliver lectures to large courses, with the option to make selected students active/visible for question and answer or discussion. Tools include: chat, screen sharing,  raise hand/call on, polling, file sharing.

 

Any Location

Canvas Conferences allows small, medium, and large courses to meet virtually. Tools include: chat, whiteboard with collaborative option, screen sharing, presentation upload, annotation tool, polling, file sharing, breakout rooms.

How To Information

Any Location
Students and instructors hold remote class discussion or activities Canvas Discussions allow students and instructors to hold a virtual class discussion from various remote locations. (best for asynchronous discussion) Any Location

Canvas Chat allows students and instructors to hold a real-time class discussion from various remote locations. (best for synchronous discussion)

How To information

Any Location

Canvas Groups allow the instructor to quickly and automatically break students into pairs or groups for a course activity like think-pair-share via a Group Discussion or Assignment.

How To Information

Any Location

Instructor and Student Meet Individually

Activity Methods Location
Individual instructor-student meeting (e.g. office hours)

Google Meet allows quick and simple creation of one-on-one videoconference. Can be scheduled through Google Calendar. Tools include: screen-sharing, auto-captions. (best for impromptu meetings)

How To Information

Any Location
Zoom allows full-featured, one-on-one videoconferences. Can be scheduled through Google Calendar. Tools include: screen-sharing tools. 
  Any Location

Canvas Conferences allow full-featured, one-on-one videoconferences. Can be scheduled through the Canvas Calendar tool. Tools include: screen-sharing, slide/document upload, whiteboard, annotation tools, file sharing. (best for already planned meetings, especially to discuss course documents)

How To Information

Any Location

Contact the Learning and Teaching Technology Consultants at LSATechnologyServices@umich.edu to discuss plans for your course ahead of time. Different courses will require different approaches; LTC will be glad to help you figure out what will work best for you!

Contact the Technical Assistance Group at LSATechnologyServices@umich.edu if you need assistance with classroom technology.

For specific video conferencing questions email LSATechnologyServices@umich.edu, or call 734.647.1534.

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