How to supercharge Zoom for maximum student engagement and retention

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About the session

This session is designed to be interactive, with a demonstration of the possibilities of what you can do and an explanation of how you can do it yourself.

New software packages can be intimidating, but this session will help even the more passive teacher to look at new ways to engage students in the pandemic classroom.

It will require third party software packages, but they are all free and accessible and you may already have them installed on your computer (e.g. Firefox, Chrome, Google Earth).

Presenters

• Dr Gilbert Price, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Who should attend

• Tutor
• Teaching support staff
• Learning designers
• Course coordinators
• Lecturers

Benefits of attending

• Super-charge your Zoom sessions with a range of user-friendly interactive approaches.
• Take your audio and visuals to a seamless level that minimises distraction and maximises continuity.
• Learn strategies to increase accessibility for students whose first language may not be English or for those who are hearing impaired, among many others.
• Tips to break the ‘fourth wall’ for maximum student engagement and cohort building.
• Never ever say that awkward Zoom idiom ever again: ‘Can you see my screen?’.