Using technologies such as Zoom in our teaching can give students the opportunity to interact with us – and each other – in real time. While we in the OTL recommend that no more than 50% of your course be synchronous, providing at least some opportunities for these real-time interactions can help create the sense of community and connection that is so critical in this time when many of our students are likely feeling isolated and disconnected.
In a Town Hall conversation that drew nearly 750 viewers, University of Denver Chancellor Jeremy Haefner brought the DU community together virtually to share stories and reflect on the ways teaching, learning and social engagement have evolved over the past two months.