RUAC Online Faculty Engagement Strategies 

Access the  Online Faculty Engagement Strategies Webpage. Visit the Engagement Strategies that Work Collection. These strategies were shared by attendees of the Online Faculty Engagement Workshop. They have not been edited or moderated. 

Regis Teaching Excellence Network

RTEN is a network to connect members of the Regis teaching and learning community with one another. Connections in the network are between individuals, small groups (peer clusters), programs, schools, and colleges. Through these connections practices and ideas are exchanged and innovations come to life.

Practices for Teaching Remotely

Staying Connected to Your Students

     Announcements

•  Use Announcements to Stay Connected with Your Students (Handout)

    Q&A Discussion Forums

• Use Discussion Forums to Stay Connected with Your Students (Handout)

    WorldClass Chat 

• Use the Chat Tool to Facilitate Synchronous Discussion (Handout)

Keeping Your Students Engaged

     Teaching Remotely Using Zoom

•  Zoom Meeting Basics (Handout)
• Zoom Meeting Basics (Video)
• Recording with Zoom (Handout)
• Adding and Editing Closed Captions in MediaSpace (Handout)
• Tips for Teaching Remotely with Zoom (Video)
• Pre-assigning Participants in Zoom Breakout Rooms (Handout)
• Pre-assigning Participants in Zoom Breakout Rooms (Video)
  • Pre-assigning Participants in Zoom Breakout Rooms Breakout Room Sample (Handout)
• Using the Zoom Polling Feature (Handout)
• Handout-Quick Tip: View Video Gallery During Screen Sharing

Additional Resources

• • Synchronous Teaching with Zoom (Handout)
  • Using Personal Meeting ID (PMI)
  • Zoom in WorldClass (Handout)
  • Sharing Video Audio in Zoom (Handout)
  • Getting Started with Breakout Rooms 
  • Settings of Zoom Pro Account (Handout)
  • View Attendee Report From Zoom (Handout)
  • General Teaching With Zoom & Online Guide (Handout)

      Discussion Forums

• Tips for Engaging Discussion (Handout)
• Tips for Engaging Discussions (Video)
•  WorldClass Discussion Tool Manual (Handout)

Additional Resources

• • Art of Designing Engaging Discussion Activities (Video)
  • How to Create a New Discussion Forum and 1st Post Restrictions (Video)
  • WorldClass Discussion Logistics  (Video)

Sharing Content in WorldClass

     Adding Content

•  Uploading Course Content Files Into WorldClass (Handout)
•  Uploading Course Content Files Into WorldClass (Video)
• Using the HTML Editor in WorldClass-Basics (Video)

    Ensuring Accessibility

• Ensuring Accessibility (Handout)
• Word Accessibilty (Video)
• Ensuring Email Accessibilty (Video)

• Getting started with closed captioning in Zoom
• Automatically Transcribe Cloud Recordings
• Hot Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts for Zoom

Assessing Learning in WorldClass

      Creating Quizzes and Exams (basic)

•  Creating Quizzes and Exams (Handout)
• Creating Quizzes and Exams (Video)
•  How use Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor (Handout)
• How to Use Respondus Lockdown Browser (Video)
•  Setting Up Respondus Monitor (Video)
• Respondus Monitor Testing Accommodations (Handout)
• Assessing Learning Using eProctoring Tools – Faculty Focus
• Taking a Test/Exam Using Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor – Student Focused

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