Teaching Strategies for Fall 2020 Course Modalities

ITLAL has developed several short articles focused on specific teaching strategies that can help you teach effectively in Fall 2020. Click on the name of a teaching modality to go to a description of that modality and a list of relevant articles.

Teaching Strategies for Fully Remote Synchronous Courses

(Fully Remote Synchronous: Class interaction with the instructor and peers occurs in real time via Zoom during the scheduled class meeting times.) 

Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.

Strategies to engage students in fully remote synchronous courses
Strategies to lecture effectively in fully remote synchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in fully remote synchronous courses

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Teaching Strategies for Fully Remote Asynchronous Courses

(Fully Remote Asynchronous: Class interaction with the instructor and peers occurs via Blackboard without real-time interaction.) 

Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.

Strategies to engage students in fully remote asynchronous courses
Strategies to lecture effectively in fully remote asynchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in fully remote asynchronous courses

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Teaching Strategies for Hybrid-Synchronous Simulcast Courses

(Hybrid – Synchronous Simulcast: a low-density in-person class with some students attending remotely via Zoom and some students attending in person)

Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.

Strategies to engage students in hybrid-synchronous simulcast courses
Strategies to lecture effectively in hybrid-synchronous simulcast courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in hybrid-synchronous simulcast courses

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Teaching Strategies for Hybrid-Blended/Reduced Classroom Meetings Courses

(Hybrid – Blended/Reduced Classroom Meetings: a lower frequency in-person class where online course activity replaces a portion of required face-to-face class sessions and class “seat-time” is reduced commensurately)

Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.

Strategies to engage students in hybrid-blended/reduced classroom meetings courses
Strategies to lecture effectively in hybrid-blended/reduced classroom meetings courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in hybrid-blended/reduced classroom meetings courses

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Teaching Strategies for Hybrid-Alternating Attendance Courses

(Hybrid – Alternating Attendance: Students in the class are divided into two or more groups. Lectures are presented online asynchronously and each group of students meets with the instructor in the classroom on alternating sessions for interactive activities.)

Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.

Strategies to engage students in hybrid-alternating attendance courses
Strategies to lecture effectively in hybrid-alternating attendance courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in hybrid-alternating attendance courses

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Teaching Strategies for In-Person Courses

(In Person: All students meet in the classroom with the instructor for all class meetings.)
Note that instructors teaching in-person courses should become familiar with teaching strategies for remote instruction in the event of a sudden change in modality.

Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.

Strategies to engage students in in-person courses
Strategies to lecture effectively in in-person courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in in-person courses

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