ITLAL has developed several short articles focused on specific teaching strategies that can help you teach effectively in Spring 2021. 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 100% In-Person Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Mixed In-Person: Alternating Attendance Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Mixed In-Person: Synchronous Simulcast Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Hybrid Synchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Hybrid Asynchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Hybrid Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for 100% Online Synchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for 100% Online Asynchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for 100% Online Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous Courses
Teaching Strategies for 100% In-Person Courses
(In Person: These courses meet entirely in person for all class meetings. However, instructors teaching 100% 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 100% in-person courses
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Engaging Students in Online Classes
- Teaching while Social Distancing in Synchronous Simulcast or In-Person Classes
Strategies to lecture effectively in 100% in-person courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in 100% in-person courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Mixed-In Person: Alternating Attendance Courses
(Mixed In-Person Alternating Attendance: Students in the class are divided into two or more groups. Each group of students meets with the instructor in person in the classroom on an alternating schedule. Other class activities are completed online.)
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 mixed in-person alternating attendance courses
- Ensuring Student Success in Asynchronous Online Learning
- Teaching with Activities Online
- Teaching with Discussions Online
Strategies to lecture effectively in mixed in-person alternating attendance courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in mixed in-person alternating attendance courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Mixed In-Person Synchronous Simulcast Courses
(Hybrid – Synchronous Simulcast: This in-person class has one or more remote students. Some students meet with the instructor in the classroom at every class meeting, while all other students in the class interact with the instructor and their peers through Zoom in a synchronous manner.)
Note: For this kind of class, students register as either an in-person or an online student and then must attend class according to their selection. This means students who selected online cannot attend in person, and students who selected in-person cannot attend online.
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 mixed in-person synchronous simulcast courses
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Teaching while Social Distancing in Synchronous Simulcast or In-Person Classes
Strategies to lecture effectively in mixed in-person synchronous simulcast courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in mixed in-person synchronous simulcast courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
- Virtual Proctoring and Your Students
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Hybrid Synchronous Courses
(Hybrid Synchronous: These courses meet in person less frequently and involve online activities. In the online portion of the course, students and the instructor interact during scheduled meeting times using Blackboard or Zoom.)
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 courses
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Teaching while Social Distancing in Synchronous Simulcast or In-Person Classes
- Teaching with Activities Online
- Teaching with Discussions Online
- Strategies for Motivating Small-Group Interactions in Breakout Rooms
Strategies to lecture effectively in hybrid synchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in hybrid synchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Hybrid Asynchronous Courses
(Hybrid Asynchronous: These courses meet in person less frequently and involve online activities. In the online portion of the course, students and the instructor interact using Blackboard or Zoom 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 hybrid asynchronous courses
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Ensuring Student Success in Asynchronous Online Learning
- Teaching with Activities Online
- Teaching with Discussions Online
Strategies to lecture effectively in hybrid asynchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in hybrid asynchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Hybrid Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous Courses
(Hybrid Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous: These courses meet in person less frequently and involve online activities. In the online portion of the course, students and the instructor interact asynchronously using Blackboard, with some scheduled synchronous sessions via Zoom.)
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 mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Ensuring Student Success in Asynchronous Online Learning
- Teaching while Social Distancing in Synchronous Simulcast or In-Person Classes
- Teaching with Activities Online
- Teaching with Discussions Online
- Strategies for Motivating Small-Group Interactions in Breakout Rooms
Strategies to lecture effectively in hybrid mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in hybrid mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for 100% Online Synchronous Courses
(100% Online Synchronous: These classes meet entirely online and are not assigned a physical classroom location. Students and the instructor interact during scheduled meeting times using Blackboard or Zoom.)
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 100% online synchronous courses
- Adapting Team-Based Learning for Remote Synchronous Learning
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Engaging Students in Online Classes
- Strategies for Motivating Small-Group Interactions in Breakout Rooms
Strategies to lecture effectively in 100% online synchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in 100% online synchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
- Virtual Proctoring and Your Students
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for 100% Online Asynchronous Courses
(100% Online Asynchronous: These classes meet entirely online and are not assigned a physical classroom location. Students and the instructor interact using Blackboard or Zoom 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 100% online asynchronous courses
- Adapting Team-Based Learning for Remote Asynchronous Learning
- Adapting Language Courses for Remote Asynchronous Learning
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Engaging Students in Online Classes
- Ensuring Student Success in Asynchronous Online Learning
- Teaching with Activities Online
- Teaching with Discussions Online
Strategies to lecture effectively in 100% online asynchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in 100% online asynchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
- Virtual Proctoring and Your Students
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for 100% Online Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous Courses
(100% Online Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous: These classes meet entirely online and are not assigned a physical classroom location. Students and the instructor interact asynchronously using Blackboard, with some scheduled synchronous sessions via Zoom.)
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 100% online mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Ensuring Student Success in Asynchronous Online Learning
- Teaching with Discussions Online
- Strategies for Motivating Small-Group Interactions in Breakout Rooms
Strategies to lecture effectively in 100% online mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in 100% online mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
- Virtual Proctoring and Your Students