As we enter the new year, your list of goals and intentions for the year may be a well-crafted and well-thought-out plan. And perhaps on that list of yours are ways to be more mindful and effective when teaching online, specifically if you’re using Zoom or other alternatives. If that’s the case, stay tuned, because this episode will cover mindful techniques you can implement into your online classroom. We’ll even dive into specific Zoom features and other techniques that can help increase student interactivity, from polling to the annotate function to the Wheel of Names.

Recommended resources:

• Implementing Mindful Online Teaching Using Zoom
  • Wheel of Names
• An Online Educator's Guide to Using Zoom Features to Enhance Student Interactivity 
• Engaging and Interacting with Students in Online Courses
• Teaching Professor article (paid subscription): Simple Tips for Engaging Students in Zoom
• Faculty Focus article: Simulating the Classroom Experience with Zoom

This week's episode is sponsored by the Teaching Professor.