Webinar: Live and online: finding what works for synchronous class meetings.
The presenter: Dr. Stella Porto, Learning Specialist at the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), and Moderated by Dr. Carlos Morales, HETS Chair & President, TCC Connect Campus of Tarrant County College.
- Brief description of the topic: In this presentation, we will discuss the role of synchronous class interactions in online learning considering results from the literature as well as lessons learned during 2020 from the influx of a new audience for online courses. We will identify when and how to plan for synchronous interaction as part of the course design and list strategies that help balance engagement in synchronous and asynchronous interactions- Thursday, April 15, 2021