Learn how synchronous learning tools can benefit your online classes

Engaging Students with Synchronous Methods in Online Courses

Chat rooms, real-time discussion, synchronous learning applications… The latest tools for creating “live and interactive” learning opportunities in an online classroom can be a bit intimidating, particularly if you’re not exactly an early-adopter of cutting-edge technology. We’ll show you practical tips for building synchronous elements into your online course

While it’s true that one of the key benefits to online learning is the anytime/anywhere convenience, some students still benefit from the interaction of a face-to-face course. By incorporating live and interactive chat into their online courses, instructors are leveraging synchronous learning to better engage students and enhance learning.

Yet despite these benefits, some educators are reluctant to incorporate synchronous methods into the online courses because they fear it will be too much work, too challenging from a technical standpoint, and add minimal value to the course.

In Engaging Students with Synchronous Methods in Online Courses, Mike Scheuermann, Ph.D., will provide a thorough guide for incorporating synchronous elements into online course design – and demonstrate how real-time chat can take online learning effectiveness to the next level.

This 90-minute online audio seminar will teach you how to:

Decide whether synchronous online course elements fit your pedagogical constructs.
Build synchronous elements into your online course.
Conduct sessions in real time with your students.
Solicit student feedback on the value of synchronous elements–to gain from their perspectives.
Move forward in using synchronous elements at the next level (for example, as a required and graded online course activity).
Map out a set of “Next Steps” that make sense to you and your unique situation.

On top of what you learn in the seminar, you’ll also receive checklists and worksheets, additional resources, and a valuable “Next Steps” guideline.

This seminar is intended for: