{"id":4156,"date":"2020-04-01T20:29:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T00:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bolddev\/interact-with-students\/"},"modified":"2021-07-06T08:37:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T12:37:21","slug":"interact-with-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bold\/interact-with-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Interact with Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bold\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\" ><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"Search site...\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><input type='hidden' name='lang' value='en' \/><\/form>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Students will want to interact with you by asking questions and getting support.&nbsp; Your teaching experience will also benefit from interacting with your students. Here are some things you can try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#recommendation-1\">Set up virtual office hours<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#recommendation-2\">Set up a Q&amp;A forum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#recommendation-3\">Ask for feedback periodically throughout the course<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/393\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-01-at-9.46.03-AM.png\" alt=\"Image of a screen looking at analytics\" class=\"wp-image-4086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/393\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-01-at-9.46.03-AM.png 1002w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/393\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-01-at-9.46.03-AM-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\" id=\"recommendation-1\"><br>1. Set up virtual office hours<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Provide specific times each week where students can connect with you virtually, in real time, individually or in groups, to ask questions and discuss private\/confidential matters.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Tools<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Zoom<\/li><li>Microsoft Teams<\/li><li>eClass Chat<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/yorku.zoom.us\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom @ York<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/microsoft-teams-video-training-4f108e54-240b-4351-8084-b1089f0d21d7?wt.mc_id=otc_home\" target=\"_blank\">Resources for Microsoft Teams<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lthelp.yorku.ca\/communication\/using-chat-rooms\" target=\"_blank\">Using eClass Chat<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Best practices<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you use Zoom to hold virtual office hours, recommend that students turn off their video, or participate in text-based chat only, and use the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.zoom.us\/wordpress\/2020\/02\/14\/secure-your-meetings-zoom-waiting-rooms\/?zcid=1231\" target=\"_blank\">waiting room feature<\/a> so that students don\u2019t interrupt each other\u2019s time with you.<\/li><li>If students email you or drop-in to office hours asking for private\/confidential support, you may wish to set up an individual meeting with them outside of your regularly scheduled office hours.<\/li><li>Remind students of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/ask-services\/\">general virtual reference and ask services <\/a>provided by the Libraries<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\" id=\"recommendation-2\"><br>2. Set up a Q&amp;A forum<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Provide space for students to post questions and contribute to and view answers to all questions. This will replicate the in-class Q&amp;A, which allows you to answer questions for everyone.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Tools<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>eClass Discussion Forum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lthelp.yorku.ca\/communication\/forums\" target=\"_blank\">Using eClass Discussion Forums<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Best practices<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To avoid answering the same question via email multiple times, require students to post all content-related questions in the Q&amp;A forum.<\/li><li>Reserve email for private\/confidential matters (e.g. personal questions) only.<\/li><li>Manage student expectations by identifying when you will be responding to questions in the forum, and ensure you have a consistent presence in this forum.<\/li><li>Encourage students to use this forum to answer each other\u2019s questions.<\/li><li>Remind students of the <a href=\"#recommendation-3\">netiquette<\/a> you set at the beginning of the course.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\" id=\"recommendation-3\"><br>3. Ask for feedback periodically throughout the course<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Whether you formally ask for feedback through a survey or series of questions about the course, you likely get feedback from your students through observation. This form of informal feedback from students helps improve their learning experience in your course must be reconsidered in a remote environment.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Tools<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Feedback tool in eClass<\/li><li>Journals in eClass<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/teachingcommons.yorku.ca\/for-cds\/workshops-and-courses-for-cds\/events-2\/nfo\/faculty-information-gateway\/handbook-for-course-directors\/evaluation-of-your-teaching-and-feedback-from-your-students-and-colleagues\/\" target=\"_blank\">Evaluation of your teaching and feedback from your students and colleagues<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Best practices<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Where possible, allow students to give feedback anonymously.<\/li><li>Explain to students why you are requesting their feedback.<\/li><li>Report back to students and explain how the feedback is being used (or why it isn\u2019t be used) to implement changes.<\/li><li>Begin with simple questions and move to more difficult ones.<\/li><li>Encourage discussion \u2013 ask questions that provoke elaboration as opposed to \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d questions.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/yorku.ca\/bold\" style=\"background-color:#e31837\">Back to home page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/393\/2021\/04\/copyright-3.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"wp-image-4493\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 Blended and Online Learning&nbsp;(BOLD), Teaching&nbsp;Commons&nbsp;&amp; Learning Technology Services, York Univeristy.&nbsp;Unless otherwise stated, all content on the Going Remote - York University site is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical 4.0 International&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">license<\/a>. 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