Activities to make the class more interactive for students who don’t have ideal internet connections and aren’t able to hear and see everything perfectly

Jenae Cohn, Academic Technology Specialist for PWR, Stanford University

Beth Seltzer, Academic Technology Specialist for Introductory Studies, Stanford University

Edited for McNeese faculty members: Dr. Wendi Prater, Director of eLearning, McNeese State University

Rethink your classroom activities to make the class more interactive even if web conference students don’t have ideal connections and aren’t able to hear and see everything perfectly.

  • Have students write and comment together on a shared Word or Google Doc. 
  • Try using Poll Everywhere, SharePoint or Google Forms to collect student responses, and then share results with both in-person and online students.