All students in the class meet with the instructor in the classroom as a single group (face-to-face) at one meeting per week. During the other meetings of the class, students learn online, through either synchronous or asynchronous instruction.
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MONDAYS– Instructor and Students are all in the Classroom (socially distanced and wearing masks):
WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS – Instructor and students interact online, either synchronously via Zoom or asynchronously via Canvas or a combination of both.
As an example:
- Mondays – Entire class meets in the face-to-face physical classroom as a single group (instructor may introduce a topic via lecture, activities, etc.).
- Wednesdays – Students complete activities and/or homework asynchronously (may consist of readings, videos or pre-recorded lectures, and exercises or case studies). Instructor is available online to answer any questions.
- Fridays – Class meets synchronously online via Zoom where the instructor answers questions about the activities and leads students in whole-group and small-group activities and discussions (the latter via Zoom breakout rooms) that cover the material from Monday and Wednesday.
The best way to be prepared for any teaching/learning scenario is to create a robust Canvas site for your course. Doing so will provide you and your students the flexibility to fully participate regardless of the delivery mode (Face-to-face, Hybrid, Online).
- Includes an inviting course Homepage.
- Employs a course template designed by OIT to help structure your course site.
- Uploads course content to include recorded lectures, PowerPoints, links to external web resources and other materials.
- Creates assignments that are automatically linked to the gradebook and the course calendar and establish a standard method for students to submit assignments.
- Creates online assessments using the Canvas quiz tool, in which quiz questions and distractors can be randomized to create unique student attempts.
- Delivers live lectures and conducts office hours online in Zoom.
These Canvas resources can help you create a robust Canvas site:
- Complete the Online Canvas Training for Faculty at your own pace (log in with NetID/Password)
- Explore OIT’s Online@UT (Canvas) Resource Guide to familiarize yourself with using Canvas
- Teaching Online Reboot: Canvas and Zoom. Learn the general framework for easily creating Canvas course sites by applying a new course template as well as techniques to manage the online classroom environment using Zoom