{"id":9438,"date":"2021-09-15T20:21:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T20:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=9438"},"modified":"2021-09-29T10:29:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T10:29:19","slug":"running-live-interactive-sessions-with-a-new-and-returning-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/09\/15\/running-live-interactive-sessions-with-a-new-and-returning-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Running live online interactive sessions with new &amp; returning stud..."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following guidance contains practical steps to aid the smooth running of your first live online session and support student participation.<\/p>\n<h2>Share session joining links via Blackboard<\/h2>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already done so, start to set up your live online sessions for the coming weeks and post joining links via Blackboard. <span data-contrast=\"none\">You must use a University approved platform such as Blackboard Collaborate or Microsoft Team meetings. Remember to replace any old session links that were rolled over in your Blackbaord module.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Guide &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/how-to-make-online-interactive-sessions-available-to-students\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">setting up live interactive sessions online.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prepare students for their first live online session<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Students will access joining links via Blackboard, but you will need to communicate where they are located in the module. You can do this via a short Blackboard <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/07\/17\/blackboard-creating-an-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your new student cohort may be unfamiliar with the platform and features you are using to deliver live online sessions. Although Blackboard Collaborate and Teams meeting platforms are user-friendly, it may be useful to provide <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2019\/08\/19\/blackboard-collaborate-template-email-joining-instructions\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">joining instructions<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for your first session and\u00a0links\u00a0to<\/span> technical guidance (below). This provides students with a chance to orientate themselves with the platform features, check their technical set up and know who to contact if support is required.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Guides &#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2018\/08\/29\/blackboard-collaborate-ultra-getting-started\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Blackboard Collaborate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> student information\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Guides &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2021\/04\/09\/teams-meetings\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Teams meetings student information<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Support participation during live online sessions<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;re new student cohort may be apprehensive and a little quiet during their first live online session. A friendly face, warm welcome and gentle icebreaker are much appreciated, as are <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/online-teaching-toolkits\/using-webinars-in-t-l\/how-do-i-incorporate-active-learning-activities-and-tasks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opportunities for student interaction<\/a> and lots of encouragement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Display &#8216;welcome&#8217; slides to familiarise students with the session environment and your preferred etiquette for online interaction; templates are available for <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/03\/17\/blackboard-collaborate-welcome-slide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collaborate intro slides<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/04\/09\/ms-teams-welcome-slide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teams meeting intro slides<\/a> (they contain ideas for quick ice-breaker activities and labelled interface screenshots).<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you plan to divide students into smaller groups during your session, see advice for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/online-teaching-toolkits\/using-webinars-in-t-l\/supporting-students-to-engage-with-online-breakout-groups\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">supporting students to engage in Breakout Groups.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:270}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can engage students through your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/online-teaching-toolkits\/using-webinars-in-t-l\/webinar-presentation-tips\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online presentation style<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and use of interactive features; the following TEL blog post gives a quick <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/09\/15\/live-online-sessions-platform-features-autumn-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overview of useful Collaborate and Teams meeting features<\/a> for inspiration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:270,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">Where to s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">eek further support and guidance..<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use these practical checklists to prepare for your live online session:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/12\/20\/blackboard-collaborate-moderators-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collaborate: facilitator checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/02\/22\/teams-meetings-moderators-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teams meeting: facilitator checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional technical guides are<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0available\u00a0for\u00a0supporting use of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/blackboard-collaborate-help-index\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Collab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">orate<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/microsoft-teams-meeting-help-index\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Team meetings,<\/span><\/a> plus f<span data-contrast=\"auto\">urther pedagogic guidance via the TEL s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">taff toolkit &#8216;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/online-teaching-toolkits\/using-webinars-in-t-l\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Getting started with webinars<\/span><\/a>,&#8217; TEL staff development webinar: <a href=\"https:\/\/uorlearn.sabacloud.com\/Saba\/Web_spf\/EU2PRD0149\/common\/ledetail\/cours000000000074500\/latestversion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Running an interactive online session<\/a> and via this <a href=\"https:\/\/uorlearn.sabacloud.com\/Saba\/Web_spf\/EU2PRD0149\/common\/ledetail\/cours000000000070860\/latestversion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TEL online tutorial.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following guidance contains practical steps to aid the smooth running of your first live online session and support student participation. 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