Teaching strategies for your Virtual Exchange
- Make sure all partners agree on the topic and all activities.
- Make sure everyone remains motivated during the course of the VE.
- Empower students: they will feel more interested and involved in the process.
- Make sure that digital tools and platforms being used in the course are accessible to all students for better inclusivity.
- Be aware of the different academic calendars of your students and consider the different time zones your students are in.
- Prepare your students to work with students from another culture to help them develop global citizenship skills.
- Prepare your students to communicate in a foreign language to benefit from the experience and acquire new language skills.
- Prepare your students to think critically about global issues and challenge their own beliefs to develop their critical thinking.
- Help your students to enjoy the experience: Virtual exchange will help them develop many skills useful to integrate the job market and our interconnected world.
Balance asynchronous and synchronous learning activities
A fully online course typically includes a combination of asynchronous and synchronous learning activities. Asynchronous activities are those that students complete at their own pace, such as readings, pre-recorded lectures, knowledge clips, discussion forums, assignments, group projects, and quizzes. Synchronous activities, on the other hand, occur at scheduled times and include live lectures, discussions, and group work in breakout sessions. When designing the course, thoughtfully determine which learning objectives are best achieved through self-paced, asynchronous activities and which benefit from the interaction and real-time feedback of synchronous activities. Consider how to integrate these two types of activities. For example, you might use a flipped classroom model, where asynchronous materials introduce concepts, followed by synchronous sessions for deeper exploration and application. Alternatively, asynchronous discussion forums can be used to reflect on synchronous activities and provide ongoing feedback.
Teaching strategies for your Virtual Exchange
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Teaching strategies for your Virtual Exchange
Balance asynchronous and synchronous learning activities
A fully online course typically includes a combination of asynchronous and synchronous learning activities. Asynchronous activities are those that students complete at their own pace, such as readings, pre-recorded lectures, knowledge clips, discussion forums, assignments, group projects, and quizzes. Synchronous activities, on the other hand, occur at scheduled times and include live lectures, discussions, and group work in breakout sessions. When designing the course, thoughtfully determine which learning objectives are best achieved through self-paced, asynchronous activities and which benefit from the interaction and real-time feedback of synchronous activities. Consider how to integrate these two types of activities. For example, you might use a flipped classroom model, where asynchronous materials introduce concepts, followed by synchronous sessions for deeper exploration and application. Alternatively, asynchronous discussion forums can be used to reflect on synchronous activities and provide ongoing feedback.