Large course
Large course: 100+ students
Guest Lectures
Offline your guest lecturer would typically give a 2-hour presentation. His/her focus is on providing an insight in professional practices. The goals for students are to expand their knowledge and views and to get insight into professional real life experiences. Let’s take this online!
What to do
- Record a one-on-one interview using Zoom. Aim for a maximum interview of 30-45 minutes.
- If possible, cut the recording in segments based on (sub)topics of 15 min max.
- Upload the interview to Canvas for viewing as part of structured self-study. Add clear instructions for your students. For example, indicate when students should watch it, add a question, what to look for and/or and what they should be able to do or know afterwards. This way you activate your students while they watch the interview.
- Provide a Discussion Board in Canvas for students to add comments and ask questions after viewing (each segment). Next, invite students to upvote their favorite questions and comments. Consider awarding a bonus point for forum contributions and/or upvotes.
- Record a second interview with your guest-speaker of 30-45 min. Have him or her address the most upvoted questions and comments from the Discussion Board.
Tools to use
ZOOM -
Online communication tool to record your interview.
CANVAS discussion board -
Online forum tool to facilitate discussions.
Feedback Fruits -
Online presentation tool with interactive quizzes.
Why do this
With large groups, a live Zoom session is less feasible. Students might encounter technical problems which prevent them from (completely) following a live session and there are limits to the number of students that can participate …
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Tips
- Add a cliff-hanger to the first interview. For example, if your guest has a real life example, don’t tell the end of the story until the second interview.
- Add a short quiz to your video with Feedback Fruits. For example, to assess students’ understanding of the subject matter, to have your guest raise a question, or to have students think about what they would do in a real life example before your guest continues a story. This way you activate your students while they watch the interview and foster information processing. Plus, you and your guest receive feedback on what students (mis)understand.
