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Example Agenda for Engaging Students through Zoom

Below is an example agenda for a 60-minute synchronous course session – share your agenda with students ahead of time, so they know what to expect.

When planning for your synchronous course session, consider the following components:

  • Concept Chunking – What concepts will be covered in today’s lesson and have I scaffolded the material effectively?
  • Active Learning Strategies – How will the students engage with one another and the concepts being covered?
  • Leveraging Canvas – Do I have instructional content/materials in Canvas for the students to view before, during, and after class?

Duration

Segment

Details

Prepare
5 min Intro: Whiteboard activity On entry into the virtual classroom, have students think about a question and write their contribution on the whiteboard. Launch a whiteboard (Links to an external site.) at the start of class so it’s the first thing students see, and add visible instructions.
2 min Transition Signal to students that the class is ready to begin. You might pose a broad question related to a main point that will be covered in the lesson.
10 min Mini-lecture On entry into the virtual classroom, have students think about a question and write their contribution on the whiteboard. Learn about screen-sharing a PowerPoint presentation (Links to an external site.).
Have the PowerPoint file launched already so you can get to it seamlessly.
5 min Student Interaction Alternate concept delivery with opportunities for students to apply what they’ve learned and interact with one another. Interactive Activities
10 min Breakout Room Activity Ask each group to appoint a representative to summarize the main points of their discussion. Post these in the chat field, which you then read. Practice hosting breakout rooms (Links to an external site.), both manual and machine-assigned.
10 min Whole Group As students return to the whole group, have them share the results of their small group work. Ask a student to monitor the chat field for you, and bring the most relevant points to the forefront. Consider assigning that person co-host privileges (Links to an external site.).
5 min Debrief Summarize the activity of the session, set up expectations for follow-up activities, and dismiss.