Instructional Resources for Library Instructors: Live (Synchronous) Lectures

Zoom is a cloud-based platform for video and audio conferencing, mobile collaboration, and simple online meetings. Zoom's web-based conferencing uses high-quality video and audio and is accessible on MacOS, Windows, iOS and Android mobile devices.

Activity: Small group discussions

• Idea: Have participants break into small discussion groups for a set time period (5-10 minutes)
• Relevant Tool:  Zoom Breakout Rooms. Some available functions that can help with this activity are
  • Broadcasting a message to all meeting rooms simultaneously
  • Participants in breakout rooms can ask facilitator/instructor for help using a specific button in the small groups windows
  • Close All Rooms: Stops all rooms after a 60 second countdown, shown to the host and participants, and returns all participants back to the main meeting

Activity: Collect responses for open ended questions

• Idea: facilitating conversation and engagement on specific topics of relevance
• Relevant Tool: Padlet (free account)
• Example: As a warm up activity, have lecture participants contribute answers to three columns of questions: One thing you know about the library (Column 1), One question you have about research (Column 2), One goal you have for this session/project (Column 3)
• Example Padlet used by Des for a remote lecture

Activity: Collaborative note taking

• Idea: Provide an outline of your lecture/workshop as an editable Google Doc for folx to add their note, questions, and comments directly to the document. Allows librarian to provide in-context follow up after the session
• Relevant Tool: Google Docs

• Zoom Video Tutorials
  • Zoom Help Center provides tutorials covering topics such as how to
    • Join a Meeting
    • Scheduling a Meeting with Zoom Website
    • Meeting Controls
    • Scheduling a Meeting with Google Calendar & Outlook
    • Breakout Rooms
• Use Zoom to do a Remote Lecture

  • UCSB's Instructional Development Office provides for using Zoom to deliver your lecture from a remote location, and/or allow remote students to attend lecture virtually (i.e. not in the classroom). With Zoom you can transmit live audio and video of yourself and your students, as well as use screen sharing to deliver on-screen presentation materials.

    You can:

    • broadcast your lecture live to the classroom with students in attendance,
    • conduct lecture/section entirely via Zoom with students and instructors/TAs attending virtually (recommended for smaller class sizes - please contact the Office of Instructional Consultation for customized training at 893-2972),
    • or some combination of the above (some people virtual, some in the classroom).

*NEW* as of Spring 2020 - "Librarian" role in GauchoSpace

There is a new role in GauchoSpace titled, "Librarian." The functionality of this role is the same as a "Course Helper" where a user can upload materials and help manage the site, but they do not have access to the gradebook.

To be added to a course site with this role, contact the instructor of record, and if needed, provide the following directions: 

Please add me to your GauchoSpace site with the "Librarian" role. To add me to your course, select "Add User/Assign Roles" in the UCSB Course Tool block. On the Manual Enrollments page, type my name into the search box on the bottom right. My name, identification number, and email should show in the box on the right. Select my name and assign me the role of "Librarian" from the dropdown list in the middle. Select "Add" to finish. 

Zoom to Teach Online Class Sessions via University of Minnesota

• Decide how to host: https://it.umn.edu/zoom-decide-how-host-your-event
  • Use the flowchart on the above webpage to decide how you will host your instruction session
• Meeting Best Practices: https://it.umn.edu/zoom-best-practices-in-meeting-one-page
  • Prepare for the Meeting
  • Participate Productively 
• Set an Agenda: https://it.umn.edu/zoom-teach-online-class-sessions#agenda
  • Plan for a synchronous course session just as you would plan for an in-person instruction session

Rule of 2's: Keep It Simple As You Go Remote for COVID19 via Plymouth State University

• What are 2 Guiding Principles that you want to keep in mind as you teach during this time?
• What are 2 TOOLS that you might use to support your teaching during this time?
• What are 2 things you want students to know and understand by the end of this session?
• What are 2 ways students can participate in this session?
• What are 2 things you want to stress to your students about keeping themselves and others healthy during this pandemic?