You might have a lot of questions about ADA and FERPA while teaching online as it looks different than in the traditional classroom. This Class Recordings Decision Tree for ADA and FERPA (pdf), also available as a text version, created by Western's Registrar's Office...
Classroom Media: Audio Inputs and Outputs
This video from WWU’s Flexible Modality Toolkit provides a walkthrough of the audio input and output settings you need when teaching a class with both in-person and online students who may be connected via Teams or Zoom. See also: Classroom Details (Lookup Classroom...
Classroom Media: Document Camera
This video from WWU’s Flexible Modality Toolkit provides a walkthrough of what you need to know before using the document camera in a class when you will have both in-person and online students who may be connected via Teams or Zoom. See also: Classroom Details...
Feedback and Reactions in Zoom
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. Zoom has a few different feedback options, that allow you to get immediate feedback from students, that are called "reactions" and...
Getting the Most Out of Your Home Office
Find out how to get the most out of your home computer system for best internet bandwidth performance during videoconferencing sessions in Teams or Zoom. Check out Getting the Most Out Of Your Home Office to learn: Maximizing your Internet Connection What is “Good...
MacOS: Allowing Screen Recording (System Preferences)
Click here to watch a video from the Instructional Design Video Library: MacOS: Allowing Screen Recording (System Preferences). An overview of how to change your Security & Privacy settings in the MacOS to allow applications, such as Zoom, access to your screen so...
Netiquette and Best Practices for Online Learning
Incorporating the suggested etiquette for online learning can help everyone be more successful in online courses, in Zoom or Teams video conferencing, or with online collaborative work. DOs & DON’Ts for Online Learning - Suggestions for online learners, compiled...
Online Office Hours in Canvas, Zoom, & Calendly
View the following videos to learn how to set up online office hours via Canvas, Zoom, and Calendly. First, learn how to create and share online office hours for your classes using the Calendar feature in Canvas. See also: How to Setup Online Office Hours (ATUS...
PowerPoint as a Virtual Background in Zoom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brHl608ufAk If you're hoping to enhance your virtual presentations, you might consider this feature within Zoom, which allows you to achieve a green screen effect over your presentation content. Learn more in this video, or on AJ...
Pronoun Customization in Online Learning
Anyone can share their pronouns with online learning platforms such as Canvas and Zoom. This can help prevent instructors and other students from unintentionally misgendering one another, helping to create a more inclusive and welcoming online community. Explore...
Reclaiming and Diversifying College Office Hours
By: Rita Daniels, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, WWU Holding office hours is a typical university requirement for instructors. They allow students to receive additional support for course content, be motivated to do better, receive professional advice,...
Sharing Video and Audio in Zoom
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. Maybe you like to have music playing as students enter the class to get them started for the day. Maybe the music you are playing...
Web Conferencing in Zoom
Zoom web conferencing has become an essential tool in our current era of digital communication. It is an effective method for faculty to connect with their students and the community, and is a way of maintaining everyday conversation with the people around us - even...
WesternOnline: Classroom Management in Video Facilitated, Synchronous Courses
Organize your presentation file(s), websites, or other digital resources that you plan to share via the share screen feature or as links in the chat. Explore:...
Whiteboard Options for Collaboration
Last Updated: September 10, 2024 Using digital whiteboards collaboratively with and among students can help them to generate ideas for a discussion, organize thoughts for a project, build a collection of resources, or generate a flow chart. This post includes free,...
Zoom Security Button: The equivalent of stop, drop, and roll
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Zoom Whiteboard
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. Similar to a chalkboard or whiteboard that you might use in a physical classroom, Zoom also has an annotate feature you can use in...
Zoom: A Playlist of WWU Zoom Videos
Explore the large collection of videos created by instructional designer, Kevin Dixey, and other ATUS staff. These videos may differ from what is shown in Zoom's documentation and better represent the WWU Zoom environment. Zoom is a videoconferencing tool available in...
Zoom: Managing Zoom Recordings
This video from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library provides an overview
Zoom: Using Socrative for Student Engagement
Using the Socrative polling tool, or any polling tool for that matter, can add an element of engagement to a Zoom meeting. Typically, professors use polling quizzes to check for knowledge, prepare students for exams, check for the "muddiest point" at the end of class,...