Difference between revisions of "Hold office hours with Teams"
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If you've already arranged to have a Teams space created for your class (contact CPI at [mailto:edtech@brocku.ca edtech@brocku.ca] if you wish to arrange for this), the following are some steps to inviting students to a class meeting. | If you've already arranged to have a Teams space created for your class (contact CPI at [mailto:edtech@brocku.ca edtech@brocku.ca] if you wish to arrange for this), the following are some steps to inviting students to a class meeting. | ||
| − | Teams can be a useful solution for connecting with students over private video or audio-only conferences. | + | Teams can be a useful solution for connecting with students over private video or audio-only conferences. A useful solution has been to create a dedicate space (a channel) in which students indicate interest in office hours via chat. |
==Visit your courses' Teams space== | ==Visit your courses' Teams space== | ||
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===Your new office hours channel is prepared=== | ===Your new office hours channel is prepared=== | ||
[[File:Tuesday office hours channel.png|frame|center]] | [[File:Tuesday office hours channel.png|frame|center]] | ||
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| + | Advise students to switch to this channel when the appropriate date and day occurs and type within the chat space that they wish to meet during the office hour. | ||
==Connect with students with video or audio-only chat== | ==Connect with students with video or audio-only chat== | ||
Click upon the icon of a student that has indicated interest in meeting for your office hour. | Click upon the icon of a student that has indicated interest in meeting for your office hour. | ||
[[File:Click student-icon.png|frame|center]] | [[File:Click student-icon.png|frame|center]] | ||
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Within the menu which appears, initiate a video or audio call with the following steps: | Within the menu which appears, initiate a video or audio call with the following steps: | ||
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[[File:Start audio call with student.png|frame|center|Start audio call]] | [[File:Start audio call with student.png|frame|center|Start audio call]] | ||
| + | ==Some things to consider== | ||
| + | *Establish clear boundaries around when you intend to watch the chat area in the meeting space, as students may not immediately understand that you are not monitoring at all times | ||
| + | *This strategy can be undertaken for multiple courses, though note that a separate channel may be needed in each course's Teams space | ||
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Revision as of 21:59, 1 May 2020
If you've already arranged to have a Teams space created for your class (contact CPI at edtech@brocku.ca if you wish to arrange for this), the following are some steps to inviting students to a class meeting.
Teams can be a useful solution for connecting with students over private video or audio-only conferences. A useful solution has been to create a dedicate space (a channel) in which students indicate interest in office hours via chat.
Contents
Visit your courses' Teams space
Steps to locating your course's Teams space are available at Where is Teams?
Create a new channel
After opening your course's Teams space, create a new channel by
- clicking the ellipsis icon; then
- clicking Add channel
Add details of your course's office hours
The Channel name should display office hours clearly so that students understand when timing for making contact is appropriate. Click Add.
Your new office hours channel is prepared
Advise students to switch to this channel when the appropriate date and day occurs and type within the chat space that they wish to meet during the office hour.
Connect with students with video or audio-only chat
Click upon the icon of a student that has indicated interest in meeting for your office hour.
Within the menu which appears, initiate a video or audio call with the following steps:
Some things to consider
- Establish clear boundaries around when you intend to watch the chat area in the meeting space, as students may not immediately understand that you are not monitoring at all times
- This strategy can be undertaken for multiple courses, though note that a separate channel may be needed in each course's Teams space
