Synchronous Online Peer Tutoring via Video Conferencing Technology: An Exploratory Case Study

Smith, Christopher D.

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“…Since many students are too nervous to attend office hours or do not see the value in doing so, review sessions can be a great way to connect with students who may need additional support. One way this is done at the institutional level is by offering virtual peer tutoring (Smith, 2018). An instructor at Boise State University offers opportunities like these before the midterm and final exams; among other things, he has students illustrate how to solve the problems and answer other student questions during these synchronous meetings (see Pakala et al, 2019).…”

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Strategies to Improve the Use of Live Synchronous Meetings in Blended, Remote, and Online Courses

Lowenthal

Johnson²

2022

nwelearn

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Distance education over the years has been defined by the ability of students to learn at any time, from anywhere. Thus, it is not surprising that most online courses rely solely on asynchronous text-based online communication, such as email and discussion forums. However, the COVID- 19 pandemic and the rise of emergency remote teaching have sparked an increased interest in using web conferencing software (e.g., Zoom, WebEx, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams) to hold live synchronous meetings, often on a set day and time each week, instead of asynchronous discussions. But as convenient as it can be to move classroom instruction to live synchronous meetings, instructors and students have quickly experienced some drawbacks to using this mode of instruction. Given this problem, we set out to curate a list of strategies to improve the use of live synchronous meetings based on the literature and our combined experience designing and teaching online over the years. In this paper, we describe some affordances and constraints of live synchronous meetings and then describe some strategies that instructors can use to improve their use of these meetings, whether that be in a blended, remote, or online course.

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Section: Additional Support Tutoring And/or Test Preparationmentioning

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Strategies to Improve the Use of Live Synchronous Meetings in Blended, Remote, and Online Courses

Lowenthal

Johnson²

2022

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Accessible Online Learning: A Preliminary Investigation of Educational Technologists’ and Faculty Members’ Knowledge and Skills

Lowenthal

Lomellini

2022

TechTrends

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Colleges and Universities have a more diverse student body than ever before—this includes a growing number of students with disabilities. Many of these students are attracted to the flexibility and anonymity of learning online. However, research suggests that students with disabilities often face barriers learning online. Given this, we set out to investigate how faculty and educational technologists are prepared to design accessible online courses and instructional materials. We surveyed 95 educational technologists, directors, and disability access personnel in this exploratory study. In the following paper, we report the results of our inquiry into these professionals’ perspectives on faculty and educational technologists’ knowledge and skills in creating accessible courses and instructional materials. We conclude by discussing the implications for research and practice.

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Synchronous Online Peer Tutoring via Video Conferencing Technology: An Exploratory Case Study

Cited by 2 publications

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Strategies to Improve the Use of Live Synchronous Meetings in Blended, Remote, and Online Courses

Strategies to Improve the Use of Live Synchronous Meetings in Blended, Remote, and Online Courses

Accessible Online Learning: A Preliminary Investigation of Educational Technologists’ and Faculty Members’ Knowledge and Skills

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