This session was held on Friday, January 15th at noon.
Group work can be rewarding for students but daunting to set up. In this session, Gabriel Smith of LFS Learning Centre will cover the basics for group setup in Canvas and go over the following points:
- Overview of Groups in Canvas
- Overview of Breakouts in Zoom
- Randomization: Pros and Cons
- Group Expectation Agreements
- Managing the “Lottery Effect”
Come learn how to effectively utilize groups, and tips and tricks for managing groups in Canvas.
Post-Event Notes:
Resources Shared during the session:
- The Learning Centre recommends a good setup and some best practices to ensure that your audio and video during Zoom sessions is of a good quality. The recommendations for best practices are listed under this link:
- Once of the key points brought up during the session was regarding the self-assign option in Zoom breakout rooms. Self-Assign option is easier to implement than pre-assigned breakout rooms and is recommended for project-based or group-based classrooms where breakout rooms are a key aspect for your course. Implementation of the breakout rooms will be supported by the Learning Centre staff on request which may include in-person support on the first day of class. It takes about 20-30 minutes on the first day to ensure all the students have the requirements for self-assign option to work for them. This documentation lists down the steps for instructors and students
- There were questions asked about where can we find the right application download links for directing students. All the Zoom application download link can be found here:
- Questions were asked about how to make the Zoom annotators anonymous/non-anonymous. This link notes down the steps to do so:
- There was a discussion regarding the conduct of students in Zoom calls for group work when they aren’t monitored by instructors or TA’s, such as while working outside class hours. Instructors wanted to know if there were any regulations from UBC regarding conduct in such a setting. The following link was shared by an attendee that lists down UBC’s regulations of conduct: