Online Teaching Workshops to Boost Engagement and Connection Begin Feb. 10

January 27, 2025 / Tech Notes & Training

If you are teaching fully online courses through NOVA Online and want to help NOVA meet federal requirements for regular and substantive interaction (RSI), or if you are teaching hybrid courses or fully remote courses via Zoom at NOVA and seeking ways to enhance connection and engagement with students, you are not alone. We are here to help! Join these interactive workshops designed to provide practical strategies you can use right away.

Effectively Facilitating Online Discussions, February 10 – 16
Discover how to create discussions that go beyond “just a post and reply” to foster meaningful engagement and critical thinking. Learn practical strategies and how to optimize technology to encourage participation, build connections, and save time facilitating discussion!

Providing Quality Feedback for Online Learners, March 10 – 16
Explore strategies and tools for delivering feedback that is clear, actionable, and supportive. These techniques are valuable across course modalities, and they are especially impactful to distance learning courses.

The workshops are delivered fully online via Canvas, offering the flexibility to learn anywhere and anytime. Register now by clicking on the workshop titles above or through the Online Teaching link at GoSignMeUp. Questions? Reach out to Hong Wang at HWang@nvcc.edu.

Photo of a laptop with four students on the screen, and a person in the foreground with a tablet with a pie chart in red, green and black.

Submitted by:
Dr. Hong Wang, NOVA Online, HWang@nvcc.edu