Online teaching: balancing synchronous and asynchronous activities by Christian Dalsgaard
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Christian Dalsgaard, an associate professor at Aarhus University, discusses balancing synchronous and asynchronous activities in online teaching. He recommends engaging students through assignments, organizing them into groups, and involving peer-to-peer work. Synchronous activities like short video conferences work well for discussions and feedback, while asynchronous activities such as written assignments and discussions allow more flexibility. The key is distributing activities throughout the week in a balanced combination of synchronous and asynchronous formats.
Online teaching: balancing synchronous and asynchronous activities by Christian Dalsgaard
- 1. AARHUS UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CHRISTIAN DALSGAARDCENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA ONLINE TEACHING BALANCING SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITIES
- 2. CHRISTIAN DALSGAARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AARHUS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA QUICK TIPS ON ONLINE TEACHING 1. Engage students by giving them assignments to write, produce and present 2. Organise students in groups 3. Involve students in peer-to-peer activities 4. Be present as a teacher in numerous ways 5. Make student products and activities visible to the other students • Distribute teaching activities throughout the week • Consider the structure and time, both for the students and yourself • Balance synchronous and asynchronous activities
- 3. CHRISTIAN DALSGAARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AARHUS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA SYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITIES • Short structured sessions • Make use of dialogue and questions/answers • Divide students into groups • Use group structures with representatives (in large classes) • Lectures are better suited for video formats than for synchronous teaching
- 4. CHRISTIAN DALSGAARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AARHUS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA EXAMPLES OF SYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITIES • Dialogue and discussion • Guidance and feedback • Student presentations • Short video conferences to address questions regarding texts/assignments • Presentation of subject matter
- 5. CHRISTIAN DALSGAARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AARHUS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITIES • Have students write, produce and share • Give group assignments • Allocate time in the course of the week to provide comments on students’ writings/drafts • Use discussions to qualify your online session
- 6. CHRISTIAN DALSGAARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AARHUS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA EXAMPLES OF ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITIES • Texts • Video and audio productions • Teacher feedback • Discussions • Peer-feedback
- 7. CHRISTIAN DALSGAARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AARHUS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA EX1: ASSIGNMENT WITH DISCUSSION IN VIDEO CONFERENCE
- 8. CHRISTIAN DALSGAARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AARHUS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA EX2: STUDENT CONTRIBUTIONS FOLLOWED BY ONLINE DISCUSSION
- 9. CHRISTIAN DALSGAARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AARHUS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA EX3: VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
- 10. CHRISTIAN DALSGAARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AARHUS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA EX4: PRODUCTION, DISCUSSION, FEEDBACK