Speed08-Beyond Breakout Rooms: Activities to Engage Students in Synchronous Learning

With more students and faculty engaging in remote learning, there is increasing attention on creating an interactive, remote learning experience that engages students as active participants in the teaching and learning dynamic. Simply put, students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning experience (rather than being passive consumers of information). While creating activities that are simultaneously meaningful and engaging can be a challenge, the synchronous online classroom offers a range of unique opportunities for interaction, engagement, and dialogue. Presentation highlights unique, innovative activities that can be incorporated in the synchronous online classroom to foster student learning, engagement, satisfaction, and community.