Online Teaching & Learning Resources (Seminar Instructors)
Moving our seminars online requires some unique considerations separate from our Bachelor’s and Master’s courses. Therefore, in addition to our primary online teaching resources page, we’ve included additional information for seminar leaders to consider below. Please let us know what other content will be helpful.
HDO staff is here to support you and to help make these courses successful experiences for participants and instructors alike!
Training
Thanks to everyone who was able to attend the training with LAITS. For those who could not and/or folks who want to reference the content, they are listed below. Some of the tools covered in this training are not applicable to our seminars (exam scoring, for example):
Technology
For simplicity’s sake (on both the instructor and participant side), we’re going to use Zoom without the Canvas integration for our seminars. More information on Zoom is available at our primary online teaching resources page.
There’s no valuable additional functionality provided for our seminars from pursuing the integration and it seems unlikely that we would be able to get Canvas access for most students and some instructors.
We will setup your seminars using our HDO Zoom accounts and then add you as co-hosts of your seminar. Our HDO accounts include all Zoom features that were previewed during the LAITS training.
In addition to the Zoom chat and whiteboard features, if you want to have a space for real-time collaboration in your course, I would recommend creating a Google Doc or Sheet for the course that all participants can access. This is something we can help you set up if you want to go this route.
Course Structure
Amy and I have put together a few potential methods for how to structure your courses. These are not your only options, but we wanted to provide some models as you consider how to best run your seminar online.
Two of these models include pre-recorded content with live discussion. If you opt to include pre-recorded content, HDO staff will work with you to produce that content. For our April seminars, we will still maintain the “one-day” format, meaning pre-recorded content will be integrated into the day. This is to help ease the transition to online for instructors and to maintain expectations of existing registrants.
Option A*
(larger blocks of time: live + pre-recorded content)
9:00 am-9:20am: Introductions & Welcome
9:30 am-Noon: Participants view pre-recorded content (faculty and staff follow along and view and respond to questions via chat)
Noon-1:00 pm: Lunch break (faculty and staff available to chat with participants)
1:00 pm-4:00 pm: Interactive discussion/group activities
Option B*
(smaller blocks of time: live + pre-recorded content)
9:00 am-9:20 am: Introductions & Welcome
9:30 am-10:30 am: Participants view pre-recorded content faculty and staff follow along and view and respond to questions via chat)
10:30 am-10:40 am: Break
10:40 am-Noon: Interactive discussion/group activities
Noon-1:00 pm: Lunch break (faculty and staff available to chat with participants)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm: Participants view pre-recorded content (faculty and staff follow along and view and respond to questions via chat)
2:00 pm-2:10 pm: Break
2:10 pm-4:00 pm: Interactive discussion/group activities
Option C
(smaller blocks of time: live)
9:00 am-9:20 am: Introductions & Welcome
9:30 am-10:30 am: Lecture
10:30 am-10:40 am: Break
10:40 am-Noon: Interactive discussion/group activities
Noon-1:00 pm: Lunch break (faculty and staff available to chat with participants)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm: Lecture
2:00 pm-2:10 pm: Break
2:10 pm-4:00 pm: Interactive discussion/group activities
*Note: We may not be able to accommodate all pre-recording requests. If this is an option you would like to explore, please let us know as soon as possible.
Things to Consider:
Do you want to incorporate pre-recorded content into your course?
Do you want to use breakout rooms in Zoom for small group work? If so, do you want to pre-assign groups or randomly assign them?
What materials do you want shipped to participants? Do they need these items prior to the course? Note: Our normal materials max is $40/participant; however, if you believe materials beyond that max would be useful to conduct your course online, just let us know. Given that we will have reduced overhead costs for these courses, we can increase that limit if needed.
Do you want to use simulations or other outside resources in your course?
What, if any, additional questions or information would you like participants to provide in the pre-training survey?
Contact Info
HDO Staff
Lewis Miller: lewismiller@utexas.edu / 202-286-5015 (mobile)
Alyx Dykema: alyx.dykema@austin.utexas.edu
Miles Husid: miles.husid@utexas.edu
Liberal Arts IT Support: instructional-continuity@utexas.edu / 512-471-5000