Zoom-based group work between remote and in-person students An instructor who simultaneously teaches in-person and remote students may want to use Zoom breakout rooms to facilitate group work between student pairs. In the event that an instructor needs to pair in-person students with remote students (e.g., pair an in-person student with a remote student for […]
Allow Meeting Participants to Join and Leave Zoom Breakout Rooms
Zoom Breakout Room Management The instructor (the host) and only the host can assign participants to breakout rooms. The host can join and leave any breakout room during the meeting. Co-host Privileges In the event that the instructor would like to allow an additional participant (e.g. the research librarian, a co-teacher, a guest speaker, etc.) […]
Fall 2020 webinars
The University and the Commonwealth campuses are offering a series of just-in-time webinars to help faculty prepare for the fall semester. View the list on the Keep Teaching website. Webinars will be recorded and recordings will be available on the site.
Allow students to share their screen
Penn State’s security settings for Zoom prevent participants from sharing their screen during Zoom meetings. This setting limits disruptions by Zoom bombers. However, allowing students to share their screen can increase interaction and collaboration in the remote teaching environment. Change Screen Sharing Settings in all of your Meetings Instructors who frequently invite students to share […]
FAQs for Alternative Grades
From Dr. Janelle Larson, Wednesday April 8th, 2020 Penn State’s faculty and administration have developed an implementation plan to adjust grading for the spring 2020 semester for undergraduate students in response to the coronavirus epidemic. FAQs for alternative grades DRAFT 3-25-20.
Upcoming Faculty Development Sessions
More sessions to be announced soon.
Require authentication in Zoom sessions
Require Authentication to Penn State One method of preventing “Zoombombing” is to require all participants sign in using an @psu.edu email address. Students will need to sign into the meeting using the SSO option and authenticate to PSU. Students’ displayed name in the session are, by default, associated with their official PSU email address. Note: […]
Ending your Zoom Meeting (Important!)
Minimize Unnecessary Processing of Meeting Recordings To minimize potential issues with Zoom meetings and to minimize subsequent processing meeting recordings in Kaltura, it’s vital that faculty follow steps to officially end each Zoom session. If students remain in your session after you leave, the meeting is not considered completed by Zoom. If instructors neglect to […]
Instructional Resources for Remote Teaching (Free)
Quiz Banks Freely available quiz banks for Penn State Instructors by request for both Biology – Introduction to Biology and Chemistry – Foundations of Chemistry, as well as, other disciplines. Interested faculty should email continuity@psu.edu Library Resources University Libraries Remote Resources for Penn State Library Users Penn State Berks Campus Library Online Resources
Require Password in Zoom Meetings Scheduled through Canvas
Create a Recurring Meeting in Canvas Faculty can set up a recurring class meeting from directly inside their Canvas course by enabling Zoom in the Canvas course menu. Review best practices for scheduling class meetings in Zoom. Many of these best practices are now default security settings in the Penn State Zoom platform. Schedule a […]