These days, just keeping track of what day it is can be a challenge. And this fall, both you and your students may have to keep track of several different course configurations—navigating between in-person, hybrid, remote, and online courses. Luckily, there are some great strategies available to help you and your students balance varied schedules, structures and expectations. And, all of these strategies are cornerstones of good teaching, so adapting them provides a payoff both now and later!
With the move to remote teaching, many more instructors are recording video lectures. But, studies on their effectiveness are still emerging. Regardless, the research to date is clear that applying a few best practices to video lectures can improve the likelihood that students will not just watch them, but learn from them too! Fortunately, many recommendations for video lectures are the same for in-person lectures, instructors simply have to adapt these best practices to a new medium.
