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EL122

Live Online Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Engagement

Teaching live online requires more than sharing slides; it demands structure, energy, and student-centered interaction. This course equips educators to design and deliver live sessions that keep learners focused, active, and connected.

The course covers the following:

Best practices for structuring live classes, encouraging participation, and using interactive tools such as chat, polls, and breakout activities.
Strategies that enable instructors to design and deliver live online lessons that engage learners and promote participation and collaboration.
Guidance on effective pacing, attention cycles, and digital tools to enhance engagement in live online sessions. Emphasis is placed on maintaining a strong instructor presence and facilitating meaningful discussions.
Methods for managing technical challenges and using learner feedback to improve live online instruction.

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Course Objectives

Module 1: Foundations of Engaging Live Online Teaching

Identify key differences between in-person and live online teaching.
Recognize common engagement challenges.
Apply strategies to address common engagement challenges.
Structure a live online lesson using attention cycles and pacing strategies.
Establish clear expectations that encourage participation from the start.

Module 2: Interactive Strategies That Keep Learners Engaged

Use interactive strategies to increase participation and collaboration.
Design live activities that promote engagement, critical thinking, and collaboration.
Apply questioning techniques that encourage discussion and reflection.
Facilitate learner interaction using various tools.
Balance content delivery with meaningful interaction.

Module 3: Tools, Technology, and Challenges

Choose and evaluate digital tools and platforms that support engagement and learning goals.
Use platform tools with purpose to support participation, discussion, and real-time feedback.
Design simple, structured activities that promote engagement, critical thinking, and collaboration.
Handle common tech issues without disrupting the lesson.
Prepare backup options to keep learners engaged if technology fails.

Module 4: Facilitation, Feedback, Continuous Improvement, and AI Integration

Facilitate inclusive and meaningful discussions that encourage participation from all learners.
Address common engagement challenges.
Use feedback to check understanding during live sessions.
Review feedback to identify ways to improve.
Create a personal plan to improve live online teaching.
Use AI to enhance engagement and efficiency in live online teaching.

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Course Format

Can Start Anytime
Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
4 Hours of Activities

Completion Requirements

Study Course Content
Pass ALL Required Quizzes

Digital Badge & Certificate of Completion

4 Hours of Continuing Education
Awarded upon successful completion of course

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Certification Credits

This course provides a Certificate of Completion with 4 hours of continuing education credits.
This course provides credit toward the Certified Higher Education Professional (CHEP) credential in the following specialization area(s):
- CHEP in Online Teaching
This course provides credit toward the continuing education requirements for CHEPs in all areas of specialization.

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