Flex-Hybrid and Remote

NOTE: This article is intended for faculty in Champlain’s traditional campus-based programs who find themselves temporarily teaching remotely. It does... ... Read More

Are you prepared to move your course online if the campus was forced to close? Are you prepared if you... ... Read More

The College now has access to multiple tools that make running a webinar or remote meeting simple. You can: Hold... ... Read More

In common usage we often use the word “community” to refer to physical spaces. Because of this, it can be easy to feel that creating a classroom community in a virtual space is difficult or even impossible. But in fact, Gen Z knows that all of the aspects of community can be (even more) successfully created in a flex-hybrid course - and doing so only rarely requires more work for an instructor than for fully in-person classes. (Really!) ... Read More

Taking an existing course and transforming it into a new format–for example, converting an in-person course to hybrid or online,... ... Read More

As you develop virtual or hybrid courses, you may be contemplating using real-time (synchronous) teaching, asynchronous strategies, or a combination.... ... Read More

Introduction What counts as “class time” — especially when you are adapting a course to a new format like hybrid... ... Read More

Read on for user guidance on Zoom and Google Meet (the two most commonly used videoconferencing platforms at Champlain), or... ... Read More

Montreal faculty member Adam van Sertima – a self-described “Dad, philosopher, art historian and Games Studies specialist” who teaches film... ... Read More

InSpace is a videoconferencing tool designed around a virtual space in which participants can move, interact in small groups, and... ... Read More

"Zoom fatigue” is a real thing - it comes from the additional cognitive load imposed by trying to parse interpersonal interactions in a space where you can’t see a person’s full body and other physical cues that you get during in-person meetings. Here are some simple but effective ways to minimize Zoom fatigue. ... Read More

Approaching Online Teaching as Performance Ashlee Espinosa is an acting coach and an online instructor. She has some great advice... ... Read More