Many online courses have incorporated the use of live online meetings for office hours, group project meetings, one-on-one tutoring sessions with students who need extra help, student group meetings, special guest live lectures and student presentations.
I have used live online meetings as a way to get to know my students in real time similar to my live chat room meetings.
Sometimes in a live online meeting, I would lecture on the topic of that week and reinforce what we discussed in the forums, discuss an upcoming assignment, or help prepare students for an upcoming midterm of final exam.
I also use live online meetings as a place where students can ask me questions about anything related to the class. If a student does not understand something about the reading, I can expand on that part of the reading for him.
If students need clarification on mistakes he/she made in his/her essay, I would walk through all the errors that student made/and or I would walk through the errors the entire class made on their essays so students learn the common errors the class had made.
I could have some students volunteer to upload their papers and we would peer edit each other's rough drafts in real time rather than wait days for peer response on forums, we can get peer review results in minutes so students can go back to their drafts right away to fix their rough drafts.
Sometimes students just want to get to know each other better. The stronger students would help out the weaker students on certain difficult topics and I let students talk about class related topics to reinforce what they learned in class.
I can ask students how they are doing, how I can better explain that week's topics or last week's topic or any other questions they may have. Students enjoy online live meetings.
Usually I get the same students who come. I usually do not get the whole class to attend since students are busy with full time jobs, family responsibilities etc.
Many LMS has their own Live session room where students can use webcams and see each other and hear each other. The teacher can let students share their screens so we can discuss their papers or their works.
I like live online meetings because I get to hear my students' voices, see their faces, see their reactions as I lecture to see if they understand what I am saying just like in a face to face class.
Of course, with COVID19, I have used Zoom for class meetings besides Skype and Google Hangouts. However, most schools want their Live Sessions inside their classroom environment for student record purposes.
When I was teaching at AMU, I used Adobe Connect to talk with students one-on-one and I enjoyed interacting with students in real time because they get to see me as flesh and bone, and not just a name on the computer screen. The more I interact with students, the better we got to know each other, the more motivated students were to succeed in my classes.
Do you hold online live meetings at your online class?
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