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Professor Emeritus Ron Owston answers questions about teaching with Zoom during webinar

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Faculty of Education Professor Emeritus Ron Owston will deliver his final free webinar for this term, and will open the floor to questions during the Dec. 8 event “Ask Ron Anything About Teaching with Zoom.”

Faculty of Education Professor Emeritus Ron Owston
Professor Ron Owston

The webinar will run from 10 to 11 a.m., and Owston will answer questions pre-submitted by registered participants, and follow by answering questions raised during the live event as time permits.

“I go out on a limb with this one, but I did it a year ago and it’s fun,” said Owston, who has organized and offered a variety of free webinars that focus on teaching with Zoom.

Owston is Contact North | Contact Nord’s research associate and leader of the group’s successful Zoom webinar series. Common topics include:

  • Create engaging breakout room sessions
  • Design successful ice-breaking activities
  • Use a second camera or stream mobile phone video to your class
  • Share videos, applications, and whiteboards
  • Take class attendance
  • Get poll reports
  • Set up a secure class meeting

For more details and to register, go here.