With that in mind… Rule two: Don’t do it alone Be prepared to rapidly troubleshoot – we recommend having someone on standby whose role it is to do this, so you are free to manage the rest of the session. We’ve encountered broken mics, Mac computers not accessing shared documents, people invited to meeting slots not being able to access them, and many more. People are very understanding but it helps to acknowledge challenges, to manage expectations from the outset. However, you will still encounter challenges be honest and open and explain at the beginning that it will not all run smoothly. You can attempt to mitigate this by providing tutorials and very clear (and accessible) instructions ahead of time.

Rule one: Things will go wrongĮither for you or your participants! Whilst some will be very familiar with your software and approach, for others it will be completely new and not intuitive. If you are interested in reflections on flipped learning we recommend a great in-depth reflective blog on the difference between face to face and digital training by UCL’s Professor Muki Haklay. The majority of the reflections in this blog are based on our experience of running practical sessions- including all-group seminars and smaller group breakouts – in MS Teams shared working documents on sharepoint and Q&A throughout on Slido. The methods we used:įlipped learning sessions were delivered via participants taking part in asynchronous learning (participants learning the same material at different times) on an online platform (in our case UCLeXtend) followed by a live Q&A session in MS Teams (participants were also asked to use a 3rd party platform to ask questions anonymously – we used Slido)

After scouring the internet and delivering both ‘flipped’ style (participants work through content independently before all joining a live Q&A/workshop session) and interactive practical sessions in Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) we have the following reflections to share in the hope that they are useful. One of the primary ways we do this is through training and skill development.ĬOVID-19 and social distancing hit right in the middle of our main training delivery period, so we had to adapt quickly and meaningfully – skirting the balance between rapid ‘knee-jerk’ response and reflection-based best practice. The UCL Engagement Team is dedicated to supporting people across UCL to get involved in effective, mutually beneficial, public engagement. This blog has been written by Ben Littlefield (Public Engagement Manager – BEAMS).

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