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The Virtual Engagement Academy is designed specifically for educational professionals who are looking to transition their services to a virtual format or a hybrid format (virtual and in-person). This workshop series will openly identify and discuss the issues associated with this transition and provide proven-innovative strategies and best practices.

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SESSION 1: Thursday,February 4

2:00PM EST

It’s a Different World: Understanding Virtual Engagement

  • Who is doing it well?

    • specific examples and industries​

  • Differences between in-person and virtual learning

  • Virtual Engagement Solutions

    • soft skills, strategies, approaches

  • Indicators of effectiveness

    • recruitment, attendance, and surveys

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SESSION 2: Tuesday, February 9

2:00PM EST

Well Whatta Ya Know?:

Learning the Tools for the Job

  • The toolkit for successful online learning and engagement (hard skills, platforms

    • Overview of tools like Loom, Ed Puzzle, Mentimeter, etc.

  • Access & Affordability

  • What do I need to consider when choosing my tools

    • Audience

    • Intended outcomes

    • Resources

SESSION 3: Thursday,February 11

2:00PM EST

Engaging the Disinterested: Making your Virtual world Inviting

  • Where did we go wrong?

    • Why are they disinterested?

  • Needs assessment

    • Student accessibility to resources

    • Have their needs changed

  • Distinguishing your program

    • Alternate approaches that are different from their every day messages (schools, professors, etc.)

    • Alternate implementation of virtual engagement (synchronous vs. asynchronous)

    • Working with competing schedules (work, home obligations, etc.)

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SESSION 4: Tuesday, February 16

2:00PM EST

Virtually Me: Equipping the Professional for Virtual Engagement

  • Using social  media like a BOSS 

  • Developing an online profile to appeal to your audience 

  • Professional development for the practitioner

    • Ways to hone in on additional skills

      • LinkedIn Learning??

      • YouTube

      • MEI

  • Virtual Engagement Safety (Virtual Handbook) 

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SESSION 5: Thursday, February 18

2:00PM EST

Virtually Organized: Setting Up Your Virtual Tools For Easy Access and Tracking Engagement

  • Setting up your digital dashboard for quick access to LMS, campus Accounts, resources, etc. as well as tip on managing tasks and grading while monitoring students' emotional and mental well-being with simple weekly check-ins

  • Clarifying what is there to organize and situationally monitor

  • Best practices in communicating with your class during these trying times

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SESSION 6: Tuesday, February 23

2:00PM EST

Being Virtually Responsible:

From Start to Finish

  • Programmatic / Campus Safeguards

    • Dealing with minors

    • Protecting staff

    • Virtual coverage for sessions, breakout rooms, etc.

    • Signed liabilities and releases

    • Developing internal objectives

      • What does success in this virtual world look like

  • Formative Evaluative Measures

    • Reading students for screen fatigue / determining session length

    • In-session “Polls”

    • Making the chat box work for you

    • Student surveys & evaluations

    • Recording sessions

      • Can I do it?

      • Why should I do it?

  • Summative Evaluative Measures

    • Student surveys & evaluations

    • Assessment of internal objectives

    • What worked? Didn’t work?

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