G o o g l e + • Session Objectives: – By the end of this session, participants will be able to: • Identify the basic features of Google+ • Implement Google+ Hangouts in your course(s) to improve communication and build rapport with student • Create learning materials that aid in student understanding of course

G o o g l e + H a n g o u t B a s i c s • • Google+ Hangouts are face to-face virtual meetings (think Skype) that allow for up to 10 people to be in one meeting session at a time.

https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=QN38vHZjWXw – Additionally, participants can share their screens with others and also collectively work on shared documents.

T e a c h e r S t u d e n t • Online office hours – Individual students and/or groups can meet with faculty members to ask questions, voice concerns, give feedback, etc.

• Valuable prior to exams – I’m guessing students might ask a question or two then???

• Can provide immediate feedback and avoid confusion that email can

T e a c h e r S t u d e n t • Conduct a “Weekly Hangout” session with students – Review of the past week’s materials – Highlight/emphasize most important parts of lessons – Have students post/send/tweet questions and answer them in a Hangout • If more than 10 students

T e a c h e r S t u d e n t • Live question and answer sessions with students • Special interest groups in class – present more in-depth information on a specific topic

S t u d e n t S t u d e n t • Students can work on a shared document as a group – Take home quiz/test, case study, problem set – Professors can join these Hangouts – can jump from group to group at random – Students can also work independently from the professor • For grading purposes,

S t u d e n t S t u d e n t • Students can complete group work during class time in breakout rooms. Instead of having to travel to each room, the professor can then jump into a Hangout with each group – Thus, the professor can check in with each group

T e a c h e r T e a c h e r • • • • Meet with offsite personnel from your office Need to meet with individuals from Stillwater, the hospital, and OSU-CHS?

Easily share a presentation or work on a common document during these meetings Have a meeting

S t a r t i n g a H a n g o u t

• • • • • • • Establish a Google account Add people to your “circles” Click “Hangouts” Click “Start a Hangout” If necessary, install the plug-in Join the Hangout, then invite others to join!

Once they accept the invitation, you will be able to video chat with them.

E x a m p l e H a n g o u t

• • https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla yer_embedded&v=9nbnqZTKXDI Questions??

Join us for our next faculty development session!!!

Workshop: Utilizing Social Media as a Teaching Tool Tuesday, July 15, 2 pm, E202