Guest Lectures
One benefit of online classes is that guest lecturers don’t have to travel physically to a location, which can make it easier to bring them “into” your classroom.
Here are some ideas for how to implement guest lectures in your classes:
- Schedule a synchronous session where the guest presents and students attend the session to listen and ask questions.
- Have the guest lecture record a presentation and provide it to students.
- Run a synchronous Q&A type session between you and the guest and provide the recording to students.
- Invite the guest to a discussion in Canvas and allow students to ask them questions.
Additional Resources
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Guest Lecturers in the Online Environment (University of Illinois Springfield). Contains pros and cons of bringing outside experts into online courses.