Ohio State is in the process of revising websites and program materials to accurately reflect compliance with the law. While this work occurs, language referencing protected class status or other activities prohibited by Ohio Senate Bill 1 may still appear in some places. However, all programs and activities are being administered in compliance with federal and state law.

Facilitating Student Collaboration and Peer Engagement

On January 28, 2022, the College of Arts and Sciences Office of Distance Education hosted a teaching forum to discuss integrating student interaction in online course design and developing a culture in which students are cooperatively accomplishing course learning objectives. A panel of faculty instructors and an ODEE Instructional designer shared their perspectives and experiences with facilitating peer collaboration in online teaching environments

Anticipated Outcomes - Our goal was that by the end of this session, participants would be able to... 

  • Reflect on the communication differences in online teaching from the classroom setting and how those differences can affect student collaboration
  • Identify methods and tools for structuring group activities in synchronous and asynchronous online courses
  • Consider multiple strategies for assessing group work and online collaborations of various types
  • Develop a plan to purposefully create student coordination and collaboration in your online courses

Teaching Forum Panelists

Sarah Holt (Office of Distance Education and eLearning)
Jeffrey Trimble (School of Communication)
Claudia Buchmann (Department of Sociology)
Catherine C. Braun (Department of English)