HOWTO: Teaching via Live Stream
This list is intended to supplement the checklists for internal training events and external training events
Before the course
- Make sure that venue has video conferencing infrastructure
- Give notice to Photolab of intention to use video conferencing facilities - they will provide connection details to share with remote participants
- Create a separate “Remote Attendance” ticket type for event
- Send connection details to participants who signed up to attend remotely
- Remind remote participants to keep their microphones muted when joining the call
- Prepare feedback survey with two tracks, to identify differences in feedback from online and in-person participants
- Create/choose a channel on the EMBL Chat as a place for participants to ask questions/discuss course content/share URLs
- (Optional) create a shared notetaking document (CryptPad, GoogleDoc, HackMD, etc) - this can be helpful e.g. when pairing up georgraphically-dispersed participants for exercises
During the course
- Arrive early to allow time for additional technical setup
- Ask a co-instructor/helper/confident participant to tell instructor when a question is asked in the chat channel
- Always wear a microphone when teaching
- Instructor should remember to repeat questions & comments from local participants (not miced up) for the benefit of those following remotely
- Remember not to rely on laser pointer when teaching