56 Communication

It is important for faculty to establish clear roles, expectations, and boundaries (availability) when it comes to communication with students or others. Faculty can set their MS Teams status (away / available) to show their availability.

During MS Teams meetings faculty might use the following ideas to help monitor chat messages and be more responsive to students:

• Use multiple devices to more easily monitor chat while presenting
  • Use your phone to monitor chat while presenting on your computer
• Use a student, TA, or audience member to monitor chat (with or without student extra credit for monitoring/participating).
• Use chat for note taking (e.g. post screenshots during the presentation into the chat)
• Address chat questions during or after presenting (depending on class size)