For adjuncts and sessional lecturers teaching late-night or hybrid sessions, Stage 2: Online Socialization is often the first thing to be cut. Yet, scholarship shows this is where student retention is won or lost.
For discussion:
- How might we use low-stakes socialization tools (like shared Google Slides, Mentimeter, Sli.do) to build community in the first 10 minutes of a 6 PM lecture?
- How do you transition students from simply accessing technology and information to embracing an inquiry mindset where they construct their own knowledge? What is your preferred icebreaker for this shift?
