Teaching Tip: How to start a Google Hangout

October 27, 2015

Marissa Carl

There are many reasons to connect with students via an online meeting space. For example, eLearning-supported instructors may want to have students check in individually throughout the semester, and face-to-face instructors may want to hold group activities outside the physical classroom with real-time interaction. Connecting synchronously with students can happen easily via Google Hangouts, available through the UA Google Apps for Education suite. Google Hangouts can hold up to 15 participants with live video, shared desktops or applications. A session can be scheduled  ahead of time through a Google Calendar invite.

Get step-by-step instructions for setting up a Google Hangout in this week's Teaching Tip: http://elearning.uaf.edu/go/tt-google-hangout.

— Teaching Tip by Jennifer Moss, an instructional designer, UAF adjunct faculty and Google for Education certified trainer with more than 20 years of experience in academics and higher education.