May 26, 2:00 – 2:50
- Cyprien Lomas is the Director of the LFS Learning Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
- Sahil Sahibole is a Research Assistant with the LFS Learning Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
- Judy Chan is the CTLT/LFS Faculty Liaison for the LFS Learning Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
- Duncan McHugh is the Digital and Instructional Media Producer for the LFS Learning Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
Session Description
Online teaching might be here to stay, but pedagogy can be affected when the online instructor presence is not ideal. The narrow window of Zoom cameras can prevent the use of hand gestures that are common in in-person teaching. To eliminate this, Professor Carol McAusland approached the LFS Learning Centre to try and teach in a weather forecaster setup, allowing her to annotate and point to her graphs and slides with her hands.
The pop-up studio was the second iteration of a studio at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, after the first iteration was shut down due to not being extensively used. It was set up as a portable, temporary studio in a small space which demonstrates that multipurpose spaces can be utilized as studios for online teaching.
The pop-studio, set up with an ATEM Mini Pro and studio gear enables instructors to deliver their online lectures with minimal technical assistance required. The relative low cost and ease of setup can allow such studios to be set up in every building to provide a space for online teaching for instructors.