Three simple steps.

Follow these simple steps for a quick start.

Connect.

1. Agree how you want to connect and ensure consent. If you connect with bigger groups, there are strict data privacy rules depending on the country you operate in. Compliance is a must.
2. Select the collaboration tool. I personally liked connectivity, global compliance with data protection law and intuitive handling of ZOOM.
3. Send meeting logistics to your participants.

Structure.

There are tons of tools and tips available online to support you. Virtual learning follows the same rules as any other:
- set a goal (start with the end in mind)
- set milestones and make a plan
- define social collaboration (agree on how and when you will communicate​), method and media that you want to use
​- keep it simple
- share material, links etc. with participants.

Share.

Sharing and exchanging is key. Mankind is not wired for isolation.
Meeting regularly will help you hone any skill or product and get better.
Evaluating progress along the way helps to stay on track and deliver the expected results. I personally like to just share slides on my screen for illustration to keep things simple.

Corona Collaboration Task. An example.

Here the content has been uploaded to a padlet. An intuitive and self explaining tool that allows students as well as teachers to upload tasks, methodology, results and questions. The same three simple steps are used as above. There is a kick off meeting with direct instruction, individual and group work with either a generalist or a specialist focus and the collection of results in a gallery walk.

Two bricks. An example.

Collection of all connection details is done best at the beginning of the process with a simple table including a consent note.
To reach out, share a note or send a mail with meeting logistics and required preparation work.
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Structure the lesson, following the steps above, prepare material and follow up. Send out instruction on required prep work. In this example, it's a text they need to read, which is sent together with the invite and meeting logistics.
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Put your structure on a sharable document, so it can be used to visualise your discussion, questions, etc.
Once you are in the meeting, use the "share screen/desktop" function to ensure all students are "on the same page".

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