In order to facilitate an effective engaged learning experience in the Block, use a combination of the VU Collaborate unit space and your classroom space to support student learning. Connection with students is improved when you use a conversational tone.
Consider what your students will be doing at each stage and draw on the strengths of both the face-to-face classroom and the VU Collaborate space to create a dynamic learning environment that provides activities and instructions to students in a logical sequence within the session modules. There are a number of ways to do this.