Great Minds Think Alike Session

Great Minds Think Alike sessions are a type of networking session. Participants choose one of five topics of interest. A facilitator for the group will share a Google Doc so that all participants in the group can collaborate and share ideas

By the end of the session, each group will walk away with a document of new contacts, shared resources, and new ideas for support from the CNIE.

The topics include:

Graduate Student Group

Instructional Design & Pedagogical Innovation

Open Education Resources (OER)

Media and Technology

Work and Life Balance / Time Management

The session is structured like this:

1.    All participants join the same virtual meeting room in Wonder (access available through the

       conference platform).

2.    The host will introduce the five topics and explain how to get started.

3.    You may choose the session of most interest to you.

4.    You are then invited to join a ‘circle’ associated with that topic.

To join a virtual group, simply drag your avatar to the ‘circle’ of choice and you will automatically be added to the group

5.    You’ll have the remainder of the session for your group discussion and networking document. Note: These are intended to be interactive discussions; the leaders are facilitators not speakers.

a.    Anyone in the group can contribute to the shared document.

b.    You will receive warnings that the session is about to end.

6.    The session host will make an announcement when the circles come to a close, however, the group is welcome to stay as long as they wish. The host will also announce where the Google documents will be made available to everyone (without your personal contacts).

7.    After the conference, expect to receive an e-mail from your group facilitator so that your new network can continue the discussion.

Important:

Try joining the Wonder hallway at least one time before this session so you are familiar with the platform. It may be new to you, but it is very user-friendly!

It is important to allow Wonder access to your microphone and video when prompted for the first time.

Description of Platform

Welcome to the Hallway via the platform Wonder! This networking platform is meant to simulate the live experience of informal networking and connecting with your peers in between sessions. The virtual room is open all day, you may revisit at any point during the day.
 

Before joining the room...

• Make sure to turn off all video conferencing tools (Zoom) - Parallel video calls may lead to technical difficulties.
• For the best virtual experience connect on desktop, not mobile.
• Wonder is not well supported in Internet Explorer, for an optimal experience we recommend using Chrome

Once inside the room, you can...

• Check the participant list and find colleagues in the room with similar areas of interest
• Join or leave conversations by moving your cursor to a different group of people
• Create large or small groups by finding different areas to network in the room
• Interact via video or chat – with individuals or group conversations you join
• If you wish to have a private conversation, you may lock your circle with the lock icon visible in the upper right corner

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN

• Click on the “Join virtual session” green button above
• Take a snapshot – Click on the button and give us your best smile!
• Enter the room – Type in the password
• Answer the icebreaker question
• Explore – move your cursor and click to navigate around the room and join discussion circles and chat with others

For any issues, please add your comments or chat to ALL and we will be sure to address anything.

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