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- Remind users to mute their microphones when they are not speaking.
- For instructors who have classes where total users would exceed 250, the ITS team will need to know about a scheduled synchronous session in advance so that Blackboard can be prepared to allow such a synchronous session.
- In such a large class, breaking into smaller chat rooms is an effective teaching technique. Learners can be assigned to specific rooms for such classes.
- Instructors should move from chat room to chat room to monitor learners' participation and engagement.
- Instructors might consider why the live session is the best mode to use to engage their learners and to meet the learning objectives.
- In live sessions, a chat box is available to the right of the screen and a TA can be assigned to track and to respond to any comments or questions that appear in that box.