Heather Hoff

Situation

COVID19 precautions required a local church to move their weekly children’s program to an online format

Task

• Switch from in-person to remote educational delivery
• Use a platform that all students had access to
• Educate and engage in a hands-on way that felt familiar
• Use materials that students already have at home

Action

• Initially used synchronous Zoom meetings only but had trouble sustaining the student’s attention for more than 20 minutes
• Switched to a blended synchronous Zoom/asynchronous YouTube format to
• Created YouTube videos to go with the Zoom lessons for students to do at their convenience
• Talked to the students during the videos in a conversational manner and followed up on the crafts and themes during the next Zoom meeting

Result

Class attendance increased during the COVID19 closure and students stayed engaged and connected