{"id":994,"date":"2021-03-11T12:35:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T12:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/CALRG\/?p=994"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:43:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T08:43:25","slug":"a-calrg-manifesto-for-online-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/CALRG\/a-calrg-manifesto-for-online-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"A CALRG manifesto for online meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been one year since we last have in-person meetings. Although most of us might be missing the &#8216;physical touch&#8217; of conferences, seminars and meetings, we have also been able to adapt and utilize technology to come up with new ways of online meetings. It is not a replacement of in-person meeting, but an innovative development of meeting!<\/p>\n<p>On 11 March, Rebecca from IET gathered us together to share our experiences in\u00a0 online meetings, and what we envision as a good online meeting. Here are the contributions from some of the participants shared with us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/CALRG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carlg.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/CALRG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carlg.png\" alt=\"An image captured from padlet which contains notes produced by the participants. The notes are replicated below the image in text.\" width=\"1302\" height=\"1950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/CALRG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carlg.png 1302w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/CALRG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carlg-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/CALRG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carlg-768x1150.png 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/CALRG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carlg-684x1024.png 684w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/CALRG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carlg-624x935.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1302px) 100vw, 1302px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The notes on the image are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everybody should be welcomed into the room<\/li>\n<li>Allow being open for moments of surprise!<\/li>\n<li>Get participants to engage actively &#8211; become more interactive and using poll function more often<\/li>\n<li>Regular breaks allowing for headspace and time to refresh<\/li>\n<li>Define the difference between content and curation to help attendees recall the sessions<\/li>\n<li>Shorter online meetings to keep attention levels an optimum<\/li>\n<li>With Online, the content is more easily curated as it is stored in an online space<\/li>\n<li>less formal! agreement that for some you can do other things and not need to stare at the screen<\/li>\n<li>Find a way to build in serendipity to your relationships<\/li>\n<li>Use physical gestures to show agreement, can&#8217;t hear etc. Develop a simple shared language as a group<\/li>\n<li>Engage physical attention as well as mental attention<\/li>\n<li>Shorter online meetings to keep attention levels an optimum<\/li>\n<li>Regular breaks allowing for headspace and time to refresh<\/li>\n<li>Let participants know when it&#8217;s acceptable to switch on\/off camera<\/li>\n<li>Comfort breaks!<\/li>\n<li>Make the most of distributed participants<\/li>\n<li>Define the difference between content and curation to help attendees recall the sessions &#8211; bring in experts from abroad<\/li>\n<li>Use the power of music<\/li>\n<li>Try a quiz format<\/li>\n<li>Help the social and professional challenge to make a buddy<\/li>\n<li>Be flexible as a participant or as an organiser when things don&#8217;t go as designed<\/li>\n<li>Is multitasking actually possible? Should it be encouraged\/discouraged?<\/li>\n<li>Find a way to build in serendipity to your relationships<\/li>\n<li>With Online, the content is more easily curated as it is stored in an online space<\/li>\n<li>Icebreakers, activities that are a bit wild so there is licence to fail, not to be &#8216;academic&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>However warm-up activities can be deeply stressful if asked to do things out of normal comfort zone!<\/li>\n<li>Being able to move around<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been one year since we last have in-person meetings. Although most of us might be missing the &#8216;physical touch&#8217; of conferences, seminars and meetings, we have also been able to adapt and utilize technology to come up with new ways of online meetings. 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