Faculty members at Penn State Behrend are using custom Zoom backgrounds to increase student engagement during this period of remote learning. "I wanted to do something that would make this a little more fun," said Charlotte de Vries, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
Charlotte de Vries, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Behrend, has been using custom Zoom backgrounds to better engage with students in a remote-learning environment.
Richard Zhao, an assistant professor of computer science and software engineering at Penn State Behrend, has used images from the Behrend campus as his backdrop on Zoom during classes and meetings.
Charlotte de Vries, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Behrend, used a floating-head effect from "Futurama" to engage students during online office hours.
Richard Zhao, an assistant professor of computer science and software engineering at Penn State Behrend, has digitally added himself to software he is teaching during this period of remote learning.