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why turn off webcams

Why Smart Bosses Let Employees Turn Off Their Cameras During Zoom and MS Teams Meetings

The pressure to perform for the camera is draining–and distracts from pursuing meaningful outcomes.

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/why-smart-bosses-let-employees-turn-off-their-cameras-during-zoom-ms-teams-meetings.html

https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/738496626781038/

Almost never did everyone feel that everyone else in the meeting was looking at them — or at the very least could be looking at them — at all times.

And then there’s the pressure to respond quickly: A 2014 study showed that delays in replying to a question or prompt as short as 1.2 seconds made other people in a teleconference perceive the responder as less focused.

Great bosses lead and manage by meaningful expectations and meaningful deliverables.

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more on webcam policies in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=webcam+policy

Webcam policies

https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/706123016685066/

Does your college/university have an official policy on webcams on/off during Zoom classes?
Do you, as faculty, have something written in the syllabus that addresses the issue?
I am a part of a college-wide sub committee, and we are looking for best practices. Personally, I feel uneasy teaching to black rectangles.
https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/2020-12-Opinion-Online-Class-Cameras-On-Requirements-a11y.pdf

https://higheredpraxis.substack.com/p/tip-dont-require-cameras-on
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more on webcams in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=webcam