Article: Learners and Learning

Virtual Office Hours


Derek’s Recommendation

Many faculty came out of the period of remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic with a new tool in their teaching toolbox: virtual office hours. This guide from Stanford's Center for Teaching and Learning provides very concrete strategies for making the most of virtual office hours.

Surveys administered by the Associated Students of Stanford University (AASU) and Institutional Research & Decision Support (IR&DS) during the remote learning period have identified that “inaccessibility of Office Hours was a common point of feedback.” The strategies below can help you to adapt your office hours to a virtual space.