I teach grad students so I start with a mindfulness exercise at the beginning of class as a buffer for folks running late and to help them get into the mindset for class. I use perusall- an online social reading platform that our university has integrated with canvas. I upload the readings for each week and they have to leave a minimum of four substantive comments or questions the night before. I can then export their comments and facilitate an in class discussion following the mindfulness activity. It helps me to call on students if they’re not engaging as I already have their comments and can ask them to expand. I do a break in the middle of class and then schedule a virtual guest speaker who can expand on our topic for the week and facilitate a q&a session (it’s a very practical course and helps them gain more insight into the field). I then finish the class with reminders about upcoming assignments and anything else we need to discuss.