Hello Simone. Thanks for opening this thread in the discussion. I enjoyed reading about the responses and suggestions. I, too, have tried several ways of encouraging students to attend the Live Chat from trying to change the schedule to sending messages, etc. I think the reason why they do not feel the need to attend is because it is not mandatory and that they have a chance to watch it at a time that is convenient for them. What I do is I try to cover the topics that I think the students need to understand on a Unit, provide some examples and ask them to send me an e-mail right away if there is something about the chat that they do not understand. I usually receive e-mails asking for clarifications, which is good because it means some of them do watch the recording.
-Christine
@SFarrar
