ENGAGING STUDENTS ONLINESherry Vetter

What? Student engagement has been one of

the priorities for my school division Engaged students:

Earn higher grades Perform better on tests Report a greater sense of belonging Can set and meet personal goals

Why? Student engagement has been one of the

priorities for my school division Through experience, I have discovered

that it hard to engage students enrolled in an online class

Through trial/error, I’m learning what does (and does not) works with students

Question: If I can engage my online students, will I retain more and will they successfully complete?

How? Research & Literature Review:

Learning theories Constructivist Theory for Learning Online Community of Inquiry Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction Cybergogy Model CBUPO

Interview colleagues (online teachers)

Findings Common Elements:

Belonging Relevance Interaction Competency

Course Design: Chunking Multimedia Choice/Variety

Conclusion Engaging online students isn’t much

different than face-2-face students Highlights:

Interactions – online students need/want to know that there are ‘real’ people Peer to peer Instructor to peer

Variety Learning styles Student Choice