This article describes practical applications for fostering engagement in online learning. It provides the rationale behind engagement. To understand how to build links to engagement, three specific strategies provided: (1) the identity-event link, (2) the prescription-event link, and (3) the identity-prescription link. Additionally, the author supplies “sidebar” scenarios to reinforce each of the strategies outlined.
Type of Material:
Open journal article which can be used as workshop and training material.
Recommended Uses:
• Faculty development training
Technical Requirements:
None
Identify Major Learning Goals:
• Train faculty in engagement strategies for online courses.
• Participants reading this article will learn how to measure engagement using the strategies outlined.
• Participants will learn three specific links to fostering engagement.
• Participants will learn how measuring engagement can serve as an outcome variable in course evaluation.
Target Student Population:
• Faculty
• Graduate Teaching Assistants
• College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
• This resource enforces the concept of student personal responsibility in online learning through the Triangle Model of Responsibility.
• The resource ties engagement and interactivity in online courses together as two necessary components.
Concerns:
None
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
• The scenarios provided are very useful.
• The resource suggests tying the learning to practical application in the work environment.
Concerns:
• The examples provided are used for online students in a corporate setting. In an educational setting those examples would need to be adjusted for online coursework. Coulc be more current
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
• This material is easy to read and use.
Concerns:
None
Creative Commons:
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