I thought the class offered a lot of helpful tips to engage students. I teach at a few online schools and it was a good reminder of different things I could be doing in the classroom. I like the analogy that we as online facilitators are directors.
In my on ground classes, I tend to use power point, but within my power point we stop and have discussion questions as well as activities so it breaks the information up. In my online classes, I provide videos and journal articles and ask the students to reflect on their reaction. I also do group projects. I think in an online setting students are responsible more for their learning and what they get out of the classroom, we are their to guide them and ask though provoking questions.
In my online classes I plan on using more case studies, simulations, debates and other forms of technology to engage students.
