I want to consider content chunking as I prepare my recorded lectures; planning to keep them to 15 minutes by using this technique.
In engaging students in online learngin, I will continue to provide ways to stimulate and engage students through integrative, critical, an creative thinking via lectures and activities. It is important to maintain the perspective that students really are there and desire to learn. Instructor support and material presentation really does seal the deal most cases.
Social engagement and the class experience are important related topics. I would like to develop more on how I use email and discussion forums to make the experience more solid by projecting not only my presence and authority into the online learning environment but encourages students to do the same. I really like the idea of students getting more opportunities to bond as it can be quite difficulty to do with online learning.
With motivation engagement, I will continue to practice through individual affirmation, motivational interviewing, and constructive feedback. Students respond significantly well when they are supported on a daily basis and sense that instructors are partnered up with them so that they can be academically successful. I stress this by taking extra efforts and thinking to create this partnership in student learning engagement.
I have learned that Social Engagement and Motivational Engagement can reduce procrastination and allow students to feel confident in their ability to progress successfully in school. Setting the standard for all-around communication between student to student, instructor to student, and staff/faculty to student. Once students develop trust in you, the lines of communication are open to providing efficient and effective feedback which helps students have a clear understanding of the class and their progress.
I really liked the approach they talked about here by engaging students from a variety of different sources to reach as many as possible. We have to realize that there is no one best way any more, and that we must use a large number of resources to effectively teach our content in a meaningful way.
I have seen many students thrive with on-line teaching but there are some who it is difficult to keep them engaged. During this COVID pandemic it had been a real challenge for our Vocational Nursing program as many of the students struggled with the transition. Tying to keep them engaged and in uniform was an every day event but once they felt more comfortable with the structure it improved. We are now back on campus and things feel somewhat "normal" again.
This module has been great. It is easy to listen and learn from, and has provided not only assurance of some of the things I am already doing for my students, but has enlightened me on great resources for improvement with student engagement and learning, especially in this online environment. I have been reminded of how important it is for students to have the "real time" effect of communication when learning online. They can sometimes feel like they are being slighted, by not being able to be in the classroom. My courses are synchronous online, however, I have learned that I also need to create a forum for students to be able to ask questions. These questions can be answered by myself as the instructor, but can also be answered student to student. This promotes the student to become an active learner and be engaged with their peers, while also helpig them out.
I have used video's, zoom, email, and text. Short of that I am not familiar with all the other social media that could be used for student engagement. I know discussion questions work for some, but most of my students like our in person LAB time. We get a lot accomplished on those days.
When it comes to reminding students of out standing school work I have tried several methods. Here again, talking with my voice seems to work best.
I learned that the more you bring the learning process from real on the job skills the more the student will engage because she/he is learning from the lecture you have just taught.
Reply to Dahlia Brown's post:Yes, I agree. I find that it is very important to follow up with students with a friendly reminder.
Many students have other responsibilities and sometimes forget when assignments are due. As a result they turn their H.W.
in late and don't receive credit which can be frustrating. By reminding them of when assignments are due, I think will be helpful.
Its important to find ways to get students engaged in online classes. Designing interactive lessons and including components such as discussion boards and other interactive sections engage students and help them take part in online classes. Giving students feedback, whether through the discussion boards or indivually, helps teach them individually. Asking them to participate in class discussions and getting them talking to their classmates has also been helpful.
I have learned to improve student engagement through efficient and effective motivation tools also about explaining to the in how to improve not just saying good job also try to diversify activities so that they are kept engaged.
I think that varying the learning methods so that they are geared toward all learning styles is the way to engage as many studetns as possible. Varying instrucitonal methods, utilizing technology in innovative ways, sending remeinders, and getting feedback from students as to how they are doing and what is and isn't working for them is important.
I participate with my students online daily, this helps some who prefer that structure, others preferr to be more asynchronus.
This module has taught me how to keep the students engaged. The most interesting thing that I learned was to provide the directions in multiple ways. I usually assumed that students would understand verbal directions but I found that I need to inlcude written and maybe even a video showing them how to do something. This will definitely alleviate all the email full of questions that I get. My students would probably do better if I content chunk and assses more often.
Reaching out to the students and helping to motivate/inform them is key. Getting to know them through the introductions, having clear communication about what is expected, and providing gentle reminders can help them get through the course.
I have been teaching online for 16 years. I learned that the school I teach at already does most of what this video covered so we have done a great job on keeping up with this. The only thing I would like to apply is setting up a Wiki in my class as our LMS does allow for that. I will have to get approval from course development and/or program manager to do this.
In order for a student to be successful in online learning they must first be disciplined. The teaching/learning is a two-way street therefore instructors are too learning or should carefully assess engagment levels as this will help determing the morale of the audience and increase motivation. Establishing a rapport and realizing that there various platforms and tools out there to engage the various type learners is what will make an online class remarkable.
I have learned steps to keeping students engaged. Not all students percieve directions in the same way. Break up the course into smaller chunks. Efficient and Effective feedback, keep it positive.
The online classes have been challenging and in this module they have explained several different aspects for online learning. I will apply and use these daily to get my students motivated and engaged in learning.
I find it extremely difficult to keep students motivated when forced into online classes. Though our school has regularly scheduled MS Teams meetings, students just don't bother to log on. I like the idea of chunking material into smaller pieces, and I think if I can get away from the feeling that I have to fill every minute of class time and aim for quality instead of quantity, students will be more likely to remain engaged.
