Re-imagine Your Online Discussions: How to Increase Student Engagement
Start Date
8-18-2021 12:00 AM
Description
Students often complain that online discussions within courses are boring, lack engagement and ultimately are a form of "busywork". If structured and implemented correctly, online discussions have the potential of creating community, and mentorship between other students and the instructor. The presenters in this session represent a cohort of USU faculty that earned an online teaching certification endorsed by the Association of College and University Educators. This group will share ideas that they implemented within their own courses that have helped to 1) create better community within online courses, 2) increase students' capacity for critical thinking, and 3) have made online discussions a more engaging aspect of the course.
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Re-imagine Your Online Discussions: How to Increase Student Engagement
Students often complain that online discussions within courses are boring, lack engagement and ultimately are a form of "busywork". If structured and implemented correctly, online discussions have the potential of creating community, and mentorship between other students and the instructor. The presenters in this session represent a cohort of USU faculty that earned an online teaching certification endorsed by the Association of College and University Educators. This group will share ideas that they implemented within their own courses that have helped to 1) create better community within online courses, 2) increase students' capacity for critical thinking, and 3) have made online discussions a more engaging aspect of the course.