Online Student Engagement
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Student engagement is one of the keys to educational success - this collection looks at ways of facilitating this in online contexts.
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Ryan Craig: Three Ways Online Learning Hits The Jackpot | WiredAcademic

Ryan Craig: Three Ways Online Learning Hits The Jackpot | WiredAcademic | Online Student Engagement | Scoop.it

 

The traditional classroom is like a blackjack table.  You must visit the facility in order to participate.  Sessions start when the leader says so.  There are relatively complex rules in order to participate.  The session proceeds in a manner that is not individually tailored to your preferences.  And sticking with it requires a focus on the long-term goal (i.e., earning a degree, or winning back your money).

 

Enter digital technology.  As in gambling, technology is important in higher education not in and of itself, but because it enables three developments that will make learning much more effective, and perhaps addictive.

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A Tech-Happy Professor Reboots After Hearing His Teaching Advice Isn't Working - College 2.0 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

A Tech-Happy Professor Reboots After Hearing His Teaching Advice Isn't Working - College 2.0 - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Online Student Engagement | Scoop.it
A Kansas State University scholar finds himself rethinking the fundamentals and questioning whether technology is the best way to engage students.
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Students prefer good lectures over the latest technology in class | University Affairs

Students prefer good lectures over the latest technology in class | University Affairs | Online Student Engagement | Scoop.it
Survey of 15,000 Quebec university students shows they’re “old school” when it comes to teaching technology.
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8 Considerations for Online Text -- Campus Technology

8 Considerations for Online Text -- Campus Technology | Online Student Engagement | Scoop.it

Are your students reading what you're displaying?

 

Professor of Instructional Technology Scott Fredrickson and Associate Professor of Educational Administration Patricia Hoehner, both of the University of Nebraska at Kearney, provide eight factors to consider when presenting text for online courses.

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Research: Education Could Use More 'Connected Learning' -- Campus Technology

Research: Education Could Use More 'Connected Learning' -- Campus Technology | Online Student Engagement | Scoop.it
The possibilities inherent in digital learning won't in and of themselves flatten the global playing field for students, according to new research, unless we first give attention to the idea of creating "connected learning environments."...
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