Active Learning In The Online Classroom: Strategies & Teaching Techniques To Foster Student Engagement

Description  ChallengeEngaging students in a meaningful way is challenging regardless of the mode of instruction (face-to-face or online), but the issue is intensified in the remote, socially isolated nature of the virtual classroom. This webinar will provide practical strategies and teaching techniques to address the following issues: Lack of discussion in synchronous sessions Minimal participation (or only as much participation as is required by baseline expectations) in threaded discussions Minimal logins to the online classroom Low student investment in course activities Lack of student effort in assignments and interactions Key TakeawayParticipants will learn a variety of pedagogical strategies that can be integrated into the synchronous and asynchronous online classroom to engage students as active collaborators in the teaching-learning dynamic.OverviewThe importance of active learning in higher education is well-established; research clearly shows that pedagogical s