CTC Ed Tech 2-5-13 Student Engagement

Student engagement in online classes is an ongoing topic of discussion among faculty I know who teach online.  Here's an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education on how to increase student engagement in asynchronous classes.  There are other techniques for synchronous classes.  For instance, in eLive, I always start with some sort of icebreaker/checking so I can hear the students' voices, get to know them, and verify that their microphones are working.   I also use the polling tools regularly to see if students are with me.  

What do you do?  I have created a survey to collect your suggestions.  I will share the survey results with the CTC faculty and adjunct faculty list serves in a couple weeks.

All faculty and adjunct faculty are welcome  to this Friday's workshop:

Designing your course for distance - Feb. 8, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, UC 130N

Intentional course design improves student learning and makes course management easier.  It is also essential for distance courses.  We will use the course design checklist from the Faculty Technology Center as a starting point for course design.  We will also discuss the backward design model for course development. 

If you are interested in attending via eLive, let me know and I'll see if I can set up an eLive session in UC 130N.

Please come to the eTech Fair by the eLearning Workgroup on Friday Feb. 15.   

Sessions will be held throughout the day via eLive web conferencing. One randomly chosen participant will win an iPad (sponsored by the FTC)! Topics include Blackboard, mobile learning, ePortfolios, virtual worlds, Google apps and more. Mark your calendars and check the website for updates.  

I will be doing three workshops at the eTech Fair - Rubrics in Blackboard, Sneak Peak at Collaborate, and Teaching Mixed Mode: Focus Group Results.  Those that remember my workshop schedule here will note that I will also teach the rubrics and Collaborate sessions here.