Engaging Students In Online Courses

Badge earners demonstrate the ability to discuss and respond to in-depth issues related to student engagement in online courses. Issues that participants will examine include instructor presence and its role in student engagement; what reasons students have for enrolling in an online course and how those reasons affect student engagement; and how to recognize and respond to engaged and disengaged students in online courses.

Skills / Knowledge

Student Engagement
Engagement
Online Presence
Online Pedagogy
Online Group Projects
Online Group
Online Engagement
Instructor Presence

Earning Criteria

Required

course

Complete a five-week course that includes weekly readings in the form of narratives as well as research and case studies. Weekly activities ask participants to reflect on and problem-solve various aspects of student engagement including: instructor presence, school/life balance, and peer-to-peer collaboration.

participation

Participate in a small-group project where participants collaborate to create an engaging group activity and experience first-hand the engagement challenges students face with group work.

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