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How To Better Engage With Online Strategies Asp
How To Better Engage With Online Strategies Asp
Abstract
Online education is growing at a phenomenal rate. This growth in
online education offers many opportunities to colleges and universi
ties to reach students who may not have attended a traditional (brick
and mortar) college or university. Online education also gives stu
dents more control over their education along with a more flexible
schedule. As with every opportunity there comes a responsibility. For
colleges and universities, this responsibility includes the need to ef
fectively engage students in the online classroom to ensure learning.
This paper will review the theories that can be used to foster online
learning and education, as well as some of the best practices for ef
fectively engaging the online student in the classroom. Dont despair
- these best practices do not require an investment in expensive tech
nology or resources - they just require the creativity and imagination
of the instructor to redesign the learning experience and adapt it to
the online platform. Authentic learning which includes the use of
problems based on real world situations, scenarios and role playing
exercises, case studies and problem based activities will be reviewed
as one of the most effective ways to encourage engagement of the
online student as well as their academic growth and development.
As the paper discusses, these concepts can also be utilized with great
success with the adult learner in the online classroom.
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