Engagement in Online and Blended Learning Environments

December 9, 2015
3:00 PM Eastern Time
Increasing Engagement in Online
and Blended Learning

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About EdTech Leaders Online
www.edtechleaders.org
ETLO works with organizations to understand
their online and blended learning needs and
develop solutions.
• Based at EDC (education non-profit) since 1999
• Collaborate with organizations with educational
missions
• Specialize in developing custom online and blended
learning environments
• Offer online facilitator and online course design
programs and free webinar series

Today’s Presenter
 11 years at ETLO
 Telecommuter from Sugar Hill,
GA
 Facilitation and course design
are my favorite! (and smiling-
smiling is also my favorite!)
Lesley Reilly
@lesreilly
https://plus.google.com/+LesleyReilly
lreilly@edc.org

Key to Engagement Online:
Know your Learners!
Poll Question #1
 Describe your primary teaching or supervising
learning environment?
A. K-12 Fully Online
B. Higher Ed: Fully Online
C. K-12 Blended
D. Higher Ed: Blended
E. Other (Tell us about your role in the Chat Box)

Poll Question #2
 How many online courses have you taken?
A. None
B. 1-5
C. 6-10
D. 10 or More
Use the Chat Box to share more details about your experience
facilitating or developing online courses.

Poll Question #3
 How many online courses have you facilitated?
A. None
B. 1-5
C. 6-10
D. 10 or More
Use the Chat Box to share more details about your experience
facilitating or developing online courses.

Poll Question #4
 Where are you joining us from?

Getting to know your learners Online
 Survey tools like Vark Questionnaire
 http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/
 Record and Share results with tools like
Padlet
 http://padlet.com/lesley_m_reilly/12_9_webinar
 Google Docs: KWHL at the Start of a
Course
 http://go.edc.org/GoogleKWL

Motivation impacts
Engagement
 MUSIC Model of Motivation: Dr. Brett Jones
 http://www.themusicmodel.com/

“Science of Engagement”
http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/335884/The-Simple-
Science-of-Creating-Engaging-eLearning-Courses
Anthropologist
Dr. Grant
McCracken,
psychologist Dr.
Olivier Oullier
and
neuroscientist
Dr. Thomas
Ramsøy
Know
your
learners

eMpowerment
Choice in how students show
what they know and how
they receive information
 Choice Boards and Learning
Menus
https://www.pinterest.com/ShakeUpLearning/learning-menus/
 Vary How You Present
Info (Video, Audio, Text,
Applets)
 Allow Students to Create
their own Digital Stories or
presentations

Sample Student Created Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8rzs4Ls9Gc
In May of 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean
blue
All that were sent were very bold
They sought 3 things: God, Glory, and Gold.
The English came, 1607 that's true,
But the colonists, they had no clue
They learned independence from one John
Smith,
and the House of Burgesses settled all tiffs.
The pilgrims followed, and soon after that
in 1620 wrote the Mayflower Compact.
The rule of law was a major tool, no kings for
them- they wanted self rule.
Then in 1754, things went down with French
and Indian war.
The war was costly; it cost a lot
The king needed money so taxes so taxes
he brought.

Content Ready Resources for
Engagement: (Interest and Visual Appeal)
• Library Vox: Online Audio Books
• Interactivate free, online courseware for science and
mathematics. Activities, lessons, and discussions
• Storyline Online: Children’s books read aloud by famous
people

Content Creation Tools
 Usefulness: create for
others, can be shared
 Visual appeal
What other tools can
you use to create
engaging content for
students online?
https://edpuzzle.com/media/563bd05b326180ea4e8e25dc

Frequent Feedback and Reminders
 Engagement in Discussion Forums
 Email Communication
 Dialogue Journal
 Phone Check-ins
 Be accessible
 Remind.com
Caring
Immediacy

Interactive and Immediate
Feedback
 Join at kahoot.it with Game PIN: check screen
Kahoot on Engagement
• Check for Understanding
• Allow students to experience success

Collaboration and Group Projects
Keys to Effective Collaborative Tasks
 Model and support
 Facilitate and be involved
 Practice (Icebreakers)
 Make goals and assessment clear
 Consider group and self- assessment
 Explore Synchronous Video Tools

Collaboration with Padlet
Reflect back on a challenging experience you have had while working on a collaborative project
or trying to facilitate a group project with students. Add a post to the Padlet wall describing
your biggest or most frustrating challenge. Make sure to add your name to your post.
http://padlet.com/lesley_m_reilly/Session3

Let’s Continue the Conversation…
 Join the ETLO Community Forum on Google+
 http://go.edc.org/ETLOforum
 Join the ETLO Mailing List
 http://go.edc.org/mailinglist
 Contact us at edtechleaders@edc.org to register
for an upcoming cohort of Advanced Facilitator
Training, Online Course Design, or the new 5
week workshop on Assessment.

Thank You!
Please contact Erin Earnst to request a
CE Certificate for today’s webinar:
eearnst@edc.org
Webinar recording and resources will be shared on
ETLO webinar website:
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