Tools and Techniques for Making Connections and Engaging with Students in Online Classroom

• In Event: DDL- Practice Session: Tools and Techniques to Engage Students in Online Classrooms

Short Description

With growing numbers of traditionally-aged undergraduate students taking online courses, it is essential for course instructors and instructional designers to plan, design, and implement mechanisms that will promote engagement and connectedness. As a result, these mechanisms should enhance students' motivation, satisfaction, participation, sense of community, and overall learning experience, ultimately leading to higher chances of academic success.

Authors

• Contributor: Nedim Slijepcevic, Eastern Kentucky University

• Contributor: Christopher Daniel, Eastern Kentucky University