Exploring Instructors' Perspectives and Instructional Strategies for Enhancing Online Students' Participation

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session Three
  In Roundtable Session: Fostering Inclusive and Equitable Online Learning Communities Through Instructional Design (Table 3)

Abstract

Instructors and students in higher education were forced to adopt online teaching and learning due to the pandemic. Instructors encountered challenges in facilitating learner-centered online instruction, including selecting appropriate instructional strategies to engage students at different participation levels. This study adopted a mixed-method to 1) explore how instructors perceive students’ participation in online courses, 2) investigate how their practices differ based on their beliefs about learner-centeredness, and 3) examine what instructional strategies instructors adopted to foster passive learners. Results showed that instructors were likely to use class discussion as a learner-centered strategy to facilitate collaborative learning. Their practices of designing and implementing instructional strategies in online courses were more learner-centered than their perceptions of learner-centeredness.

Authors

• Jaesung Hur, Florida State University
  Presenting Author

• Yuen Man Tang, Education University of Hong Kong
  Presenting Author

• Hui Shi, Florida State University
  Presenting Author

• Vanessa Paz Dennen, Florida State University
  Presenting Author