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Encouraging and Increasing Student Engagement and Participation in an Online Classroom

Encouraging and Increasing Student Engagement and Participation in an Online Classroom

Kathryn Woods
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781522507833|ISBN10: 1522507833|EISBN13: 9781522507840
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0783-3.ch065
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Woods, Kathryn. "Encouraging and Increasing Student Engagement and Participation in an Online Classroom." Blended Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 1335-1357. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0783-3.ch065

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Woods, K. (2017). Encouraging and Increasing Student Engagement and Participation in an Online Classroom. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Blended Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1335-1357). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0783-3.ch065

Chicago

Woods, Kathryn. "Encouraging and Increasing Student Engagement and Participation in an Online Classroom." In Blended Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1335-1357. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0783-3.ch065

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Abstract

Advances in technology have increased opportunities for students to participate in online courses. While some instructors are beginning their careers teaching only online courses, others are discovering a need to teach sections of courses online after they have enjoyed a long career teaching in a traditional classroom. In either situation, it is important for instructors to recognize that students in online learning environments require the use of different strategies for encouraging engagement and participation in class. In this chapter, the author describes the challenges that students and instructors face specifically in the online learning environment as well as strategies for success, including how to maximize the impact of students' experiences and prior knowledge, using multiple platforms to deliver information, discouraging procrastination, setting clear expectations, encouraging individuality, capitalizing on diversity, and providing and utilizing helpful resources.

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