Part I: Engaging Online Learners through Mastering Student-Content Interaction
October 2024
We sometimes hear from faculty: “My students don’t read the required material…” or “They skip over my lecture videos and jump to the assignment…” So, why is this happening? And what can we do to fix this? Join Huck Stewart, Learning Design Manager, to delve into research-backed strategies to enhance engagement, foster deep learning, and improve student outcomes through thoughtful content design and delivery. Access the slide deck to the presentation here and access the guided notes here.
In addition, you can engage with the Canvas Course Demo:
> Canvas Course Demo (self-enroll): https://utahtech.instructure.com/enroll/G88XD7
> Canvas Course Demo (Canvas Commons): https://lor.instructure.com/resources/cf2ef7c46f1c4965874294f085e023a7?shared
Part II: Instructor-Student Interaction
November 2024
Do you ever feel your teaching voice is “lost” when you teach online? Do you miss the experience of mentoring your students? It doesn’t need to feel that way. Great teaching (and mentoring!) experiences happen online every day, and they can happen in your class, too. In this 30-minute discussion of the critical role of instructor-student interaction in online learning environments find research relating to instructor-student interaction, how to implement more of your mentoring self into your course, and how it will help your students to become more engaged both with you and the learning process!
