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Use a Reflective Online Discussion Activity to Help Students Solidify Learning

November 21, 2017
In order to build the scaffolding for learning, students need to acquire knowledge to build from. Lectures and chapter reading assignments can make current Instructional Designers cringe, but often times it is a time-efficient strategy to deliver content. What the authors of Make it Stick illustrate so well is that often when learners listen or…

Use Social Networking Tools to Facilitate Small Group Problem-Based Learning

October 20, 2016
Description With the rapid growth of technologies and the appearance of social media the potential of technology-supported PBL seems significant, since it can be used to enrich interactions between students and reduce the time constraints of the traditional classroom. Social media tools are used in many institutions for educational purposes in numerous, innovative ways even…

Provide Formative Feedback for Student Success in Interactive Assessments

April 9, 2015
Research suggest that faculty interacting with and providing constructive feedback to students were significantly and positively related to students’ learning gains in professional skills (Bjorklund, Parente, & Sathianathan, 2004). If students work on an assignment which does not exemplify the best they can do to meet the assignment criteria, they are allowed to revise and…

Interaction

July 23, 2024
Online/blended learning pedagogical practices are organized into three categories: Course Content, Interaction and Assessment. Interaction is crucial in creating an engaging and effective online learning environment. It helps bridge the gap between the digital environment and the traditional classroom, making learning more accessible, interactive, and effective. Check out our articles on strategies for improving interaction…