Description Although not experts in the discipline, there have been benefits in having students lead online discussions. Students may be more comfortable to participate in the discussion when it is led by an equal member of the class, rather than the instructor who is perceived as the authority (Lim, Cheung, & Hew, 2011). Questioning from …
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Online Discussion,
online discussions,
Peer Learning,
Scaffolding,
Socratic Questioning
Description Students want to know what will be on the test. But faculty want students to focus on authentic learning rather than simply scoring well. Our strategy addresses both desires. Good course design involves alignment of course and lesson objectives with relevant activities and assessments. It is imperative that students be provided with this “roadmap” …
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Cheating Prevention,
cognitive presence,
Cognitivism,
Connectivism,
course alignment,
Discussion,
formative assessment,
Learning activities,
Learning Presence,
lesson objectives,
Metacognition,
Peer Learning,
Scaffolding,
Social Presence,
visualization
Description Peer review is a strategy steeped in the social interaction proposed as essential to cognitive development by scholars such as Bruner and Vygotsky (Price, O’Donovan, & Rust, 2007; Hughes, Ventura, & Dando, 2004). Peer review involves small groups or pairs of students sharing work with one another, creating an environment where students can develop …
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Cognitive Apprenticeship,
Discussion,
Expertise,
Peer Review,
Scaffolding,
Social Development Theory,
Social Learning Theory
Description The utility of writing assignments to enhance learning biology is well documented (e.g. Mynlieff et al., 2014; Couch et al., 2015). Such assignments can provide the basis for assessing higher-order and critical-thinking skills (Kelly et al, n.d.). Furthermore, when students are able to react to instructors’ feedback by re-drafting or adjusting their written work, …
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Assessment,
Biology,
Blog,
Bloom's Taxonomy,
Formative,
Metacognition,
Scaffolding,
STEM
Description In a classroom setting, levels of student engagement vary widely, but instructors can adjust the lesson based on the perceived level of student engagement. However, in an online environment, instructors cannot spontaneously prompt students to motivate their engagement. When developing asynchronous modules, using a motivational design model and appropriate technologies allows one to replicate …
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Content,
Engagement,
Interaction,
Library,
Module,
Motivational Design,
Scaffolding,
Tutorial
Description A Wiki is a website that offers the capability for users to easily create and edit pages collaboratively. As such the Wiki technology has the potential to facilitate and enhance online collaboration and provides Higher Education with new prospects for collaboration, knowledge creation and student interaction. The main feature of a Wiki is the …
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Collaboration,
Constructivism,
Interaction,
Scaffolding,
Social Media,
Social-Constructivism,
Web2.0,
Wiki
Description An email message with a “hook” employs a concise, narrative-driven scenario to motivate students to log into an online course. These email messages have a provocative subject heading that summarizes a specific real life situation where learners would need to apply the content covered in that installment of the online course. When the learner …
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Activating Prior Knowledge,
Behavior Design,
Course Design,
Email,
Interaction,
Learner Motivation,
Problem-Based Learning,
Scaffolding,
Situated Cognition
Description A Course Orientation Module serves as the orientation to an online course. Creating an Orientation Module is very similar to the events that can occur in first night of a face-to-face class. The purpose of this module is to help students learn the course routine, expectations, and organization as well as ensure that students …
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Course Organization,
Course Orientation,
Module,
Scaffolding
