Increasing student engagement in the virtual classroom:
some great tools for your digital toolbox
Lori Fuller Rusch - [email protected]
Regalpony.ca
Make everyday a field trip?
Our Reality
What they really want is you!
Relationships Matter…
More Latino Student Fail Online
• Grade gap between non Latino and Latino is 44% wider in On Line course than in traditional courses
• 72% of students at Rio Hondo College are of Latin decent
• 98% of my students are of Latin decent
Raymod Kaupp, The Gap Between Latino and White Student Achievement in On line Classes, The Journal of Applied Research in the Community College
Things to try!
Spruce up your syllabusBeef up your BlackboardSpeak via SKYPE office hoursFace up to FacebookVoyage into short video clipsVenture into Voicethread
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Bring Your Syllabus to Life!
Beef Up Your BlackBoard
Art 105 Virtual College
• Enhanced Banner• Start Here!• Quick read syllabus• Group by learning units• Make video announcements• Student Lounge• Instructor & Skype office hours
Interview with Dr. Nigel Spivey via SKYPE
• Virtual interviews• Office hours• Group work
Speak via Skype
London Calling!
Presentation to Mobile Ed Think Tank
Face up to Facebook• Communication• Current events in your discipline• Planning
Venture into Voicethread
Voice thread demo Prehistoric Art History
• Ice breaker• Foster discussion• Group presentations• Assessment
Things to try!
Spruce up your syllabusBeef up your BlackboardSpeak via SKYPE office hoursFace up to FacebookVoyage into short video clipsVenture into Voicethread
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Adapted from work shared by Michelle Pacansky-Brock http://mpbreflections.blogspot.com.
Thanks for listening!
By Karen Kuo
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