EDTC 620, Spring 2018

1. Online
Learners STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT
Media
Lecture Project #2
Instructor: Adiatu Khanu
EDTC 620

2. What is Student Engagement?
It is Multidimensional, and includes the following
engagements:
 Behavioral Engagement – focuses on student
participation in discussions, and other academic
activities.
 Emotional Engagement – focuses on students’
reactions and feelings, both positive and negative, to
members in their learning community.
 Cognitive Engagement - focuses on students’ level of
investment in learning new concepts.
In Sum: Student engagement can be considered as the
amount of time, energy and resource, that students
devote to activities designed to enhance learning.
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3. Six Methods to Increase Student Engagement
1. Prepare students for the online learning experience.
Give students an introduction to the online learning experience, and explain how the online
learning differs from the traditional classroom experience. Course requirements should be
defined, and instructors should provide tips on time management and prioritizing coursework.
2. Present clear, organized learning materials.
Students should find your course site easy to navigate. The course materials, discussion forums,
and student records in the Learning Management System should be consistently organized and
labeled to prevent student confusion.
3. Prevent isolation by increasing the presence of instructors.
Students need to feel like their instructors are invested in their learning, and are always around
to guide them through the course. Narrated instructional videos relay some of an instructor’s
personality, and students will feel like their instructor is talking to them. Instructors should be
easily accessible, and reach out to students behind on their assignments to offer help or
encouragement.

4. Six Methods to Increase Student Engagement
(Continued)
4. Chunk and space learning.
Learning content should be delivered in small segments, and students should be
allowed enough time to digest what they’re learning. Chunking is a great way to keep
students’ attention spans from waning.
5. Make students demonstrate what they’re learning.
Following each lecture, students should apply what they have learned. This can be
achieved by requiring students to journal, write opinion pieces, solve problems, and
other similar actions.
6. Provide regular feedback.
Delivering feedback reminds students that their instructor is watching their progress,
and makes students revisit what they have learned.

5. Media and Student Engagement
Richard E. Clark
Believes that media has
no influence on learning,
and is merely a vehicle
that delivers instruction.
Robert Kozma
Kozma believes that
media can influence
and benefit learning
for particular
students, tasks, and
situations.
• Some educators view media as a distraction and ineffective in learning content, and others
take advantage of it to increase student engagement.
• Some educators believe that media allows students to gain a deeper understanding of topics
that interest them, collaborate with each other, and direct their learning, and some educators
believe the opposite.
THE BIG PICTURE: Media has little or no effect on student engagement when it’s not
used in the right context or in an effective way that stimulates, inspires and
encourages students to want to learn, interact and collaborate.
FAMOUS DEBATE
VS

6. 1. Today’s learners will need to enter the real-world with
capabilities such as the ability to communicate effectively,
analyze, synthesize information, utilize higher-order thinking
skills and think creatively.
2. Media and technology tools could bring new opportunities
for teachers to engage with students, and create more
collaborative learning environments.
Reflections

7. References
Rogers-Estable, M. (n.d.). Effective online discussions. Ck-12. Retrieved from
https://www.ck12.org/user%3Abwvzdgfibguzn2vkdubnbwfpbc5jb20./book/Virtual-Learning-Design-
and-Delivery/section/6.0/
The Clark-Kozma Debate in the 21st Century (PDF Download Available). (2016, August 15). Retrieved
from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260105358_The_Clark-
Kozma_Debate_in_the_21st_Century