This 30-minutes Master Class explores ways to increase interaction between learners and their instructors, content and other learners using course design, features and blocks in Moodle and Totara Learn. Tune in NOW!

1. Erin Melvin - Presenter
Learning and Development Manager
Stewart Rogers - Moderator
VP, Products
How to Use Interaction to Drive
Engagement and Learning
Outcomes

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3. I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to
provide the conditions in which they can learn.
~Albert Einstein

4. Agenda
1. Learner to Content
2. Learner to Instructor
3. Learner to Learner
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5. Your Task: Your Interactivity
We’ll provide ways to interact with us today:
● Interact
● If not, ask yourself, “Why?”
○ (no judgment)
○ Does this response reflect my end users (needs in learning)?
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6. First 3 Tasks:
Download the Handouts
1. Questions to ask yourself to assess your learning program
2. Slides: more detailed (so you don’t have to take notes)
3. Tell us you downloaded them in the Question area
○ Send results to you with follow-up email
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7. Oprah Quote:

8. Oprah Quote:
“They all wanted validation.”

9. What’s one thing I know about
my learners?

10. Learner to Content

11. Learner-to-Content Interaction
1. Less is more: create curiosity and connection
2. Carefully consider each piece of content that is provided
for students
a. Validate their needs
b. meet learning outcomes
3. Design opportunities for students to engage with content
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12. “They all wanted validation.”

13. Did you hear me?

14. Did you see me?

15. Did what I say mean anything
to you?

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17. Suggestions
● Restrict Access
○ Force sequencing
○ Create pathways of learning
■ Open specific resources for under/overachieving learners
■ Extra resources section (extra marks/kudos)
● H5P
○ Interactive videos (resource)
● Choice Activity (Poll)
○ Can be added in between content to check understanding
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18. Other Suggestions
● User Tours
● Completion Progress block
● Course Time Tracker (how much time spent in course)
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19. Learner to Instructor

20. Learner to Instructor, Teacher,
Coach, Facilitator, Manager,
Assessor, Lead Student,
Education Coordinator

21. Learner-to-Instructor Interaction
1. Found to be the most important type of interaction in
online environments
2. Helps learners feel a greater sense of community
3. Leads to higher levels of student engagement
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22. Learner-to-Instructor Interaction
1. Provide information on expectations
2. Participating in discussions
3. Providing feedback
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23. Possibilities
1. Provide information on expectations
a. Pre-course marketing campaign
b. Use an HMTL Block
c. Embed a welcome video
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24. Possibilities
1. Providing information on expectations
2. Participating in discussions
a. Forums in the course
b. Lead students
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25. Possibilities
1. Providing information on expectations
2. Participating in discussions
3. Providing feedback
a. Create easy-to-access touchpoints
b. Proactively reach out to learners
c. Private Wiki (with instructor)
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26. Learner to Learner

27. Learner to Learner Interaction
1. Quality over quantity
2. Learners facilitate discussions
3. Collaborative project-based learning
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28. Learner to Learner Interaction
● Quality over quantity
○ Opportunity to practice values attached the environment
○ Social Competencies
● Learners facilitate discussions
○ Instructor models
○ Whole class, small groups, pairs
● Collaborative project-based learning
○ Peer review
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29. Possibilities
1. Forums
2. Wiki
3. Database
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30. Possibilities
● Forums
○ Group Discussions (Visible/Separate)
○ Assign roles to ‘speakers’
● Wiki
○ Collaborative work
○ G-Suite
● Database
○ Collect and share data/ideas/resources
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31. Interactions
1. Lambda Labs: Sign Up
a. Using H5P to Create Engaging Activities
b. Zoola Analytics: Creating Impactful Insights with Reports and
Dashboards
2. Sign up for our newsletter (survey question) to find out
how to measure the impact of your badge initiative
a. (Which, by the way is a great way to show validation!)
3. Do the poll: first thing to do (add ideas in chat)
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32. Poll:
What’s the first thing you are going to do?
1. Discuss this webinar with your team
2. Review your courses using the question sheet handout
3. Create a plan of action
4. Try one of the activities shown today
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