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Newsletter: Fall 2004
Remote Students
“I teach classes in which some students are in the classroom and some are off-campus. How can I facilitate interaction or incorporate active learning activities with both groups of students?”
Interaction with course content and other students need not necessarily be synchronous. There are a variety of technologies that will support individual and group work, regardless of the physical location of the students. Web sites, discussion boards, email and chat rooms all facilitate instructor-to-student and studentto- student interaction. Using these communications technologies in conjunction with active learning principles can significantly increase student engagement with the course content and the learning community.
Try This: Create teams of three to eight students. Each team is responsible for researching and reporting on one aspect, or “theme,” of the topic under consideration. These teams may be of short or long duration, from a single class session to an entire semester, depending on the complexity of the topic and the instructional objectives of the teacher. Regardless of the team composition or the duration of the team project, it's critically important that each member of the team fully understands the requirements of the assignment and the expectations for their participation in the group processes and products.
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Engaging Visual
Learners Information Overload
Difficult Students
Remote Students
Students' Assuming Ownership of Their Own Learning
Large Class Size
Gaining Student Attention
Interactive and Engaging Online Content
Participation in Online Discussions
Varied Knowledge