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Integrating Interactivity into Online Courses

Explore the pedagogical value of interactivity in online courses, compare classroom and online interactions, and learn effective strategies to encourage student-to-student and student-to-content interactions. Discover how to train faculty to implement interactive elements successfully.

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Integrating Interactivity into Online Courses

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  1. Integrating Interactivity into Online Courses by Diana ZilbermanAugust 21 FOTTC

  2. Integrating Interactivity into Online Courses I Rationale - why we should do it II Strategies - how to do it III Faculty Training - how to encourage implementation

  3. Integrating Interactivity into Online Courses: Part I: Rationale What is the pedagogical value of interactivity? Interactivity in conventional classrooms versus interactivity online

  4. Part I: RationaleWhy Interactivity? interactivity in the learning process adheres to the constructivist cognitive theory by which learners create their own knowledge

  5. Part I: RationaleInteractivity appeals to all learning styles because of its emphasis on learning by doing. visual, aural, or kinesthetic sequential or simultaneous (multi- task) concrete or abstract preferential

  6. Part I: RationaleStrengths of the conventional classroom (although it’s teacher-centered) high level of teacher-student interaction high level of student-student interaction ideal at demonstrating and teaching concepts and application real time feedback(Niedrauer, 1998)

  7. Part I: RationalePossible drawback of the online course (although it’s student-centered): • minimal student-student interaction • timeliness of feedback • difficulty in teaching concepts and application(Niedrauer, 1998)

  8. Challenges for online courses: introducing more interaction student to student student to instructor student to content

  9. More challenges: • bringing the benefits of the conventional classroom into the distance education setting • drawing on technology to bring innovative ways to promote interaction • encouraging the traditional instructor to make the transition from an instructor-centered to a student-centered setting

  10. II StrategiesHow to includestudent to student interaction • post student pictures, short biographies, and favorite web sites • make first assignment “meet your fellow students” • for example, each student to e-mail to two others in the class and a cc to instructor (no instructor reply necessary; just inventory)

  11. II StrategiesHow to includestudent to student interaction • threaded discussion • ask provocative, open-ended questions • encourage/make mandatory student to student responses • respond fast and enthusiastically to first postings • invite your school administrators to participate in discussions

  12. II StrategiesHow to includestudent to student interaction • chats • work great for brain storming sessions • good to initiate group projects • exciting • informal

  13. II StrategiesHow to includestudent to student interaction • peer review • require two or more student feedback on assignments/projects • encourage/require subsequent revisions • group projects

  14. II StrategiesHow to includestudent tocontent interaction encourage web-based research require students to check websites’ reliability encourage students to share website discoveries

  15. II StrategiesHow to includestudent tocontent interaction …continued

  16. “What’s in it for me?” encourage student input regarding content of assignments and projects benefits: makes course more relevant allows students to integrate life experiences into the course motivates students to be more invested

  17. II StrategiesHow to includestudent tocontent interaction encourage student input regarding format of assignments and projects allows students to showcase special talents encourages creativity

  18. II StrategiesHow to includestudent tocontent interaction allow/encourage students to self-assess their learning and/or work

  19. II StrategiesHow to includestudent to instructorinteraction

  20. include instructor picture and “about me” information; keep it updated make first assignment easy respond to technical questions include controversial statements to trigger students’ reaction

  21. III Faculty Training - how to encourage implementation of interactivity in online courses ask faculty these questions: can the interactivity of my conventional class be applied to the online course? what kind of interactive exercise is possible only on the online course?

  22. Conclusion interactivity is a sine qua non condition of the online course it is central to online courses the online course should not be a mere information delivery tool interactivity mut be built in the course design

  23. Web-based distance learning is evolving its own pedagogy. pedagogy is unique to the technology faculty are still learning about and experimenting with ways to facilitate interactivity in online courses

  24. The End... And remember, a student-centered course means that the instructor is not Cognitus Magnificus, but Ducere Mentorus Maximus (adapted from www.learnscope)

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