Learner Engagement

Build relationships with students, encourage participation, and create meaningful learning interactions.

Learner engagement basics

Engagement in Synchronous and Asynchronous Environments – Explore ways to increase engagement in different learning formats.
Creating Community Online (Overview) – Explore how to promote social interaction to engage learners and maximize their online learning experience.
Online Course Best Practices – Explore effective ways to teach an engaging, effective online course and optimize the online learning experience.
Real-time Assessments and Check-ins – Use interactive tools to monitor student understanding during class.
Netiquette, Or Best Practices for Interacting Online – Establish clear communication expectations in online learning environments.
Boost Motivation with Universal Design for Learning – Support student engagement through flexible learning design to widen interest and persistence.

Establishing connection and visibility helps students feel supported and engaged throughout the course.

Humanizing Your Online Course – Learn high-impact practices for building trust, awareness, empathy, and presence in online learning environments.
Introduction to Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) – Learn how meaningful instructor-student interaction supports learning in online courses.
Helping Students Get Started in an Online Class – Strategies for introducing students to course components and establishing connections.
Perfectly-Imperfect: On-The-Fly Videos – Informal videos can communicate ideas quickly and build instructor presence.
Mid-Semester Check-ins – Learn benefits and best practices for collecting student feedback during the semester.

Course Introductions – Forums, Voicethread, Padlet – Course introductions provide the first opportunity to connect with students on a personal level and set the tone for engagement.
Discussion Forum Best Practices – Strategies for creating more effective asynchronous discussions.
Get Your Students Talking Online – Explore several tools that support asynchronous interaction among students.
Get Your Students Talking with Yellowdig – Yellowdig encourages student-initiated discussion and builds community through social learning.
Leveraging Zoom Tools to Facilitate Engagement – Explore strategies to get the most out of synchronous class interactions.
Using Breakout Rooms in Zoom – Split students into smaller groups for discussions and collaborative work.

Designing group activities that help students learn from each other while developing collaborative skills.

Tips and Strategies for Successful Group Work – Practical strategies for planning and managing group assignments.
Group Work With Digital Tools – Explore tools that support collaboration and streamline group projects.
Group Work in Moodle: Introduction and Examples – Examples and guidance for managing group work activities in Moodle.
Assessment and Evaluation of Group Work in Moodle – Learn several strategies for group work evaluation and provides pros and cons for each.

Increasing Student Success Through Effective Task Management – Use this guide for both instructors and students, providing essential information and tools to make project and task management easier.
Moodle Course Roadmap Overview – Provide students with a visual overview of course activities to allow them to monitor their progress.
Study Smart: A Metacognitive Approach to Learning – Help students improve study skills with engaging, relatable and practical metacognitive strategies and resources.
Use Moodle Checklists to Help Students Get Organized and Track Progress– Use checklists to help students manage their work.
Using Intelliboard Data to Support Student Success – Intelliboard takes information about your online courses from Moodle and helps you get the most usable data about your students and their progress in your course.