Active Learning In Large Online Classes: How To Promote Engagement, Personalization & Connection

Description  ChallengeThis webinar will help faculty address the following challenges: Designing the online classroom to maximize engagement and interaction in large-enrollment courses Create engaging, interactive asynchronous lectures Integrating active learning in asynchronous online classrooms Modifying synchronous classroom assessment techniques to be manageable and effective in large remote courses Integrating technology to facilitate active learning approaches Key TakeawayAfter attending this webinar, participants will be able to design an engaged, active learning experience amenable for high-enrollment online courses. We will overview manageable approaches to large enrollment online course design, strategies for maximizing asynchronous engagement, and techniques for active learning in synchronous sessions.  Overview The importance of active learning in higher education is well-established; research clearly shows that pedagogical strategies encouraging students to reflect, analyze, process and discuss course concepts lead to increased motivation, learning, critical thinking and engagement. Yet, despite the plethora of benefits, transitioning teaching to embrace active learning can be challenging. This challenge is intensified when a course is online and becomes even more problematic when the course has a large enrollment. In this webinar, we will examine online course design strategies that allow faculty to maintain opportunities for frequent student-instructor interaction, individualized feedback, and a personalized learning experience in a large-enrollment online course. We will explore a range of approaches that can be integrated into large-enrollment online courses to engage students as active collaborators in the teaching-learning dynamic. Throughout our exploration, the emphasis will be on effective and efficient instructional strategies that allow you to embrace active learning in large enrollment online courses without overburdening instructor workload. Objectives Create an online course structure that promotes engagement, personalization and connection for a large-enrollment course Design an interactive asynchronous lecture Create synchronous and asynchronous classroom assessment techniques to encourage active learning Strategies for breaking large classes into small groups for interactive activities Integrate strategies to gain student buy-in for active learning approaches Learn technologies that can facilitate active learning for large groups Who Should Attend Faculty (campus-based, full-time & adjunct) Faculty Training & Development Online learning administrators Any educator interested in learning more about active learning for large online classes