ETE Conf 2021 | Re-imagine Your Online Discussions: How to Increase Student Engagement
Channel: Empower Teaching
Date: 30/08/2021

Presented by,
Dr. Jennifer Grewe
Dr. Meredith Wang
Dr. Rose Judd-Murray
Dr. Rachel Robison-Greene
Marlene Graf, MS, RD

Students often complain that online discussions within courses are boring, lack engagement and ultimately are a form of “busywork”. If structured and implemented correctly, online discussions have the potential of creating community, and mentorship between other students and the instructor. The presenters in this session represent a cohort of USU faculty that earned an online teaching certification endorsed by the Association of College and University Educators. This group will share ideas that they implemented within their own courses that have helped to 1) create better community within online courses, 2) increase students’ capacity for critical thinking, and 3) have made online discussions a more engaging aspect of the course.