In an online learning environment its important that students are aware of the learning objectives and how grades will be issued. Online classes should be rigors and to create a environment of rigor its important to implement the 21st century skills and problem base learning.
Communication between the instructor and students should occur on a weekly basis this can be done in various ways such as discussion board and wikis. Collaboration is the key to all learning environments through the process of collaboration students are able to share the knowledge with others and gain new knowledge as well. All three components plays a role in keeping students engaged.
Alicia:
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I agree with you that “All three components play a role in keeping students engaged”. I am however wondering if social networking sites and instant messaging systems do not fit better in the communication category. I would like also to suggest more collaboration tools which enable learners to work simultaneously on the same project.
Alicia:
ReplyDeleteI agree that application of 21st century skills to content, communication, and collaboration play a key role in keeping learners engaged. The online discussions we engage in illustrate this point.