Vimlarani Chopra CHEP

Elements of course that increase online interaction.

Human Touch: High tech + High touch = Human touch for online courses to avoid Cyberdystopia. Online courses need Online Human Touch.
Live component: Add F2F Live Web Conferencing component such as Elluminate/ Collaborate for virtual office visits, class sessions and group work to provide a F2F “feel.”
Use of web applications: Using web 2.0 with its interactivity with students providing and sharing content, as well
as using it.
Instructor passion: Gota love, or at least enjoy, what you’re teaching. And that has to come through, whether it’s f2f or online.
Student choice: Give students some choice in discussions, weekly assignments and course projects to increase their ownership of the course.
Incentify learning activities: Students earn points for learning activities. Use positive reinforcement.
Small groups: Small group, project--‐based assignments. Learning by “forced” working together.
Instructor presence: Student engagement starts with instructor engagement. Instructor needs to be engaged if students are to be engaged.
Discussions: Include online discussions. Instructors need to be active participants.
Course content: Everything starts with the course content. Include Quality content and keep it relevant to the course. Add some “glitz” so the course.