Remote instruction and online learning have become mainstream staple for education throughout the country and world. When delivering the educational services online, there are unique opportunities and considerations that impact students’ behaviors and their attitudes about the mode of instructions. Online engagement is vital for student success. According to Wiley Services (2020) student are frustrated with the following matters: lack of instructor interaction, inconsistency across courses, timeliness of instructor’s feedback, heavy workload, lack of clarity of expectations, quality of instructor’s feedback, and lack of interaction with classmates. A healthy level of engagement can bridge the gap in the digital world. Chen, Lambert, and Guidry (2010) suggested that student engagement in learning has a more significant impact on learning outcomes than who students are or where they enrolled to study. This online engagement course offers instructors an opportunity to think more deeply about the associated indicators of engagement: to think about how engagement might look in relation to better supporting the diversity of students engaging in online study and to consider a framework that consist of the five key elements of online engagement. The framework offers a reference point for thinking about the elements and types of engagement that might better afford opportunities for students to share the richness of their backgrounds, experiences, and understandings with others. It also asks us, as faculty, to think about the types of engagement that provide equitable and effective learning and teaching opportunities for all students
- Teacher: Eboni Brown