Online and Blended Teaching Hub
Student Motivation and Engagement in Online Environments
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Overview/Video
Overview
Engagement plays a vital role in the learning experience and greatly influences investment in the learning content. Learners that may be considered ‘unmotivated’ or ‘misbehaving’ could be disengaged learners whose needs are not being fulfilled, whether it is due to lack of knowledge, skills or whatever, you name it. Identifying how to keep learners engaged in a traditional classroom remains a common concern; however, these concerns may seem even more monumental in blended and online learning environments where educators are not physically present. Now more than ever, teachers must consider how to engage their students in online environments.
Questions to Consider
- What are the similarities and differences between motivating students in face-to-face environments versus online environments?
- How can I identify when my students are motivated and engaged in online environments?
- What strategies can I employ to foster student engagement in online learning environments?
At-a-Glance Video
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Printables
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Web Resources
The Importance of Student Motivation and Engagement
- Creating Language Habits that Motivate Students During Online Learning
- Ways in Which Students Engage in Learning
- Principles of Student Engagement In a Virtual Classroom
- Factors That Influence K-12 Student Engagement
Strategies & Activities that Support Student Motivation and Engagement in Online Environments
Related Online and Blended Teaching Hub Topics
- Building Effective Relationships
- Engaging the Hard to Reach Student
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Student Accountability in Online Environments
- Student and Stakeholder Communication
- Strategies for Engaging Students
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Online and Blended Teaching Hub Tool Pages
- Accessibility: Immersive Reader, Google Translate, Microsoft Translator
- Game-Based: Kahoot!, Minecraft, Quizlet
- Interactive Video/Presentation: EdPuzzle, NearPod, Prezi
- Polling: Mentimeter, Poll Everywhere, Slido
- STEM Simulations: The Concord Consortium, PhET, Tinybop Schools
- Student Voice: Book Creator, Edublogs, Flipgrid
- Visualized Collaboration: Google Jamboard, Microsoft Whiteboard, Padlet