Elevating Engagement and Community in Online Courses

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Main Authors: Cuthbertson, William, Falcone, Andrea
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2014
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author Cuthbertson, William
Falcone, Andrea
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Falcone, Andrea
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contents Elevating Engagement and Community in Online Courses Cuthbertson, William Falcone, Andrea Online Courses Information Literacy Best Practices Network Analysis Social Networks Communities of Practice Student Empowerment Discussion (Teaching Technique) Synchronous Communication Handheld Devices Educational Strategies Educational Practices College Libraries Library Services Library Instruction Community, while inherent in assumptions about online education, rarely materializes as an integral component of the experience. Misconceptions and misguided motivations can derail participation and engagement in the online setting. Creating a successful online community is dependent on knowing what works in the face-to-face environment and implementing effective parallels online. We will discuss best practices for building community in online information literacy courses and leveraging motivators to keep students and instructors engaged. While this paper focuses on online information literacy courses, many of these strategies can be applied to online workshops, embedded librarianship, and other instructional initiatives.
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spellingShingle Elevating Engagement and Community in Online Courses
Cuthbertson, William
Falcone, Andrea
Online Courses
Information Literacy
Best Practices
Network Analysis
Social Networks
Communities of Practice
Student Empowerment
Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Synchronous Communication
Handheld Devices
Educational Strategies
Educational Practices
College Libraries
Library Services
Library Instruction
Elevating Engagement and Community in Online Courses Cuthbertson, William Falcone, Andrea Online Courses Information Literacy Best Practices Network Analysis Social Networks Communities of Practice Student Empowerment Discussion (Teaching Technique) Synchronous Communication Handheld Devices Educational Strategies Educational Practices College Libraries Library Services Library Instruction Community, while inherent in assumptions about online education, rarely materializes as an integral component of the experience. Misconceptions and misguided motivations can derail participation and engagement in the online setting. Creating a successful online community is dependent on knowing what works in the face-to-face environment and implementing effective parallels online. We will discuss best practices for building community in online information literacy courses and leveraging motivators to keep students and instructors engaged. While this paper focuses on online information literacy courses, many of these strategies can be applied to online workshops, embedded librarianship, and other instructional initiatives.
title Elevating Engagement and Community in Online Courses
topic Online Courses
Information Literacy
Best Practices
Network Analysis
Social Networks
Communities of Practice
Student Empowerment
Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Synchronous Communication
Handheld Devices
Educational Strategies
Educational Practices
College Libraries
Library Services
Library Instruction
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1041974