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Research & Best Practices to Engage the Online Learner Dr. Patricia Dickenson Assistant Professor National University [email protected] DrDickenson.com Presented At CUE CONFERENCE: Napa, California October 26, 2012

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Research & Best Practices to Engage the Online Learner

Dr. Patricia DickensonAssistant ProfessorNational University

[email protected]

Presented At CUE CONFERENCE:

Napa, CaliforniaOctober 26, 2012

Hello Teachers...

Source: INACOL

Who are online learners?

What do we know?

● Engagement is the intensity and quality of students' involvement in initiating & carrying out tasks (Wellborn, 1991).

● Linked to academic achievement, school dropout & student motivation

● It is malleable & not fixed; dependent on the classroom context

● Engagement is measureable by the students o Behavior: how he/she actso Emotion: feelings and reactionso Cognitive: Thinking

Why Engagement?

Behavioral Engagement

Model Strategies

Set Clear Expectations

Emotional Engagement

Community of Learners

Meaningful Feedback

Cognitive Engagement

Understanding

Where to Begin?

Improve Your Practice

Reflect on your Practice

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