Location
Additional Presentations- College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Restricted to Georgia Southern)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Nicolette Rickert
Faculty Mentor Email
nrickert@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2021
Start Date
26-4-2021 12:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2021 12:00 AM
Keywords
Georgia Southern University, Honors Symposium, Presentation
Description
Engaging college students in their academics can be hard enough in a typical setting, but, in the midst of a pandemic, it can be even more challenging. It is important that we understand what methods of teaching keep students engaged while learning remotely because it is uncertain when traditional teaching will take place again. The purpose of this study is to find out what teaching strategies truly engage college students in the online learning environment. A systematic literature review was conducted and found that interactive teaching methods help improve student engagement in online learning: academic engagement increases when teachers allow students to learn by experiencing real-world situations (Britt, 2015) and when students are presented with hand-drawn lecture videos because the full motion allows students to concentrate better (Chen & Thomas, 2020). Overall, providing students with a more interactive and hands-on learning experience will increase their classroom engagement. These findings are beneficial now, as we continue to experience the consequences of the pandemic, and for future use, if students are unable to attend class in-person due to illness or unsafe weather. It is important that we do not lose student’s engagement in the classroom due to teaching taking place virtually.
Academic Unit
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Teaching Methods Influence on College Students' Distance Learning
Additional Presentations- College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Engaging college students in their academics can be hard enough in a typical setting, but, in the midst of a pandemic, it can be even more challenging. It is important that we understand what methods of teaching keep students engaged while learning remotely because it is uncertain when traditional teaching will take place again. The purpose of this study is to find out what teaching strategies truly engage college students in the online learning environment. A systematic literature review was conducted and found that interactive teaching methods help improve student engagement in online learning: academic engagement increases when teachers allow students to learn by experiencing real-world situations (Britt, 2015) and when students are presented with hand-drawn lecture videos because the full motion allows students to concentrate better (Chen & Thomas, 2020). Overall, providing students with a more interactive and hands-on learning experience will increase their classroom engagement. These findings are beneficial now, as we continue to experience the consequences of the pandemic, and for future use, if students are unable to attend class in-person due to illness or unsafe weather. It is important that we do not lose student’s engagement in the classroom due to teaching taking place virtually.
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