Conference Tracks
Online Learning – Research
Abstract
Online learning has made higher education accessible for more students, yet there are ongoing concerns about low student engagement, retention and progression rates in this sector. Online students often experience a sense of isolation and disconnection with their studies and institution, with instructor presence identified as an influential factor in terms of student motivation to engage. This presentation will share the results of a study that investigated the factors which impacted upon students’ engagement with a fully online course. Findings indicated that the presence of the instructor was particularly influential in motivating students to engage with the course.
Session Format
Presentation
1
Location
Scarbrough Two
Recommended Citation
Muir, Tracey and Livy, Sharyn, "To engage or not to engage? Is the instructor the answer?" (2020). SoTL Commons Conference. 106.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2020/106
Dyment- Online Teaching Print
To engage or not to engage? Is the instructor the answer?
Scarbrough Two
Online learning has made higher education accessible for more students, yet there are ongoing concerns about low student engagement, retention and progression rates in this sector. Online students often experience a sense of isolation and disconnection with their studies and institution, with instructor presence identified as an influential factor in terms of student motivation to engage. This presentation will share the results of a study that investigated the factors which impacted upon students’ engagement with a fully online course. Findings indicated that the presence of the instructor was particularly influential in motivating students to engage with the course.
