Continuing to Engage the Online Learner

Rita-Marie Conrad is the instructional strategist and technologist for the Institute for Educational Excellence at Duke University. She has been an online faculty member and consultant on the design of online courses for nearly two decades. A frequent presenter on the topic of online design and interaction, she is also coauthor of The Online Teaching Survival Guide published by Jossey-Bass.J. Ana Donaldson is an online educator and consultant and a contributing faculty member for Walden University in their online Ph.D. Educational Technology program. She consults on instructional design and program evaluation and has presented numerous workshops on using technology with engaged learning.Conrad and Donaldson are the authors of Engaging the Online Learner, the best-selling book in the Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning series.

• Tables, Figure, and Exhibit viiPreface ixThe Authors xiiiPart ONE: Revisiting Online Engagement 11. The State of Online Engagement 3Foundations of Engagement 4Engagement in Today’s Online Learning Environment 6Impact of Social Networking and Connectivism 7Increasing Transformational Learning 8The Twenty-First-Century Learner 9The Engaged Educator 10Instructor’s Role and Philosophy 10Creating a Sense of Presence 11Mobile Technology 12Summary 132. Evolution of the Phases of Engagement 14Phase 1: Connect 15Phase 2: Communicate 17Phase 3: Collaborate 18Phase 4: Co-Facilitate 19Phase 5: Continue 20Appropriate Activities 20Summary 223. Implementing the Phases of Engagement 24Online or Blended? 25Engaging Large Classes 26Managing Engagement 28Timely Communication 29Instructor Time Management 31Changing Course 32Online Educator’s “Bill of Rights” 33Dealing with Difficult Students 34Summary 344. Assessing Online Engaged Learning 36Developing a Written Assessment for Online Engaged Learning 37Developing a Performance Assessment for Online Engaged Learning 38Grading 40Providing Feedback 46Technology to Use for Assessment 46Phase-Based Assessment 47Using Assessment to Improve Engagement 47Summary 49Part TWO: Activities to Engage Online Learners 515. Phase 1 Activities: Connect 53Ten-Question Hunt 56Bucket List 57Dream Job 58E.T., Phone Home 59Four Nouns 60Hot Potato 62Life Without 64Location, Location, Location 65Movie or Song of Your Life 66Passion 67Rainbow 68Untidy Timeline 69Would You Rather ? 716. Phase 2 Activities: Communicate 73100 150 76Five Words 77Boolean Search 78Elevator Talk 79Focused Listening 80Let’s Explore Lingo 81Online Resource Time Travel 83Reading a Brief 85Reincarnation 87Uh-Oh! 897. Phase 3 Activities: Collaborate 90Build Your Own Search Engine 93Building a Better Keyboard 96Group Wiki 99Hot Air Balloon 101Reverse Brainstorm 102Student-Powered Ning Blogging 103Team Kickoff 106Vegetables 107Virtual Lounge 108Vlogs Are Us 110Whine and Cheese Party 1138. Phase 4 Activities: Co-Facilitate 114Course Vocabulary Bank 117Facilitating Diversity Online 119Factoids 121Google Docs for Peer Evaluation 124Online Role-Play 126Virtual Dining Meeting 1299. Phase 5 Activities: Continue 130Cloud Quilt 133Concept Quilt 135Dollar Store 136Do Over 137Job Interview 138Lessons Learned 139Lessons Meet Application 140Poem from the Mind of 141Poetry Meets Theory 143Show Me the Money 145Talk with Grandmother 147Virtual Door 148References 149Index 152