Category: Learning Activities Portfolio

This has been a challenging module for me, in part because as I have not yet had any active students for my OL course.  4 have signed up and 1 withdrew after a couple weeks.

In combing the internet, I’ve found a couple other potential learning activities that I may try:

• Developing short, online presentations explaining parts of the course that students have difficulty with.  This will only be possible after students have taken the course!

• Encourage engagement between the students by sending a response to a question from a particular student to other students and have them weigh in. Source:  https://elearningindustry.com/top-10-elearning-activities-can-employ-build-strong-online-learning-communities

Activity:  Encouragement to complete

Working on a course alone, in your pajamas, devoid of human interaction can make it difficult for students to keep on track and complete assignments and the course.  By having regular contact with students I can encourage them to complete assignments, ask questions and answer questions.

Activity: Relate the topic to a real world experience

Encourage students to reflect on their own experiences and relate them to the topic in the course.  I may provide my own examples to get things going.  Although much easier in person or in the classroom setting, I’ve used this technique to help students relate to the topic.

Next steps:  I will use this when students have questions or as seeking clarification.