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Interaction from instructor to student and student to student is not only a good practice, “regular and substantive interaction” is a federal requirement for online learning. This guide includes examples for providing interaction in your online learning. |
Overview
This content was adapted from information shared in faculty support sessions by Boise State University’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
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Role-play with their peers in preparation for client interactions
Explain a thought process for solving an equation
Provide brief updates with visual examples of their experiences for service learning projects, community outreach, and field studies
Meet via video introductions to gain a better understanding of the diversity of their peers
Some tools to consider include Flipfor short-length exchanges and Consider Panopto or other video production tools for longer-length presentations and screencasts. With these tools like Flip, students can have conversations via short video posts. It has the potential to change the learning experience by preserving the oral component while allowing students more time to craft what they will say. It also reminds students that they are communicating with real human beings.
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Google Suite can provide space using Google Documents to collaborate via a wiki or to co-design a Google website to display the results of group work. Google Forms provide easy access to share and receive student-generated surveys.
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Strategies for Supporting Student-to-Student Interactions in Online Courses from Boise State’s Community of Practice
Regular and Substantive Interaction: Background, Concerns, and Guiding Principles by UPCEARemote Learning in Higher Ed with Flip
3 Types of Interactions You Should Be Sustaining in eLearning by Karla Gutierrez at the Shifted Learning Blog