Many know that engaging students is essential in online learning, as it helps with the learning process.
But how do you really do it?
Feeling like your online course is snoozing instead of buzzing?
Keeping students glued to their screens isn’t as hard as it seems, when you have a suitable strategy. We've got some tricks to turn your online courses into engagement hotspots.
Spark Discussions
Lectures can quickly turn dry and boring. Try to throw in some thought-provoking questions that make students debate, share experiences, challenge each other's ideas, and most importantly, understand different perspectives. Use forums or video replies to create a continuous conversation where everyone's voice matters. Turion helps creators to easily create and manage a forum, so that you can effortlessly manage this part of the game!
Promote Peer Reviews and Encourage Critics
One of the best ways to learn is by giving and receiving feedback. Let students comment on each other's work and ideas, analyze case studies together, or offer constructive comments on projects. This builds a supportive community and improves critical thinking skills for everyone.
Snack-size for Short Attention Spans
Attention spans are fleeting. Break down your lectures into bite-sized chunks with clear takeaways. Use infographics, short videos, or even podcasts to keep things engaging and let students learn in ways that suit them. Conveniently, due to the nature of short-form content, most of it can also be shared on social media to attract more students. Just remember to format your content accordingly to match each social media’s requirements!
Go Beyond the Screen, Show You Care
Don’t forget your students are real people too. Offer personalized feedback through chats, comments, and Q&A sessions to answer questions and address concerns. These personal touches build trust and make students feel valued in their learning journey. Many platforms and course creators overlook this part, and see online courses as their “passive income source”. However, Turion provides tools just like this to help course creators to connect with their students, for large groups and one-to-one.
Building a vibrant online learning community is the key to improve your online courses’ engagement. It will take time and effort.
Remember to measure your outcomes to track your improvements.
Experiment with these strategies, find what resonates with your students, and monitor important metrics like course watch time, forum responses, retention, etc.
All of which can be indicators of a good engagement. When engagement thrives, everyone wins!
You get satisfied students, and they walk away with valuable knowledge. Sometimes, it creates a sense of belonging to something bigger than just an online course.
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