Online Student Engagement Strategies that Fosters Critical Thinking

Objectives

Who are the students at CPCC? Student demographics as of the 2015-2016 school year: Gender Female 52% Male 48% Ethnicity Am. Indian/Alaska Native 1% Asian/Pacific Islander 6% Black, non Hispanic 28% Hispanic 13% White 44% Race unknown 9% Age <21 years 20% 21-30 years 33% 31-40 years 19% 41-50 years 15% ≥ 51 years 12%

Critical Thinking What does the critical core competency Critical Thinking mean? The ability to interpret, analyze, synthesize, or evaluate information, issues and ideas and apply creative thought to formulate an opinion, solve a problem or reach a conclusion. Key Indicators 1. Student selects and uses information appropriately to investigate a point of view or conclusion. 2. Student formulates and articulates a position. 3. Student evaluates concepts and information to support an opinion, solve a problem or reach a conclusion. 4. Student articulates a logical conclusion and identifies implications and consequences. 5. Student integrates different ideas and concepts within a position.

Discussion Boards

Social Media According to studies in 2011 over 80% of faculty were using some form of social media in their online classrooms. Twitter Facebook YouTube Other social media platforms

Characters Boost engagement Let learners pick an avatar Use photos to tell a real story as it relates to the content being taught Characters

Feedback Effective feedback is feedback that is going to move students closer to their educational goals and is timely. Feedback should mention: What the student did well on What they can improve on How to make changes for next time

Use a variety of multimedia and modalities.

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