Online Learner Engagement in Higher Education: Part 2 – Practice

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 231 - 258, 30.08.2023

Brad Bell

https://doi.org/10.47806/ijesacademic.1302115

Abstract

Online learner engagement is a key factor for the quality and effectiveness of online education. It refers to the degree of involvement, participation, and interest that students show in their online courses and how they interact with the content, the instructor, and their peers. However, engaging online learners can be challenging due to the lack of physical presence, social cues, and immediate feedback that are often present in face-to-face settings. Therefore, it is important for online educators and researchers to understand the factors that influence online learner engagement and the educational techniques that can enhance it. This paper discusses the factors that influence online learner engagement, such as technology and interface characteristics, content area experience, student roles and instructional tasks, information overload, transactional distance, e-learning capital, perceived usefulness, computer self-efficacy, motivational beliefs, and learning strategies. It also reviews the educational techniques that can enhance online learner engagement, such as social engagement, cognitive engagement, behavioral engagement, collaborative engagement, and emotional engagement. Moreover, it explores the gamification and simulation techniques that can also enhance online learner engagement by providing interactive and immersive learning experiences. Finally, it examines the methods and instruments for measuring online learner engagement, such as self-reports, behavioral logs, physiological measures, learning analytics, observation and feedback, and various scales and surveys. The paper concludes with a summary of the main findings and implications for online education practice and research, and identifies some gaps in the existing literature and suggests some directions for future research.

Keywords

Learner engagement, online learning, higher education, educational practice

Yüksek Öğretimde Çevrimiçi Öğrenci Katılımı: Bölüm 2 – Pratik

Abstract

Çevrimiçi öğrenci katılımı, çevrimiçi eğitimin kalitesi ve etkinliği için çok önemlidir. Öğrencilerin kurs içeriği, eğitmen ve akranları ile nasıl etkileşime girdiğini yansıtır. Ancak, çevrimiçi ortamlarda fiziksel ve sosyal ipuçlarının olmaması nedeniyle çevrimiçi öğrenci katılımı zor olabilir. Bu nedenle, çevrimiçi eğitimcilerin ve araştırmacıların, çevrimiçi öğrenci katılımını etkileyen faktörleri ve onu geliştirebilecek teknikleri anlamaları gerekir. Bu makale, çeşitli faktörleri (örneğin, teknoloji, içerik, öğrenci rolleri, aşırı bilgi yükü, işlem mesafesi, e-öğrenme sermayesi, algılanan fayda, bilgisayar öz yeterliliği, motivasyonel inançlar ve öğrenme stratejileri) ve teknikleri (örneğin, sosyal, bilişsel, çevrimiçi öğrenen katılımı için davranışsal, işbirlikçi, duygusal, oyunlaştırma ve simülasyon). Ayrıca, çevrimiçi öğrenen katılımını ölçmek için kullanılan yöntemleri ve araçları da gözden geçirir (ör. kişisel raporlar, davranış günlükleri, fizyolojik ölçümler, öğrenme analitiği, gözlem ve geri bildirim, ölçekler ve anketler). Makale, çevrimiçi eğitim uygulaması ve araştırması için ana bulguların ve çıkarımların bir özeti ile sona eriyor ve gelecekteki araştırmalar için bazı yönler öneriyor.

Keywords

Öğrenci katılımı, çevrimiçi öğrenme, yüksek öğrenim, eğitimsel pratik

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