Learner Engagement Activated
Take learner engagement to the next level with the latest in research and applications for students at all ages, levels, and environments. In this podcast, we talk with leaders in the field of learner engagement research and application to bring you advice for how to increase learner engagement to improve student outcomes.
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Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
What is the difference between affective, behavioral, and cognitive learner engagement? How can the Academic Communities of Engagement model help us to understand the engagement of our students and how to support them? How will understanding the facilitators of engagement help us to create more equitable learning opportunities for all students? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated. Be sure to read Academic communities of engagement: An expansive lens for examining support structures in blended and online learning.
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
What really is Universal Design for Learning? How is it an issue of equity? What can you stop doing as a teacher to make time for providing the targeted support your unique students need? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated with our guest, Katie Novak.
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
How does understanding our learners help us to design better instruction? What role can virtual learning and artificial intelligence play in designing more effective instruction? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated with our guest, Matthew Schmidt.
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Can little things to build rapport with students really have an impact on their engagement in learning? What does this look like in the online environment? What role does emotion play in learning? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated with our guest, Flower Darby.
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
What is universal design for learning? Is it only about students with disabilities? How can it be used to engage your learners? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode with Lillian Nave at Appalachian State University about how UDL can be helpful to all educators and how to get started. Visit the Think UDL podcast online: https://thinkudl.org/
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
How are motivation, learner engagement, and learning related? What are some ways that we can increase motivation in our learners, whether planning for instruction in person, online, with younger students, or adults? These are some of the issues we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Eric Mazur, a physics professor at Harvard, to hear some of his thoughts on learner engagement in higher ed. Read Peer Instruction: A User's Manual, try out Perusall for peer annotation, and watch Memorization or understanding: Are we teaching the right thing?