Elevating Student Engagement With Less Technology

Kyle Cook kdcook@tntech.edu Cheryl Tays ctays@tntech.edu

Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Elevating Student Engagement

A single tool to create all kinds of didactic resources, presentations, games, interactive images, maps, illustrated processes, CVs, etc. Ideal for all levels of education and e-learning.

About Genially

Session 3

Elevating Student Engagement With Less Technology

3rd Pillar of Student Engagement: Affective Engagement Engaging Students:With Less Technology Extreme Makeover: Syllabus Edition

Summative and enduring levels of emotion Students identify purpose and meaning behind tasks Emotions are closely linked to learning

Affective Engagement

Tell More Stories

Makes lessons memoriable Gives greater context to material Students are interested in stories (social media)

Trivia/Review Games

Flipped Classroom Model

Brightspace Flipped Classroom

Encourage a Variety of Participation

A Single Sticky Note

Embrace Competition, not Comparison

Creative incentives for personal milestones Fosters enthusiasm and motivatation Awards, certificates, release conditions.

Create non-grade type competition with each lesson Positive impact on self-esteem of lesser-performing student

Infographics Templates

Microsoft Templates

From the Provost

Learner Centered Creates First Impressions Provides Roadmap to Success

The Syllabus

Devise specific learning outcomes Example

Describe the class format Example

Describe expected behavior Example

Elevating Student Engagement

Affective Engagement

Tell More Stories

Foster Competitiveness and Participation

Create an Awesome, Engaging Syllabus

Questions?

How to Use Groups Tool in D2L

Ideas for Using Padlet in Higher Ed

Padlet Collaboration Tool

Keep The Score Leaderboard

Random Name Picker

Name Generator

Brightspace Helps Flip Classrooms

What is Flipped Learning?

Resources