1. Using the LMS to increase student engagement in self-directed learning Kristin Bird, Principal Sevenstar Academy Jackie Mangieri, Teacher/Peer Coach University of Phoenix/MVPS
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3. What is Student Engagement? An engaged student is one who is intrinsically motivated to learn—that is, motivated from a desire for competence and understanding, or simply from a love of learning, rather than a desire for a good grade, a teacher's approval, or acceptance into a good college. http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/infobrief/feb02/num28/Motivating_Students_to_Learn.aspx
4. What Increases Student Engagement? According to education researchers, children have certain basic needs and are most likely to become engaged in the learning process when the learning environment is compatible with those needs. Can online learning do that? If so, how? (Newmann, Wehlage, & Lamborn, 1992; McCombs, n.d.)
My point here is more about finding the MEANING in all the tools available and knowing how they help you make connections through your course content. I’d like to share an example of Southwest Airlines finding their core message of “THE low-fare airline.” That simple message steers the actions of everything that company does at every level. If a VP of marketing comes to the CEO and says, “Our research shows that people on our Dallas to Las Vegas flight would like a small chicken salad on their flight.” The CEO responds, “Will this chicken salad help us to become THE low-fare airline? And if not, then we’re not serving any chicken salad!”