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IHEA Member Webinar Onlin line Learning and Teaching

Agenda

• Introduction
• Online students – how are they different and what’s important for their success
• Engaging and supporting students online
• Developing online courses
• The role of a lecturer online
• Q&A

Facilitators: Alan Williams and Dr Steffen Zorn

In Introduction

• HELI – advisory services, mentoring and training to higher education providers
• Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Academic Practice: Part-time, 1 year, online, subjects also

available as discrete units of study

Onlin line students

• Online learning is popular – 1/3 of US students take at least one unit online; 14% are online students

in Australia (University Rankings, 2019)

• Reasons: family or work commitments, flexibility, more options, convenience (study whenever,

wherever)

• Mainly non-traditional students; diverse cohort

Onlin line students

• How do student characteristics affect learning?

Some students perceive heavy workload → negative influence upon student learning → surface learning approach → limited learning

• Strongest influence: learning environment
• student-centred approach
• good relationships among peers and with the teacher
• and teaching itself.
• Personal characteristics: intrinsic motivation (computer literacy)

Engaging students onlin line

• Student drop-out rates online are significantly higher than F2F
• Research showed student engagement influences persistence and retention
• In class: responding to students’ posts, and encouraging students to engage with the learning

community (peers and lecturer)

• Outside of class: may include educational counselling, technical support, library services, study skill

sessions, …

• Personal level: making things interesting and relevant, timely feedback

Developing onli line courses

Developing onli line courses

Developing onli line courses

Despite the hippos' cute appearance, they are among the most dangerous and aggressive of all mammals.

Developing onli line courses

Coherence principle Multimedia principle Contiguity principle Learners engaging in only verbal content need to build a pictorial model based solely on the presented words Corresponding words and pictures should be presented near rather than far from each other in time or on screen (cognitive load theory) Interesting but irrelevant details might help motivating students. However, adding useful but non-essential details can

• verload a student’s working

memory.

Mayer, R. E. (2013). Ten research-based principles of multimedia learning. In: Web-based learning: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 371–390). Taylor and Francis, Hoboken

The role le of an onli line le lecturer

• Facilitate discussion and safe learning environment
• Learners are responsible for their learning
• Basic technology
• LMS (+ additional software)
• Online communication topics
• Cultural differences

facilitator

The role le of an onli line le lecturer

Effective online pedagogy

• Let students do (most of the work) to increase meaningful engagement

among students

• Interactivity is key - Student interactions with peers, with the instructor but

first and foremost with quality content leads to student satisfaction and success.

• Strive for presence - social presence, cognitive presence or teaching

presence

Pelz, Bill. "(My) three principles of effective online pedagogy." Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks 14.1 (2010): 103-116.

facilitator

Q&A