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2008
Stepping stones to learner engagement
Posted by: Paul Beaufait in TeachingPractices, blogospheresThese are “Eight Simple Rules for Engaging Learners” gleaned from Heather Ross (McToonish, 2007.07.16), who’d picked them up from a conference presentation by Ellen Wagner the day before:
- Capture their attention;
- Convince them to care;
- Motivate them to change;
- Give them choices;
- Connect them with community;
- Induce them to participate;
- Enable opportunities to contribute; [and]
- Make it an experience to remember.
That’s a tall order that I want to reflect upon further, possibly after tracking down details of Wagner’s presentation.
Tags: affect, attention, caring, change, choices, communities, contributions, engagement, experience, learners, participation
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September 4th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
A campustechnology.com post entitled Engaging Digital Learners, including its continuation on a second page, introduces Wagner as an accomplished author, designer, and educator. It adds bullet-point details to the eight steps for engaging learners online, and caps the foot of a count-down-styled list with two additional insights: One suggests that learner-centered-ness may not be as critical as learners’ engagement in subject areas or social arenas of their choice, their feelings of community-connected-ness, and the viability of networking relationships for sustaining continuing learning. The second is a reminder that “learning is personal” (p. 2 of 2, item numbered 1, ¶1, 2007.05.01 or 2007.01.05), too.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/47761/
http://campustechnology.com/articles/47761_1/
http://campustechnology.com/articles/47761_2/