Large Online Courses: Practicalities, Student Engagement and Workload
Unite! Networking Hub
Host: Anna Klemettinen (Aalto)
Topic: Large Online Courses: Practicalities, Student Engagement and Workload
Format: Unite! Networking Hub
Target audience:
University educators and course developers who are:
- Interested in creating or improving large-scale online courses.
- Looking for ways to increase student engagement.
- Curious about how to estimate and manage student workload.
Participants can have varying levels of experience — from exploring online teaching for the first time to having run MOOCs or hybrid courses.
Event language: English
Description by Host:
The session will focus on sharing best practices in facilitating and teaching online courses. Aalto students like taking online courses that they can complete at their own pace whenever they want. At School of Chemical Engineering we run a few large online courses with hundred of students. The approach seems to work well. However, the question how to effectively keep students engaged and motivated remains open. Academic Staff who teach online courses or are interested in developing online courses in the future can join this session. On the session we will exchange our experiences in online teaching and focus on what works well at our universities.
Agenda:
- Introduction (max. 10 min; led by Unite! Networking Hub team) - Welcome, brief overview of Unite! and Networking Hub, Introduction of Host
- Main Discussion (45 min; facilitated by Host) - Diving into the topic for a substantive and engaging conversation: practicalities of organizing large online courses, promoting student engagement in an online environment, evaluating and managing student workload
- Conclusion with Survey (5 min; led by Unite! Networking Hub team) - Wrap-up with a short feedback survey to gather insights from participants
Questions:
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