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Tools for Enhancing Active Learning Experience in an Online Environment
Karno Ng
To foster active learning online, instructors should strategically integrate digital tools that support interaction, collaboration, and reflection.
What it found
This article outlines practical digital tools and strategies to cultivate an active learning environment in fully online courses. It highlights how activities like interactive lectures, simulations, educational games, jigsaw discussions, and structured reflection can be facilitated through specific technologies. By mapping these tools to active learning techniques, the authors demonstrate how to move online instruction beyond passive content consumption.
What it means for your work
When designing online courses, select tools based on the specific active learning strategy you want to employ, such as collaborative documents for jigsaw discussions. Ensure that the technology serves the pedagogical goal rather than introducing unnecessary cognitive load. Scaffold tool usage early in the course so students can focus on the learning activities rather than troubleshooting the software.
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