Core Session 2: ROI: Increasing Student Engagement without Completely Redoing Your Course
Anna Luce; Veronica Berns; Jonathan Diehl; and Jean Clipperton
Introduction
Our goals for this session are to examine the use of in-class time and reconsider how to structure in-course discussion and activity to increase student engagement and deepen student learning. We’ll build from instructor-identified ‘pinch points’ (areas where students typically express confusion, questions, or struggles) in learning to help provide opportunities for deeper student learning and engagement while emphasizing how to implement these suggestions without a time-intensive redesign. Through the session, we’ll introduce three key tools that instructors can leverage to increase the engagement of content and discuss ways to do so efficiently and effectively.
Learning Objectives
- Identify common pinch points (areas of your course where students typically express confusion, questions, or struggles) in your course as areas to begin implementing UDL principles
- Explain the principle of multiple means of engagement
- Apply at least one additional engagement option during in-class time to increase student engagement with your content
Pre-Work
- Before you watch the session recording, listen to the first 7 minutes of the In the Classroom recording or read the transcript.
2. Download and complete the ROI: UDL Engagement Worksheet. If you’re completing this course with a group, use this document as a tool to facilitate discussion.
Session Recording
Presentation Slides and Resources
Presentation Slides: ROI: UDL Engagement
Presentation Transcript: ROI: UDL Engagement (Word document)
