Digital technologies enable us to provide a variety of learning and communication opportunities. Additionally, they allow us to reach out to and actively engage course participants, and to frequently gauge students’ progress.

In this online session, we will showcase several “best-selling” engagement and communication online activities, which have been successfully incorporated in many Carleton courses in previous years, and we will focus on the pedagogical principles behind them, rather than technical solutions. The activities we will discuss include:

• Weekly Announcements
• Ask the Instructor forum
• Introductory course activities
• Synchronous online meetings and engagement
• Discussion forums
• Student feedback

Participants will also gain access to a follow-up video, where additional activities are discussed, including:

• Weekly learning responses
• Online sharing activities
• Quizzes for learning
• Transforming live lecture into an online lesson
• “Path to success in your course” module