Digital learning: how to keep your students switched on

by Leonard Haux, the Guardian

Digital learning is growing in sophistication. It can be developed for fully online remote learning courses, or added to traditional classroom-based courses as blended learning. But how do you ensure it adds value, and avoid the risk of miscommunication? As an instructional designer, one of the most common things I hear when meeting with academics is that their students don’t engage with online activities. There are a number of reasons for this, but the most fundamental is that they see no reason to do it. If you want a student to engage in an online activity, you need to ensure they understand the task, and its meaning and relevance.It might be that an activity will help a student learn about themselves, do better work in their job, or maybe it will give them practise for a final exam.

https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/may/11/digital-learning-how-to-keep-your-students-switched-on

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