Increasing student engagement in the virtual classroom:

some great tools for your digital toolbox

Lori Fuller Rusch - lrusch@citruscollege.edu

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More Latino Student Fail Online

• Grade gap between non Latino and Latino is 44% wider in On Line course than in traditional courses

• 72% of students at Rio Hondo College are of Latin decent

• 98% of my students are of Latin decent

Raymod Kaupp, The Gap Between Latino and White Student Achievement in On line Classes, The Journal of Applied Research in the Community College

Things to try!

Spruce up your syllabusBeef up your BlackboardSpeak via SKYPE office hoursFace up to FacebookVoyage into short video clipsVenture into Voicethread

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Bring Your Syllabus to Life!

Beef Up Your BlackBoard

Art 105 Virtual College

• Enhanced Banner• Start Here!• Quick read syllabus• Group by learning units• Make video announcements• Student Lounge• Instructor & Skype office hours

Interview with Dr. Nigel Spivey via SKYPE

• Virtual interviews• Office hours• Group work

Speak via Skype

London Calling!

Presentation to Mobile Ed Think Tank

Face up to Facebook• Communication• Current events in your discipline• Planning

Venture into Voicethread

Voice thread demo Prehistoric Art History

• Ice breaker• Foster discussion• Group presentations• Assessment

Things to try!

Spruce up your syllabusBeef up your BlackboardSpeak via SKYPE office hoursFace up to FacebookVoyage into short video clipsVenture into Voicethread

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Adapted from work shared by Michelle Pacansky-Brock http://mpbreflections.blogspot.com.

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By Karen Kuo

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