The engagement of higher education students in an online environment is closely associated with student success. The argument is that students who are actively engaged are more likely to learn and to achieve greater academic success. Student engagement is facilitated through the design and arrangement of the learning material, and by the presence, attitude and the facilitation of learning via the online teacher.
As online learning becomes more ubiquitous, it is necessary to address the pedagogical differences between online and face-to-face teaching, so that online delivery moves beyond the paradigms of its face-to-face counterpart.
This workshop explores teaching practices which can optimise a positive learning experience for students. We will also address the broader paradigms associated with effective teacher presence in an online environment.
Specifically, this workshop will address the following:
Jay is a passionate and innovative online learning professional with a highly regarded record in the delivery of high quality, scalable learning solutions across the higher education sector.
Jay has over 20 years’ experience in tertiary and online education, as well as extensive people, project and process management experience.
Jay is currently employed as the Director of Online Learning and Teaching at Charles Sturt University. This role requires leadership in online subject design and development and online teaching as well as the associated workflows and management processes enabling large scale roll-outs.
Research interests: online learning, learning analytics, learning innovation and higher education assessment.
Twitter: @DRJay_Cohen