V.2 Learning activities foster instructor-student, content-student, and if appropriate to this course, student-student interaction.

(Essential Standard -- 3 points)

Expectations

• 1. Research by the developers of the QM rubric shows that engaging the student in an online course is key to them achieving success in the course; ergo, it is essential that you are engaged with your students, and that your content lends itself similarly to be engaging to the students.

  2. Student-student interaction is another important—though not essential—element to engage students in your course.

  3. All courses should provide for interaction between the student, instructor and content.

Examples

• • instructor-student interaction examples:

    • self-introduction

    • providing lectures (live/recorded)

    • hosting office hours

    • discussion postings and responses

    • providing feedback on project assignments

    • evidence of one-to-one email communication

  • student-content interaction examples:

    • essays

    • term papers

    • group projects

    • self-assessment exercises

  • student-student interaction examples:

    • self-introduction discussion or exercise

    • group discussion postings and replies

    • group projects/assignments

    • peer review/evaluation