scholarly journals When is enough, enough? An Examination of Student Engagement when Watching Online Group Project Presentations

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manasvi Kumar ◽  
Joseph Valacich ◽  
Jeff Jenkins ◽  
David Kim
Author(s):  
Leslie F Reid

Using an action-research approach, a large-lecture science course (240 students) was redesigned to improve student engagement in the areas of active and collaborative learning, faculty-student interaction and level of academic challenge. This was mainly achieved through the addition of a half-semester long group project, which replaced half of the lectures and the final exam. The course redesign did not result in more hours spent on teaching and teaching-related activities (grading, assessment preparation, lecturing, lecture preparation) for the instructor – although the redesigned course requires the support of teaching assistants for the project component. Data on students’ perceptions of the modified course and the frequency to which they participated in the engagement activities were collected using the Classroom Survey of Student Engagement (CLASSE). The majority of students reported high levels of engagement in most of the intended areas and were comfortable with the new class design. The CLASSE data also helped identify areas where intended engagement levels were not met. These areas are the focus for future course development and action research questions. Utilisant une approche de type recherche-action, un cours de science offert dans un grand auditorium (240 étudiants) a été reconfiguré afin d’amener les étudiants à s’engager davantage dans un apprentissage actif et collaboratif ainsi que dans leur interaction professeur-étudiants et à relever un défi de nature académique. Pour ce faire, la moitié des cours magistraux ainsi que l’examen final ont été remplacés par un projet de groupe. La reconfiguration du cours ne s’est pas traduite par une augmentation des heures d’enseignement ou des activités liées à l’enseignement (notation, préparation des évaluations, exposé magistral, préparation de l’exposé magistral) – bien qu’elle ait nécessité le soutien des assistants à l’enseignement pour la composante projet de groupe. Les chercheurs ont effectué un sondage en classe afin de recueillir des données sur la perception des étudiants à propos du cours modifié et sur la fréquence à laquelle ils ont participé aux activités favorisant leur engagement. La majorité des étudiants a rapporté un niveau élevé d’engagement dans la plupart des domaines souhaités et a déclaré se sentir à l’aise avec le cours reconfiguré. Les données du sondage ont également permis d’identifier les domaines dans lesquels le niveau d’engagement souhaité n’était pas atteint. Une nouvelle version du cours de même que les questions posées dans le cadre d’une autre recherche-action tiendront principalement compte de ces domaines.


2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Joon Lee ◽  
Anchalee Ngampornchai ◽  
Trudian Trail-Constant ◽  
Andres Abril ◽  
Sandhya Srinivasan

Author(s):  
Levette S. Dames ◽  
Chadwick Royal ◽  
Kyla M. Sawyer-Kurian

Group counseling is one of the core counseling courses which students need in order to receive their degrees. As group counseling is an experiential course, counselor educators must think strategically and creatively when developing this course to be delivered online to ensure that positive outcomes are achieved. Hence, this chapter explores the development, implantations and lessons learned from such a course. We will specifically discuss the integration of WebEx, MindTap/Coursemate, and a residency component that enhances the delivery of this master's level group counseling online course and by encouraging active engagement of both the students and instructor alike. The development and implementation of the online group course is guided by Bandura's theory. An informal evaluation from a previous online group counseling course using these modes will also be discussed. Implications for instructors and students will be included.


Author(s):  
Levette S. Dames ◽  
Chadwick Royal ◽  
Kyla M. Sawyer-Kurian

Group counseling is one of the core counseling courses which students need in order to receive their degrees. As group counseling is an experiential course, counselor educators must think strategically and creatively when developing this course to be delivered online to ensure that positive outcomes are achieved. Hence, this chapter explores the development, implantations and lessons learned from such a course. We will specifically discuss the integration of WebEx, MindTap/Coursemate, and a residency component that enhances the delivery of this master's level group counseling online course and by encouraging active engagement of both the students and instructor alike. The development and implementation of the online group course is guided by Bandura's theory. An informal evaluation from a previous online group counseling course using these modes will also be discussed. Implications for instructors and students will be included.


Author(s):  
Debbi Weaver ◽  
Shane Viper ◽  
Jennifer Latter ◽  
P. Craig McIntosh

<span>An online group work project for off campus students, using wikis as the collaboration platform, has been conducted successfully for several years. Students were given the opportunity and technical means to collaborate, and staff could assess individual students' participation. However, the actual level of collaboration was less than hoped for, especially in early iterations of the unit. While the teaching staff are confident that, for the overall student cohort, collaborating online using a wiki is meeting the needs of most students, this is varied across the diverse cohort. To gain further insight into the internal machinations of student groups, selected students were invited to submit their experiences of their wiki project. This paper reports the personal stories of two off campus students, and compares the experiences described by our students with the teaching staff members' perceptions. The two students featured were selected not just for their articulate writing, but because their group experiences were quite different. Considering these students' experiences has allowed the teaching staff to reflect on how to better support our students during their group project.</span>


Author(s):  
Helen Donelan ◽  
Karen Kear

Although collaboration skills are highly valued by employers, convincing students that collaborative learning activities are worthwhile, and ensuring that the experience is both useful and enjoyable, are significant challenges for educators. This paper addresses these challenges by exploring students’ and tutors’ experiences of a group project where part-time distance learners collaborate online to create a website. Focus groups were conducted with students who had recently completed the project, and discussion forums were used to gather feedback from tutors who supported students and marked their group work. The research showed that students’ attitudes towards the group project on completion were generally favourable. Findings highlighted key aspects for successful online group projects and for motivating students to participate fully. These included: the design of authentic tasks, with skills development relevant to the workplace; careful attention to how the group work is assessed; and enabling students to develop websites they could be proud of. Frustrations for students were associated with the lack of engagement of fellow students and with limitations of the tool provided for building the website. Tutors found marking the work a time-consuming and complex process. Tutors were also unconvinced of the value and fairness of assessing students partly on a group, as opposed to an individual, basis.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Bihun ◽  
Katie Cochran ◽  
Chelsea Honea ◽  
Michelle Klein ◽  
Lisa Pringle ◽  
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