E-moderating techniques to improve student engagement in online courses. Workshop at CDIO17 conference

1. Linda Mebus & Renee van de Watering, TU Delft
19-06-2017
E-moderating
Bringing your online course to life

2. Today’s agenda
• Introduce yourself - 5 min
• What is E-moderation – 10 min
• E-moderating at Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft - 10 min
• Write/record an engaging introductory message for your online course - 5 min
• Discussion and examples of E-moderating techniques - 20 min
• Rewrite your message based on what you have learned - 5 min
• Exchange messages and feedback by peers - 5 min
• Break 14:50-15:00
• What is the importance of Google Hangouts? - 10 min
• Perform a live hangout with a teacher/e-learning developer in Delft - 20 min
• Google Hangout, tips & tricks - 15 min
• Online learning HUB - 10 min
• Wrap-up - 10 min

3. 3
e-Moderation
The changing role of the
instructor to support online
students

4. Content transfer

5. 5
Active learning

6. Sage on the stage

7. Guide on the side

8. 8
Active
Interactive
Cultural
Social

9. 9
Online learning is more
than delivering content.

10. student
content teacher
student – student

11. Guidance
Support
Feedback
Motivation
e-Moderator
TU Delft Online Learning Experience

12. 12
“Where students feel the instructor is not present,
both learner performance and completion rates decline.”
(Tony Bates, 2014)

13. E-moderating
at
Aerospace
Engineering
TU Delft

14. Online education portfolio
• 1 MOOC, 1 MiniMOOC
• 11 online academic courses
• 4 Professional Education courses
• 2 MOOCs, 4 online academic courses
in production

15. Aeroelasticity
Spacecraft Technology Introduction to Spaceflight
Linear Modeling
Non-linear Modeling
Rotor and Wake Aerodynamics
Helicopter Performance, Stability and Control
Advanced Dynamics
Design of Lightweight Structures 1: Composites and Metals
Fatigue of Structures and Materials
Satellite Orbit Determination
Online Academic Courses

16. Air Safety Investigation
Smart Structures
Aircraft Performance: Physics and Simulation
Professional Education
Offshore Wind Farm
Technology

17. E-moderation structure
• E-moderator for every course
• Extra role (TA/PhD/lecturer)
• Training
• Active moderation

18. E-moderation timeline
• Pre-course
• During course
• Course end

19. To do:
Write / record an
engaging
introductory
message for your
online course
Max. 10 sentences / 2 minutes

20. Engaging strategies
1. In the beginning, to
welcome your students:
Engaging strategies and
examples (google doc)
1.1 Welcoming email
1.2 Introductory video

21. Engaging strategies
2. During the course, to
activate and provide
support:
Engaging strategies and
examples (google doc)
2.1 Learning activity
explanation
2.2 In-course
communication
2.3 Spark
2.4 Online live session
(hangout)
2.4 Challenge (can also
be used as a spark)

22. Engaging strategies
3. In the end, to give
feedback and wrap-up:
Engaging strategies and
examples (google doc)
3.1 Feedback video/text

23. To do:
Re-write / record
an engaging
introductory
message
Share and give
feedback
Dear online student,
…
…
…
Good luck!
The course team
Max. 10 sentences / 2 minutes

24. To do:
• Exchange messages and give each
other feedback (team of two)

25. The importance of live
interaction

26. Benefits
• The hurdle to ask questions becomes
lower
• Personal contact
• Community feeling: online learning
can be lonely!

27. Google Hangouts
• Easily accessible for (almost) anyone
• Free
• Also works on mobile devices

28. What can you do?
• Q&A/Open Office Hour
• Discussion
• Mini-lecture (recorded)

29. To do:
• Split in groups of 2/3 and join the
hangout with Dr. ir. Sonell Shroff
• Go to:
https://tinyurl.com/CDIO2017

30. Tips and Tricks?
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31. Online Learning HUB

32. Questions?
Linda Mebus: l.f.m.mebus@tudelft.nl
Renee van de Watering: r.vandewatering@tudelft.nl