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9 Ways to Increase Online Student Engagement

WBT Systems

A good introductory video could also serve as a promotional trailer, like this one from another Coursera MOOC, Modern & Contemporary American Poetry —a course we’ve discussed before on this blog because of its creative and effective instructional design. #2 Discuss how they can apply what they’ve learned by sharing case studies.

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Re-imagining the Book

Jay Cross

Creating the new book raises some interesting issues. Half a dozen of us (different folks than in the previous exercise) decided to tackle the issue of how to re-invent books that will lead to meaningful action. We discussed things like: the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve and the need for reinforcement. by chapter) or for web (i.e.

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