Enhancing Online Learning Engagement
Engage learners effectively through interactive online activities for a seamless transition to post-secondary education. Explore strategies to make online learning more interactive and discover the importance of applying best practices for growth in various sectors.
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Agenda 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Planning and Delivering Online Activities 3. Questions, Comments, Discussion 4. Next Steps 5. Closing Comments 2 SCWI/IJECT
5 ways to make online learning more interactive Engaging learners in your online learning program is one of the keys to ensuring they learn effectively and get the most out of what they are doing. One of the most effective ways to make learners more engaged in what they are doing is to make it interactive. With interactive online learning experiences, learners have no option other than to get involved and take an active role in their learning. https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/general/5-ways-make-online-learning- interactive/ 3 SCWI/IJECT
SCWI Goals Seamless Transition to Post- secondary Increase Completion of OSSDs
Where are your participants? In a class at school with a teacher In a synchronous online class with a teacher Working independently from home 5 SCWI/IJECT
Who is your audience? 2018-19 SCWI Activity and Forum Participants by Category % of Actual Participants 4% Grade 7-8 Students 7% Grade 9-12 Students 10% College Staff and Students Teachers 53% 26% Other 2018-19 Data as reported by RPTs in EDCS 6 SCWI/IJECT
Principle 6. Apply best practice In 2015, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) conducted research on the future of growth in business and found the key was to apply and exploit best practices: Slow growth comes from a failure by many firms to adopt best practices. https://econsultancy.com/the-10-principles-for-creating-amazing-online-retail-experiences/ 7 SCWI/IJECT
Guest Speaker Michelle Rao, Manager, School College Partnerships Chair, Central Lakes Regional Planning Team Georgian College 8 SCWI/IJECT
Case Study Program Highlight Day, RPT 13 at Georgian College
A long standing event on-campus event for Grade 12 students Hands on workshops that showcase specific programs Background, Program Highlight Day One College Level Grade 12 English class each from five school boards 125-150 students Day includes an overview of the college pathway, rotation through five active workshops, plus a pizza lunch
Based in part on the work of other RPTs, we decided to try to replicate Program Highlight Day in a virtual delivery Question can we make this happen virtually? Our model would have students move from workshop to workshop in one group led by their teacher Connectivity, access to technology, student engagement drove that decision
Content: Find willing presenters and good subject matter Develop workshops that did not require interaction between the secondary students within their classrooms per Covid protocols. Scheduling: Faculty needed to be available at a time students were available. Faculty all had to be available on a common day . The boards needed time to find a grade 12 College English class and a willing teacher. Boards had to wait for their quadmester ( or in one case octomester) timetables to be set to find ENG4C classes. Lunch periods didn t necessarily line up with those at the schools so we feared students would disappear. Challenges
Each student needed his/her own supplies. No items could be shared or passed out in class. Faculty needed to determine the exact supplies, and in some cases make them. The college team had to source supplies 150 students in a difficult delivery time. We needed to package supplies in individual envelopes. Two staff did this work on campus following Covid protocols. Supplies were couriered to or picked up by board leads, who then delivered them for quarantine at schools. Participating schools were in Bracebridge, Orillia, Midland and Owen Sound. We couldn t order pizza or any lunch for the students as a motivator. Instead boards picked up individually wrapped granola bars and other treats. Logistics
Creation of school guides with buttons that linked them to their workshops without having to enter a URL. Use of WebEx rooms that allowed others to drop in. Control is there as they need to be admitted. Rehearsals with faculty presenters and student panel Rehearsals so board leads could familiarize themselves with WebEx Student Panel Successes
Do rehearsals for all participants and presenters Even faculty experienced with remote delivery learned WebEx tricks Have participants and presenters hard wire to an Ethernet cable Have a WebEx room available for schools to drop by to rehearse when able Have schools process permission forms so there is no concern about using a web camera in the class room. Tell all to silence notifications on their computers to save potential embarrassment and scrutiny Book a back up date! Advice
Grade 8 events, Picture Yourself@College and Grizzly Cubs Grizzly Cubs Online now a multi- pronged asynchronous and synchronous experience Schools book a Q &A Watch a college pathway video Complete the live Q & A Schools receive an activity package related to college Social media & prizes Approach B
Questions? Comments? I d love to hear about other RPT activity approaches
Encouraging Participation from Colleges and DSBs Polls based on participants questions. 18 SCWI/IJECT
Generating Creative Ideas Delivering the same value as a face-to-face event requires great creativity and challenging logistics Having departments come up with creative ideas How to create an engaging activity How to make it engaging and fun Virtual Delivery, but need to send out tactile activities to go along with them 19 SCWI/IJECT
Logistics Delivering the same value as a face-to-face event requires great creativity and challenging logistics Hybrid class model and varied (secondary) schedules Making sure students receive kits in order to successfully carry out the workshop 20 SCWI/IJECT
Logistics: Privacy participating in videoconferencing (e.g. Google Hangouts, Adobe, Teams) is permissible with consent, AND, informed consent is required for recordings if not used solely by the teacher student information (names, email addresses, home address etc.) must not be shared photos, videos of students may not be shared outside the classroom unless consent is provided teachers need to consult with their administration on all of these matters Thames Valley DSB, Privacy Policy 21 SCWI/IJECT
Logistics: Privacy Boards will have protocols regarding the requirement for permission forms for virtual field trips Teachers will likely have access to family and student email addresses Follows board protocol Email to principal or teacher Email to family/ student Board lead RPT 22 SCWI/IJECT
Previously Shared Ideas Remotely Delivered Activities Tracey Norris, Algonquin College Hello Future: Spring Activities 2020 Anne Nahorny, St. Lawrence College Summer Institute 2020 http://scwi.ca/scwi/tools.php# 23 SCWI/IJECT
https://www.rom.on.ca/en/rom-at- home?field_activity_type_tid=All&field_audienc e_tid=All 24 SCWI/IJECT
https://www.ontariosciencec entre.ca/science-at-home 25 SCWI/IJECT
Edge Factor https://offers.edgefactor.com/aboutedgefactor 26 SCWI/IJECT
Next Steps 27 SCWI/IJECT
Closing Comments 28 SCWI/IJECT
Contact Us Contact Us David Armstrong DavidArmstrong@ontariodirectors.ca Janine Griffore Janine.Griffore@gmail.com Phil Hedges PhilHedges@kwic.com Sonja Vandermeer SVandermeer@ontariodirectors.ca 29 SCWI/IJECT
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SCWI Activities Typically, 40,000 participants in Activities and Forums annually SCWI approved Activities and Forums contribute to the two goals of the SCWI. The following are the 2020-21 priority areas for SCWI Activities and Forums: One day, hands-on college experiences for grades 7-12 students, Activities that promote mentoring for Grade 7 and 8 students by a college student or apprentice, Activities for grades 7-12 students and adult students with a particular focus on technology and trades, Dual Credit Educator Forums which provide opportunities for both secondary school dual credit teachers, college dual credit educators and Level 1 apprenticeship instructors to better understand the policies and procedures of dual credit programs, and to plan for their students in these programs, Enhanced parent/guardian forums that are delivered at local Postsecondary Education (PSE) institutions and provide information to parents to support awareness about PSE opportunities, pathways, and resources to provide smooth transitions, Activities for adult students in Adult Day Schools and Continuing Education Centres to expand awareness of adult dual credits and/or improve transitions for adult students to college and apprenticeship, Forums for classroom teachers to include information on how to better support students with PSE pathway planning. (2020-21 CODE Memo) 31 SCWI/IJECT
