Educate, Engage and Entertain...Using the 3E's in your Online Teaching Strategy

Session Time Slot(s): 
Streamed: 
Streamed
Abstract: 

This session examines the 3E's; Educate, Engage and Entertain as an approach to deliver content to students.  Identification of 6 strategies to implement the 3E's with examples and demonstrations of their use will be presented.   A checklist for implementing these strategies along with examples will be offered to participants.

Extended Abstract: 

Students today learn in a multitude of ways.  They require a high level of engagement and entertainment, in order to maintain interest and retain information.  Taking into consideration how students learn, this session focuses on the 3E's...Educate, Engage and Entertain as a strategy to deliver your content while appealing to students’ interests.  The session will discuss the concept of Edutainment, the combination of educating and entertaining as a creative approach to deliver information.  Through a utilization of the 3E’s, instructors can not only present their content, but also their personalities, talents and interests outside of class.  This session will additionally discuss 6 strategies to implement the 3E's in your online courses, with examples and demonstrations to support and showcase each one.  Using Kahoot, the participants will engage in a variety of surveys and questions, related to the sample videos and activities presented.  Finally, participants will walk away with a checklist to assist with identifying and implementing the 3E's in their courses.

Conference Session: 
Concurrent Session 9
Conference Track: 
Learning Effectiveness
Session Type: 
Education Session
Intended Audience: 
Administrators
Design Thinkers
Faculty
Instructional Support
All Attendees