This session will consider how integrating mobile-freindly interactive media within the asynchronous online course may impact student engagement and instructor immediacy. Design-based research (DBR) case studies and examples will be shared and discussed.
This session will explore the creation and use of interactive media for mobile learning and its impact on learner engagement and instructor immediacy. Moore's Transactional Distance Theory suggests that the autonomous learner may require less structure and dialog (interaction) in order to be successful in the distance learning environment. Inversely, it is important to recognize that students lacking autonomy or self-regulated learning skills may benefit from learning environments that provide increased structure and interactivity. Case studies using design-based research (DBR) will be shared along with practical examples of how to increase learner engagement and instrcutor immediacy within the virtual classroom using mobile-friendly interactive media.