How to Increase Student ENGAGEment and ConnectEDness in Online Classrooms

Audience Level: 
All
Institutional Level: 
Higher Ed
Abstract: 

Moving classes to online delivery can create student engagement challenges. Because of this new reality, teachers and students alike may feel disconnected during online delivery. Join Dr. Jory Basso for an evocative discussion on how to break the disconnect and create better student engagement and connectedness.

Extended Abstract: 

Moving classes to online delivery can create student engagement challenges. Instructors teaching online may be missing in-person student realities such as laughter and non-verbal cues including eye contact and facial expressions. Because of this new reality, teachers and students alike may feel disconnected during online delivery. Join Dr. Jory Basso for an evocative discussion on how to break the disconnect and create better student engagement and connectedness. Attendees with leave the session with seven strategies to integrate into their teaching practice ultimately improving their presentation effectiveness.

Dr. Basso is an Associate Professor and BioSci Faculty Lead at Southern California University of Health Sciences and recently presented at the OLC Ideate Labs for Online STEM: Innovating STEM Education. He has been training instructors for the past five years and is currently supervising 10 adjunct BioSci faculty. Previously he built a successful integrative health clinic as a Chiropractor/Sports Therapist in downtown Toronto prior to moving his family to California to teach full-time and occasionally surf. Dr. Basso has presented educational content at multiple international corporations, served as a health/fitness expert on TV, wrote 90+ health articles and created 90+ videos for the HybridDrJ YouTube channel. He is completing his Master of Education in Digital Learning and is truly passionate about empowering individuals with health and science education.

Conference Track: 
Blended Teaching and Learning
Session Type: 
Education Session
Intended Audience: 
Administrators
Design Thinkers
Faculty
Instructional Support
Training Professionals
All Attendees