Twelfth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies

Abstract

With the continued enrollment of students in distance education, institutions must provide a course experience that fosters student engagement and interactivity. Since this is often left to the online instructor, understanding what course design tools to utilize in the Learning Management System (LMS) is paramount to creating an experience that reduces the feeling of isolation and lack of participation often faced by many online students. The inclusion of online course tools and activities that promote a student-centered and student-created online experience is paramount to increasing the proficiency of learning within an online course. However, what specific tools and activities to use and the combination of those tools and activities are often a challenge for online instructors to decipher. This paper will investigate the course design tools that are needed within the LMS to promote student engagement and interactivity in order to provide a framework for online instructors when designing their courses.