Transitioning from a face-to-face extensively hands-on classroom to 100% Distance Learning has been a difficult transition for my students. Working through the Engaging Online Learners course has helped me to think through using strategies that I left in the classroom, such as online games like Quizlet Live and Kahoot. I need to keep up the social engagement. The course also challeged me to look for other resources, like class wikis, to encourage more student-to-student engagement. One thing I had not considered enough before the course was that some students may be limited to their phone for access to the Internet and my LMS. I will make sure that I attempt to identify this limitation before the class begins in my welcome video.
