LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO ENGAGE STUDENTS

When we consider e-learning or face to face courses, engaging students is essential for teaching efficacy. The key to e-learning success resides in offering students more than information. In on line courses, even though the content of the course is important, the student's engagement with the set content is more relevant. Moodle offers a variety of activities that promote or facilitate the student's engagement with the material. There are assignments that require reviewing the content of the course, collaborative activities that promote critical thinking and integrating different perspective on a topic, and also formative assessment activities that facilitate learning. The variety of resources that can be uploaded on a Moodle platform, might also address the variety of learning styles.