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Back **Using Live Sessions to Boost Student Attendance and Engagement** media type="custom" key="6702791" //Isolation is a common problem among online students. By creating an emphasis on live, collaborative Elluminate sessions, Kaplan Virtual Education has been able to increase student engagement and improve student outcomes. In this session, we will share the methods we use to help teachers create interesting sessions, how we draw students to the sessions, and how we ensure that students are engaged while in the session itself.//

Add your own notes for this session here by simply clicking the "Edit this Page" icon above, type your notes, and then click "Save". Purposes: social presence not only affects outcomes but also student engagement
 * inquiry-based lessons
 * extra practice/studying for finals
 * completing homework assingments
 * lab experiments (Gizmos for real-time discussions of possible answers)
 * clubs
 * one-on-one help (both students and teachers peer editing, Could you jump into a live session for me? I need help.)
 * group assingments

Student Engagement:
 * relationships
 * increase positive feelings about classes and teachers (not just the student and online textbook, interaction when needed)
 * interactive (webcam, interactive whiteboard, Gizmos, videos) PowerPoint isn't enough. Use polls, choices, forums beyond course content presentation
 * enjoyable learning (live situation where they can get points across, field trip together)
 * tangible support (teacher there at specific time)
 * individualized (1-to-1 or breakout sessions those students with same questions)

Engaging:
 * games - Jeopardy, Millionaire
 * multimedia -
 * relevance connect to course with podcasts, audio, whiteboard activites
 * group activities
 * leadership within student groups (assistants that lead groups or work with other students)

hook students, but also focus f2f class: Rock, Paper, Scissors game Elluminate: video on YouTube.com that students can play RPS game, keep track of personal results, share through whiteboard
 * Elluminate Plan:** prebuild various parts of elluminate session, load video, documents, etc.

Doesn't record in breakout rooms, only in main room but you can copy breakout room content and paste into main room

mandatory sessions - not required to attend, but teacher must supply alternate learning

Manage the Online Classroom:
 * proper management
 * expectations upfront, key to positive experience
 * take away chat privileges from those students who misbehave
 * remove students
 * send recording to all students (encourage to attend next session)
 * recordings used to help struggling students
 * student presentations next time

Engagement within sessions:
 * emotions
 * polls
 * breakout rooms (different discussion areas of interests)
 * raising hand
 * chat focused on topic
 * asking interesting questions (good teaching practice!)
 * variety
 * student demos (ask students ahead of time to present)

Jam Sessions - 15 minutes of teachers sharing good teaching practices for each curriculum area

Live Sessions for assessment - students showing what they know, **oral components for courses**

Check out quiz module Measure not only time is spent with LMS but also live sessions

French teacher sent ingredients for French recipe, turned on webcam and cooked with students! Attendance in live sessions up! If no reason to come to session, students won't come! Come for points or for something interesting!

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