That Synching Feeling: An Exploration of Student Engagement in an Online Environment

In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, universities were forced to shift to an online, remote delivery system. This paper presents the design and evaluation of two skills-based first-year units that were adapted to a predominantly asynchronous mode of delivery. The evaluation results indicate that st...

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Published in:	Student Success
Main Authors:	Kate Kelly, Edward Lock
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Southern Queensland 2021-11-01
Subjects:	online learning student engagement asynchronous active learning teacher presence skills-based units
Online Access:	https://studentsuccessjournal.org/article/view/1771

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