Masters Project Abstract
Abstract
Online education is rapidly growing in higher education institutions, yet many of these online programs have earned a poor reputation for lacking student engagement, having low student retention, and being designed inadequately. This project was intended to research practices to support student engagement using technology and best practices of instruction design in order to create an online course that retains students, increases student satisfaction, and incorporates instructional design best practices and engaging educational technology. Project research was focused on instructional design best practices such as ADDIE and Backward Design methods, as well as engaging technology tools. The results of the project include a literature review on effective instructional design and an example of an engaging online course using instructional design best practices and technology tools. This paper also outlines the limitations of the project, future recommendations, and the need for future research.
My Masters Thesis is available online though UVU Thesis Collection: contentdm.uvu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/UVUTheses/id/706/rec/1
Online education is rapidly growing in higher education institutions, yet many of these online programs have earned a poor reputation for lacking student engagement, having low student retention, and being designed inadequately. This project was intended to research practices to support student engagement using technology and best practices of instruction design in order to create an online course that retains students, increases student satisfaction, and incorporates instructional design best practices and engaging educational technology. Project research was focused on instructional design best practices such as ADDIE and Backward Design methods, as well as engaging technology tools. The results of the project include a literature review on effective instructional design and an example of an engaging online course using instructional design best practices and technology tools. This paper also outlines the limitations of the project, future recommendations, and the need for future research.
My Masters Thesis is available online though UVU Thesis Collection: contentdm.uvu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/UVUTheses/id/706/rec/1