Enhancing student engagement through online forums

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A key challenge for teachers is to ensure that there is a good level of engagement in the class. This video presents a simple assessment used in a module on migration history, which is based on the use of discussion forums.

OEP Video Sheet

Title of the OEP	Enhancing student engagement through online forums
Subject	History
Technology used	discussion forums video
Software used	VLE discussion forum
Level EQF	Level 7
Metadata	plagiarism, university libraries, serious video game, student engagement, information skills, discussion forum
Short summary	A key challenge for teachers is to ensure that there is a good level of engagement in the class. This video presents a simple assessment used in a module on migration history, which is based on the use of discussion forums.
Name of the HE Institution	University of Limerick
City, Country	Limerick, Ireland
Name of the department	Department of History
Name of the course(s)	Migration Studies
Name of the HE-teacher(s)	Rachel Murphy
Classroom size	Medium (26-50)

Tags

plagiarism university libraries serious video game student engagement information skills discussion forum

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