Online learning is at an all-time high due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students at all levels must adapt psychologically and physiologically to new or different ways of learning. Generation Z (Gen Z), millennials, and older students expect to be active participants in their learning experiences. The focus of this discussion paper is online pedagogy and multimodal learner engagement strategies to positively influence behavioral change for effective online learning.
A student-centered approach is proposed to re-frame and re-package content from an in-person setting to asynchronous and hybrid environments. External and internal variables are explored, which affect multimodal student engagement and performance. Learning theories—behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism—serve as the foundation for discussion.
This discussion paper served as the foundation for an interactive Roundtable session on August 3, 2021, at the Distance Teaching and Learning Conference hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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