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5 ways to make online learning more interactive
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Accessibility and professional connections with
peers and professors are not the only exciting
thing, but also work when it comes to networking
and the mental wellbeing of students. The
convenience and flexibility of the online
learning environment allow learners to develop a
new skill-set regardless of their location.
Despite all the benefits, online learning can
sometimes be boring for students and faculty.
Student community involves more interaction
between you and your students and among the
students themselves. It is often difficult for
instructors to eliminate potential distractions,
occurring in a home environment. Keeping students
engaged, motivated, and interested in their
lessons is a tedious task for facilitators. There
are many ways to increase learners engagement in
professional online training courses and keep
them interested in courses. Technology makes it a
little easier but make sure you can teach your
online lessons from somewhere with a reliable
internet connection.Amidst all the uncertainty
due to the pandemic, teachers and students have
no other option to focus on the online learning
environment. Undeniably there is a dire need to
understand the difficulty in adapting to this
whole new online classroom setting, but here
listing a few points definitely provides you
leverage to conduct online classes in an easier
and better way. There are a plethora of tips and
tricks to help you make learning sessions
engaging and satisfactory.
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These listed strategies can make virtual learning
more interactive.

1.Integrate real-time interaction A
synchronization during online courses often
results in limited interaction between you and
your students. Due to the lack of real-time
connection during video lectures, lag in response
time kills the momentum of a back-and-forth
discussion that often leads to confusion.
Integrating real-time interaction into your
course can help you clarify ideas, and spark new
insights. Facilitate the interactions by setting
up opportunities for class members to meet online
synchronously. Online video conferencing can help
you create a variety of synchronous interaction
opportunities, such as office hours, small group
discussions, 2. Videos and Images Visual
learning makes learners comfortable and better at
retaining information when videos and pictures
are involved. Additionally, improving the levels
of interaction also tend to be more open to
discussion when during an interactive session.
Open-ended discussions foster richer dialogue and
require students to interpret a concept from a
variety of perspectives.Facilitators can include
or create click-on quizzes, games, and other
learning tools to help students explore the
topics from different angles and retain
information.
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3. Maximize engagement with non-task
interaction Chat and web conferencing are social
media tools that, when it comes to non-task
interactions, help to create a supportive
learning community. Facilitators can leverage the
social networking capabilities available in many
learning management systems and support special
interest groups or study groups. 4. Include
Storytelling Scenario and story-based learning
can accelerate the teaching process as the story
simulates the learning experience. Story-based
learning is more engaging and offers excellent
student retention and memory. Well-told stories
are easier to understand and remember accurately,
compared to learning based on facts and figures.
Storytelling enhances open-dialogue discussion
and conversation in the classroom, increases
interactivity and excitement in the Virtual
Classroom. 5. Live Constructive
Feedback Introducing a new social element can
engage students right away. As students can
provide instant meaningful feedback, and
influence the direction of the lesson. Random QA
sessions during live online classes help to
bridge the knowledge gaps. Instructors can ask
questions and can engage learners in the comment
section. Live interactive sessions bring a whole
new dimension in increasing the value of online
courses for students.
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Conclusion Technological advancement is
responsible for giving birth to new learning
methods, trying new techniques, and thinking
outside the box. Skill development helps
employees to get motivated, engaged, and
inspired, harnessing new technologies, and
improving at a faster rate than they could ever
think. With readily available technology, it is
not an easy task to build an immersive and highly
interactive online learning program, you need to
be technically proficient for that.