How can you make online learning platforms engaging for all ages? (2024)

During enrollment for the online course, keep a questionnaire form to Understand the Level of Learners, which helps the instructor to define an apt content and flow of delivery. And it also provides a way to optimize the learning experience by tapping into the knowledge base of the learners.

Know your audience :Play to your students' interests. When I taught ESL in China (2014-2018), I asked students what out-of-classroom things they did to learn English. Many answered that they watched American TV shows like The Vampire Diaries. Did I ever watch the show or think it was important?No, but they did. So be prepared when designing your online materials to do a deep dive into your students' cultural icons. And it doesn't matter how far they are from your own cultural icons. I once developed a game show ESL exercise based on K-Pop bands (Korean pop bands). Do an online survey asking your students what interests them.

Great. Post-Pandemic Digital Learning Fatigue is important.▪️Covid-19 caused a surge in remote working and digital learning. Now, remote and hybrid learning environments are commonplace in both corporate training and education.▪️While online learning and digital communication come with vast benefits, they have also given rise todigital fatigue. This refers to a situation where we are too overstimulated because of fully digital experiences.▪️It’s essential to keep this in mind when designing your online courses. Luckily, it’s still possible to host fun online classes if you follow our top tips and best practice! After all, digital fatigue does not lie in the medium but in a failure to engage your learners effectively.

Pour rendre les plateformes d'apprentissage en ligne attrayantes pour tous les âges, il est essentiel d'intégrer le multimédia, comme des vidéos, des animations et des graphiques interactifs, qui rendent le contenu plus dynamique et visuellement engageant. L'interactivité peut être améliorée par des quiz, des jeux éducatifs et des simulations, qui favorisent une expérience d'apprentissage active. La personnalisation du contenu, permettant aux utilisateurs de choisir leurs parcours d'apprentissage selon leurs intérêts et leur niveau, peut également augmenter l'engagement. Enfin, l'intégration de forums de discussion et de salles de classe virtuelles favorise la collaboration et l'échange entre apprenants de différents âges.

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A great way to strengthen social bonds in teaching is to ask learners to complete assignments in small groups and then present them to all their peers, especially in the form of short oral presentations and written reports.This teaches them to organize collectively and distribute roles to achieve the proposed pedagogical objective. By working together on the basis of the resources provided by the teacher as well as those they can procure on their own, they exchange their approaches and points of view, allowing them to overcome many of the difficulties they would encounter working alone.Such collaborative activities can be carried out without difficulty even remotely but I don't see how that would make the platform engaging for all ages.

Peer learning or learning from senior grad students is very important. Family members can also play pivotal role is social learning.

En el colegio en que trabajo fue visto con sospecha cuando propuse desarrollar un sistema de múltiples rutas posibles para desarrollar ciertas habilidades comunicativas en adolescentes. Partí de la idea de las inteligencias múltiples y de la libertad y autonomía que esperan desarrollar los jóvenes. El producto final propuesto era un texto (escrito o audiovisual) de carácter expositivo. Para llegar a él, algunos optaban por seguir una secuencia más corta, que era posible si alcanzaban determinado puntaje en algunos tests. Otros debían estudiar ciertas lecciones y luego redactar el guion o el borrador de su producto final. Realmente es más compleja la planificación de actividades flexibles y más personalizadas, pero hay mejor aprendizaje.

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In order for your e-learning environment to be adapted to learners of different ages, it seems to me that you need to adopt a single overall structure justified by the context, i.e. by the content of the course to be taught and the level of the learners concerned as well as by the educational objectives sought.By offering learners several ways of presenting digital resources, you will provide flexibility, so that they can choose according to their personal preferences, including their age and forms of intelligence.

Solía creer que los adolescentes con quienes trabajo se veían interesados en puntajes y notas, al desarrollar rutas de aprendizaje. O bien, que estarían más motivados por la presentación final de proyectos de redacción y publicación o de actuación. Sin embargo, incorporé un sistema sencillo de insignias en las principales etapas de la ruta de aprendizaje. Resultó que se alegraban, se emocionaban; y me decían que habían recibido tal o cual reconocimiento; o bien, se preocupaban por lograrlo en la siguiente etapa. Las insignias digitales, como los aplausos, son una forma de recompensa inmaterial que puede resultar motivadora en procesos de mediana o larga duración.

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Including gamified components like badges, points, or leaderboards to reward learners and make learning more interesting.Create curriculum-aligned instructional games to reinforce key topics in a fun way.

Provide timely feedback on assessments and progress to assist learners to track their progress and identify areas for improvement.

🟢Create a more engaging virtual classroomPresent your best (online) self.Use technology to your advantage.Find what inspires your students.Set goals and help students stick to them.Keep it interactive.Break down the lessons and make it digestible.Make your students feel valued.Be patient with your students.

Utilize interactive teaching methods: Incorporate multimedia elements such as videos, images, and audio files to enhance the learning experience and cater to different learning styles like The Smart Class or The Smart Education System. Gamify the learning process: Introduce game-like elements such as quizzes, challenges, and rewards to make the online learning platform more engaging and motivate learners to actively participate.Encourage a sense of community: Build a strong online community where learners can interact with each other through discussion forums, group activities, and collaborative projects. This creates a supportive environment and encourages active engagement with the learning material.amit24365@gmail.comamitkumarsethi