Expanding interaction in online courses: integrating critical humanizing pedagogy for learner success

Millions of college students in the U.S. are enrolled in online courses, with the global pandemic resulting in a “pivot to online” for educational and health reasons. African-American college students continue to face barriers to academic success, and this response to Kuo and Belland (in Educ Techno...

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Published in:Educational technology research and development 2021-02, Vol.69 (1), p.51-54
Main Author: Gleason, Benjamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
African Americans
Black college students
Education
Educational Technology
Learning and Instruction
Online education
Online instruction
Pedagogy
Social aspects
Success
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Summary:Millions of college students in the U.S. are enrolled in online courses, with the global pandemic resulting in a “pivot to online” for educational and health reasons. African-American college students continue to face barriers to academic success, and this response to Kuo and Belland (in Educ Technol Res Dev 64(4):661–680, 2016) investigates how the concept of “learner interaction” supports success. Finally, this response includes examples from online courses informed by “critical humanizing pedagogy,” in which social interaction is a key driver of learning.
ISSN:1042-1629
1556-6501
DOI:10.1007/s11423-020-09888-w