Tracking Online Tracking Online Student Student

EngagementEngagementPresented by Kimberly WebsterPresented by Kimberly Webster

eLearning Instructional CoacheLearning Instructional Coach

Ottawa-Carleton District School BoardOttawa-Carleton District School Board

IntroductionIntroduction

Research suggests that online students are Research suggests that online students are more likely to be successful when they:more likely to be successful when they: log in regularly log in regularly andand meet course timelines. meet course timelines.

Therefore, these are the 2 criteria that we Therefore, these are the 2 criteria that we have identified to help us track online have identified to help us track online student engagement so we can identify student engagement so we can identify students that may need additional support students that may need additional support to be successfulto be successful

Communicating Student Communicating Student ProgressProgress

Our goals are:Our goals are: to improve student achievementto improve student achievement to provide every student with to provide every student with

opportunities to experience successopportunities to experience success

With this in mind, the progress of online With this in mind, the progress of online students is communicated regularly to:students is communicated regularly to: the online studentthe online student the student’s contact at their home the student’s contact at their home

school – guidance, Student Success school – guidance, Student Success Teacher, etc.Teacher, etc.

parents (if students is under 18)parents (if students is under 18)

How Student Progress is How Student Progress is CommunicatedCommunicated

Teachers may communicate student progress Teachers may communicate student progress in many ways:in many ways: email to students, home school, email to students, home school,

parents/guardians (if student is under parents/guardians (if student is under 18)18)

school progress reports and/or report school progress reports and/or report cardscards

phone calls to home school and phone calls to home school and student’s homestudent’s home

through system Student Progress through system Student Progress Updates which are posted every 1-2 Updates which are posted every 1-2 weeksweeks

Online Student Engagement Online Student Engagement Tracking FormTracking Form

To help you identify how students are To help you identify how students are progressing in your online course, a progressing in your online course, a tracking form has been developed to help tracking form has been developed to help you track and communicate student you track and communicate student behaviours around behaviours around logging inlogging in and and meeting meeting timelinestimelines

Many online teachers use this tracking form, Many online teachers use this tracking form, or a form they have developed themselves, or a form they have developed themselves, to track student progress and achievementto track student progress and achievement

Online Student Engagement Online Student Engagement Tracking FormTracking Form

Retrieving Your Tracking Retrieving Your Tracking Form templateForm template

Download the Download the Online Student Engaging Online Student Engaging Tracking Form template Tracking Form template file.file.

Save the file with a new name which includes Save the file with a new name which includes the course code of your placement class and the course code of your placement class and the unit you are tracking.the unit you are tracking.

Example:Example:

StudentEngagement_GWL3O_Unit1.rtfStudentEngagement_GWL3O_Unit1.rtf

Setting up your Tracking Setting up your Tracking FormForm

Using your course Using your course ChecklistChecklist for for reference, fill in all of the tasks that are reference, fill in all of the tasks that are listed for the unit you are tracking.listed for the unit you are tracking.

Include any due dates if notedInclude any due dates if noted

Using the course Using the course ClasslistClasslist, fill in the , fill in the names of all of the students you are names of all of the students you are tracking (see sample form)tracking (see sample form)

Tracking Student Tracking Student Engagement in the Engagement in the Discussion ForumDiscussion Forum

Log into your course every day.Log into your course every day.

Go to the Go to the Discussion Board Discussion Board andand read every postingread every posting note the first date each student has note the first date each student has

authoredauthored a posting a posting enter the date on your tracking form enter the date on your tracking form

(e.g., Feb. 12 entered as F12)(e.g., Feb. 12 entered as F12)

Tracking Student Tracking Student Engagement in the Engagement in the DropboxDropbox

Go to the Go to the DropboxDropbox and and check for any new submissionscheck for any new submissions enter the date of every submission on enter the date of every submission on

your tracking form (e.g., Feb. 14 entered your tracking form (e.g., Feb. 14 entered as F14) as F14)

Note: Note: Check submission feedback. If file is Check submission feedback. If file is not submitted in the requested format, it not submitted in the requested format, it should not be noted until the correctly-should not be noted until the correctly-formatted file is submitted, e.g., .rtfformatted file is submitted, e.g., .rtf

Tracking in Other ToolsTracking in Other Tools

Review your course Review your course ChecklistChecklist to see if any to see if any tasks involve tools other than the tasks involve tools other than the Discussion Discussion BoardBoard or the or the DropboxDropbox..

Example:Example:

Survey tasks, Quiz tasks, Blog tasksSurvey tasks, Quiz tasks, Blog tasks

Monitor those tools in a similar way.Monitor those tools in a similar way.

Identifying Student Identifying Student Progress LevelsProgress Levels

On the Monday of each week, review your On the Monday of each week, review your Student Engagement Tracking FormStudent Engagement Tracking Form from the previous week and decide on a from the previous week and decide on a current progress levelcurrent progress level for each student of for each student of your students. your students.

These progress levels are outlinedThese progress levels are outlined

on the next slide.on the next slide.

Note: Note: Each level refers to student’s behaviour Each level refers to student’s behaviour in terms of logging in and meeting in terms of logging in and meeting timelines.timelines.

Student Progress LevelsStudent Progress Levels

Progressing Well Progressing Well Student is progressing well, i.e., Student is progressing well, i.e., logging in regularly and meeting logging in regularly and meeting course timelines. course timelines.

Satisfactory Satisfactory Student progress is satisfactory, Student progress is satisfactory, i.e., logging in somewhat i.e., logging in somewhat regularly and meeting most of regularly and meeting most of course timelines.course timelines.

Needs Needs Improvement Improvement

Some concerns about student Some concerns about student progress, i.e., not logging in progress, i.e., not logging in regularly and/or not meeting regularly and/or not meeting course timelines.course timelines.

Credit Alert Credit Alert Student’s credit is in jeopardy, Student’s credit is in jeopardy, i.e., not logging in and/or not i.e., not logging in and/or not meeting course timelines.meeting course timelines.

Communicating Communicating Student ProgressStudent Progress

If you are a member of the If you are a member of the Ontario eLearning Ontario eLearning Consortium (OeLCConsortium (OeLC), the ), the SSeSSSeS WebsiteWebsite has a has a Student Progress Student Progress tool that allows you to post tool that allows you to post updates on student progress.updates on student progress.

Teachers are encouraged to update student Teachers are encouraged to update student progress weekly. When progress is updated a progress weekly. When progress is updated a report is generated and automatically emailed to report is generated and automatically emailed to the student, home school and parents.the student, home school and parents.

If you do not have access to this tool you will want If you do not have access to this tool you will want to develop a strategy for communicating student to develop a strategy for communicating student progress regularly.progress regularly.

Questions? Comments?Questions? Comments?

Please contact:Please contact:

Kimberly WebsterKimberly Webster

eLearning Instructional CoacheLearning Instructional Coach

Ottawa-Carleton District School BoardOttawa-Carleton District School Board

Kimberly.Webster@ocdsb.caKimberly.Webster@ocdsb.ca

613-596-8211, x8500613-596-8211, x8500

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