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student very surprised at the contents on his computer monitor

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Top 8 Strategies for Student Engagement

November 9, 2019

Design, eLearning, Higher Education, K12, Motivation, Psychology, Strategy

In looking at a wide range of research on learner cognition, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, as well as popular stories…

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Write a Blog Post for the Learner Engagement Division!

August 23, 2019

AECT, Announcement

If you are interested in sharing your ideas or experiences with learner engagement and think you have a good idea…

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The Overlaps Between Corporate and K-18 Learner Engagement

April 15, 2019

Corporate, Discussion, Higher Education, K12

Regardless if you are in academia or the private sector, you likely have experienced a disengaging professional development session. Now…

man jumping from one rock formation to another in the desert

<img width="640" height="413" src="https://i2.wp.com/learnerengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/adventure-daylight-desert-6496.jpg?resize=640%2C413" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="man jumping from one rock formation to another in the desert" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/learnerengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/adventure-daylight-desert-6496.jpg?resize=1024%2C660 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/learnerengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/adventure-daylight-desert-6496.jpg?resize=300%2C194 300w, https://i2.wp.com/learnerengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/adventure-daylight-desert-6496.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://i2.wp.com/learnerengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/adventure-daylight-desert-6496.jpg?w=1920 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="2932" data-permalink="http://learnerengagement.org/challenge-as-engagement/adventure-daylight-desert-6496" data-orig-file="http://learnerengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/adventure-daylight-desert-6496.jpg" data-orig-size="7237,4668" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="adventure-daylight-desert-6496" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="http://learnerengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/adventure-daylight-desert-6496-300x194.jpg" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/learnerengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/adventure-daylight-desert-6496.jpg?resize=640%2C413" data-recalc-dims="1" />

Challenge as Engagement

December 28, 2018

Motivation, Psychology, Research, Strategy

How can teachers design for challenging experiences in their classrooms? Why should we care? Our own @spgibbons explores!

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Call for Proposals 2019

December 17, 2018

AECT, Announcement, Conference, Event

Calling all educators, researchers, IDs in #HigherEd #K12 #LnD – we’re looking for innovative and unique ideas! Submit your proposal for the 2019 @AECT International Convention!

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We’re a division!

December 10, 2018

AECT, Announcement, Membership

Did you know that we’ve recently become an official division in AECT? Join us to continue the conversation about engaging learning and help shape the direction of the group!

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Student Engagement and Critical Inquiry

February 9, 2018

Higher Education, K12, Research, Strategy

What role does critical inquiry play in student engagement? Researchers like Beach, Heartling Thein, and Webb (2016) describe critical inquiry…

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AECT 2017 Convention

November 4, 2017

AECT, Announcement, Event, Research, Strategy, Tools

Are you going to #AECT17 next week? Join us to plan the direction for this SIG and contribute to a…

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Mike Taylor: What Educators Should Steal from Marketing

October 15, 2017

Design, eLearning, Motivation, Psychology, Strategy, Tools, Webinar

Without attention, nothing else matters. This is something that education and marketing have in common, so what can we steal…

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Examining Collaborative Knowledge Construction in Microblogging-Based Learning Environments

October 6, 2017

Discussion, Research, Tools, Trends

Guest Author: Lacey Clifton Microblogging allows learners omnichannel access while hashtags can filter the global noise down to meaningful bytes…

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