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In today’s educational arena there are various ways to engage students. The types of engagement will vary depending on the type of school in how it delivers instruction. I am going to cover two different types of institutions for the purpose of this paper: a larger online education system and smaller 2-year vocational program. The online school serves thousands of students globally and the 2-year institution caters to a few hundred. I have been involved with both schools either as a student or currently as a faculty member.
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences (FHCHS) is an online school that serves thousands of students annually. Each class will have approximately 25-30 students. One of the requirements for every class is a ‘live’ online chat session. It is a way for faculty to engage the students as they advance through their education. Their website states:
Simulating the best of classroom learning, distance education is a blend of best practices in synchronous and asynchronous learning. All distance courses require regular real-time interaction in small groups providing strong student engagement, tracking learning accountability, fostering collaboration and community building, and enhancing instructor presence. (FHCHS.edu, 2012).
The instructor will either ask a general question for everyone to respond too or a more direct question to a specific student. These questions are engaging the student about the current resources being covered that week. This kind of engagement is effective for both the student and the instructor. It pushes the student to prepare for the class and allows the instructor to see if the students are actually doing the assignments.
Currently I am a faculty member involved in a 2-year ...

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... trended out over a 3-5 year period it will show (1) if you are strong or weak in an area, (2) if you are keeping pace, getting better or worse, and (3) if you need to adjust resources. Reporting these results to an advisory board or state will keep the school accountable in operating its programs.
Whether the non-traditional student is enrolled in an online program or in the traditional classroom, there are several different types of ways to engage them. It’s important for the instructor to realize that different students require different styles of engagement. It is equally important that the instructor act on their realization.

Reference:
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences. (2012). Distance education. Retrieved from
http://fhchs.edu/academicbulletin20092010/graduateacademicbulletin/academicinformation/graduateeducationalphilosophy1

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