CHAPTER 1
The State of Online Engagement
We must bring 21st-century technology into learning in meaningful ways to engage, motivate, and inspire learners of all ages to achieve.
National Education Technology Plan, 2010
A significant element in meeting the instructional needs of the twenty-first-century learner is to discover effective ways to reach the individual in the context of diverse technology-enhanced opportunities. Since Engaging the Online Learner was first published in the early 2000s, the focus on engagement has intensified, as indicated by the numerous publication of books on the topic since that time (Aldrich, 2009; Barkley, 2010; Bonk & Zhang, 2008; Palloff & Pratt, 2005, 2007; Shank, 2007; Watkins, 2005; West & West, 2009). As the ...
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