An examination of teachers’ strategies to foster student engagement in blended learning in higher education

• Published in: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 25
• Main Authors: Heilporn, Géraldine, Lakhal, Sawsen, Bélisle, Marilou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 10.05.2021; BioMed Central, Ltd; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Asynchronous Communication; Blended Learning; College Faculty; Colleges & universities; Communication; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Courses; Educational Technology; Emotional Response; Graduate Students; Higher Education; Humanities; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Interviews; Law; Learner Engagement; Learning; Learning Activities; Qualitative research; Research Article; Semi Structured Interviews; Statistics for Social Sciences; Student Behavior; Student Characteristics; Student engagement; Student participation; Students; Synchronous Communication; Teacher Role; Teachers; Teachers’ strategies; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Undergraduate Students; Higher education; Blended learning; Teachers’ strategies; Student engagement

This qualitative study examined how teachers fostered student engagement in blended learning (BL), i.e., blended, blended online, and blended synchronous courses that combine synchronous and asynchronous activities. Twenty semi-structured interviews with teachers in various disciplines, at the under...