How can you effectively use active learning platforms in your digital learning course?

2 Design engaging activities

Once you have chosen the platform, you need to design engaging, relevant, and meaningful activities for your learners. Active learning platforms can be used to create a variety of activities, such as pre-assessment activities to activate prior knowledge and assess learners' readiness, formative assessment activities to check understanding and provide feedback, collaborative activities to foster social interaction and peer learning, creative activities to stimulate imagination and expression, and reflective activities to encourage self-awareness and metacognition. When designing activities, keep in mind the principles of alignment with learning objectives and outcomes, clear instructions and expectations, challenge and support balance, varied types and formats of interaction (e.g. text, audio, video or images), and gamification elements (e.g. points, badges, leaderboards or timers) to boost motivation and fun.

3 Facilitate effective interactions

The last step is to facilitate the activities and interactions using an active learning platform. As a guide, moderator, and coach, you should introduce the platform and activity at the beginning of the session, explain the purpose, procedure, and expected outcomes. During the session, you should monitor and moderate the activity by observing learner responses, participation, and progress. Provide feedback, encouragement, and assistance as needed. At the end of the session, debrief and summarize the activity by highlighting main points, key takeaways, and implications. Ask learners to share their reflections, insights, and questions. Active learning platforms can improve digital learning courses by creating interactive and engaging experiences for learners. To make the most of these tools, choose the right platform, design engaging activities, and facilitate effective interactions. With these strategies in place, you can use active learning platforms to support learners’ learning and development in a digital learning course.

4 Here’s what else to consider

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