A student's engagement involves participation in class discussion, being an active learner, contributing to group work, and working to achieve their goals. If teachers want to engage their students, it’s important to make learning activities fun for the students and the lesson content should be interesting. A teacher should spark their student’s curiosity, and they will become motivated to learn.
A teacher should use interactive presentations with embed questions, polls, and other activities within presentations as students become active learners when lesson resources become interactive.
If there are low levels of engagement of students in a virtual class, it might be because they don’t understand the lesson content, or don’t find it stimulating. In this scenario, a teacher can use surveys and polls during class to gauge their understanding and assess their learning needs.
A teacher can also blend games with virtual learning because it is an effective way to get students engaged. They can either create their own games to tailor it to their lessons or search online for some existing games which are most relevant to the desired learning outcomes. Quizzes with scoreboards encourage friendly competition and keep students engaged throughout the quiz and thus make learning easier.
Motivating students is vital to keeping students engaged. Online tools and apps can be used for carrying out interactive learning activities, which help engage students with learning resources.