{"id":4441,"date":"2021-01-12T04:30:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T09:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/?p=36841"},"modified":"2021-01-12T04:30:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T09:30:18","slug":"upcoming-conversation-on-teaching-overcoming-the-busywork-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/gradleaf\/2021\/01\/upcoming-conversation-on-teaching-overcoming-the-busywork-dilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Conversation on Teaching: Overcoming the \u2018busywork\u2019 Dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Overcoming the \u2018busywork\u2019 Dilemma: Creating Meaningful Asynchronous Activities for Student Engagement<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The busywork dilemma is where students\u00a0perceive<\/strong>\u00a0that assigned learning activities or assessments are not meaningfully contributing to their learning. This can be very frustrating to instructors as they often put a lot of effort and time into the design and implementation of these activities. This dilemma can be magnified in online and hybrid classes when students are held accountable for learning activities in new ways. While students\u2019 reasons for calling intentional learning activities busywork vary and some are embedded in misconceptions of learning there are some common pitfalls to avoid.<\/p>\n

In this Conversation on Teaching, two faculty members will share their approach for designing asynchronous assignments and how they engage with students meaningful. They will also share their successes and challenges.<\/p>\n

Panelists:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n