

Online Engagement Through Digital PowerUps
Feb 6, 2020
37:24
Travis Thurston shares how to engage learners with digital powers on episode 295 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
The virtual classroom doesn’t necessarily signal to students how the interaction is going to take place.
-Travis Thurston
It is really important for our learners to know why we are having them engage in something.
-Travis Thurston
Resources Mentioned
- Digital PowerUps Scaffolds and Hashtags to Empower Higher-Order and Humanized Student Engagement in Online Discussions, By Travis N Thurston
- 5-minute Recap of Travis’ 2017 Presentation on Digital PowerUps
- Pumpin’ Up with Hans & Franz – SNL
- Renegade Leadership, by Brad Gustafson
- Young Girl-Old Woman Illusion
- Everything is a Remix
- Everything is a Remix: Part 3 – The Elements of Creativity
- Sample PowerUps
- Sample Discussion PowerUp Prompt
- Sample Digital PowerUp Discussion Post
- Sample Student Post with Create