Online Engagement Through Digital PowerUps, with Travis N Thurston

Travis Thurston shares how to engage learners with digital powers on episode 295 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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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

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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

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