Teaching in Higher Ed
Online Engagement Through Digital PowerUps
Feb 6, 2020 · 37 min · Episode 295 · 36.5 MB
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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
Renegade Leadership, by Brad Gustafson
bradgustafson.comYoung Girl-Old Woman Illusion
mathworld.wolfram.comEverything is a Remix
imdb.comSample PowerUps
spark.adobe.comSample Discussion PowerUp Prompt
tihe-transcripts.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.comSample Digital PowerUp Discussion Post
tihe-transcripts.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.comSample Student Post with Create
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