Bored with the Core: Stimulating Student Interest in Online General Education

Autor/inn/en	Pregitzer, Michael; Clements, Susannah N.
Titel	Bored with the Core: Stimulating Student Interest in Online General Education
Quelle	In: Educational Media International, 50 (2013) 3, S.162-176 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-3987
DOI	10.1080/09523987.2013.831517
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; General Education; Student Interests; Instructional Design; Electronic Learning; Creativity; Novelty (Stimulus Dimension); Story Telling + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Studieninteresse; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Kreativität
Abstract	Motivating students to learn in general education courses, particularly in an online environment, is a challenge for many colleges and universities. A general education curriculum, by definition, is wide-ranging in its scope of topics, disciplines, and applications, but many students enter college with specific personal interests or affinities for particular areas of academic study. This interest gap between individual student interests and general education offerings is frequently expressed by students in their desire to "get the core courses out of the way." For those institutions that appreciate the role that a general education curriculum plays in providing students with a holistic liberal arts education, this "get them out of the way" attitude must be addressed. Through the application of text-based situational interest research, and creative writing principles and techniques to instructional design, this article offers educators theoretical insights and practical ways to stimulate student interest in online general education courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10