Active participation and interaction significantly enhance memory retention, interest, and conscious engagement with a topic.
It is easier to encourage interaction in smaller groups, but how can one engage larger groups—especially in a virtual setting? This course explores how to facilitate interaction and dialogue even in larger groups, thereby moving away from a lecture-style approach to content delivery.

Workshop Objectives:

• Exploring the questions: Engagement - Why and when?
• Classifying different engagement strategies based on specific objectives
• Sharing and learning about engagement methods
• Trying out and experiencing individual methods

Workshop Content:

• “Haptic” elements—nonverbal cues, cards, etc., even in virtual settings
• Use of the chat function
• Survey tools (e.g., Zoom, Mentimeter, Slido)
• Collaboration tools such as whiteboards (e.g., Etherpad, ConceptBoard)
• Quizzes
• Active content development (e.g., World Café)

Lecturer: Monika Steininger, M.A.