It\u2019s entirely up to the student. A student can still be highly engaged even if they prefer to be off-screen. What matters more is participation, not presence on camera. Well, tbh, this one is totally understandable as sometimes my camera dies on me too. Bummer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. <\/strong> Building Teacher Social Presence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In large online classes, the teacher alone can\u2019t engage every learner individually. A great solution? AI-Moderated Online Discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We can try the classic ol\u2019 Think\u2013Pair\u2013Share activity with a twist: students pair up with AI tools before joining breakout rooms for discussions. This approach lets the teacher manage and facilitate more effectively. How? Give them some prompts and ask them to \u2018discuss\u2019 with ChatGPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.<\/strong> Encouraging Interaction in Online & F2F Classrooms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the main issues when having online classes is the utter silence as if we are at a graveyard. Relate much? Well, to boost student engagement and participation, we can try these interactive tools:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n These tools work well in both online and physical classrooms, making learning more dynamic and student-centered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. <\/strong>AI-Assisted Challenge-Based Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Think PBL with an AI twist. For instance, students use Canva AI to create a problem-solution mind map. They then present their prototypes for feedback, discussing not only the idea but also questioning the validity of AI-generated content. (“Does this seem legit? Any info seems sus to you?”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. <\/strong> Automated Formative Feedback with Yoodli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mindblown! We were introduced to Yoodli. Yoodli provides real-time, automated feedback on students\u2019 spoken performance: clarity, fluency, pacing, and more. It\u2019s perfect for speaking classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/907\/2025\/06\/image-12.jpg\")
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![<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nNot gonna lie, discovering more tools can feel overwhelming. But, just experiencing one or two from time to time until we know what works best for us and our students won\u2019t do any harm, yes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I recently attended an insightful webinar entitled \u201cCTRL+ALT+ENGAGE \u2013 Boosting Online Learning with AI-Infused Strategies” by Mr. Chuah Kee Man and here are my key takeaways: 1. Camera On or Off? It\u2019s entirely up to the student. A student can still be highly engaged even if they prefer to be off-screen. What matters more is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4959,"featured_media":2290,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-misswanie","category-teaching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4959"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2313,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309\/revisions\/2313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurhazwani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/907\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-14-152016.png\"){kind=link}