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title: "Integrate engagement with outcomes"
slug: "integrate-engagement-with-outcomes"
tags: ["outcomes", "engagement"]
updated: 2023-02-09T11:56:58Z
published: 2023-02-09T11:56:58Z
stale: true
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# Integrate engagement with outcomes

:::(Internal) (Private notes)
@Detken - perhaps there are more research that you found that could be added here?
:::

Just using group work to limit marking for the lecturer is not an academic sound practice.
Engagement is a skill and can be a scaffolding (supporting) strategy to help students to understand work or to understand a process for the first time.

Doing research or a project in a small group, will have students supporting each other. It is important to give clear guidelines on how assessment will take place. A good rubric can encourage effective group work and reduce the burden of members who do not contribute.

**Some tips:**
* Just placing students in groups (at random or self-enrol) does not automatically ensure
engagement. Give students guidelines on why and how they are to do the activity
* Not all engagement activity has to be evaluated: the product of engagement can also be
evaluated
* In groups tools can be made available to the groups that they can use if they want, e.g. file exchange, Collaborate
* When working with students who are mostly off campus, build in training on the use of engagement tools while they have an on-campus session.
* Do not assume students know how to use engagement tools on clickUP: whether they are first years or post graduate students
* Do constructive alignment of engagement activities with the learning and assessment outcomes.
* Do attend the Collaboration clickUP training course and consult your instructional designer before implementing an engagement activity, specifically in large classes.