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Interacting with the students is always a learning experience for me. So much of how I instruct is due to the engagement and feedback I get from the students. It is important to me that students are able to learn from me, I learn from them, and they learn from each other. Approaching teaching in a way that is familiar to them and how they engage with the world makes class so much better!

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Interaction is important because I get to know the students better and they get to know each other better. Making connections helps when there is group work or if a student has questions. 

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Interaction is important because I get to know the students better and they get to know each other better. Making connections helps when there is group work or if a student has questions. 

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Interaction is important to the instructor and student because it is evidence that there is an exchange happening in the classroom between the student and instructor. This is significant because students are there to learn and instructors are there to teach. In a face-to-face classroom, I expect students to show there attention by watching the instructor and listening to the lesson. I also expect students to answer questions and complete assignments. If assignments require students to interact with each other, then I expect them to do that as well. All of this provides the students an opportunity to interact with the course content and to ask question if needed. It provides the instructor the opportunity to understand how students are experiencing the course design and the learning experience.

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The interactions build a classroom environment where students feel engaged and are participants in their learning rather than just consuming and regurgitating for an assessment.

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Interaction is important because it helps make learning active rather than passive. For students, interaction creates connection, engagement, and a stronger sense of belonging. It also helps them test their understanding, hear different perspectives, and stay more invested in the class. For me, as the instructor, interaction provides immediate feedback on what students understand, where they are confused, and how the class is responding.

In a face-to-face classroom, I want students to interact by asking questions, discussing ideas, responding to each other, and working together to make sense of the material. This creates energy in the room and makes the class feel more collaborative. It also helps students feel that their voices matter and that learning is something they do with others, not just something delivered to them.

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I'm in the process of making video lectures for the students to review before class. This way, we can devote time reviewing the material and have conversations about how it applies to real world current events.

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Interaction is the energy of a classroom. Students don’t just absorb information; they make meaning by discussing, questioning, and applying ideas. In a face-to-face setting, interaction lets me see confusion in real time, adjust, and model respectful disagreement. When students engage with one another, learning becomes collaborative rather than passive. It also makes class more fun; debate, laughter, and shared insights make complex material feel accessible. Interaction builds confidence, community, and critical thinking, transforming a lecture into an active and meaningful learning experience.

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I teach a lot of asynchronous online classes, so some of these polling and messaging techniques didn't feel like they were as relevant, but they seem like good ideas for synchronous online courses. The asynchronous classes really seem to leave fairly limited room for engagement and often center on discussion board posts. I did like the suggestion of having a student's first post be an analytical synthesis or response, then following that up with integrating lived experiences in responses to other classmates.

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Interactions between myself and students and between students are important because they foster a sense of belonging that help to motivate students in difficult times. The more connected the student feels to the course and the more they feel they will be missed, the more learning that they will do.

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Interaction is important, because in school, learning is more than just the content. It's also about human skills as well. Queues and soft skills strengthen communications which is important personally and professionally.

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Interaction and engagement in my courses is important so that the students consolidate the learning that happens in the classroom. Engagement and interaction between student and faculty can help the students maintain attention and apply the information to things outside the classroom.Teaching Tips ChatbotTo enhance interaction and engagement in your courses, I rec

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Interaction and engagement in my courses is important so that the students consolidate the learning that happens in the classroom. Engagement and interaction between student and faculty can help the students maintain attention and apply the information to things outside the classroom.Teaching Tips ChatbotTo enhance interaction and engagement in your courses, I rec

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Interacting with other students or with an instructor is the key to learning. Students connect feelings, emotions, create memories and more through interaction. It is what creates meaningful learning and opens the door to curiosity and a meaningful experience. I loved the Practical Things to Try presented in this module and will test some of them in my upcoming online class.

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Learning is a collaborative process, so interaction is integral. Also, students are less commonly making friends, so utilizing group work helps this.

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Interaction is what students like classes, and get to know other people, and exchange ideas. It's what makes learning fun!

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I teach Shakespeare and Brit Lit, and I tell my students every semester, "I have read millions of things about [title] but I don't know what you think, and the best part of my job is to learn more about that"

Students will often think that the subject matter is stuffy, that they have to be correct, and that Shakespeare demands a certain kind of eloquence when you talk about it. But, I embrace the opposite, I want to know what THEY think.

So, interaction with the content is obviously important, they have to read to have an opinion :)

But, when we have discussions online or in-person, that interaction with each other and their instructor becomes more important, because it is about giving us opportunities to learn more. AND it is about making the content for everyone, as it should be :)

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I want my asynchronous, online classroom to facilitate the same sort of active discussions that you'd find in a traditional classroom. To do this, I want students to feel comfortable sharing their voice and confident in their perspective. In my experience, a willingness to share your perspective and hear the perspectives of others is what fosters the most growth.

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Interaction is what turns an online course into a real learning community. In face-to-face classes, I rely on conversation, eye contact, and group activities to keep students engaged and responsive. Online, I try to recreate that same energy through structured discussions and interactive tools, even when cameras are off. Interaction helps students feel connected and gives me valuable feedback on how they’re engaging with the material.

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Interactions and developing connections 

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Interactions and developing connections 

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Interaction is essential to my teaching philosophy because it transforms learning from a passive experience into an active, collaborative process. In both face-to-face and online settings, I see interaction as the foundation for building trust, curiosity, and critical engagement. When students interact with each other and with me they begin to see learning as a shared journey rather than an individual task.

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Classroom interaction is essential to the learning process—for both my students and me as the instructor. It transforms the classroom from a passive space into an active learning environment where ideas are exchanged, questions are explored, and understanding deepens through dialogue.

For me as the instructor, interaction provides valuable insight into how well students are grasping the material. It allows me to gauge comprehension, adjust my teaching in real-time, and create a more responsive and inclusive classroom.

For students, interaction encourages critical thinking, confidence, and communication skills. It gives them the opportunity to voice their ideas, ask questions, and learn from each other. When students are actively involved, they are more likely to take ownership of their learning and feel a stronger connection to the course content.

How I Want Students to Interact

I want students to feel safe, respected, and encouraged to participate. This means:

·         Asking questions—whether they feel unsure or curious, I value questions as essential to learning.

·         Engaging in discussions—sharing opinions and ideas, even when they differ, helps build a richer understanding.

·         Collaborating with peers—group work and peer learning reinforce concepts and build a sense of community.

Listening actively—respecting others' contributions is just as important as speaking up.

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Interaction in the classroom is essential. Conversations that promote active learning through problem solving and critical thinking help students not only retain information better, but also helps with the overall understanding of the information. Interaction contributes to a sense of connection and community, making the students more comfortable with asking questions and reaching out for support when necessary.

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Interaction keeps the student's attention. If a teacher lectures there is no interaction. However, if there is interaction the student has to get involved with the class. The teacher should consider mixing lecture with activities that are interactive.

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I find all interactions important. The ones between me and the students lead to a greater understanding on my part of the student's situation. I find out where they are coming from, what their thought process is, what they understand, ... This helps me tailor my teaching to each student's specific needs.

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Interaction and engagement within an online course can make or break a course for a student. They can lose interest so easily especially if just reading or watching videos. I appreciate the platforms that allow for an interactive "Powerpoint" to be created or inserting a "quiz" within a video. Even if these interactions are not live in some classes it will allow the student to provide feedback to the instructor. Then the instruction can know what the student may need more practice with. I also use discussion board in class for the students to talk and share with each other. That also allows me to interact with them.

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This is one of the things new teachers ask me about - and it's so important for learning and sometimes hard to achieve in online learning. I experience it with the teachers I work with virtually. As much as they hate the black boxes versus real student faces, that seems to have become a default setting for many. I encourage interaction because it helps people get to know each other, gain a sense of belonging, helps build community / relationships / trust. Without all of those things, it's hard to be vulnerable and willing to take risks and make mistakes - which are all key to learning. When you think about a Community of Inquiry, you need interaction with the content, between students, and with the teacher. Looking forward to learning more about creating participation online - things that I can share with my colleagues :)

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It is easy to doze in front of a screen - we've all done it. Interaction makes us respond to what we hear, and put forward our own ideas. You can see yourself develop, as well as the other students. It's important feedback for staff as well - are the students keeping up? Online is an isolating medium - the social cues about understanding are missing unless there is MEANINGFUL interaction through the screen.

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Interaction is important in many ways. It can be key to retaining knowledge by asking questions and/or reflecting back upon a concept. It can also be important for motivation and meaning-making, enhancing a sense of belonging where the importance and relevance of the information can be consolidated.

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Interactions are vital to make students feel like they are actually in class. The difference between a video lecture and an online class is the feeling that students drive the class whereas a video lecture doesn’t have the option for responding to students’ questions and needs.

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This is a point that I've struggled with in the past with asynchronous groups. I'd send frequent messages to them with little to no interaction with me, much less with each other. Synchronous groups have performed better, but this gave me ideas as to how I can take that interaction one step further.

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This course brings to life easy and practical ways to connect. Not only do we as teachers, need to connect, but we also need to support, encourage, and create quality dialogue with the students. Cohorts work because students feel a part of something. We need to take and expand that to classrooms that are not a cohort and try to recreate that feeling. Thank you for all the quality information.

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I think Student-to-Student Interaction is important because it creates that real sense of belonging. Not only are these interactions important for student success in individual classrooms, but the relationships they form as students become their early network. As they graduate and get jobs, former classmates are an invaluable network for future job leads.

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I want students to learn and be successful and also have fun so that they take what they have learned and use it in other classes, their career or their lives. I want them to come back for more information and find ways to use critical thinking to improve their lives and the lives of others in the wider community and the world. I want them to remember what they learned in my class in a positive manner.

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Interaction makes the class more enjoyable for both me and the students. Post-pandemic, we have all seen how they interact less with each other, so they need to be encouraged to talk and work with others. They learn better this way as well.

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Using a participatory learning and teaching pedagogy, I prefer having a lot of in-classroom activities that would allow for students to interact amongst themselves, build that confidence and ensure all are involved in classroom participation. Throwing open a topic for discussion has been a huge hit. I also have impromptu activities where I would call out 10 different things =like rapid fire and would then ask students to tell me what I said after 15 minutes into the lecture. I have found that this has greatly helped in improving participation besides their communication skills as I teach a soft skills unit.

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Interaction is Proven to bring the best out of students

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Interaction is Proven to bring the best out of students

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Meaningful work-based interaction and good levels of it, makes the learning experience a dynamic experience for learner and importantly for their brain. The filtering and work that students do on their contribution, when needing to present it to a group, engages whatever mental skills they have. And hopefully develops some that are emerging

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We actually hear from students in our online course, that they want more interaction with the teaching staff. They want to participate in a critical and reflective discussion to understand and learn most effectively.

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We actually hear from students in our online course, that they want more interaction with the teaching staff. They want to participate in a critical and reflective discussion to understand and learn most effectively.

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Interaction helps me, as the instructor, know what they already know, identify any misconceptions, and then help me know how things are proceeding in the course. It gives me important information to know how to proceed and also helps students to identify what they already know, activate those related schema, and then have a place to organize the new information coming in.

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Students will be more willing/motivated to engage in a course and with its content if they are emotionally involved in some way. It's difficult to evoke emotions about a subject without some kind of personal interaction - students might care about a topic because they see you care about a topic. Or because they see you care about them, or because they care about each other.

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Interaction promotes learning and completion

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Interaction promotes learning and completion

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In media studies, I teach that even with games, which are built to be fun, players might not stay with the game unless there is a social element. Elements of this include synchronous communications, asynchronous communications, teamwork, or even competition. I view learning the same way. Whatever element a student might be motivated by, interaction is still key to keeping them with the course, paying attention, and pulling them through...just like this padlet activity haha.

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I love interacting with my students and learning from them. My goal is to encourage them to be curious, questioning people who care about learning new things from me and from each other.  

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I love interacting with my students and learning from them. My goal is to encourage them to be curious, questioning people who care about learning new things from me and from each other.  

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Interactions Support Higher-Level Thinking 

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Interactions Support Higher-Level Thinking 

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Interaction is important in the classroom because I want my students to do more than just listen to information. I want them to reflect on it, digest it, evaluate it, and create something with it! This requires them interacting with me and their classmates.

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I want students to engage as that's how they learn. Education is a dialogue not a monologue. 

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I want students to engage as that's how they learn. Education is a dialogue not a monologue. 

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I teach first-year students. They value, so much, hearing about each others' experiences and questions. In order to create a learning environment where students can take intellectual risks, share about their lives and perspectives, and treat each other with empathy and respect, they have to know each other. And trust that I've got their back and have designed interactions that will be meaningful and purposeful.

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Regular, substantive interaction is key to active learning, critical thinking and socially constructed meaning. It is also federally mandated for institutions that receive federal aid to differentiate online courses from online correspondence. This, although not closely monitored for, is something we use as instructional designers at my institution as support for pushing instructors to do what is also pedagogically a best practice.

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Teaching post grad can make it very difficult to inspire engagement, students are also given written copies of online content so they don't have to engage. I want my team to understand why it is important to engage with their students and create a sense of belonging, to find and value their teacher and student presence

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I want students to be inspired not just to learn in class but to continue their own learning outside of class and in the rest of their lives. Interaction/Engagement increases attention in the moment, but also fuels future curiosity and seeking learning opportunities. This leads to better quality of life on so many different levels.

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Meaning is socially-constructed, so for me, interaction is the magic of teaching/learning. In a f2f classroom, my hope is that each interaction will enhance community-building, clarify concepts, strengthen contextualization, and provide opportunity for connection--to prior and upcoming interactions and work.