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Table 2 Session topics of the first four weeks and six discussion tasks

From: Effects of using mobile instant messaging on student behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement: a quasi-experimental study

Week

Session topic

Discussion task

1

Adult learners

Post-class: Introduce one adult class you taught before or wish to teach

2

Andragogy

Pre-class: Watch a video and propose two solutions to address the situation

Post-class: Discuss one topic from last class with which you feel most connected

3

Motivation

Pre-class: Talk about possible methods of positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and punishment

Post-class: Read the article and post one concept you find most interesting

4

Online learning

Pre-class: What are three most important questions to consider about designing an online course for adults? Why?