ABC 123 [Template] Engaged Participation

Participation

Attendance alone does not support learning. Learning is a social process! Engaged participation is the most effective way to develop the learning you are pursuing by taking this course. The science of teaching and learning has shown that higher levels of participation correlate with higher grades, and lower levels of participation correlate with lower grades.  

Credit toward course grades is earned by demonstrating participation and engagement in your learning, within this class. The more you engage and participate in class, the more you are investing in your learning, and your grade in the course.

Demonstrating Engaged Participation

Engaged participation can be demonstrated in a range of ways and will vary by student, instructor, course and activity. In addition to supporting your learning of course content, engaged participation also supports the development of important professional skills, such as:

Examples of engaged participation

Remember, your participation demonstrates your engagement in your learning. You have control of the grade you earn in this class. 

Participation Credit

Participation is more important than attendance, but Canvas tools can be limited. You may see "Roll Call" Canvas' Attendance tool, but don't get these confused. Remember, "attendance alone is not enough" to earn full credit for engaged participation. Roll Call can also be used by instructors who may use the photo seating chart function to help learn everyone's name, in small and medium sized classes. 

Be aware, if you see Roll Call Attendance anywhere in Canvas, this is the name of an app being used as a tool. Course credit is earned through your participation.

What could influence my participation credit?