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What is FeedbackFruits?

An LMS integrated tool suite that allows students to have engaging learning experiences regardless of scale and context. All co-created with partnering institutions.

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Regular and Substantive Interaction

Regulation effective from July 1st 2021, providing that:

  1. Interaction must be initiated by the instructor.
  2. Interaction must be “regular” and probably somewhat frequent.
  3. Interaction must be “substantive” – of an academic nature.
  4. Interaction must be with an instructor that meets accrediting agency standards

Check updated version of the ruling here.

What exactly is RSI

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Regular and Substantive Interaction

Regular interaction is defined as engaging students on a scheduled and predictable basis about course content

It is also prompt and proactive engagement with student when needed, or upon request of student.

What is Regular Interaction?

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Regular and Substantive Interaction

What is Substantive Interaction?

Defined as engaging students in teaching, learning, and assessment consistent with the course content and includes at least two of the following types of interactions 

  • Providing direct instruction
  • Assessing or providing feedback on a student’s coursework 
  • Providing information or responding to questions about the content of a course or competency  
  • Facilitating a group discussion regarding the course content or competency 
  • Using other instructional activities approved by an institution or it’s accreditation agency

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How can FeedbackFruits help you achieve regular and substantive interaction

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Interactive Study Material

Turn passive video/document comprehension activities into an engaging and responsive experience using social annotation

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What are Interactive Video and Document?

Tools meant to engage students by letting them interact with the study material, for example by answering questions or discussing with each other

Pedagogical challenge:

Contrast passive consumption of study material

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By setting a video ahead of class (e.g., pre-recorded lectures) or a document (e.g., lecture slides) containing questions and discussion threads, you will not only improve students’ understanding of of the material, but also allow them to engage with the sources you provide them with

How can teachers use Interactive Video/Document to comply with RSI

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Discussion on Topic

Cultivate an active, inclusive learning community with asynchronous discussion on course topics.

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What is Discussion on Topic?

Pedagogical challenge:

Structuring a meaningful online discussion

Tool meant allow students to discuss a prompt started by the teacher in an open context

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The teacher can assess students knowledge by allowing them to engage in a discussion that they have initiated with a prompt.

This way the instructor complies to the substantive interaction requirement, given that they facilitate a debate among student and possibly engage in the discussion

How can teachers use Discussion on Topic to comply with RSI

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Assignment Review

Assess students’ work more effectively by giving structured feedback

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What is Assignment Review?

Pedagogical challenge:

Efficiently providing feedback to students on documents and videos

Tool meant to allow instructors to give (in-line) feedback to students about their handed in work

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Assess students by giving them feedback on their work, for example on a report or on a recorded presentation.

Assignment review, given that allows instructors to structure the deliverables’ correction around rubrics, consent to justify every grade you decide to give students, allowing to comply to RSI requirements

How can teachers use Assignment Review to comply with RSI

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And what if you have a synchronous component in your DE course?

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Interactive Presentation

Increase student engagement with lecture slides using interactive presentations

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What is Interactive Presentation?

Pedagogical challenge:

Activating students during live lectures and increasing participation

Tool meant to engage your students during live presentations by enriching your slides with questions

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  1. Actively involve distance learning students during the lecture
  2. Verifying if students have a good understanding of the content by quizzing them
  3. Using the lecture slides as a starting point to spark a meaningful discussion on the course content

How can teachers use Interactive Presentation

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Experience Interactive Video as a student

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Some of our favorite resources

Resources & support

E-books to build engaging courses

Help center with articles per tool

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