Marc Mayerson

Course Web Sites and Student Engagement: ...a Statistical Inquiry Marc Mayerson

How do course Web sites affect student engagement with the curriculum? Are there discernable correlations with educational theories of learning and engagement? What are the claims and goals of educational technologists? In this pioneering study, Dr. Marc Mayerson correlates nationally recognized standards of student engagement with course Web site design, content, and experience. Come along with six UCLA professors as they each use the Internet and course Web sites in their own unique way. Find out what students had to say about what they liked and didn't like. Read the survey results of 600 students and their engagement with both the Web site and their studies. Did course Web sites spark more interest in the subjects? Did they spark more study time? Did they deliver meaningful content not available in books and lectures? Do course Web sites really deliver what their proponents say they can?