Virtual Action Learning to Enhance Student Engagement - An example of application at the postgraduate level

Abstract: One of the challenges facing higher education in a post Covid-19 environment is student engagement, especially when faced with virtual teaching and learning demands. A return to face-to-face teaching may involve blended teaching, resulting in student engagement continuing to be an ongoing challenge within higher education into the future. As experiential learning provides fertile ground for teaching innovation, a return to traditional action learning, albeit in a virtual environment, should be a key focus. This exercise presents an application of virtual action learning in a post-graduate unit at the Sydney-based National Institute for Management and Commerce (“IMC”).

Keywords: Action learning; student engagement; virtual teaching