Engaging Students in an Online Classroom Setting

Abstract

Online learning become a must thing to be applied in pandemic situation. This paper aimed to depict how students engage in the online class and how teacher gives the interesting way to tight the students' engagement. This study was done in Extensive Reading class. Thirty students were involved in this study. The Moodle online platform were applied. Observation was done to know how teacher and students' interaction and how students engage in the online classroom setting. Interview was done to know how the teacher's way in making class more interesting and enjoyable. The result showed that teacher always gave positive feedback to the student when they rewrote the story, sometimes feedback was given in the form of jokes. Teacher also shared motivational video to rise the students' motivation. To check students' competence, they were asked to make a video using their creativity and upload it on YouTube channel. All the effort done by the teacher makes the students engage well in the online classroom settings. Creative way can create new motivation and new spirit in learning.