Regular and Substantive Interaction Requirements for Online Learning

The RSI guidelines can be complex, so we’ve pulled together exactly what you need to know about regular and substantive interaction for online learning.

#All Best Practices Client Stories Inclusive Learning Instructor Spotlight Instructor Tips Online Discussions Online Learning Press Product Spotlight & Integrations Quality Matters Standards RSI Student Engagement Teaching & Learning

How to Make Your Online Courses More Interactive

How to Make Your Online Courses More Interactive

Article 10 min read

Best Practices Online Learning Student Engagement

The Importance of Collaborative Learning in Online & Hybrid Courses

The Importance of Collaborative Learning in Online & Hybrid Courses

Article 11 min read

Best Practices Online Learning Student Engagement

How to Encourage Students to Participate in Online Class Discussions

How to Encourage Students to Participate in Online Class Discussions

Article 14 min read

Best Practices Online Discussions Student Engagement

6 Student Engagement Strategies Proven to Increase Participation Online

6 Student Engagement Strategies Proven to Increase Participation Online

Article 14 min read

Best Practices Instructor Tips Online Learning Student Engagement

When Quality Matters, Turn to Harmonize for Active Learning & Learner Engagement

When Quality Matters, Turn to Harmonize for Active Learning & Learner Engagement

Article 12 min read

Quality Matters Standards

4 Ways to Improve Online Discussions in Canvas Using Harmonize

4 Ways to Improve Online Discussions in Canvas Using Harmonize

Article 8 min read

Online Discussions Student Engagement

< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 10 Next >

Watch

See all webinars >

All webinars On Demand

Innovative Ways to Engage Students in Online Learning

<img width="1200" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" class="events__info-divider-largeitem-img" alt="Innovative Ways to Engage Students in Online Learning" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3852" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/innovative-ways-to-engage-students-in-online-learning-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Innovative Ways to Engage Students in Online Learning" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" />

Innovative Ways to Engage Students in Online Learning →

Getting students to engage in online discussions requires a combination of the right prompts and the right tech.

Richer Online Discussions Drive Better Student Engagement: Insights from Brown University

<img width="1200" height="760" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" class="" alt="Richer Online Discussions Drive Better Student Engagement: Insights from Brown University" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?resize=300%2C190&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C649&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?resize=768%2C486&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3845" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/1-9/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,760" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?fit=300%2C190&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C649&ssl=1" />

Richer Online Discussions Drive Better Student Engagement: Insights from Brown University

Strategies for Effective Student-Led Facilitation in Online Discussions

<img width="1200" height="760" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" class="" alt="Strategies for Effective Student-Led Facilitation in Online Discussions" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?resize=300%2C190&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C649&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?resize=768%2C486&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3846" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/2-7/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,760" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?fit=300%2C190&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C649&ssl=1" />

Strategies for Effective Student-Led Facilitation in Online Discussions

Data Analytics to Empower Faculty Decision-Making

<img width="1200" height="760" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" class="" alt="Data Analytics to Empower Faculty Decision-Making" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?resize=300%2C190&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C649&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?resize=768%2C486&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3847" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/3-8/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,760" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?fit=300%2C190&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C649&ssl=1" />

Data Analytics to Empower Faculty Decision-Making

Regular & Substantive Interaction: In Practice

<img width="1200" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" class="" alt="Regular & Substantive Interaction: In Practice" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3853" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/regular-substantive-interaction_-in-practice/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Regular & Substantive Interaction_ In Practice" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" />

Regular & Substantive Interaction: In Practice

Innovative Ways to Engage Students in Online Learning

<img width="1200" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" class="events__info-divider-largeitem-img" alt="Innovative Ways to Engage Students in Online Learning" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3852" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/innovative-ways-to-engage-students-in-online-learning-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Innovative Ways to Engage Students in Online Learning" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Innovative-Ways-to-Engage-Students-in-Online-Learning.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" />

Innovative Ways to Engage Students in Online Learning →

Getting students to engage in online discussions requires a combination of the right prompts and the right tech.

Richer Online Discussions Drive Better Student Engagement: Insights from Brown University

<img width="1200" height="760" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" class="" alt="Richer Online Discussions Drive Better Student Engagement: Insights from Brown University" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?resize=300%2C190&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C649&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?resize=768%2C486&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3845" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/1-9/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,760" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?fit=300%2C190&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C649&ssl=1" />

Richer Online Discussions Drive Better Student Engagement: Insights from Brown University

Strategies for Effective Student-Led Facilitation in Online Discussions

<img width="1200" height="760" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" class="" alt="Strategies for Effective Student-Led Facilitation in Online Discussions" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?resize=300%2C190&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C649&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?resize=768%2C486&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3846" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/2-7/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,760" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?fit=300%2C190&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C649&ssl=1" />

Strategies for Effective Student-Led Facilitation in Online Discussions

Data Analytics to Empower Faculty Decision-Making

<img width="1200" height="760" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" class="" alt="Data Analytics to Empower Faculty Decision-Making" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?resize=300%2C190&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C649&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?resize=768%2C486&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3847" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/3-8/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C760&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,760" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?fit=300%2C190&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C649&ssl=1" />

Data Analytics to Empower Faculty Decision-Making

Regular & Substantive Interaction: In Practice

<img width="1200" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" class="" alt="Regular & Substantive Interaction: In Practice" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="3853" data-permalink="https://harmonizelearning.com/events/richer-online-discussions-brown-university/regular-substantive-interaction_-in-practice/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Regular & Substantive Interaction_ In Practice" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/harmonizelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Regular-Substantive-Interaction_-In-Practice.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" />

Regular & Substantive Interaction: In Practice

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg State University Read story >

University of Michigan

University of Michigan Read story >

Eastern Florida State College

Eastern Florida State College Read story >

More Client Stories →