Traditional aspects of student engagement have focused on how students feel or think about their instructor, the content being taught, the design of the course, and occasionally the institution, barely extrapolating what truly is meaningful for the student. As documented in various systematic measuring of the student experience, historically, the focus has been on pedagogical approaches, educational practices, and student evaluations of teaching practice (Bowden et al., 2021; Grebennikov & Shah 2013). The traditional practices of higher education institutions must change to keep pace with the expectations of 21st-century learners and the manner they engage in learning.