Content tagged: online retention

Critical New Findings from the 'Managing Online Education' Study

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National Survey of Online Education Programs Provides the Inside Scoop Critical New Findings from the 'Managing Online Education' Study To date most data-gathering around online education programs has focused ... Learn more »

Tools of Engagement: Technologies and Strategies for All Learning Styles

Article: Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

How do you motivate online learners? It’s an age-old question that continues to stump online instructors as well as the managers of distance education programs trying to solve the attrition ... Read full story »

Principles for Improving Online Transparency, Quality

Article: Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Transparency by Design, an initiative from a consortium of adult-serving educational institutions with significant commitments to distance education, is based on the premise that a well-informed student—or prospective student—benefits everyone. ... Read full story »

PICM Feedback Model Helps Keep Online Students Motivated

Article: Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

In an online learning environment, it’s easy for students to feel isolated or unsure of themselves, particularly if they’re adult students who’ve been away from school for a long time. In ... Read full story »

Using Rubrics to Improve Online Teaching, Learning, and Retention

Article: Monday, August 31st, 2009

I have always enjoyed teaching in the classroom environment. There is something special about watching a student’s eyes light up as a new concept changes perceptions. When I first taught ... Read full story »

Helping Your Online Faculty Succeed: Q&A with Kaye Shelton

Article: Monday, August 10th, 2009

While many online programs struggle with student retention issues, Dallas Baptist University has achieved an impressive 92% student course completion rate across its 34 fully online degree programs. Kaye Shelton, ... Read full story »

Six Steps to Creating an Effective Online Orientation Program

Article: Friday, May 15th, 2009

“If you’ve never taken a web-based course you don’t know what you do in the online classroom, you don’t know how to use the tools in the online classroom; you ... Read full story »

Using Web 2.0 to Enhance Classes and Improve Retention

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Tips for harnessing the power of Web 2.0 to improve student learning Using Web 2.0 to Enhance Classes and Improve Retention Online courses today share little resemblance with what ... Learn more »

Tips for Improving Online Retention

Article: Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Retention remains a knotty problem for distance education. Bob Nash manages instructional design for Coast Learning Systems, a division of Coastline Community College in Fountain Valley, California. He proposes that ... Read full story »