Posts Tagged ‘student satisfaction’
August 19 - The Three Big Questions Faculty Need to Ask
By: Mary Bart in Curriculum Development
The growth of knowledge within your discipline is what makes being a professor so exciting, but it also presents new challenges–particularly when it comes to teaching. Because the time allotted for each course remains constant and the content that could be included in any course continues to grow, you may find it difficult to try to cram all this information into a course.
July 21 - Four Pillars of Online Course Quality
By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration
The rapid growth of online education, coupled with instances of lax academic integrity and cases involving questionable instructional quality, has put the entire industry under the microscope. As a result, today’s distance education programs are looking to not only prove the quality of their programs, but improve them as well.
July 7 - Academic Affairs and Student Affairs: Bridging the Gap
By: John N. McDaniel, PhD in Trends in Higher Education
A recent informal poll conducted by Magna Publications asked, “Would you like to see student affairs work more closely with academic affairs on your campus? What is preventing—or encouraging—collaboration on your campus?”
February 26 - Seven Ways to Improve Student Satisfaction in Online Courses
By: Rob Kelly in Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
Preparing students for the online learning experience and managing expectations are critical to student satisfaction, says Marie Gould, assistant professor and program manager of Business Administration, and Denise Padavano, associate professor and program manager, Information Technology, both of Peirce College. Students at Peirce College (whether they are face-to-face or online students) are required to take
February 5 - Three Factors in Online Student Satisfaction
By: Rob Kelly in Asynchronous Learning and Trends, Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
Students’ satisfaction with the online learning environment is an important part of their success. A survey of students at Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) revealed exactly what online students want.
