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Jarrod McEntarfer

Perceptions of Online Course Communications and Collaboration - 0 views

  • Physical proximity appears to enhance student retention and achievement by minimizing perceived psychological distance. For instance, research involving students who live on-campus during their first year in college has demonstrated higher levels of retention than for those students who live off-campus during the same period (St. John, Hu, Simmons, & Musoba, 2001). Additionally, Braxton, Johnson, and Shaw-Sullivan (1997) have suggested that higher degrees of social integration lead to corresponding levels of commitment to the institution. In other words, students with clear social involvement on-campus were found to persist at a higher rate than those who are socially isolated for one reason or another.
    • Jarrod McEntarfer
       
      The point being made here I believe is that the greater the detachment. This creates less retention of material
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    Some research on how distance can affect retention
Alicia Fernandez

Online Human Touch (OHT) Instruction and Programming: A Conceptual Framework to Increas... - 1 views

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      Innovative idea for building social and teaching presence
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      UAlbany should have online campus events for online students.
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    Interactive and personalized approach to online education has resulted in high student retention rates and high levels of student satisfaction
Tina Bianchi

Retention Rates for First-Year Freshmen at SUNY Schools - 0 views

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    SUNY retention rates
Alicia Fernandez

Online Human Touch (OHT) Instruction and Programming: A Conceptual Framework to Increas... - 1 views

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    Experimental Learning
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    Experimental Learning
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    Interactive and personalized approach to online education has resulted in high student retention rates and high levels of student satisfaction.
Diane Gusa

Humor, Analogy, and Metaphor: H.A.M. it up in Teaching - 0 views

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      Very strong statement!
    • Diane Gusa
       
      I am a metaphoric person...when I want to remember or learn deeply a metaphor helps me.
  • Garner (in press) found that participants who were exposed to a series of lectures containing course-specific humor demonstrated increased retention of the course-content information as compared to those who received the same material without the infusion of humor.
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  • Better comprehension,
  • increased retention of material,
  • more comfortable learning environment
  • effective use of these strategies.
  • Humor has been defined as “the mental faculty of discovering, expressing or appreciating something that is comical, amusing, or absurdly incongruous” (Merriam-Webster, 2001, p.564)
  • The use of humor as a pedagogical tool has been shown to reduce classroom anxiety, create a more positive atmosphere, as well as facilitate the learning process (Berk, 1996, 1998; Garner, 2003, in press; Glenn, 2002; Hill, 1988; Pollio & Humphreys, 1996).
  • The proper use of humor, analogy, and metaphor appropriate to the topic can provide benefits in the college classroom.
  • According to Glenn (2002), humor may physiologically help to connect left-brain activities with the right-brained creative side
  • teaching philosophies of highly-rated teachers finds the use of humor as an important component of their teaching strategies. Humor can increase (Civikly, 1986) and sustain (Dodge & Rossett, 1982) student interest in learning and provides a means to engage in divergent thinking. Instructors’ use of effective humor in the classroom can foster mutual respect (Kher, Molstad, & Donahue, 1999), provide commonalities and connections between the instructor and students (Pollio & Humphreys, 1996) and even increase class attendance (Devadoss & Foltz, 1996; Romer, 1993; White, 1992). According to Bergen (1992), “teachers who use strategies that promote the connection between humor and learning usually provide students with their best school experiences” (p.106).
  • Metaphor and analogy have historically been used as an effective teaching tool. Greek myths, religious texts, and fairytales all use metaphor, analogy, and parables to teach and help us learn expected conduct (Gorden, 1978). The use of metaphor and analogy is pervasive in society in both language and communication
  • According to the National Research Council (2000) the effective use of metaphors and analogies is an important educational strategy.
  • . In teaching, using either analogy or metaphor allows the instructor to relate a potentially unfamiliar idea with that which is familiar.
  • Pedagogical use of analogy and metaphor can enhance learning and retention, but they must have a high degree of resonance for the listene
  • be most effective, an analogy or metaphor must transfer ideas from a familiar concept to one that is less familiar or unknown. According to Bowers (1993) the metaphorical relationship must be clear and accurate—possessing face validity.
  • Williams (1986) suggests that vivid metaphors have the capability to teach in a way that is not always available with the use of words alone.
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    I am comfortable using metaphors, but will need to work on the humor aspect. New goal for the Fall semester.
Lauren D

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    Good article on the issues of retention and the number of students who end up dropping and the reasons why
Tina Bianchi

Freshman Retention Rate | Rankings | Top National Universities | US News - 0 views

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    College retention rates nation-wide
Donna Angley

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    K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs (HEOP, STEP, CSTEP, LPP, Perkins, Teachers of Tomorrow, NYS Teacher of the Year, Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC)
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