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Danielle Melia

http://www.osuokcprofdev.net/facultyfocusreports/strategiesforincreasingonlinestudentretention.pdf - 0 views

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    Featuring a collection of top articles from Distance Education Report, this new Faculty Focus special report provides practical strategies for improving online student retention, engagement and satisfaction. Articles include: * 11 Tips for Improving retention of Distance Learning Students * Understanding the Impact of Attrition on Your School * Taking a Holistic View of Student retention * Eight Suggestions to Help You Get Your retention Act Together Now * Online Mentoring Builds retention * Nine Truths about Recruitment and retention * Finding Helpful Patterns in Student Engagement
Melissa Pietricola

Education World ® Administrators Center: Making Retention A Last Resort - 0 views

  • Retaining students while their peers are promoted is bad for a child's self-esteem and may not help them academically, according to the argument. But promoting children without the skills for the next grade can be just as demoralizing.
  • "Multi-age learning is the gift of time," Jetel told Education World. "Students work to complete a curriculum cycle. The activities are open-ended and students can work on at their own pace."
  • on Student Grade Retention and Social Promotion, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) notes that the use of grade Retention has increased over the past 25 years, despite little indication of its effectiveness.
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  • between 30 percent and 50 percent of students in the U.S. are retained at least once before ninth grade.
  • The results showed that grade retention had a negative impact on all areas of achievement, including reading, mathematics, and language, as well as socio-emotional adjustment, such as peer relationships, self esteem, problem behaviors, and attendance
  • implementing multiple support programs to help students stay on track to pass the tests the first time
  • students who need extra help will receive differentiated instruction from teachers trained to meet their needs. Students also will receive instruction before and after school, on weekends, and during a Summer Success Academy, designed for second and third graders. The academy's focus will be on reading, writing, and math, and classes with no more than 15 students, according to Klein.
  • smaller classes and earlier support services
  • 'What didn't work? What wasn't done earlier? What do we do to identify the difficulties a kid is having?' If you can't answer the question why the student didn't learn, you are in danger of repeating mistakes."
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    Social Retentions and the risks to the students
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.
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      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 Increase Student Engagement and Retention in Online Education, Part 1 - 1 views

  • Congratulations and Welcome Calls:
  • Using Names in All Correspondence:
  • Individualized Feedback on All Graded Assignments:
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  • Virtual Teas:
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      Innovative idea for building social and teaching presence
  • Audio/Text Introductions:
  • Group Assignments & Presentations:
  • Student Support Services:
  • Links to Online Campus Events:
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      UAlbany should have online campus events for online students.
  • Learning Simulation
  • Reflective Journals and Papers
  • Student Support Services
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    Interactive and personalized approach to online education has resulted in high student retention rates and high levels of student satisfaction
Heather Kurto

Analysis of a Rubric for Assessing Depth of Classroom Reflections - 0 views

  • Retention and transfer of learned material are important—although too often merely implicit—goals of classes at the university level. Factors that enhance Retention and transfer of learning are now key areas of research, and one frequently recommended method of enhancing these goals is to incorporate reflection into classroom practices (Saito & Miwa, 2007
  • Boyle, Duffy, and Dunleavy (2003) demonstrated that deep learners are characterized by being intrinsically motivated, able to relate new materials to previously learned information, and able to critically evaluate information; deep learning is also positively related to grade point average (GPA) and average exam scores
  • Finally, reflection has been linked
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  • incorporating reflections into the classroom is an important opportunity to increase depth of learning in the classroom. This study adds to this growing body of literature by presenting a new method for collecting and assessing reflections to make this incorporation more feasible
  • to deeper thinking (Short & Rinehart, 1993
  • Retention and transfer of learning are two variables related to knowledge, and their relationship to reflections should be studied explicitly rather than inferred from correlates (e.g., the relationship between reflection depth and GPA)
Tina Bianchi

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

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    SUNY retention rates
Alicia Fernandez

The Technology Source Archives - Effective Student Preparation for Online Learning - 0 views

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    This study has engendered several recommendations for the use and design of online orientation courses. Effective student and faculty preparation for the Web-based teaching and learning environment can make a significant impact on student success in their studies, thus increasing retention and curriculum completion.
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    This study has engendered several recommendations for the use and design of online orientation courses. Effective student and faculty preparation for the Web-based teaching and learning environment can make a significant impact on student success in their studies, thus increasing retention and curriculum completion.
Alicia Fernandez

Online Human Touch (OHT) Instruction and Programming: A Conceptual Framework to Increase Student Engagement and Retention in Online Education - 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.
Alicia Fernandez

Lost in Translation: Importance of Effective Communication in Online Education - 0 views

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    Recommendations for integrating effective online communication into programming and instruction to increase student connectivity, engagement, and retention.
Sue Rappazzo

learning_retention_pyramid.gif (GIF Image, 550x400 pixels) - 0 views

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    Learning retention pyramid form Sousa's "how the brain learns"
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    Interesting visual of learner retention with different teaching methods
Diane Gusa

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

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      Very strong statement!
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      I am a metaphoric person...when I want to remember or learn deeply a metaphor helps me.
  • The proper use of humor, analogy, and metaphor appropriate to the topic can provide benefits in the college classroom.
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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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
lkryder

5 Visual Design Strategies that Promote Student Retention - 2 views

  • everal aspects of course design can affect retention; however, one of the most overlooked is visual design. Looks matter. In fact, in e-Learning and the Science of Instruction, Richard Mayer and Ruth Clark have reported an average learning increase of 89% in courses that added relevant visuals to text. With this in mind, consider the five design strategies listed below that can help capture students’ eyes and interest throughout your course.
  • Every visual should serve a specific purpose and align with your objectives.
  • Graphics should act as street signs that compliment content and guide students in the right direction, so keep your graphical layout sleek and minimal.
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  • Make media memorable by ensuring that it clarifies, extends, or reinforces concepts.
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    design ideas for visuals and multimedia
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    design ideas for visuals and multimedia
Lauren D

216.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 2 views

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

Educational Technology Research and Development, Volume 49, Number 4 - SpringerLink - 0 views

  • The purpose of this study was to analyze a five-week graduate-level education course taught entirely at a distance via the Internet using the Blackboard.comSM e-learning system, with emphasis on exploring the dynamics of sense of classroom community. Subjects were 20 adult learners, evenly divided between males and females, who were administered the sense of classroom community index at the beginning and end of the course in order to measure classroom community. Findings indicated that on-line learners took advantage of the “learn anytime” characteristics of the Internet by accessing the course seven days per week, 24 hours per day. Sense of classroom community grew significantly during the course. Females manifested a stronger sense of community than their male counterparts both at the start and end of the course. Additionally, female students exhibited a mostly connected communication pattern while the communication pattern of males was mostly independent.
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    classroom interaction can lead to retention
Joan McCabe

Taking on multitasking. - 0 views

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    Describes how multitasking can affect performance, short-term and long-term memory, and retention. Gives ideas to prevent the multitasking effect.
Tina Bianchi

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

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    College retention rates nation-wide
Joy Quah Yien-ling

Creative Use of Podcasting in Higher Education and Its Effect on Competitive Agency - 0 views

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    Creating podcasts seems to enhance retention, understanding of and engagement with course content. Lazarri (2009) found that "full-time students co-involved in lessons' podcasting outperformed colleagues of the previous years and achieved higher levels of what we define as competitive agency, that led them to better understand the theoretical issues of the course and to more effective practical skills."
Diane Gusa

Why have learning communities - 0 views

  • learning communities have been shown to increase student retention and academic achievement, increase student involvement and motivation, improve students� time to degree completion, and enhance student intellectual development.
  • Students involved in learning communities become more intellectually mature and responsible for their own learning and develop the capacity to care about the learning of their peers.
    • Diane Gusa
       
      This makes me think that online learning communities will lead to retention in course, engagement, motivation, and increase learning
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    F2F learning communities findings in one college
Elena Buttgereit

Retention in Online Classes - Webinar - 0 views

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    Inside HigherEd is putting on this Webinar June 10th and it's free if any of you are interested in watching!
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