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Patrice Prusko

Factors that Affect Online Student Retention - Faculty Focus | Faculty Focus - 0 views

  • A sense of belonging as a student,
  • mportant aspect in retention
  • Teaching online has its own very distinct set of instructor skills that are essential for an online course to be successfu
Patrice Prusko

Instructor Strategies to Improve Online Student Retention | Faculty Focus - 0 views

  • In addition to using a variety of types of assignments to address different learning styles, Frisch strives for variety in presentation of course content, including videos of her interviews with experts in the communications field. “The students love that. When they can hear my voice asking the questions or see me in the video, it’s one degree of separation. … I
  • The interviews give a variety of perspectives
  • Classmate questions. In each course, Frisch has her students post questions and answers to nonacademic questions. The following are examples: If you could change one thing about the way society is today, what would it be and why? If you could meet one fictional character, who would it be and why? These questions build community and may help deepen the content-related discussions that occur throughout the course, Frisch says.
Patrice Prusko

HarvardX and MITx: The First Year of Open Online Courses, Fall 2012-Summer 2013 by Andr... - 1 views

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