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Kate Klingensmith

Colleges and Universities Turn to Online Communities to Boost Enrollment Yield - 0 views

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shared by Kate Klingensmith on 08 May 09 - Cached
  • EducationDynamics’ web-based UPeers program cultivates engagement rates as high as 70 percent, resulting in enrollment increases.
  • Universities that implement UPeers experience student participation rates ranging from 30 to 70 percent, and admits who participate in the program are up to three times more likely to enroll than non-participants.
  • private-labeled, online social networking site designed to lock admitted students into a community of their peers early in their decision-making process, and build a sense of engagement in the university from the beginning
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  • UPeers allows admits, current students, and alumni to learn more about their peers, share interests, build relationships, form study groups and communicate with mentors.
  • UPeers enables admitted students to begin interacting from the moment of acceptance, building relationships and forming a dynamic that can woo students who are “on the fence” on their decision to enroll at a particular school.
Kate Klingensmith

Professors experiment with Twitter as teaching tool - JSOnline - 0 views

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shared by Kate Klingensmith on 29 Apr 09 - Cached
  • While many students use social media, Twitter has not pervaded college campuses the way Facebook has.
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      Kate Klingensmith on 29 Apr 09
       
      so, why make them move away from where they already are? why not find a way to use Facebook like this?!
  • Marquette University associate professor Gee Ekechai uses Twitter to discuss what she's teaching in class with students and connect them with experts in the field of advertising and public relations.
  • When guest speakers come to class, some students are responsible for publishing the speaker's thoughts on Twitter during the presentation - called "live tweeting."
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  • Menck says Twitter has increased the amount of communication she has with students. She gets direct messages from students about the industry or the course. She also "listens" to the conversations students have with each other on Twitter to gauge what they're interested in or what questions they have.
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      Kate Klingensmith on 29 Apr 09
       
      can be done on Schools on Facebook
  • Twitter also allows faculty members to post links to what they're reading. Students who "follow" a professor's tweets can get a look at the news stories that help inform their professor's lectures or connect with the experts their teachers are following.
  • But others, particularly those who teach in communications fields, are finding that Twitter and other social media are key devices for students and faculty to include in their professional toolbox.
  • John Jordan, an associate professor in UWM's communication department, teaches students about social media but doesn't use Facebook or Twitter with students, opting for more formal channels of communication. "Not all of yourself can be public," he said. "There are notions of professionalism. Just the little back and forth that you have with your friends - you may not want your students to ask you about that."
Kate Klingensmith

Advising and Retention - report by NACADA - 0 views

www.nacada.ksu.edu/...retention.htm

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shared by Kate Klingensmith on 01 May 09 - Cached
  • the persistence or retention rate of students is greatly affected by the level and quality of their interactions with peers as well as faculty and staff.
  • poor integration with the college community
  • Consequently, retention can be highly affected by enhancing student interaction with campus personnel.
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