Techniques for Online Retention

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Techniques for Online Retention

• Dr. Andrea Henne, Dean, Online and Distributed
  Learning

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Fall 2006 Drops/Never Attended
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Techniques for Online Retention

• Preparation
• Motivation
• Engagement
• Communication
• Sense of Achievement and Progress
• Support

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Preparation

• StudentReadiness

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Motivation

• Relevant
• Varied
• Interesting
• Challenging
• Encouraging

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Seven Principles for Good Practice

• Chickering and Gamson's
• Encourage contact between students and faculty -
  by creating a faculty profile to share your
  contact information

Chickering, A. W. Gamson, Z. F. (1987). Seven
principles for good practice in undergraduate
education. AAHE Bulletin, pp. 3-7. (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED282491).
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Seven Principles for Good Practice

• Chickering and Gamson's
• Develop reciprocity and cooperation among
  students - by creating a community of discourse
  on the discussion board

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Seven Principles for Good Practice

• Chickering and Gamson's
• Encourage active learning - by constructing
  individualized learning paths through the use of
  adaptive release criteria

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Seven Principles for Good Practice

• Chickering and Gamson's
• Give prompt feedback - through the use of
  immediately scored exams

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Seven Principles for Good Practice

• Chickering and Gamson's
• Emphasize time on task - by adding events to the
  course calendar

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Seven Principles for Good Practice

• Chickering and Gamson's
• Communicate high expectations - by outlining your
  course's learning outcomes in an online syllabus

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Seven Principles for Good Practice

• Chickering and Gamson's
• Respect diverse talents and ways of learning - by
  presenting content in a variety of formats

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Engagement

• Have more fun teaching online by involving
  learners more
• Reduce the need to be an exhausted, omnipresent,
  moderator/expert/advice giver

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Engagement

• Examine when to use collaborative activities (and
  when not to)

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Engagement

• Evaluate a selection of online collaboration
  tools, including some of the newest (and most
  exciting)

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Engagement

• Design collaborative activities so learners gain
  the most (and are less frustrated)

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Communication

• Regular and frequent
• Find your digital voice

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Sense of Achievement and Accomplishment

• Frequent feedback on assignments
• Pre-assessment/Post-assessment to measure
  individual progress
• Up-to-date gradebook

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Support

• Helpdesk called Retention Desk
• 24/7/365 for online students and faculty
• https//www.sdccdonline.net/help
• Online Academic Advising/Counseling
• Online Library Services
• Online Tutoring

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Support for Online Faculty

• http//www.sdccdonline.net/faculty