On November 27th Instructional Technologies is hosting a webinar from Innovative Educators entitled: “Online Student Retention: Assessing Why Students Stay And Why They Leave.” This webinar will be available on campus as follows:
Date and time: Tuesday, November 27th from 3:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Location: R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center – Room 3-118
This webinar will examine the experiences of University of Maryland University College (UMUC), the largest public university provider of online programs and courses in the United States, in measuring and improving the retention and success rates of its online students. The facilitator will describe UMUC's online activities and student body, and then review some of the findings of the institution's efforts to measure and understand the barriers that can prevent students from persisting in, and successfully completing, online courses and programs. The facilitator will then present a list of best practices for online student retention and success, and guide participants through an initial evaluation of their institutions, students, and other factors that affect online student retention. Participants will take away a template that may be of value in conducting a more in-depth review of their campuses prior to the planning and implementation of specific retention and success initiatives.
Please contact Ann Gilbert via email or at Ext. 3440 to participate.
Peggy VanKirk
Instructional Technologies
11/06/2012 |