ITC 2014 Webinar - Guiding Your Online Students to a Great Start

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Guiding YourStudents to a

Great StartTom Bradley

Instru ct ion al Techn olog is t

@MotorCityTom

Carl WeckerleDirector o f Online Learning &Instru ct ion al Techno logy@cweckerle

Macomb Community College

for the ITC


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Wh o are w e?

South eas t Michigan

A b ou t 25,000 s tu d en ts ann ual ly

Onl ine Enro l lm entFall & Win ter sem esters ~13%

Sum m er s em ester ~30%


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What do s tud en ts th ink abo uto n l in e c lass es?

The im pac t on m anaging o n l ineenrol lment .

The im pact on on l ine retent ion &success .


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What w as o ur app roach tow ardsimprovemen t?

Lets walk through as a student would .

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General Expectations Course-Specific Expectations


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THE WEBSITEIni t ia l eLearn ing exp ectat ion s.

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Old Layo utWhat is A ngel?

An gel Student Or ienta t ion

Onl ine Courses An d

DegreesTech nic al Requ irements

Onl ine FAQs

Contac t Suppo r t

New Layou tIn t ro to A NGEL & Onl ine

Ar e Online Classes Right?

Success in On l ine

Onl ine Courses

Onl ine Program s

Tech . Requ irements

FAQsMobile Learn

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Old Layo utWhat is A ngel?

An gel Student Or ienta t ion

Onl ine Courses An d

DegreesTech nic al Requ irements

Onl ine FAQs

Contac t Suppo r t

New Layou tIn t ro to A NGEL & Onl ine

Ar e Online Classes Right?

Success in On l ine

Onl ine Courses

Onl ine Program s

Tech . Requ irements

FAQsMobile Learn

Website


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A nalyt ics ov er pas t 6 mo nth s (Top 3)

1. On line Cou rs e ~ 25%2. Online Prog ram s ~ 19%

3. Suc cess in On l in e L earn ing ~ 15%

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SAMPLE ONLINE COURSEGeneral co u rse exp ectat ion s.

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https://macomb.angellearning.com/section/default.asp?id=Sample_Online_Course&ts=1369129530


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Most ly ano nym ou s viewers = 1,500+

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STUDENT ORIENTATIONeL earn ing Readiness

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VISUAL DISPLAYReinfo rce exp ectat ion s vis u ally.

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http://ctl.emacomb.com/iol/IOL_Infoguide.pdf


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Vis u al Disp lay

An ecdo tal feedb ack f rom facul ty and s tu dents

Ap prec iate h igh l igh t ing imp or tan t elem ents especially the System Check

Hundreds of downloads of the InfoGuide

Tho usands of v iews o f each of the v ideos .

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OPENING CLASSES EARLY

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80.0%

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80.0%

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Tw o Ques t ion s

Was an im pact m ade by these in i t iat ives?

Where do w e go f rom here?

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80.0%

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Winter Spring/Summer Fall

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Wh ere do w e go f rom here?

Data: Continual review and refinement

Cont inue Com m unicat ion : Student &

Faculty testimonials Desig n & Faci l i tat ion Pract ic es: QualityMatters, Faculty-driven guidelines

Sup po rt Services : EmbeddingCounseling/Advising, Tutoring, Librarians


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Th ank yo u!Please vis i t

c t l .emacomb.com > Trainin g > Con ferenc es

for a cop y o f th is p resentat ion .

Macomb Community College
http://ctl.emacomb.com/http://ctl.emacomb.com/

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