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Strategies for Increasing Student Success in Online
Courses Lisa Dubuc, M.S. ED Director of Electronic Learning/Digital Media Instructor Niagara County Community College [email protected] @ldubuc
A bit about me....
• NCCC –Director of Online Learning /Instructional Designer 12 years
• Co-created over 130 online courses• Co-created over 30 blended courses• Teaching online for 10 years (undergraduate/graduate)
o Digital Mediao Web 2.0 Technologieso Multimedia for Educatorso Internet for Educators o Course Design for Online Instruction o Authoring for Educators
•64 Campuses (serve over 427,000 students)University Centers (Doctoral Degree Granting)•University Colleges •Technology Colleges•Community Colleges
Located in Sanborn, NYFTE 5000
•7 Fully Online Degree Programs• Support (5500 students/300 faculty) Web enhanced 395 sections Blended/Hybrid 35 sections Fully Online 130 sections
•ANGEL LMS support campus wide
SUNY DOODLE Persistence/Retention Project
Background information • Data collection - FA08 • Persistence- completing a course within the defined term • Retention - remaining with the college from one term to
the next. • D or higher
Directors of Online Distance Learning Environments
Risk Factors - identified by DOODLE Time of Registration - #1 risk factor Poor Advising Age Engagement and Course Design Development Needs Gender Technical Factors/Business Processes First-time e-Learning student Previous College Success-GPA Learning Styles
Introduction to Web TechnologyDIG110 Course • Digital Media Program • Required course • Freshman• Mostly Male • First Online Course • First College Course • Varied Learning Styles• Think they know the
Internet/Technology
Risk Factors • Time of Registration - #1 risk
factor• Poor Advising• Age• Engagement and Course Design • Development Needs• Gender• Technical Factors/Business
Processes• First-time e-Learning student• Previous College Success-GPA• Learning Styles
DIG110 Successful Completion Rates
• FA08-FA10 average 63% successful completion rate (D or higher)• SP11- Implemented new strategies - 75% successful completion/ FA11 76%
successful completion /SP 12-79%
What Strategies Did I Implement?
Teaching Presence, Class Community& Active Learning
Increased my Teaching Presence "An instructor is perceived as "present" in the online classroom when "visible" to the student. (Arbaugh & Hwang, 2006; Nippard & Murphy, 2007; Russo & Benson, 2005;
Shea et al., 2006 The Importance of Teaching Presence in an Online Classroom
http://bit.ly/MM6Gbj
Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education. The Internet and Higher Education, 2(2-3), 87-105. pdf Full Text
SP 11 Strategies Implemented
• Orientation Video/Intro to Modules/project feedback - Jing
• Course Introductions-VoiceThread
• Due Date reminders - ANGEL course mail/who dun it reports
• Discussion feedback - Audio files with AudioBoo
• Softchalk- changed my content presentation (DIG110 example)
• Course Reflection Journal - Blog (share with future students) DIG110 Examples
• DIG110 Facebook group - increased interaction
• Text my students – using Remind101 (free for educators)
Resources
Lisa Dubuc, M.S. ED Director of Electronic Learning/Digital Media Instructor Niagara County Community College [email protected] @ldubuc Blog- http://ncccelearning.wordpress.com
