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Recommendations to Increase Online Student Retention: A Delphi Study, By Dr. Danielle Kish

ACPA

Online dropout rates continue to be a severe problem for HEI leaders as low retention rates continue (Muljana & Tian, 2019; Radovan, 2019). and nontraditional online students have higher dropout rates in the first academic year than nontraditional students attending a ground-campus course/program (Ellis, 2019).

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HBCU’s Augment HyFlex Format Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

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HyFlex has been around since 2005, designed to increase enrollment (Beatty, 2019). Additionally, all of the course materials are available on the school Learning Management System (LMS) (Binnewies, 2019; Wang, 2019). Elshobokshy focuses on using learning technologies to increase student engagement and retention.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

Additionally, research asserts that specific practices associated with growth mindset highly impact student motivation, learning, and achievement (Dweck, 2008; Barber, van Oostveen, and Childs, 2019). As humans, we all crave validation, and formative assessments provide such insight on students’ understandings of concepts. Nkealah, N.

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3 Questions for Coursera’s Alexandra Urban

Inside Higher Ed

My background is in Educational Neuroscience, applying how the human brain learns to improve teaching environments. Preview: the results were really promising, with several significant boosts in female retention.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

Additionally, research asserts that specific practices associated with growth mindset highly impact student motivation, learning, and achievement (Dweck, 2008; Barber, van Oostveen, and Childs, 2019). As humans, we all crave validation, and formative assessments provide such insight on students’ understandings of concepts. Nkealah, N.

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Billionaire Robert Smith’s pledge to pay off $35 million in student loan debt for the Morehouse Graduating Class of 2019 was not only transformational and liberating for those directly impacted, but it would also go on to cause a catalytic movement that resulted in several individuals to follow his lead. billion and $516.65

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

Always keep in mind that behind all student data, there is a human reflection, and every percentage represents a person, therefore, make the data personal. N avigate using technology and present information visually. In all faculty professional development settings, there will be multiple styles of learners. Schuh, J.H., Whitt, E.J. &