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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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U Kentucky Hits Graduation and Retention Goals by Giving iPads to Every Student

Campus Technology

In 2019, the University of Kentucky (UK) the Smart Campus iPad Initiative: a plan to give every incoming, degree-seeking, first-time undergraduate student an iPad Air, loaded with UK apps; a Smart Keyboard; and an Apple Pencil to support digital equity, in the hopes of increasing graduation and retention rates and reducing costs.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

The unfamiliarity of technology and virtual learning can be a large barrier to learning and engagement. She earned her BSN (2007), MSN (2010), and DNP (2019), with a leadership emphasis from Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria, IL. As faculty, we must set expectations for our students.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

The unfamiliarity of technology and virtual learning can be a large barrier to learning and engagement. She earned her BSN (2007), MSN (2010), and DNP (2019), with a leadership emphasis from Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria, IL. As faculty, we must set expectations for our students.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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

Faculty Focus

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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$2.5 Million Grants Target Diversity in STEM

Insight Into Diversity

million through the Driving Change initiative , a project that supports building more inclusive learning environments in the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in higher education. Six universities will each receive $2.5 University at Albany.