Download or read book Retaining College Students Using Technology written by Jennifer Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains simple strategies that administrators, faculty, and staff can use to inspire motivate, and nudge college students towards success. This book contains the following chapters:Chapter one, "Our Work is Important, It Changes Lives" focuses on the importance of higher education for individual families and for the communities in which they live. When succeed, a family's life trajectory can change - dramatically.Chapter two, "Connecting with Students During the Summer Before College", presents tips, sample campaigns, and assessment strategies for adminstrators, faculty, and staff to use during the summer before the freshmen enroll in their first college classes.Chapters three and four, "Communicating with First Year Students During the First Semester" and "Communicating with First Year Students During the Second Semester" are focused on tips, sample campaigns, and assessment strategies for administrators, faculty, and staff to use when communicating with first-year students and their faculty. Chapter five, "Communicating with Your Second-Year, Third-Year, and Senior-Year Students", focuses on innovative ways to engage students beyond first-year.Chapter six, focuses on all students, while providing copy and paste campaigns for faculty and staff to utilize. From "Encouraging Students to Print their Schedule at the Beginning of the Semester" to "Helping Students Connect with Their New Campus", each of these campaigns can be easily implemented on college campuses. Finally, chapter seven is focused on simple ways to use the technology to reach retention goals. This chapter provides simple worksheets can be be implemented in almost any student success and academic affairs department to help them work towards student success and retention. This book emphasizes: student retention, student success, and student graduation rates for all community college and university students. Digital resources, easy to complete planning worksheets, and plug-and-play student success campaigns are also included in this book. Here's an example:Purpose of the Campaign: To Encourage Students to Print their Schedule at the Beginning of the Semester!Problem: First-Time in College Students are usually not connected with their new campus during the first one to two weeks of school. Time of Year: September Timeframe of the Campaign: One WeekItems Needed: Giveaways for ParticipationStep 1 - One to three days before class begins, send the sample message:Email Subject Line - Need a Simple Way to Print Your Schedule?Do you want an EASIER way to check (and print) your schedule for this semester? Log on to [Campus Link]Watch this Video for Step-by-Step Instructions in EnglishHow to Print Your Schedule and Email Your Professors on [Name of College/University] (English)Link - [Insert Video Link Here]Watch this Video for Step-by-Step Instructions in SpanishHow to Print Your Schedule and Email Your Professors on [Name of College/University] (En Espanol)Link - [Insert Video Link Here]For more information, please contact [Name of Office], [Phone Number] or just reply to this email.Sincerely,[Name of Director][Name of Office or Division]Step 2 - On the day before class, send a reminder email or text message about checking the schedule (and earlier email sent to their inbox).Step 3 - Assessment - Through the content management system, assess the number of students to click the link or access the system.Additional Comments: You can also send a similar campaign for students enrolled in classes that experienced an instructor change, a location change, or a change in the course time. If this is the case, considering adopting this subject line:Email Subject LineDid Your Schedule Change? - Remember to CHECK and PRINT (or screenshot) your schedule BEFORE the first day of class![Actual Email Text is Included in the Book]

Download or read book Technology and Engagement written by Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 Association for the Study of Higher Education Outstanding Book Award​ Technology and Engagement is based on a four-year study of how first generation college students use social media, aimed at improving their transition to and engagement with their university. Through web technology, including social media sites, students were better able to maintain close ties with family and friends from home, as well as engage more with social and academic programs at their university. This ‘ecology of transition’ was important in keeping the students focused on why they were in college, and helped them become more integrated into the university setting. By showing the gains in campus capital these first-generation college students obtained through social media, the authors offer concrete suggestions for how other universities and college-retention programs can utilize the findings to increase their own retention of first-generation college students.

Download or read book College Student Retention written by Alan Seidman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-09 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College student retention continues to be a top priority among colleges, universities, educators, federal and state legislatures, parents and students. While access to higher education is virtually universally available, many students who start in a higher education program do not complete the program or achieve their academic and personal goals. In spite of the programs and services colleges and universities have devoted to this issue, student retention and graduation rates have not improved considerably over time. College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, Third Edition offers a solution to this vexing problem. It provides background information about college student retention issues and offers the educational community pertinent information to help all types of students succeed. The book lays out the financial implications and trends of retention. Current theories of retention, retention of online students, and retention in community colleges are also thoroughly discussed. Completely new to this edition are chapters that examine retention of minority and international students. Additionally, a formula for student success is provided which if colleges and universities implement student academic and personal goals may be attained.

Download or read book Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Multimedia Technologies written by Laura A. Wankel and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multimedia and video related technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. This volume critically examines new research on how multimedia technologies are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement and collaboration in and out of the classroom.

Download or read book Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Social Technologies written by Laura A. Wankel and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses case studies, surveys, and literature reviews to examine how these social media technologies are being used to improve writing and publishing skills in students, create engaging communities of practice. This volume discusses a framework for deploying and assessing these technologies in higher education institutions.

Download or read book Examining Student Retention and Engagement Strategies at Historically Black Colleges and Universities written by Hinton, Samuel L. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As higher educational learning enters a new age, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are seeking innovative ways to establish strategies to compete with other academic institutions. As establishments that have played a pivotal role in transforming the landscape of higher education, HBCUs are facing rapid transformation and various obstacles leading to questions regarding to the cost, quality, and sustainability of these institutions. Examining Student Retention and Engagement Strategies at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the role of HBCUs in today’s higher education and the various research methods addressing student retention rates, success levels, and engagement. While highlighting topics such as enrollment management, student engagement, and online learning, this publication explores successful engagement strategies that promote educational quality and equality, as well as the methods of social integration and involvement for students. This book is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, scholars, educational administrators, policymakers, graduate students, and curriculum designers.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions written by Jung Cheol Shin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative reference source covers all higher education themes in a comprehensive, accessible and comparative way. It maps the field for the twenty first century reflecting the massive changes that have occurred and the challenges ahead for future research. It provides a rich diversity of scholarly perspectives and covers the entire spectrum of higher education from a geographical, a topical and disciplinary perspective. It is unrivaled in its capacity to go beyond national boundaries and provides indispensible comparative analyses. The major reference works available about higher education have been published more than two decades ago and since then higher education has undergone major changes that have resulted in a much larger, diverse, global, and multidimensional reality. One of the main trends has been relentless expansion on a worldwide scale. This has led to mass higher education becoming a reality across continents, substantial growth in the number of countries with universal access to higher education, and great diversification of the student body. The tremendous increase in the international links in higher education, through issues such as training, students’ mobility, staff mobility, research activities, is another major change. The consequence is a global dimension that is strongly associated with the intensification of international networks in which institutions and researchers explore, create and share knowledge. As a result of the changes and trends, higher education has increasingly become part of debates that highlight its complexity as an institution that combines relevant political, social, economic, and cultural purposes and dimensions. Asked to play important and varied economic and social roles, higher education has had to reshape its priorities, and organizational and decision-making structures. The growth and increased complexity of the field have both led to more attention being paid to all aspects of higher education and to the expansion of research.

Download or read book The STEM Pathway and Student Retention written by Carita Harrell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work introduces methods that aid in freshman retention (in the transition from high school and to remain in the university of origin) and orient them towards a successful career in science. Specific examples of successful approaches are given as well as detailed plans for how to engage these students. Pitfalls as well as success are described. In addition this work provides a detailed description of how to develop the students into a cohort that exhibits comradery. Three types of cohort form, those within the freshman class, those among the upperclassmen and those between the freshmen and upperclassmen. The program works because the social reality is that the peer mentor has a better repertoire with the first semester freshmen than the faculty or staff and assists with student success. Factors such as financial aid, policy, and support systems influence student success. In the sciences, students often struggle with the content and adjusting to the college experience. Research states that a mentorship program supports retention as well as enhances the student experience during college. This program creates a cohort group among the upperclassmen mentors and freshmen and provides leadership development for all involved.

Download or read book Student Retention in Online Open and Distance Learning written by Ormond Simpson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student retention has become a key issue for all further and higher education institutions and is a major concern among those involved in online learning courses where retention rates are often even poorer than those for traditional campus-based courses. There is increasing recognition that student retention is the responsibility of the actual institutions running the courses, and that it is within their power to encourage sustained participation without compromising academic standards. In this book, Ormond Simpson provides a clear, accessible analysis of what works and at what cost. He outlines strategies for increasing retention, providing useful case studies and examples to illustrate how these strategies can change institutional policy and practice. Areas covered include: * Who drops out and why * Integration * Reclamation * 'Retentioneering' an institution * Recruitment and retention * Course design.

Download or read book The Efficacy of Orientation Programming on College Student Retention at a College of Technology written by Nicholas M. Wagner and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Critical Assessment and Strategies for Increased Student Retention written by Black, Ruth Claire and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student retention has become a difficult issue within higher education. As such, it is imperative to examine the causes, as well as provide educators with strategies to implement to improve retention rates. Critical Assessment and Strategies for Increased Student Retention is a pivotal reference source for the latest progressive research on a variety of current student success and attendance perpetuation issues. Featuring a broad range of coverage on a number of perspectives and topics, such as academic performance, counseling, and culture, this publication is geared towards practitioners, academicians, and researchers interested in understanding the difficulties with maintaining student retention.

Download or read book Coaching for Student Retention and Success at the Postsecondary Level Emerging Research and Opportunities written by Black, Ruth Claire and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online degree programs have long faced the issue of retention and engagement from their students. Proper support and guidance for students can encourage continuation in these programs, and can help lead to student success. Coaching for Student Retention and Success at the Postsecondary Level: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the application of student support systems as a promising intervention for post-secondary retention and student success. While highlighting topics such as student assessment, online programs, and professional identity, this publication explores support strategies that boost retention, as well as the methods of using support and guidance to promote student success. This book is ideally designed for educational professionals, educational organizations, educational administrators, universities, and academics seeking current research on the effects of guidance on student retention rates and success.

Download or read book Educause Leadership Strategies Technology Everywhere written by Brian L. Hawkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-10-16 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information technology (IT) has transformed human resource management across our society, and its influence on higher education has been profound. Technology Everywhere addresses the dual role played by colleges and universities that must recruit, hire, and train knowledge worker professionals and educate IT learners to manage the ever-increasing flow of information both on campus and off. Each chapter in this much-needed volume addresses a critical phase of IT human resource management, identifies key issues, and offers practical advice based on actual experiences that can help colleges and universities develop a plan of action to respond effectively to the IT workforce challenge.

Download or read book Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Applications written by Laura A. Wankel and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobile technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. This volume critically examines new research on how mobile technologies and m-learning technologies like Skype are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an era of increasing globalization and mobility.

Download or read book Crossing the Finish Line written by Alan Seidman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College student retention continues to be a vexing issue for colleges and universities. There are some very simple steps that a college or university can take to help students persist until they reach academic and/or personal goal attainment. This book is intended to give the reader the necessary tools, for all types of educational institutions and delivery systems, to implement a retention formula and success model that will actually help students meet their academic and personal goals and thus increase college retention and graduation rates. Regardless of the academic ability, socioeconomic status, gender, first generation, ethnicity of students, the retention formula and model presented will help each and every college type increase student retention and graduation rates.

Download or read book For Students Sake written by Carmen R. Allen and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Students’ Sake! Bold Solutions for the College Retention Crisis By: Carmen R. Allen College students face numerous obstacles before they step into the classroom and then again when their academic careers begin. As such, the decline of student retention and success threatens the health of universities across the nation. Universities are challenged by declining enrollments, reduced financial resources, and an increased demand for accountability. Additionally, these institutions face pressures to compete internationally, as they struggle to meet the demands of an ever-advancing technological age. Now more than ever, college students make critical decisions about their classes based upon interactions with faculty and their own learning expectations, which are evolving as quickly as the technologies they use. Born out of experimental education tactics, For Students’ Sake! Bold Solutions for the College Retention Crisis explores the strategies and results of personalized learning. After 22 years of teaching college students, Carmen R. Allen realized that a large number of her students were failing, dropping the course, or simply disappearing. Her passion for student success pushed her to learn more about how to meet student needs, including early intervention tactics and personalized communication approaches, in order to create higher levels of student success. She experienced great success with her work and is optimistic that others will implement her strategies in order to better support their own students and positively impact them.

Download or read book Keeping Students in Higher Education written by David P. Moxley and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.