Enhancing Student Retention

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Ask a question from your peers to help you in your professional work. Seek different points of view on a topic that interests you. Start a thought-provoking conversation about a hot, current topic. Encourage your peers to join you in the discussion, and feel free to facilitate the discussion. As a community of educators, all members of the Career Ed Lounge are empowered to act as a discussion facilitator to help us all learn from each other.

KEITH POWERS

Retention

Retention is so important when it comes to teaching young and older adults. You have to be on your toes and be prepared everyday in class.

Thomas Johnson

Big Deal of Small Success

The section of Model 2: General Strategies for Student Retention that spoke to me the most as an instructor was: "Making a big deal of a small success will assist in making the big successes even more important to students who are unsure about continuing in school." After going through this section, I now have a conviction of wanting to do better at "make a big deal" of the small successes of the students. These small praises along the way will help the student along being keeping them encouragedâ€¦letting them know they can make it.

Sean Armstrong

Let's motivate.

getting Students excited

Sean Armstrong

How to keep students focused on task

What is the secret?

Sean Armstrong

Staying focused

Keeping students focused

Sean Armstrong

Digging deep

Breaking barriers of learning

Sean Armstrong

how to motivate students

finding ways ways to motivate students

Ashley Travis

Topics

I like to select topics that are in the news. So each class period we have section called "In the News", where we talk about current events and how they relate to our current course of study. I have found the sections helps the students understand the importance of what they are learning.

Ashley Travis

Building a Rapport

I always start class with a short video which discusses topics such as stress, feeling overwhelm, and managing time wisely. The video ends with words of encouragement or tips to help student continue to push forward. By going so, my students feel like they can talk with me openly about the different issues handling them back from being successful at which time we can create a plan together.

Ashley Travis

Feedback

I have found that student really do appreicated feedback both positive and negative. Therefore, on their assignments that I hand back I always write some type of comment, thus giving them daily feedback.

Alcide Brunette CHEP

Listening

I make an effort to listen to questions students ask, and then answer, and give them the knowledge where to find the proper answer to better retain that information.

Ashley Travis

Difficulties with Adult Learners

I have found as an adult educator the most of my students have difficulties balancing household stressors and continuing the educating. Most of my students are single mothers and need to work in order to take care of their families. So often times they have to choose between school and work. I wonder how other edcuators help to encourage their students in similar situations?

Jerry Cuadra

Effective Motivation technics

A good balance in the teaching and deliver effort.This is how instructors should be offered to the students so they will engaged and focussed.

Jerry Cuadra

Student Feedback

This is such an important part of instructional improvement we need to know we can adaptor modify our instructional delivery to be even more efective.

Jerry Cuadra

U nderstanding Learner Characteristics

I believed that good comunication with the students help me learned there lurning style .

Donna Vance

Training of Instructors as Advisors

I'm a little concerned that this unit under-emphasizes the need for training for the Faculty and Staff as it regards advising others. Many instructors in Career Colleges have had very little training in anything other than their core subject matter. Most instructors haven't taken ANY courses in educational theory, learning theory, personal growth theory, or any other kind of theory. We all do our best to help our students based upon our own knowledge and experiences, but not all faculty and staff are qualified in advising others on major life decisions.

Vernise Walker CHEP

Building a Rapport with Students

Building a rapport with my students help them to become more comfortable in the classroom learning environment. I willingly share some of my personal professional experiences with my students, which motivate them, and helps to establish a trust and openness with them. What are some ways you build a rapport with your students? Vernise

Vernise Walker CHEP

Feedback

Today more and more 18-20 olds are entering the career college learning environment. some come directly from the high school environment, and we as instructors must illustrate to them that they can succeed even though they don't possess life experiences, that the nontraditional students and others in the class have. How do you motivate and give feed back to your 18-20 year old students? Vernise

katina jacobs

active listening

we have to always be actively listen to our students. this is an excellent way to know where their skills are every MOD.

Vernise Walker CHEP

Student Support Systems

The two support systems such as the internal & external systems, required by students are very important for the success of the students' career goals. The internal support system such as financial, tutoring, instructor's encouragement, content application etc., may be the most reliable to accomplish their goals. Reliability of family and friend may or may not always be consistent and able to meet their needs. Vernise

Related Learning Opportunities

ED102 - Student Retention Methods

ED112 - Influencing Student Motivation

ED144 - Student Empowerment for Learning Success

ED209 - Students as Customers

ED406 - Motivating Others

ED409 - Gamification in the Classroom

ED410 - Increasing Student Retention by Flipping the Classroom