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marcos meza
marcos meza

Prompt service

Prompt service is something that everyone is looking for regardless of the institution .We need to have a system in place so that students are not given the run around and make the overall experience of the student a good one.
Steven Arnold
Steven Arnold

Intervention in an On-line School

Working in both in-seat and on-line schools, I have found that intervention can be very difficult in the virtual world. When you’re in an in-seat school, you can go get your student in a class or see them in the hall to have a conversation with them. In the virtual school, you have to try to initiate a conversation by trying to reach them by phone or email. When you do get them on the phone, in can be difficult to find out if there is anything going on. What kind of intervention strategies has worked for you in the on-line environment?
Heather Allen
Heather Allen

Retention Best Practices

I once taught at an institution that gave rewards to faculty who had the highest rate of retention for each quarter. I felt this was unfair because teachers who taught a class of 30 and had 1 student leave at the end of the quarter would have a higher percentage than one who had 5 students and lost 1. I felt that those who taught higher level courses with smaller class sizes were unfairly kept out of this reward system. Have any of you run into this. How would you deal with this issue.
Heather Allen
Heather Allen

Intervention

I had not known these intervention techniques before. What is your favorite intervention technique that may not have been listed here?
Heather Allen
Heather Allen

Stress

It is true that certain life events cannot be planned for but I think that part of the benefit of a higher education is learning coping strategies for live stressors. What are some coping strategies that you have learned?
Heather Allen
Heather Allen

Retention Percentages

Should traditional colleges versus career colleges have different retention criteria?
Arthur Hutt
Arthur Hutt CHEP

adult learner

Many times an adult learner has ingrained habits that are not the best for learning. What is good good approach to help them change.
Lori Wood
Lori Wood

Accountability is more than outcome

I enjoyed this discussion of accountability. It really does encompass much more than just a students final grade - timeliness of completing assignments, openness to feedback, etc.
Jennifer Helfrich
Jennifer Helfrich

Organizational Culture

In my prior teaching life I worked in the dog eat dog world of business. I never want to go back to that, everything we are asked to do is to benefit the student. Jennifer
Jennifer Helfrich
Jennifer Helfrich

Making a + Impact

This can be done by a simple smile. Many students the only time they get recognition is while at school. Jennifer
Jennifer Helfrich
Jennifer Helfrich

Business Is Changing Lives

Our business as online instructors will continue to evolve. I am completing my dissertation work on what students expect from online, traditional and weekend learning formats. Jennifer
Jennifer Helfrich
Jennifer Helfrich

Mentoring

I agree that mentoring is the key to promoting positive behavior. As instructors we are leaders and role models for our students. Jennifer
Arthur Hutt
Arthur Hutt CHEP

Knowing students.

In a short period of time what are the key questions to ask student without over stepping or making a student feel that you are invaiding personal space.
Steven Yackel
Steven Yackel

retention

I think that a harder entry exam would cut down on drops. Am i wrong to think that way, If we make sure students are more capable to do the work we will have a higher retention rate? I say this because I think the entry tests that are given are way to easy.
Anna Heckenlaible
Anna Heckenlaible

Admissions' role in future student retention

Do you think the new proposed federal regulations will create an environment where admissions can be free to enroll only those applicants truly qualified for the program? I do think that in the end it will be proven that enrolling only qualified candidates will improve all areas of the institution, not the least of which being retention.
Julie Stiers
Julie Stiers

Be a Team

As educators, we have to work as a team and encourage our students in any way we can. We have to pull together as faculty to ensure the student's success.
Julie Stiers
Julie Stiers

Our First Impression

This section hit home with me when dealing with first impressions. I have always judged a person by my first impression. They usually do have about ten minutes and that either makes or breaks the interaction.
Julie Stiers
Julie Stiers

Helping Students With Their HABE's

After reading this section, it reminds me so much of just self confidence. Letting our students know that no matter where they came from, there is always something they can work for and that is an education. They can be the first on in their family to earn a degree.
Julie Stiers
Julie Stiers

Mentoring

This section is so correct. A student does expect to be held accountable. Even though we may know the topic of discussion we are teaching, we have to get to know our students and let them know we are human and care. On the other side of that, the student has to know they are still accountable for the syllabus contents.
Julie Stiers
Julie Stiers

Placement Programs

It is essential for students to understand the importance of the degree they are trying to obtain and what the job market looks like in the real world for that degree. Are there going to be jobs available? If so, where are they and how much are they going to pay? That is what a student wants to know also.