100% Online Student Success: Book review

2010 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Online Student

UNDERSTANDING DISABILITIES & ONLINE STUDENT SUCCESS

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Betts ◽  
Bill Welsh ◽  
Kelly Hermann ◽  
Cheryl Pruitt ◽  
Gaeir Dietrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Disability Services ◽  
Government Accountability ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
Online Student ◽  
Support Resources ◽  
Legislative Changes

Approximately 11% of all postsecondary students reported having a disability in 2008. Although the percentage of students with disabilities in 2008 closely reflects the percentage reported in 2004, the U.S. Government Accountability Office states that recent legislative changes have the potential to increase the diversity and number of students with disabilities pursing higher education. To support students with disabilities enrolled in higher education and in online learning, it is important to understand disabilities and the resources students need to actively engage in their courses and to achieve their academic goals. This article includes collaborative responses from a diverse group of leaders at eight higher education institutions and organizations who work with disability services and have experience in online learning. Some of the contributors also have disabilities so the collective responses build upon research, professional experience, and personal experience. For this article, the ten contributors answered 20 questions regarding disabilities and online student success as well as provided recommended practices. This article is designed to be interactive. It includes screenshots, simulation links, video demonstrations, and resources to provide a more detailed understanding of disabilities, accessibility, and support resources. JALN readers are encouraged to interact with the simulations and to watch the demonstration videos as a way to learn more about disabilities and supporting online student success.

Strategies for Online Course Development to Promote Student Success

2014 ◽  
pp. 152-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaye Shelton ◽  
Diane Mason ◽  
Cindy Cummings
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Course Development ◽  
Online Course Design ◽  
Online Student ◽  
Online Course Development

In spite of online teaching having existed for almost two decades, many courses still mirror the traditional objectivist classroom. However, the literature clearly validates that a different approach must be taken for online course design that includes a pedagogical shift to constructivist methods that encourage transference of learning such as mastery learning, problem-based and project-based learning, authentic learning and assessment, and collaboration. This chapter presents elements of constructivist course design for increased online student engagement that can support online student success.

scholarly journals Online Courses The Real Challenge Is Motivation

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia F. Bennett ◽  
Kathaleena E. Monds
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Online Student ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
E Mail

Among the academic disciplines, business has led the way in offering Internet courses to its students. While online classes give students more opportunity and flexibility to integrate courses into their daily schedules, many concerns have developed from this form of distance education. Research on distance education indicates that the keys to effective online versus traditional classes includes the development of new teaching methods, frequent and timely interaction through e-mail, weekly discussion boards, the use of collaborative student groups, and an appreciation for students with multiple backgrounds and experiences. All of these keys are practical; however, when you consider the old adage you can take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink, the researcher believes that intrinsic motivation can play a key role in online student success. This research paper was designed to 1) exam literature related to online courses, 2) discuss some indicators that support the notion that intrinsic motivation is attributable to student success; and 3) provide some strategies that may be used to increase intrinsic motivation in online courses.

scholarly journals Strategies to Increase Online Student Success for Students with Disabilities

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Betts ◽  
Alex Cohen ◽  
Daniel Veit ◽  
Henry C. Alphin ◽  
Chanel Broadus
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Classroom ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Online Student ◽  
Certificate Programs ◽  
Teaching Learning

Online education provides extensive opportunities for individuals with disabilities to enroll in degree and certificate programs. However, accessibility must be a key component of online program development since this can have a profound affect on student engagement in and outside of the online classroom, academic performance, and completion rates. This article provides a unique perspective on accessibility in online education. One current online student and three alumni of online programs provide video self-introductions, an overview of their online experience., and strategies for increasing student success in online courses and programs for students with disabilities. Strategies are also shared for integrating accessibility as a critical component within faculty development to ensure accessibility goes beyond the Office of Disability Services and becomes an integral part of online teaching, learning, and assessment.

scholarly journals Book Review: Reading at University: How to Improve Your Focus and Be More Critical. Jamie Q Roberts and Caitlin Hamilton

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-138
Author(s):  
Georgina Spencer ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Everyday Language ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
The Everyday

Writing this review during the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 lockdown, I am reminded of George Orwell’s essay ‘Confessions of a Book Reviewer’, “In a cold but stuffy bed-sitting room littered with cigarette ends and half-empty cups of tea, a man in a moth-eaten dressing-gown sits at a rickety table”. Although neither male nor a smoker, but certainly a tea drinker in need of a new dressing gown, what better time to read about reading? The terminology ‘reading’ for a degree has been replaced in everyday speech by ‘studying’, yet this archaic usage of reading put the importance of this activity front and centre of what was expected of students for success at university. While this focus in the everyday language has been removed, the skills of reading are no less vital to student success. Reading at University aims to dispel assumptions around academic reading and help students become more critical and productive in their reading. It is another addition to the study skills shelf and there is a lot of competition out there, so it really needs to be offering something different to compete.

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