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Online Companion: A Student’s Guide to Online Success

Online Companion: A Student’s Guide to Online Success. Faculty Summer Institute May 18, 2005 Anita Crawley Michael Lindeman. Agenda. Supporting Online Students The Challenge Tour of the Online Companion Supporting Online Students The Discussion. WCET – The Scope.

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Online Companion: A Student’s Guide to Online Success

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  1. Online Companion: A Student’s Guide to Online Success Faculty Summer Institute May 18, 2005 Anita Crawley Michael Lindeman

  2. Agenda • Supporting Online Students • The Challenge • Tour of the Online Companion • Supporting Online Students • The Discussion

  3. WCET – The Scope

  4. Poll #1 Most Resources Look at the WCET Scope Spider Web and identify the suite of online services that your institution has devoted the most amount of resources into developing. • Academic Services Suite • Communications Suite • Administrative Core • Student Communications Suite • Personal Services Suite

  5. Poll #2 Least Resources Look at the WCET Scope Spider Web and identify the suite of online services that your institution has devoted the least amount of resources into developing. • Academic Services Suite • Communications Suite • Administrative Core • Student Communications Suite • Personal Services Suite

  6. CAS Standards for Distance Learners Institutions must provide: • appropriate student services for all students enrolled in Distance Education Programs  • a fully functioning program of student services • comparable quality to services provided to on-campus students

  7. Regional Accrediting Associations “….that institutions accept the obligation to address student needs related to, and to provide the resources necessary for their academic success”

  8. Online Companion: A Student’s Guide To Online Success • Purpose – information, community, connection • Delivered from WebCT course site • Enrollment – All students enrolled in courses that use WebCT site

  9. Online Learning Content ModulesInformation • Getting Started • Online Learning Success • Using the Internet • Online Communication • Academic Support • The Library

  10. Advising & Counseling ModulesInformation • Decision Making & Goal Setting • Educational Planning • Transfer Planning • Career Exploration • Personal Barriers

  11. Communication ToolsCommunity • Discussion board • Student to student email • Phone • On campus meetings • Chat

  12. Activities, Events, Deadlines Connection • Announcements • Discussion Board • Ask a Counselor • Ask an Instructor • Ask a Student Support Specialist • Campus News • Email a counselor

  13. What Are Students Talking About?

  14. Online Companion Statistics • Fall 2004 enrollment 3024 • Spring 2005 enrollment 4782 • Increase 1758 • Of the 3024 users, 1254 (41.5%) logged on at least once (1/12/05) • Of the 4782 users, 2733 (57%) logged on at least once (4/26/05)

  15. Group #1 – Greatest Needs What are your online student’s greatest needs?

  16. Group #2 – Doing Well? What areas of online student services are you doing well?

  17. Group #3 – Unmet Needs What are the most important online student services needs that are not currently being met?

  18. Group #4– Meeting Needs What new ideas do you have for meeting the needs of online students?

  19. Guest Access to Online Companion Demo Site • http://webct.montgomerycollege.edu/ • WebCT ID and Password – guest_nb • Also provides access to online College Survival Course (DS 107 Common Course)

  20. Additional Resources • WCET – Beyond the Administrative Core http://www.wcet.info/projects/laap/about/about.asp • CAS – Purchase Distance Learner Self Assessment Guide http://www.cas.edu/catalog/iteminfo.cfm?itemid=26&compid=1 • League for Innovation (especially Distance Learning Student Support Resource  & Nontraditional Student Service Program Resources) http://www.league.org/leaguetlc/learning_links/index.htm • Online Student Success Center http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studevgt/onlinsts

  21. Contact Information Anita Crawley Distance Learning CounselorMontgomery College (Maryland) Anita.Crawley@montgomerycollege.edu Michael Lindeman Program Director Illinois Online Network http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/

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