Driving Persistence Through Engagement in Virtual Learning

This webcast will explore how institutional leaders and practitioners can create online and blended courses and programs that prioritize student success. The discussion will examine:

• The latest data on participation and student outcomes in online education (including which types of students fare best in which modalities)

• The instructional and student support practices colleges have embraced to improve engagement and persistence for online students

• Overcoming impediments that can prevent learners from achieving their educational goals

Additional resources:

• "Students Distancing From Distance Learning" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "CHLOE 8: Student Demand Moves Higher Ed Toward a Multi-Modal Future" (Eduventures and Quality Matters)
• "How Can Online College Be Both ‘Promising’ and ‘Predatory’?" (Inside Higher Ed)
• Report: Online Education Completion Lags Behind Face-to-Face Instruction (Inside Higher Ed)
• "The Role and Influence of Exclusively Online Degree Programs in Higher Education" (EdWorkingPapers)
• "Listening to Learners: Increasing Belonging In and Out of the Classroom" (Tyton Partners)
• "A Matter of (Teaching) Style: Active Learning and Student Identities"  (Inside Higher Ed)
• "How College Students Say They Learn Best" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "Pedagogical Best Practices: Residential, Blended and Online" (Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning)