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Student Success, Retention & Engagement | On Course

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting on Course

  1. On Course Self Assessment (on-line pre-test)
  2. Syllabus (On Course Student Success Class)
  3. Success: Timeless Wisdom (Quotes)
  4. I am…
  5. Brown-Bag Introductions
  6. Creating a Course Motto
  7. Talk-Show Icebreaker
  8. Contract for Academic Success
  9. Why do I Miss Class (Icebreaker with a purpose)
  10. Why I Use On Course
  11. Starting Your Course With A Bang!
  12. Polaroid Reflections
  13. The Student Information Sheet
  14. The Classmate Scavenger Hunt
  15. Establishing Classroom Rules
  16. Beginning, Middle, and End
  17. Self-Assessment & Academic Improvement
  18. Promoting Success with Parables
  19. Top 10 Lists for Successful Students
  20. Straws – A Learner-Centered Orientation
  21. How Do You Define Success?
  22. The Undergraduate Apprentice
  23. The Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes
  24. The 67 Worst Teaching Mistakes
  25. Welcome To College Game
  26. The Best Things That Educators Do
  27. Witch’s Broom
  28. Promoting Student Professionalism
  29. Related Links
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Self-Responsibility

  1. Case Study: The Crash
  2. Creator Language and Star Wars
  3. Case Study: The Tutoring Session
  4. Case Study: Tutoring No-Show
  5. Inner Voices
  6. Case Study: Found Money (Ethics, too)
  7. When Students Abandon Responsibility
  8. Responsibility and Mathematics
  9. Case Study: Danny Drops Out
  10. Into Thin Air
  11. Advisement & Responsibility
  12. Olympic Responsibility
  13. Assigning Responsibility for Learning
  14. Thought Cards
  15. Teaching Responsibility with Homework Folders
  16. Learners as Teachers
  17. The Missed Mentor Meeting
  18. NQA Coupons
  19. Related Links
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Self-Motivation

  1. Self-Motivation: An Overview
  2. Determining Motivational Level
  3. Defining Extrinsic Motivation
  4. The Impact of Extrinsic Motivation (Two Research Studies)
  5. Extrinsic Motivation and the Critics
  6. Grades As Extrinsic Motivators (IP Grades)
  7. Defining Intrinsic Motivation
  8. Autonomy As Motivator I (Autonomy Supportive Behaviors/NQA Coupons)
  9. Autonomy As Motivator II (Student-Created Tests/Contracts)
  10. Autonomy As Motivator III (Non-Controlling Feedback/Tracking Form)
  11. Autonomy As Motivator IV (Student Choices/Menu of Assignments)
  12. Autonomy As Motivator V (Self-Chosen Team Projects/Student-Designed Syllabus)
  13. Class Mission Statements
  14. Autonomy as Motivator VI (Student-Chosen Rules/Wise-Choice Process)
  15. Motivation in On-Line Classes
  16. Drawing Motivation Out of Students
  17. Acknowledgement in the Classroom
  18. Remember Me, Now & Then
  19. Story Boards
  20. Re-energizing Students’ Motivation
  21. Motivating Persistence with Retention Letters
  22. Career Exchange
  23. The Motivating Word
  24. King Gimp: A Film to Inspire Perseverance
  25. Student Success Posters
  26. Motivating with Relevant Models
  27. Participation Journal
  28. Why Do I Need This Class?
  29. Encouraging the Undecided
  30. Related Links
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Self-Management

  1. What Makes an “A” Student?
  2. Big Rocks
  3. Meeting Deadlines
  4. Actions for Success
  5. Professor Lovelit
  6. Reference Letters
  7. Academic Flight Plan
  8. Case Study: Professor Hope’s Class
  9. Time Savers
  10. Improving Class Attendance
  11. The Missed Test
  12. Encouraging Student Commitments
  13. Promoting Success Behaviors
  14. The Self-Management Game
  15. Focus on Learning
  16. The Research Log
  17. Related Links
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Interdependence

  1. Case Study: Team Work
  2. Case Study: The Scholarships
  3. The Puzzle
  4. On Course Group Projects
  5. Movers & Shakers
  6. Assertiveness
  7. Mixed-Up Puzzles
  8. What Can This Be Used For?
  9. Active Listening
  10. Making Effective Use of Peers
  11. The Space Ship
  12. Scavenger Hunt for Academic Resources
  13. Note-Taking & Interdependence
  14. Couch Potatoes & Hitchhikers
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Self-Awareness

  1. Self-Awareness & Cultural Difference
  2. Debriefing Self-Awareness Activities
  3. The Spaghetti Tower
  4. Coat-of-Arms
  5. Journaling in Math
  6. Strengths & Weaknesses
  7. Self-Awareness & Metaphors
  8. Making Course Corrections
  9. Directions for Success
  10. Self-Awareness in the Writing Process
  11. Making Course Corrections
  12. Directions for Success
  13. Self-Awareness in the Writing Process
  14. Exam Debrief
  15. One-Minute Paper
  16. Cultural Artifacts
  17. Promise Teams
  18. Teaching Metacognition
  19. Teacher for a Day: Improving Classroom Behaviors
  20. Revising Mindsets
  21. Following Directions
  22. Six Things Learner-Centered Educators Need to Know about Diversity
  23. Related Links
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Life-Long Learning

  1. Slinky Sam: Critical Thinking
  2. Beautiful Questions
  3. Peer Teaching in Lectures
  4. Teaching Study Skills with the Jigsaw
  5. Teaching Note Taking with a Game
  6. Lessons from The University of Life
  7. Post-It Notes and Active Learning
  8. Learning With Letters
  9. Life Lessons from Inner Obstacles
  10. The Silent Socratic Dialogue
  11. Problem Solving in Math
  12. Learning Jacks
  13. Reading Game
  14. Listening to Learn
  15. Quote Journal
  16. Turning Students into Teachers
  17. Learning New Test-Taking Skills
  18. Heeding Feedback
  19. Review Bingo
  20. Failure Toss
  21. A Friend in Need
  22. The Question Game
  23. Active Review with PowerPoint
  24. 5 Ways to Promote Deep Learning
  25. The Learning Game
  26. Feedback That Promotes Learning
  27. Promoting Learning with a Game Show
  28. Forced Analogies
  29. Field Research & Critical Thinking
  30. Questions that Promote Deeper Thinking
  31. Words of Wisdom
  32. Who Wants to Ace the Final?
  33. Trial by Jury
  34. Writing Succinct Summaries
  35. Empowering Students with Brain Power
  36. Engaging Student Proofreaders
  37. The Pre-Reading Throwdown
  38. Learning Styles
  39. Classroom Court
  40. Review by Fours
  41. Quizlet: Making Learning Fun
  42. Opening Sentences
  43. Jeopardy Review
  44. Test Success Workshop
  45. Each One Teach One
  46. Are Learning Styles Invalid? (Hint: No)
  47. Six Ways to Use Quick Writes to Promote Learning
  48. Reflecting to Learn
  49. SPUNKI: A Reading Rubric That Engages Students with Course Content
  50. Related Links
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Emotional Intelligence

  1. Dealing With Test Anxiety
  2. Forgiveness Exercise
  3. Case Study: The English Paper (Ethics & Plagiarism)
  4. Work, Flow, and Self-Motivation
  5. Emotional Intelligence: An Intercultural Approach
  6. Math Anxiety: Internet Resources
  7. Drawing Mandalas for Stress Reduction
  8. Taking the Anxiety Out of Writing
  9. Wise Choices & Happiness
  10. Giving Thanks
  11. Top 10 Stress Busters
  12. What’s Going On?
  13. Reducing Students’ Fear of Assessment
  14. Related Links
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Self-Esteem

  1. Affirmations
  2. Two Quizzes
  3. Increasing Presenter Confidence
  4. Attaching Labels
  5. Practicing Appreciations
  6. Building Self-Esteem
  7. Revising Negative Self-Images
  8. Celebration
  9. Self-Esteem & Paper Plates
  10. Reinforcing Affirmations
  11. Identifying Talents
  12. Diamond Poems
  13. Celebration at the Halfway Point
  14. Service Learning & Self-Esteem
  15. “I Am” Poem & Gallery Walk
  16. The Great Strengths Hunt
  17. Related Links
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Staying On Course

  1. End-of-Semester Self-Assessment
  2. Final-Week Festival of Learning
  3. Teaching Success
  4. Letter to Next Semester’s Students
  5. Living Your Success
  6. Jeopardy Review
  7. Motivating Students to Dream Big
  8. Awards Ceremony for Student Success
  9. Retrospective Pretests
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Miscellaneous

  1. Lecture as Active Learning
  2. Music
  3. Handling Disruptive Students
  4. Educators’ Favorite Quotations
  5. Four Mini-Workshops
  6. Humor
  7. US College Data
  8. Compelling Data from On Course Programs
  9. Recommended Attendance Policies
  10. Promoting Active Learning to Faculty
  11. Starting Learning Communities
  12. Teaching with Hollywood Films
  13. Helping Students on Probation
  14. Two Alternatives To Lecture
  15. Six Tips for Students’ Online Success
  16. Six Strategies for Active Online Learning
  17. The Case for Learner-Centered Education
  18. High Tech Tools & Learning Groups
  19. Teaching by Questioning
  20. Instant Surveys
  21. Webfolios
  22. Pop Quiz on Higher Education
  23. Create Your Own Campus Conference
  24. On Course and Students on Probation
  25. Class Survey
  26. Teaching with Online Videos
  27. Cell Phone: Friend or Foe of Learning?
  28. Web Sites for Learner-Centered Educators
  29. Pop Quiz on the State of Higher Education
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Book Reviews

  1. Tribes
  2. First Things First
  3. Taking Responsibility
  4. About Learning
  5. The Different Drum
  6. 150 Ways to Increase Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom
  7. Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding
  8. Embracing Your Inner Critic
  9. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
  10. Experience and Education
  11. Developing Learner-Centered Teaching
  12. Getting Things Done
  13. Energize Your Audience
  14. Collaborative Learning Techniques
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Institutional Studies
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