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Exploring College Student Persistence

November 4, 2020 By On Course

Exploring College Student Persistence

Reflecting on the report from the National Student Clearinghouse regarding first-to-second year college persistence rates, Michael Neitzel, senior contributor to Forbes magazine, notes that while there has been a slight increase in student persistence, this modest increase suggests many institutions’ retention efforts did not yield the desired results. Instead, nationwide, gaps in persistence remain. Neitzel […]

Filed Under: Newsletters, Student Persistence, Student Retention Tagged With: Gateway Courses, Sense of Community

Got Zoom Fatigue?

August 12, 2020 By On Course

Zoom Fatigue

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Reducing Zoom Fatigue (Audio/Video)

July 5, 2020 By On Course

Reducing Zoom Fatigue (Audio/Video)

Student and Educator Zoom Fatigue  Tired of logging into Zoom for endless college meetings? Anxious about getting back onto the Zoom platform in the upcoming semester? Exhausted from sitting in your home office chair staring at the screen? Got Zoom Fatigue?  Like our students, many of us have already experienced Zoom Fatigue from both distance […]

Filed Under: Active Online Learning, Distance Learning, Newsletters, Zoom Fatigue Tagged With: Break-out Rooms, Jonathan Brennan, Raise Hand Feature, Synchronous Learning

The Power of Retrieval Practice

February 20, 2020 By On Course

The Power of Retrieval Practice

As a mathematics teacher, I have often had students tell me, “Professor, it always seems so easy when you are explaining it, but when I get to the quiz/test, I just can’t do it.” As I learn more about the cognitive science behind learning and retention, I have come to understand the pain, but also […]

Filed Under: Learning and Memory, Newsletters, Study Skills Tagged With: Cognitive Neuroscience, Deb Poese, Retrieval Practice, Testing Effect

The Art of Saying No

February 6, 2020 By On Course

The Art of Saying No

I returned fall quarter feeling broken. I had hoped some time off would help my marriage and my mental state. But I felt exhausted and overwhelmed. I barely slept or ate. I was grinding my teeth and having nightmares. In class, I daydreamed because I didn’t really want to be there. I already have a […]

Filed Under: Interdependence, Newsletters, Student Story Tagged With: Asking for help, Journal entries, Learning to say no

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