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Muller, Kristyn; Gradel, Kathleen; Deane, Susan; Forte, Michele; McCabe, Ryan; Pickett, Alexandra M.; Piorkowski, Rob; Scalzo, Kim; Sullivan, Rachel – National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, 2019
Online education can be leveraged to help current students complete their degrees and to attract new students. While online learning is not new, in recent years, it has been moving away from the periphery of higher education and becoming a central component of institutional strategies for increasing student enrollment, retention, and completion.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Student Evaluation, Higher Education
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Mills, Jamie – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2015
This article discusses important considerations for teachers who teach or may be thinking about teaching statistics online or in a hybrid/blended format. Suggestions from previous research and practical teaching experiences are examined. Moreover, the latest recommendations from the literature are considered in the context of teaching from a…
Descriptors: Statistics, Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning
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Williamson, Amy M.; Mears, Ann; Bustos, Charlene – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2015
This paper will introduce the nature of reflective tools in online, hybrid, and traditionally formatted teacher education courses. The specific context of implementation and impact on the quality of reflection for teaching candidates will be discussed. Examples of assignment prompts and recommendations for future use will be shared.
Descriptors: Reflection, Teacher Education Programs, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Foss, Karen A.; Foss, Sonja K.; Paynton, Scott; Hahn, Laura – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2014
This case study addresses the exigence of low retention and graduation rates of college students. The authors sought to incorporate the perspectives of all three stakeholders implicated in retention efforts--administrators, faculty, and students--by implementing a personalized system of instruction (PSI) in eight of their college courses. This…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, College Students
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Becker, Craig M.; Johnson, Hans; Vail-Smith, Karen; Maahs-Fladung, Cathy; Tavasso, Debra; Elmore, Barry; Blumell, Charla – Journal of General Education, 2008
Revisions of general education curricula have been ongoing as universities strive to meet the general education goal of helping students succeed. The importance of health status with regard to the future health potential of college students and the impact the college years have on their health has been highlighted in the American College Health…
Descriptors: General Education, Health Conditions, Health Education, Required Courses
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Ribeiro, Luis Roberto C.; Mizukami, Maria Da Graca N. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2005
This paper presents the student evaluation of a problem-based learning (PBL) implementation in the postgraduate engineering curriculum of a public university in Brazil. This investigation adopts a qualitative and collaborative design, as suggested when the research objective is to study phenomena in their natural settings in terms of the meanings…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Problem Based Learning, Engineering, Foreign Countries