ERIC Number: EJ1446016
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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The Learner Care Dashboard: An Innovation in Student Support
Samuel Karpen; Bernadette Howlett; Amy King-Robertson; Jennie Sanders
Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, v2 n3 p98-112 2023
Decades of research suggests that supportive faculty communication improves student retention and progression; however, most communication interventions occurred at on-site universities and were implemented briefly in one or several courses. In this article, we describe the outcomes of a consistent, personalized student outreach program implemented in every course and for students' entire tenure at a fully online university. In 2019, Western Governors University launched a student support program called Learner-Centered Faculty (LCF)--a paradigm that focuses on just-in-time, personalized, student-centered faculty support at scale. We evaluated the impact of LCF on student retention and course completion rates and found that LCF-based intervention improved retention and course completion generally and was particularly beneficial for certain groups of students. In the future, we will examine the mechanisms underlying LCF's success.
Descriptors: College Students, School Holding Power, Outreach Programs, Student Centered Learning, Intervention, Graduation, Teacher Student Relationship, Academic Achievement, Dropouts
Center for Postsecondary Success at Florida State University. 1114 W Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306. Web site: https://journals.flvc.org/jpss/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Utah
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