suny blend: supporting student success - an nglc project report
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Sloan-C ALN 2012 panel presentation October 11, 2012 Orlando, Florida http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2012/aln/suny-blend-supporting-student-success-nglc-project-report "SUNYBlend" uses a number of interventions &approaches to support at-risk student success including blended instruction, learning concierges, social networking, &a focus on developing student self-regulation.TRANSCRIPT
SUNY BLEND
SUNY SLN Catch-up and Complete Enhanced Blended Learning Initiative Supporting Student Success - an NGLC Project Report
relevant
engaging
less $$$
convenient
flexible
supportive
social
enhanced
SUNY BLEND
SUNY SLN Catch-up and Complete Enhanced Blended Learning Initiative
SUNY BLEND
$30-$50/course
S N A P P
• intent
• realization
• quasi-experiment
• independent variables
• dependent variables
Herkimer County Community College
HCCC Students… • 5% single parent • 46% work full or part time • 60% female • 65% plan to transfer • 59% take at least 1 online course • 30 yrs. - Average age of online only students • 19 yrs. - Average age of campus only students
HCCC Internet Academy… • …has offered totally online 2-year Associate
Degree programs since 1999. • …currently offers eighteen 2-year degree programs totally online. • …offers three 1-year certificates totally online.
– Medical Coding is a 1-year certificate that is only available online.
• 75% of HCCC’s full-time faculty teach 1 or more online courses.
Blended Programs & Courses • HCCC offers a total of forty 2-year Associate
Degree programs. All of them can be completed at least partially online- so they can all be considered “blended programs.”
• However, HCCC has not been aggressive in offering blended courses. The NGLC grant has provided us the opportunity to blend every course required for the Business Admin-‐ AAS degree program.
NGLC Grant Benefits to HCCC • Professional Development:
– 12 seasoned online instructors are developing 16 new blended courses.
• 2-day workshop with Tanya Joosten • 1-day workshop with Tracy Sleep • 1-day workshop with Alejandra Pickett
• New Student Service Resources – Starfish – SmarThinking – SUNY SLN Commons / Social Network – Open Course Library / other digital resources
Benefits continued… • Blended Program: Business Administration AAS
– All required courses and Developmental Math. – Of great benefit to working students, students living off campus,
and students who do not benefit from totally online courses.
• Collaboration with other institutions: – SUNY Albany – SUNY Learning Network – Finger Lakes Community College
• A research project on campus adds to a collegiate atmosphere
– Faculty and student awareness. – Contribution to the knowledge collective.
Finger Lakes Community College
FLCC Data • 5100 FTE • 600 online FTE (66% female) • 64% plan to transfer • 41% take at least 1 online course • Web Enhanced courses – 750 • Online Online Courses – 184 • Hybrid- 8
FLCC Students - Modality • Increase in Developmental Math students • Decrease in student time • Online Learning – about 15% of FTE and probably not the best for these students.
• Hybrid Courses – – Preferred modality over online and face to face – Lack of clear understanding of what hybrid
truly is.
Historical Hybrid Data • “How about a Hybrid” campaign • Historically unsuccessful
– Student confusion – Demographically Challenged – Lack of Hybrid training – Lack of Hybrid best practices
Grant focus and development • Faculty training and collaboration
– Dr. Trista Merrill, English
• Student Support – Maureen Owens, Student Concierge
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NGLC Project wiki: http://wiki.sln.suny.edu/x/UQOP
SLN Online Student Commons: http://nglc.sln.suny.edu/
Student success materials: http://bit.ly/nglcsuccess
Questions? SUNY Blend: Supporting Student Success