1. Kathy Hays, Beth O’Reilly, & Heather Riordan March 18, 2018
Improving Student Success in Online Courses Through Early Intervention and Engagement
Kathy Hays, Beth O’Reilly, & Heather Riordan
March 18, 2018

2. What Do You Want Students to Bring to Online Learning in Order to Be Successful?
Discipline/Area:
Question Response:
**All participants need to submit an index card with their Discipline/Area even if there is no question response.

3. Goals To inform students of the rigors of an online course
To advise students about alternative course offerings and formats at the start of the semester
To improve the success rates in online courses

4. Letter of Expectations
Hard and soft copies sent to students 2 weeks before the start of the course
Outlines expectations including the amount of time students must spend working in the course each week as well as the high level of rigor in the course
Contains information about accessing the Readiness Module

5. Readiness Module
Designed to determine the students’ ability to navigate and understand an online course as well as follow directions
Outlines key skills and attributes of students who are successful (and unsuccessful) in an online course
Provides access to the syllabus and course calendar before the course starts; emphasis on the course weighting and test-taking

6. Readiness Module
Outlines the requirements and due date for the Readiness Quiz (due the second day of the term) as well as provides a Review Sheet with solutions
Adequately assesses a student’s time management and study skills
Provides student testimonials
Felicia:

7. Advising Sessions
Students are required to meet with their professor if they fail to score at least 75% on the Readiness Quiz
Sessions determine whether there are better mathematics course options
Discuss a student’s course load, work load, and family obligations as well as complete a Time Management Planner

8. Online Course Collaboration
All faculty teaching the online course:
Collaborate to prepare materials before each semester
Use a master Online Canvas course and MyMathLab homework and quiz set
Follow the same policies (category weighting, paper/pencil tests in the testing center, response to within hours, etc.), course calendar and course due dates

9. Online Course Collaboration Continued…
Engage students throughout the semester. Particular focus is given to:
Students who fail the Readiness Quiz, but are still enrolled in the course
Students who do not perform well on assignments
Students who stop working in the course

10. Online College Algebra & Trigonometry 1 Success Rates

11. Outcomes
Help students to find the course that meets their academic program and learning needs
Improve engagement between faculty and students
Avoid students “shopping around” for an easier online math course section or professor
Increase student success

12. Small Group Discussions
Identify problems that arise in your discipline/online course
Develop a framework for readiness activities that could be used in your particular discipline

13. Group Share
What are the skills you think students need to have to be successful in an online course?
How can you assess this in your online course early in the semester?
What types of readiness activities did your group come up with?

14. Questions Kathy Hays kehays@aacc.edu Beth O’Reilly boreilly@aacc.edu
Heather Riordan
Thank you!