Defeating the Kobayashi Maru: Supporting student retention by balancing the needs of the many and the one

Joanna C. Dunlap, Patrick R. Lowenthal

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Abstract

In this article we share strategies for establishing personal, one-on-one relationships between online students and faculty, to attend to identity, individualization, and interpersonal interaction in support of student engagement and retention. Rather than focus on high-tech solutions, we focus on low-tech solutions — the telephone and e-mail — that all faculty and students have at their disposal. These strategies address the needs of the individual within a learning community by striving for balance between group and individual interactions — between the needs of the many and the one.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalEducause Review
Volume33
Issue number4
StatePublished - 15 Dec 2010

Keywords

  • Connection
  • Media
  • Online Learning
  • Social Presence
  • Student Retention
  • Teaching Presence
  • Technology

EGS Disciplines

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Higher Education and Teaching
  • Instructional Media Design
  • Other Education

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