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 language | American English |
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Journal | Educause Review |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 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