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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

A student who has attained cognitive engagement will be able to constructively apply their new knowledge, understanding, and skills while critically thinking in learning. Cognitive engagement can be displayed through deep learning, self-regulation, and understanding of the material that has been discussed during the course (Hollister et al.,

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

A student who has attained cognitive engagement will be able to constructively apply their new knowledge, understanding, and skills while critically thinking in learning. Cognitive engagement can be displayed through deep learning, self-regulation, and understanding of the material that has been discussed during the course (Hollister et al.,

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As indicated by several key metrics, over the past decade underrepresented minority (URM) students have made considerable progress in retention, graduation, and persistence rates. CPE is a coordinating board that oversees Kentucky’s public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges.

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The F Word

Inside Higher Ed

What you don’t see, except obliquely, is the faculty’s critical role in retention and completion. Therefore, colleges and universities need to be more enterprising. More than that, offer workshops to help faculty provide the kinds of constructive feedback and support that can enhance student learning.

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Assignments with Significance

Faculty Focus

Students are more likely to engage with new learning when it is presented either as an extension of, or even an antithesis, to previous learning. Some level of familiarity engenders a sense of mastery in the face of new challenges that in turn nurtures engagement and retention. Significance.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

At the online university where I work, students are introduced to the idea of growth and fixed mindsets upon entrance to college programming; furthermore, research indicates that multiple direct and indirect exposures to growth mindset interventions result in statistically significant positive attitudinal changes (Chambers, Lowe, and Muldrow, 2022).

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

At the online university where I work, students are introduced to the idea of growth and fixed mindsets upon entrance to college programming; furthermore, research indicates that multiple direct and indirect exposures to growth mindset interventions result in statistically significant positive attitudinal changes (Chambers, Lowe, and Muldrow, 2022).