Administrative Hurdles and the Implementation Process with Moving the Mountain when leading innovation efforts for Online Student Success

Audience Level: 
All
Institutional Level: 
Higher Ed
Special Session: 
Blended
Research
Leadership
Abstract: 

Sit down with a Regional 4-year State University as they lead the conversation on how they overcame administrative hurdles and the Implementation Process when recently launching  two Innovative Online Student Success Courses. Working with Innovative Educators, Lamar University has launched: Cardinal Ready: Student Success and Online Orientation for Distance Learners.

Extended Abstract: 

Sit down with a Regional 4-year State University as they lead the conversation on how they overcame administrative hurdles and the Implementation Process when recently launching two Innovative Online Student Success Courses. Working with Innovative Educators, Lamar University has launched: Cardinal Ready: Student Success and Online Orientation for Distance Learners.

Dr. Brenda Nichols, Vice Provost and Dr. Teresa Simpson, Clinical Instructor for EdLD and Special Assist to the COEDHD Dean for Student Success worked together along with Innovative Educators, and their Peers on their campus in: the Center for Distance Education, Blackboard, Office of Student Retention and Success, Division of Enrollment Management to launch two new Online Student Success Courses.  Learn from these leaders on the how they were able to overcame the administrative hurdles and the Implementation Process to offer these courses within a year, the data they are collecting and how they seek to use the data for the completion of these courses to show how early engagement with Online Learners through Cohort Enrollment increases student enrollment, retention and success.

Conference Track: 
Problems, Processes, and Practices
Session Type: 
Conversation, Not Presentation
Intended Audience: 
Administrators
Design Thinkers
Faculty
Instructional Support
Training Professionals
Technologists
All Attendees
Researchers