Research on student learning outcomes (SLOs) in higher education online learning environments indicates a number of factors impact student success. This research takes a hands-on, dual-factor approach by addressing concerns on both the student and the faculty side relating to a positive student experience, precipitated by a well-prepared faculty member and course.
During this session, we will be presenting the eLearnReady Student Readiness tool, which includes a personalized and/or class-based scoring system, indicating a low, medium, and high range of skills needed to succeed as an online students. A discussion of collected survey data alongside a showcase of the elr tool will be presented, along with a walk-through to the audience of how-to's for free, course-level or campus-wide adoption of this tool may be enacted. Additionally, elr 2.0--which focuses on online faculty readiness characteristics--will be showcased to inform attendees how faculty may individually evaluate their needed improvements in online instructional skills.
Participants to this session will be provided with details on how to readily adopt both of these free, validated tools into their online courses, programs, and universities, along with a set of related references supporting the research behind the development of these tools.
Research on student learning outcomes (SLOs) in higher education online learning environments indicates a number of factors impact student success. This research takes a hands-on, dual-factor approach by addressing concerns on both the student and the faculty side relating to a positive student experience, precipitated by a well-prepared faculty member and course.
Over a 2 year period, the initial launch and adoption of the eLearnReady Student Readiness tool throughout the country has revealed interesting metrics on student preparedness for learning in the online environment. This tool, which includes a personalized and/or class-based scoring system, provides students with individualized results indicating a low, medium, and high range of skills needed to succeed as an online students. A discussion of collected survey data alongside a showcase of the elr tool will be presented, along with a walk-through to the audience of how-to's for free, course-level or campus-wide adoption of this tool may be enacted. We will also be showcasing the helpful online student preparation tips that were built out to support students indicating needed improvements in online learning skills.
Additionally, as a follow up to the successful outcomes the researchers have experienced with the implementation of the ElearnReady Student Readiness tool, a second tool, elr 2.0--which focuses on online faculty readiness characteristics--was also developed. The presenters will showcase this new FREE tool that may be adopted individually by faculty or at a college- or campus-wide level by institutions, also showcasing the helpful instructional tips that were built out to support faculty indicating needed improvements in online instructional skills.
Participants to this session will be provided with details on how to readily adopt both of these free, validated tools into their online courses, programs, and universities, along with a set of related references supporting the research behind the development of these tools.