By John Baker and John Smallwood, Center for Digital Education
New statistics from the National Student Clearinghouse show why traditional strategies in education are failing students and taxpayers alike. In the fall of 2012, the Clearinghouse looked at the success rate of nearly 1.9 million first-time degree-seeking students who had entered college full-time or part-time six years earlier. Barely more than half, 54 percent, had graduated. Such a high dropout rate means that the nation’s finite teaching resources are not being put to their best use, not to mention the squandering of students’ (and their parents’) time and money. To turn this situation around, we need to make the post-secondary learning process more compelling and more productive for learners. We also must better assist students with one-on-one attention when they encounter difficulties and are faltering. This will require that faculties and students exploit digital technologies such as the Internet, tablets and smartphones.
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