Online Learning Update

July 11, 2014

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Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed

The University of Illinois at Springfield has tracked the impact of kudos on student performance. Officials there said they had seen a positive correlation on students’ grade point averages if they received the notifications in their first two semesters. The initial research suggests kudos have to be sustained to make a difference, said Karen Moranski, the university’s associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education. And getting them from different faculty members appears to be particularly helpful.

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/06/27/starfishs-retention-software-includes-both-early-alerts-and-kudos#sthash.6tXvRf4g.qNFJWXaE.dpbs

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