Compiled by Yaffa Klugerman, Brain Track
A recent study found that various strategies used to improve retention rates in online courses have no impact on the number of students who choose to drop out. “If someone was going to drop out of the class, they were going to drop out of the class,” noted Stacy M. Campbell, assistant professor of management at Kennesaw State and co-author of the retention study, who was quoted by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Others say that different methods can indeed make a difference. The Chronicle reports that according to Ray Schroeder, director of the Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service at the University of Illinois at Springfield, retention can be improved by assigning staff members to serve as informal advisers and advocates for online students. Such program coordinators can assist students with various matters, including communicating with professors and arranging financial aid.
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