By Mary Grush, Campus Technology
Thrust into online learning at scale in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina–a disaster that put 45 percent of its physical campus out of commission–New Orleans-based Delgado Community College experienced the aftershock of realizing that many of its students were not “online ready.” Success rates–and therefore retention and completion rates–suffered just because of a student skills gap in online education. A self-guided online learning module, DORM–Delgado’s Online Readiness Module–has made a big difference even as a doubling of enrollment since 2006 has put further pressure on available classroom space at Delgado. Delgado Assistant Dean Rene Cintron leads institution-wide planning and research activities relevant to student success and retention under the college’s Quality Enhancement Plan.
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