SUNY Blend: Supporting Student Success - an NGLC Project Report

Sloan-C ALN 2012 panel presentation
October 11, 2012
Orlando, Florida
http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2012/aln/suny-blend-supporting-student-success-nglc-project-report

"SUNYBlend" uses a number of interventions & approaches to support at-risk student success including blended instruction, learning concierges, social networking, & a focus on developing student self-regulation.

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1. SUNY BLEND SUNY SLN Catch-up and Complete Enhanced Blended Learning Initiative Supporting Student Success - an NGLC Project Report
8. relevant engaging less $$$ convenient flexible supportive social enhanced
9. SUNY BLEND SUNY SLN Catch-up and Complete Enhanced Blended Learning Initiative
11. SUNY BLEND $30-$50/course S N A P P
12. •  intent •  realization •  quasi-experiment •  independent variables •  dependent variables
13. Herkimer County Community College
14. HCCC Students… • 5% single parent • 46% work full or part time • 60% female • 65% plan to transfer • 59% take at least 1 online course • 30 yrs. - Average age of online only students • 19 yrs. - Average age of campus only students
15. HCCC Internet Academy… • …has offered totally online 2-year Associate Degree programs since 1999. • …currently offers eighteen 2-year degree programs totally online. • …offers three 1-year certificates totally online. – Medical Coding is a 1-year certificate that is only available online. • 75% of HCCC’s full-time faculty teach 1 or more online courses.
16. Blended Programs & Courses • HCCC offers a total of forty 2-year Associate Degree programs. All of them can be completed at least partially online- so they can all be considered “blended programs.” • However, HCCC has not been aggressive in offering blended courses. The NGLC grant has provided us the opportunity to blend every course required for the Business  Admin-­‐  AAS  degree   program.  
17. NGLC Grant Benefits to HCCC • Professional Development: – 12 seasoned online instructors are developing 16 new blended courses. •  2-day workshop with Tanya Joosten •  1-day workshop with Tracy Sleep •  1-day workshop with Alejandra Pickett • New Student Service Resources – Starfish – SmarThinking – SUNY SLN Commons / Social Network – Open Course Library / other digital resources  
18. Benefits continued… •  Blended Program: Business Administration AAS –  All required courses and Developmental Math. –  Of great benefit to working students, students living off campus, and students who do not benefit from totally online courses. •  Collaboration with other institutions: –  SUNY Albany –  SUNY Learning Network –  Finger Lakes Community College •  A research project on campus adds to a collegiate atmosphere –  Faculty and student awareness. –  Contribution to the knowledge collective.
19. Finger Lakes Community College
20. FLCC Data • 5100 FTE • 600 online FTE (66% female) • 64% plan to transfer • 41% take at least 1 online course • Web Enhanced courses – 750 • Online Online Courses – 184 • Hybrid- 8
21. FLCC Students - Modality • Increase in Developmental Math students • Decrease in student time • Online Learning – about 15% of FTE and probably not the best for these students. • Hybrid Courses – – Preferred modality over online and face to face – Lack of clear understanding of what hybrid truly is.
22. Historical Hybrid Data • “How about a Hybrid” campaign • Historically unsuccessful – Student confusion – Demographically Challenged – Lack of Hybrid training – Lack of Hybrid best practices
23. Grant focus and development • Faculty training and collaboration – Dr. Trista Merrill, English • Student Support – Maureen Owens, Student Concierge
24. Share with Friends! NGLC Project wiki: http://wiki.sln.suny.edu/x/UQOP SLN Online Student Commons: http://nglc.sln.suny.edu/ Student success materials: http://bit.ly/nglcsuccess
25. Questions? SUNY Blend: Supporting Student Success alexandra.pickett@suny.edu pshea@albany.edu pelzwe@herkimer.edu duganls@flcc.edu merriltm@flcc.edu