Is the Second Time the Charm? Investigating Trends in Online Re-enrollment, Retention and Success

Hachey, Alyse C.; Wladis, Claire; Conway, Katherine M.

doi:10.9743/jeo.2012.1.2

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“…Overcoming the barrier of distance can be difficult for online instructors and students. Retention is lower in online programs than traditional programs (Hachey, Wladis, & Conway, 2012). This evidence indicates a need to provide approaches that enable progress for doctoral students who are geographically distributed.…”

Section: Online Doctoral Studentsmentioning

confidence: 93%

A Preliminary Examination of Doctoral Student Retention Factors in Private Online Workspaces

Ames

Berman

Casteel

2018

IJDS

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Aim/PurposeThe purpose of this quantitative descriptive study is to provide a preliminary examination of students' retention factors of engagement, communication, and isolation that may be affected by the introduction and use of online communities for dissertation development within an online doctoral program. BackgroundThis research is a continuation of the university's 5-year research initiative to address the high national rate of doctoral attrition by investigating whether private online workspaces provide a virtual platform to increase student interaction, enhance student communication, and reduce student perception of isolation.

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Section: Online Doctoral Studentsmentioning

confidence: 93%

A Preliminary Examination of Doctoral Student Retention Factors in Private Online Workspaces

Ames

Berman

Casteel

2018

IJDS

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“…There are a variety of reasons for this such as those cited by MacKinnon and Bacon [9] and Hachey et al [10], some of which the educator cannot influence.…”

Section: A Factors For Success In Online Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Challenges of Creating Successful Collaborative Working and Learning Activities in Online Engineering Courses

Bacon

MacKinnon

2016

Proceedings of the 14th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: “Engineering Innovati

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“…Using distance education technologies, teamwork and group projects, tests, and assignments can easily be scheduled and executed; and a high level of interaction between students and instructors as well as among students becomes possible. Recent surveys reveal that distance education and online learning programs are growing at a much faster pace than their face-to-face counterparts [1].…”

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Implementing Cloud Based Virtual Computer Network Labs for Online Education: Experiences from a Phased Approach

2016

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Abstract-Online instruction rather easily accommodates courses in some fields such as history, sociology, business administration and political sciences. However, it poses significant challenges for courses in technical fields that require hands-on experimentation. Courses in the computer networking area constitute such an example. Given the demand for online courses and the trend for migration to online mode, there is a need to devise strategies that would allow students to conduct computing experiments remotely. Virtualization is a rapidly evolving technology that provides opportunities for online computer education. Through virtualization tools, it is possible to convert brick-and-mortar labs into virtual network labs. Using online virtual network lab tools, students may build, troubleshoot and test networks using their personal computers and, thereby, eliminate the commute to the labs. Cloud technology, another rapidly growing field, can help an organization achieve significant savings in IT services and infrastructure costs, as well as enhance IT support for organizational operations. Confluence of cloud and virtualization technologies present new opportunities for online education. However, there are significant issues to surmount in order to apply these technologies to computing-related courses and in particular to online computer networking courses. This paper presents experiences gained from transforming a traditional computer lab into an online virtual domain at the authors' university. The network lab described in this paper is utilized mostly for graduate computer networking, network security and wireless networking courses. The phased approach depicted in this paper should help academic institutions gain insights into technical and operational challenges in building and operating an online virtual lab.

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Is the Second Time the Charm? Investigating Trends in Online Re-enrollment, Retention and Success

Cited by 53 publications

References 13 publications

A Preliminary Examination of Doctoral Student Retention Factors in Private Online Workspaces

A Preliminary Examination of Doctoral Student Retention Factors in Private Online Workspaces

The Challenges of Creating Successful Collaborative Working and Learning Activities in Online Engineering Courses

Implementing Cloud Based Virtual Computer Network Labs for Online Education: Experiences from a Phased Approach

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