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2017 Student Outcomes Report, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness
2017 Student Outcomes Report, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness
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The 2017 Student Outcomes Report includes UNO retention rates, completion rates, student engagement in high-impact practices (NSSE), student learning (CLA+), and post-graduate and alumni employment outcomes and satisfaction (post-graduate and alumni surveys). The report is based on the most recent data available at the time the report was published.
Are We Winning?! A Team Challenge To Engage Students In The Large Lecture Introductory Communication Course, Laura Jacobi
Are We Winning?! A Team Challenge To Engage Students In The Large Lecture Introductory Communication Course, Laura Jacobi
Communication Studies Department Publications
The development and implementation of a semester‐long team challenge in an introductory level communication course is described. The team challenge was developed to encourage active engagement of students with large lecture material and to build community within lab sections of the course. Teaching assistants were trained to observe and record participation, distraction, and attendance levels in the large lecture portion of a hybrid course, ‘Fundamentals of Communication.’ Assessment of the team challenge as a case study reveals higher levels of verbal participation and attendance, and lower levels of distractions (i.e. use of cell phones, side conversations, late arrivals …
Undergraduate Kinesiology Students' Experiences In Online Motor Development Courses, Takahiro Sato, Justin A. Haegele
Undergraduate Kinesiology Students' Experiences In Online Motor Development Courses, Takahiro Sato, Justin A. Haegele
Human Movement Sciences & Special Education Faculty Publications
The purpose of this study was to investigate kinesiology students' experiences in an undergraduate online life span motor development course. This study was based on a theory of transactional distance (Moore, 1997). Seven undergraduate kinesiology majors (5 females, 2 males) enrolled in an online course at a Midwestern public university in the US participated in this study. Data collection included face-to-face, open-ended interviews, bulletin board discussion logs, and online assessment projects. A constant comparative method was used to interpret the data, which allowed themes to emerge from the data as well as from the theoretical framework. Three interrelated themes emerged …