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The Role Of Virtual Communication Platforms In Academically Supporting Post-Secondary Students, Eldora M. Fosmire Dec 2018

The Role Of Virtual Communication Platforms In Academically Supporting Post-Secondary Students, Eldora M. Fosmire

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

While many consider college students to be digital natives, who are at ease with multiple forms of technology, many of these students do not adapt these skills for academic purposes. Retention concerns for college students often prompt support staff to seek out and adopt technology approaches to promote completion. This study provided a virtual learning platform to deliver academic support and sought to promote learning community interaction for rural and urban post-secondary students. A subset of vocational major programs that prepare students for employment after completion served as a participant pool. However, participants in the study chose not to use …


Using Technology To Bolster Student Engagement While Validating Course Curricula: A Case Study Of Two Graduate Health Management Programs, Elizaveta Walker, Sherril B. Gelmon Feb 2018

Using Technology To Bolster Student Engagement While Validating Course Curricula: A Case Study Of Two Graduate Health Management Programs, Elizaveta Walker, Sherril B. Gelmon

Elizaveta Walker

The successful administration of a competency-based curriculum is dependent on the quality of the assessment practices used to track competency development and demonstration. Practices that foster and sustain student engagement are critical to implementing robust competency-based assessment. This case study of the successful implementation of competency-based assessment in two related graduate health management programs identifies four such practices: (a) providing assessment opportunities at multiple intervals throughout the graduate program; (b) implementing assessment technologies to collect responses through contemporary channels (mobile-friendly assessments and computer-based evaluations); (c) utilizing student feedback to improve future assessment cycles; and (d) linking competency attainment with coursework …