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Making Connection With Students In The First Year Seminar, Ahmed Abdelhalim, Javier Serna, Sada Jaman Jan 2020

Making Connection With Students In The First Year Seminar, Ahmed Abdelhalim, Javier Serna, Sada Jaman

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This paper discusses engagement tools for cultivating students’ collaborative experiences and accessing faculty through an effective online learning environment. One of the primary goals of the First Year Seminar (FYS) courses for the business discipline is student retention. Students in their first year must overcome many obstacles to succeed academically, and faculty at LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) need to be able to address these needs so that they can graduate on time. Thus, the Business and Technology (BAT) Department at LAGCC provides the opportunity to use collaborative online tools such as Connect To Completion (C2C) and ePortfolio simultaneously to meet …