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Staff Accessibility And Online Engagement With First-Year Students: An Autoethnographic Reflection, Andrew Kelly
Staff Accessibility And Online Engagement With First-Year Students: An Autoethnographic Reflection, Andrew Kelly
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Studying online is becoming an increasingly attractive option to prospective students worldwide, yet external completion rates tend to be considerably lower than those enrolled on campus. Through an autoethnographic critical reflection process of teaching 27 first-year online students at a regional Australian university, this article considers methods for increasing accessibility and student engagement as well as managing personal challenges supporting online students from non-traditional backgrounds. Among seven key implications for practice, this article argues the need for genuine and open-ended interaction with online students at the early stages of a semester. It also recommends that teaching staff consciously recognize the …