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Swosu One Hundred And Fifth Annual Spring Convocation, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Swosu One Hundred And Fifth Annual Spring Convocation, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Graduation Programs
This is the program for the SWOSU One Hundred and Fifth Annual Spring Convocation Exercises, held at the Milam Stadium on Saturday, May 9, 2009, 10:00 am. Opening Remarks were presented by President John M. Hays.
The Impact Of Face-To-Face Orientation On Online Retention: A Pilot Study, Radwan Ali, Elke M. Leeds
The Impact Of Face-To-Face Orientation On Online Retention: A Pilot Study, Radwan Ali, Elke M. Leeds
Faculty Articles
Student retention in online education is a concern for students, faculty and administration. Retention rates are 20% lower in online courses than in traditional face-to-face courses. As part of an integration and engagement strategy, a face-to-face orientation was added to an online undergraduate business information systems course to examine its impact on retention. The study methodology consisted of an early email contact, distribution of course documents, a follow-up phone call, and a pre-course face-to-face orientation. The retention rate of students who attended the orientation was over 91% with a p-value of 0.9143. The retention rate of students not attending the …