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Hope and Open-Mindedness
Navigating a rapidly changing learning environment
Daniel H. Chen and Bethany Marston
Background Information
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Rapidly Changing Learning Environments
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Hope
Open-Mindedness
Better Experience with Digital
Content
Academic Performance
Empirical Findings
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Empirical Study• 44-Item Questionnaire– Hope (two different Hope and Life Outlook scales)– Open-mindedness personality trait (Big-5
Inventory)– E-book Comfort and Experience
• Track Student Success– Persistence - Days before drop– Performance - Midterm and Final Course Grades
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Comfort with technology• Related to – Experience with technology– Open-mindedness
• Relationship to Student Success was not found
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Academic Success• Predictors– Pessimism (but not Optimism)– E-book Experience – Self-efficacy (confidence)
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Next Steps• Replicate with addition of anxiety question– Generalized anxiety– Technology-related anxiety
• Faculty-focused research
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Thank you• Brooke Cutlan, Learning Center Coordinator – Brooklyn Park• Tammy Hopps, Learning Center Coordinator - Bloomington
campus• Cassandra Feidt, Learning Center Coordinator - Appleton
campus
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Roundtable
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Who we are?
• 24 campuses in 6 states– FL, IL, KS, ND, MN, WI– A Learning Center on each campus
• Enrollment approx. 14,000
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Digital Content Conversion• Fall 2012- rollout to 8 classes only– option to exchange e-book
• Fall 2013- nearly 70% of courses offered had digital content– converted an additional 146 courses
• Winter 2013- 89% of courses had some or all of their content in digital format– Main conversion time frame = 5 ½ months
(November 2013- April 2014)
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Our panel• Kristie Keuntjes
• Learning Center Coordinator – Ocala, FL campus
• Darcy Haubrick• Student Advisor – Bloomington, MN campus
• Michael Hofeldt• Student Advisor – Brooklyn Park, MN campus
• Amanda Elwell• Learning Center Coordinator – Fort Myers, FL campus
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5 minutes to formulate questions in groups
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Questions/Additional Comments
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