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Student Success & Engagement with Virtual Synchronous Learning Sessions Using a College-Wide Lecture Series ApproachGreta Ferkel / VP, Academic InnovationHeather Zink / Manager, Hybrid Classroom Delivery Rasmussen College

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04/08/2023

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• Develop an understanding of blended learning opportunities for online students

• Discuss strategies for implementing system-wide initiatives in academics

• Discuss key components to engaging students in live learning sessions

GOALS OF THE SESSION


I. Background & History on Hybrid Course Delivery

II. Live Lecture SeriesIII. Driving the Culture ChangeIV. Student FeedbackV. Key Engagement Strategies VI. Q&A

Agenda


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2008 Launched

virtual webinar tool

– Wimba

Voluntary adoption

encouraged – random acts of progress

among motivated

faculty

2011 Required

Live Lecture to be offered

weekly by faculty – no

student requirement

2012 Require student

participation for full credit in discussion

forums.

2013 Require

mandatory attendance

at live lectures.

Pilot Virtual Flex 50 using Live Lecture

delivery model.

History of Live Lecture


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Hybrid Delivery at Rasmussen


I. Virtual Live LecturesII. Flex 50 – Campus-based & VirtualIII. Flat Instructor

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• High failure, high enrollment, low retention courses – how do we change this?– School Deans, Academic Management, and others involved in course

selection• Q1/Q2 students – what makes them different?

– What needs do they have?• Live lecture series – deliver the same lecture multiple times

throughout the week• T-E-A-M of highly qualified faculty to create engaging sessions

focused on weekly objectives• Award course credit for attendance – 5-10% of overall score

Live Lecture Project


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Course lead with a great team of support!• Training Training Training !!• Decide on how lectures/workshops will be

delivered• Split up the work for creating them

GOAL = To create an engaging learning experience for the students

How do they do it? TEAM SPIRIT!!!


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• Course Lead – coordinates logistics of scheduling, participation and communication with course faculty

• Live Lecturer – delivers 6 lectures per week and creates/reviews lectures

• Lecture Faculty – teaches a course and delivers 2 lectures per week, base contract pay + $300

Faculty Models for Live Lectures


Objectives of the Live Lectures

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Provide students with an opportunity to interact with instructors and other students

Reinforce and clarify concepts from each week’s topics

Increase pass rates and retention rates

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Average Session Attendance


SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

Morning9am ---4---

8am ---3---

9am---9---

9am --10---

7am---21---

11am---8---

11am---9---

11am---11---

11am --19---

11am---37---

Afternoon 2pm ---6---

12pm ---17---

2pm ---12---

1pm --12---

4pm ---7---

3pm --16---

Evening7pm ---22---

7pm ---10---

6pm ---10---

7pm ---22---

5pm ---11---

9pm ---8---

8pm ---18---

9pm ---18---

7pm ---21---

9pm--40--

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Attendance: 50%Retention: 80%Pass Rates: 80%Course Average: 80%

Statistic Goals


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Of 536 students finishing the course…• 88% attended at least 1 session (↑2%)

• 70% attended over half of the sessions (same)

• 85% pass rate (↓2%)

• 84% average score (same)

• 83% retention (↑1%)

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Summer 2012 Attendance Stats – M120


Sessions attended

Course Average

0 60.11-4 59.95-8 86.5all 94.1

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Grades increase with attendance


0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 all40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0

M120 Final Grades

Sessions attended

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Final Scores B080 B099 B136 D132 G124 G233 J100 M1200 sessions 43.7 39.9 47.6 53.9 50.4 62.2 33.7 60.1

1-4 sessions 43.9 47.5 50.4 69.8 46.5 45.3 32.3 59.95-8 sessions 74.7 73.3 80.8 86.0 76.9 76.7 82.4 86.5

All 9 sessions 82.0 84.7 92.7 94.9 88.8 85.6 91.6 94.1

…notice anything about students attending at least 5 sessions a quarter…


B080 Reading &

Writing Strategies

B099 Foundations

of Math

B136 Introduction

to Business

D132Computer

Applications & Business Concepts

G124English

Composition

G233 College Algebra

J100 Introduction to Criminal Justice

M120Medical

Terminology Grand Total5 83.2% 83.3% 68.8% 78.1% 73.8% 88.4% 92.7% 72.1% 76.7%4 12.4% 9.5% 23.4% 17.3% 17.6% 9.3% 5.5% 18.2% 16.6%3 3.5% 6.0% 6.8% 3.1% 5.6% 1.2% 1.8% 7.1% 4.9%2 0.9% 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3% 1.1%1 0.0% 1.2% 0.5% 0.6% 1.3% 1.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.6%

Scores 4 and above 95.6% 92.9% 92.2% 95.5% 91.4% 97.7% 98.2% 90.3% 93.3%

# of survey responses/

Enrollments 113/315 84/126 192/495 352/940 233/490 86/441 55/161 308/625 1423/3593

“Rate Your Instructor” Survey Results


All students attending a live lecture in Week 4 of Summer term completed a SurveyMonkey questionnaire rating their lecture instructor after the lecture was complete. Faculty were rated on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being ineffective and 5 being engaging and knowledgeable.

Notes of Interest• All courses demonstrated an above average rating with >90% responses rating the instructor at 4 or 5.• B136 shows the lowest 5 rating and highest 4 rating – this may be due to the frustrations students felt as a result

of missed lectures. One lecturer continually struggled to meet her students in a timely manner.• M120 had several new lecturers this term, presenting a possible explanation for the lower ratings.

0 1-4 5-8 all 90.0

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B080B099B136D132G124G233J100M120

Lectures attended throughout the quarter

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Final Grades vs. Session Attendance


• On average, students attending over half of the lectures are ending the quarter with higher scores as compared to those who do not attend sessions

• Students not attending at least 5 sessions had a much more varying success rate, on average with scores below a passing range

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• Professional Practice Activity – student success is highly variable

• Library and Learning Center staff attended sessions to discussed assignment specific resources

68% 84%

Embedded Librarian Partnership


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• Don’t accept “we can’t do it” or “no” • Find champions who believe in the value • Offer value and students will attend • “GO VIRAL” & leverage those who “love it” • Learn from data – don’t assume success,

prove it with the numbers• Eliminate “naysayers” from the resource pool

Driving Change


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“…it is nice to recap the information I read in the book and hear a bit of examples on the subject. It helps it stick in my brain more. I do sometimes having trouble getting into a session since I am home alone with my children most of the time and it is hard to hear then. I do my best and think I have found a good time span to do this. Overall I think it is a good time for review and makes it seem kind of more like a real classroom environment. I am unable to take residential classes due to my childcare situation so being able to take more courses online was the main reason I chose Rasmussen. The Live lectures are a great way to get the experience of being in a class. Thanks.”

Student Comments


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“I've never had a class that made them a requirement, but I do find them extremely useful. I feel like I retain the information better too. I'm a hands on learner so the lecture is the next best thing when it comes to needing to take online classes.”

“I enjoy these lectures, it makes reading and studying the chapters fun, I wish they did these in every class. “

Awesome Feedback!!


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“I actually look forward to the live lectures. I enjoy them every week! We get a lot of information from them that helps on the assignments and quizzes.”

“I was a little unsure about the live lectures at first but now I really enjoy them. It just gives me a chance to learn the material better than from just reading the chapter. I wouldn't change anything. I look forward to it every week.”

“Honestly I missed the first two weeks because I forgot about it then the second week I didn't realize it was in Eastern Time since we were all from MN, or ND area I assumed it was Central Time. But I do enjoy them and wouldn't change anything but make us involved just a little bit more but not too much. It gives people a chance to show off how much they know and some learn more by being more involved.”

More Good Stuff!!


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2012 Projects


Continuing Courses Fall additionsB136 Intro to Business Medical CodingG233 College Algebra Intro to Early Childhood EducationEnglish CompositionIntro to Criminal Justice 2013 projectsM120 Medical Terminology Additional Coding coursesD132 Computer Applications Intro to Undergraduate ResearchB080 Reading & Writing Strategies Q1 coursesB099 Foundations of MathAcceleratED Bachelor’s courses

You’ve got the students in the ‘room’, now what?

Key Engagement Strategies


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• Each session includes (at minimum):– Ice breaker question/activity– 5 polls/quick quizzes– 1 video/animation/interactive website

• Another voice other than the instructor– Interaction with the students every 5 minutes

• eBoard use, student questions through chat– Webcam use & picture uploaded

What if you called it a ‘workshop’?

Live Lecture components


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• Think of each 1 hour workshop as a ‘lab’• Students come with textbook exercises/assignments

complete – communication prior to workshop is key!– Specific questions/agenda discussed in workshop– Answers and/or sample assignments are provided – it’s a work session,

the group will work through the problems– Potential for small group work in Breakout Rooms

• Each workshop still includes :– Ice breaker question, 5 course polls, 1

video/animation/interactive website, webcam use & picture uploaded

Workshop Structure


Upload PowerPoint slides Show web pages and have students may complete activity. Use eBoard to draw, point, underline to highlight or create

content. Use Application Share to review an application or go review a

paper. Create Poll questions – interaction

promotes conversation!! Select a ‘note-taker’.

Types of Content

Collaborative Live SessionsONLINE COURSES • Welcome/Open House• Review and reflect discussion

forums• Discuss weekly lesson • Create breakout rooms for

group discussions and activities • Project presentations• Share desktop to show course

specific applications.

ON-CAMPUS COURSES• Invite guest speakers who cannot

come on-campus or reside out of state

• Archive explanations of applications or procedures

• Students who miss a class can remotely participate

• Students can complete their group projects by working collaboratively in the virtual classroom

…and BONUS – increasing success rates & retention!

We are enhancing the learning experience & building community for our students!

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