Five Simple Ways to Improve Engagement in College Success Courses for Better Outcomes
In October 2018, EdSurge released the research study “Measuring Up: How Community Colleges Define, Measure and Support Student Success.” This study revealed important trends in student success initiatives, current practices for institutional analytics, and early indicators of student success at community colleges in the United States. This interactive webinar presents highlights from the study alongside five easy-to-implement methods that can be incorporated in college success courses to encourage and evaluate student engagement for better learning outcomes.
Learning Outcomes:
- Gain access to easy and affordable analytics tools that boost student engagement.
- Learn how to perform tasks such as tracking attendance and gauging students’ conceptual understanding on mobile devices.
- Explore how to apply these tools to the college success classroom.
Vance Gray is the Dean of social sciences at Atlanta Metropolitan State College and an instructor of political science at Spelman College. Dr. Gray directs the First Year Experience Program at Atlanta Metropolitan and is the USG point of Contact for the Momentum Year and Gateways to Completion efforts. He participated in the intelligence community program with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Center for Excellence in National Security Studies in 2010, and the 2015 and 2018 Council on Foreign Relations Educators Workshops. Prior to his work in political science, Dr. Gray worked in corporate business, consumer products, global brand management, and nonprofit administration. He holds degrees in English literature from the University of Washington, Seattle, and an MBA and PhD from Clark Atlanta University.
Please Note:
Only those attending the LIVE webinar will receive a certificate of attendance. Thank you!
The 5 ways given to increase student engagement are ones that I address with students in the academic counseling office – how is their attendance, are the classes engaging them, how are they receiving the information, what feedback have they received from their instructor (if none – have they asked for feedback), and what are their goals and what is a barrier to their success. It was interesting to see how faculty can use the information provided to meet the student needs which helps with retention/persistence.
Amy Laughter, Academic Counselor, Augusta Technical College