Identifying Barriers to Student Success: Implications of a Phone Survey

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Thursday, July 13, 2006
This presentation is part of 3: Poster Sessions
Identifying Barriers to Student Success: Implications of a Phone Survey

Description: Students at South Texas College who failed or withdrew from their online course in Spring and Fall 2005 were surveyed on the telephone. This poster session will share the results of the survey and will detail the implications of these results for the distance education department, faculty, and the College.
Presentation Format: Poster
Topic: Measuring outcomes: Student achievement and course success
Target Audience: Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors, Senior Administrators, E-learning Managers
Appropriate Audience Level: Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users
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Abstract Text: South Texas College adapted a phone survey originally developed by Montgomery County Community College to identify barriers to student success in online courses. We conducted the survey over two semesters. We will share the results of our survey and discuss the implications they have had on our departmental practices/services, on faculty development, and on college practices in general. We will provide participants a copy of our survey instrument and links to resources on our web page.

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Description:	Students at South Texas College who failed or withdrew from their online course in Spring and Fall 2005 were surveyed on the telephone. This poster session will share the results of the survey and will detail the implications of these results for the distance education department, faculty, and the College.
Presentation Format:	Poster
Topic:	Measuring outcomes: Student achievement and course success
Target Audience:	Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors, Senior Administrators, E-learning Managers
Appropriate Audience Level:	Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users
WebCT Version:
Abstract Text:	South Texas College adapted a phone survey originally developed by Montgomery County Community College to identify barriers to student success in online courses. We conducted the survey over two semesters. We will share the results of our survey and discuss the implications they have had on our departmental practices/services, on faculty development, and on college practices in general. We will provide participants a copy of our survey instrument and links to resources on our web page.