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Looking to Eliminate Dropouts? How Idaho Reached English Language Learners with a ‘Hybrid’ Course Experiment

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Our solution came about in the form of hybrid courses for students—a mix of asynchronous curriculum and regular, scheduled synchronous sessions. The Utility of Hybrid Courses. For those of you struggling to integrate fully online courses—or fully in-person courses—into your school models, consider this.

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

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But declining student participation may also stem from the challenges inherent to remote and hybrid learning. It’s often said that online courses offer students increased flexibility—supposedly a positive quality. That’s a sharp contrast to how most residential colleges operate.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

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Most of our grade was supposed to come from a single class project, but no assignment instructions were ever posted. But what about this assignment that was worth so much of our grade? When students know the purpose of the work they’re being asked to do, they have greater buy-in than if they see the assignment as mere “busy work.”

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The Online Classroom: Trust, Explore, Engage

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For many educators during the pandemic the best they could do for online learning was take already existing lessons and assignments, copy them and upload them into the learning management system they were using. Another option would be to allow students to participate in problem based learning. References Garnham and R. Today 8, no.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

Faculty Focus

Most of our grade was supposed to come from a single class project, but no assignment instructions were ever posted. But what about this assignment that was worth so much of our grade? When students know the purpose of the work they’re being asked to do, they have greater buy-in than if they see the assignment as mere “busy work.”

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The Online Classroom: Trust, Explore, Engage

Faculty Focus

For many educators during the pandemic the best they could do for online learning was take already existing lessons and assignments, copy them and upload them into the learning management system they were using. Another option would be to allow students to participate in problem based learning. References Garnham and R. Today 8, no.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

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In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To enhance interaction, instructors can assign mixed-location breakout groups where students collaborate via Zoom on case studies.