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

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And so the online and hybrid courses these institutions spun up during the pandemic came with little of the scaffolding that experts recommend. That means asking struggling students what they need and responding with compassion, says Molly Ansari, an assistant professor in Bradley University’s online master’s of counseling program.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

Faculty Focus

Promoting student well-being and mental health in the digital classroom University-level interventions, like campus health services with counseling and psychiatric services, are certainly helpful. Research suggests that by increasing course structure in online and hybrid courses, achievement gaps can be reduced—or even eliminated!

Syllabus 131
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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

Faculty Focus

Promoting student well-being and mental health in the digital classroom University-level interventions, like campus health services with counseling and psychiatric services, are certainly helpful. Research suggests that by increasing course structure in online and hybrid courses, achievement gaps can be reduced—or even eliminated!

Syllabus 108