Evidence of Effectiveness:
In the evaluation at the end of the Online Student Agreement, students were asked to rank their own level of preparedness for online class expectations. The range of responses was ranked between 1-4, with a score of 1 indicating the student did not feel prepared and a score of 4 indicating the preparation was effective. Out of 471 responses, only 8 students answered that they did not feel ready for their online courses
Student testimonials include:
I thought that this was a very well explained site to explain to everyone what is needed to complete this course.
It was very helpful.
Additionally, faculty have reported fewer issues of students failing to meet minimum online participation requirements.
Each semester persistence reports are evaluated for E-Learning. Since this is the first semester this agreement has been in place, we hope to see improved persistence in the online classes.
Relation to other Pillars:
By creating the Online Student Agreement, we improve Learning Effectiveness and Student Satisfaction by ensuring that students begin the semester with the guidelines and information necessary to be successful in the online environment. Time commitments, best practices and access to help information are presented to students in a manner which ensures they must read and acknowledge the requirements for successful completion of an online course. Additionally, this effective practice also relates to the pillar of Faculty Satisfaction and was actually created in response to faculty concerns about student preparedness and expectations for online learning.
