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Because student success is contingent on retention, student persistence is a critical institutional focus. The use of technology (specifically, the LMS/CMS, coupled with learning analytics) has made student tracking and retention more efficient. Below are articles, presentations, and seminars that further discuss the growing use of technology to promote student retention.
Articles
- Building a Purpose Network to Increase Student Engagement and Retention, EDUCAUSE Review Online, August 2012. Fort Hays State University partnered with ConnectEDU to with the purpose of improving student and parent engagement, increasing student retention rates, and tracking and collecting success metrics.
- Signals: Using Academic Analytics to Promote Student Success, EDUCAUSE Review Online, July 2012. Using existing student data and current grade information, Purdue University created Signals, a system that gives students early and frequent performance notifications and helps faculty members steer students toward additional campus resources as needed.
- Two Case Studies of Learner Analytics in the University System of Maryland, EDUCAUSE Review Online, August 2012. In this article, The University of Maryland Eastern Shore describes actions it took to increase retention and graduation rates for an at-risk student population by using a dashboard that provides actual data as well as targets for key performance indicators specific to admission, retention, and progress toward graduation.
- The EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 33, Number 4, 2010 largely focuses on the topic of student retention. A few articles of particular interest in this issue include;
- Enhancing Student Learning and Retention with Blended Learning Class Guides, EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 33, Number 4, 2010
- How the ICCOC Uses Analytics to Increase Student Success, EDUCAUSEQuarterly Magazine, Volume 33, Number 4, 2010
- Defining IT’s Role in Mission-Critical Retention Initiatives, EDUCAUSEQuarterly Magazine, Volume 33, Number 4, 2010
- Sustaining Students: Retention Strategies in an Online Program, EDUCAUSEQuarterly Magazine, Volume 33, Number 4, 2010
Presentations and Seminars
- Student Success at Scale: What Have We Learned from Applying Technology to Persistent Challenges?, EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, November 2012. The speaker presents the latest findings from multiple efforts to improve student engagement, learning, retention, and degree completion.
- Technology’s Role in the College Completion Agenda: An Introduction to Next Generation Learning Challenges, EDUCAUSE Live! December 3, 2010
- Success, Withdrawal, and Student Satisfaction When the Numbers are Very Large, ELI Annual Meeting, January 20, 2010
- Using Analytics to Intervene with Underperforming College Students, ELI Annual Meeting, January 20, 2010
March 2013
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Student Retention
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Zimbra and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - One Collaboration Platform for All: How an Integrated E-Mail and Calendaring Solution Can Help Bolster Student Retention
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March 18, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2008
The University of Wisconsin and Zimbra will discuss how they have led an effort at UWM to deploy high-quality enterprise collaboration tools and allow for the retirement of pockets of diverse, unco…
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Where’s Walter? Adjunct Outreach Strategies to Bridge the Virtual Distance and Increase Student Retention
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August 5, 2009
There are hundreds of studies that address “no significant difference” in the quality of online versus on-ground instruction, yet it is clearly the instructor who makes the difference. While …
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When Learning Analytics Meet Big Data: The PAR Framework - Sponsored by Presidio
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November 8, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012
The Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) Framework is a longitudinal data-mining project. It was created by and for educators with an interest in exploring the value of using big data–style ana…
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Visualizing Math: How Intelligent Tutoring Technology Can Help Math-Challenged Students
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December 15, 2010
Key Takeaways Many students who struggle with basic mathematics courses benefit from digital instructional technologies, including additional visual and supplemental materials on difficult …
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Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report
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September 13, 2010
The ACRL publication Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report is a review of the quantitative and qualitative literature, methodologies and best practices curre…
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Using Technology to Support Student Success and Retention
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November 9, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference
Representatives from two institutions will present perspectives about MAP-Works, a student success and retention platform. They discuss the integration of MAP-Works into current systems, adoption …
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Using Technology to Impact Student Retention at Montgomery County Community College
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December 15, 2010
Key Takeaways Data-informed decision making helps higher education institutions know whether they are achieving their missions, including expanding access to higher education and increasing…
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Using Analytics to Intervene with Underperforming College Students (Innovative Practice)
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January 20, 2010
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2010
Data mining is typically associated with business and marketing. For example, Amazon uses people's past purchases to suggest books they might be interested in buying. Similarly, academic ana…
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Two Case Studies of Learner Analytics in the University System of Maryland
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August 13, 2012
Ronald G. Forsythe Jr. is Vice President of IT at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Fabio J. Chacon is Director of Academic Computing and Distance Education at Bowie State …
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Turning the Tide Five Years of Achieving the Dream in Community Colleges
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February 10, 2011
In 2004, Lumina Foundation for Education launched “Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count,” a national initiative aimed at improving success among community college students, particula…
