In Fall 2018, a group of online learning practitioners focused on postsecondary student success participated in a two-day workshop in Salt Lake City, UT, to discuss their challenges, innovative practices, and future opportunities. Participants included the leadership of ASU Online, Western Governors University, BYU-Pathway Worldwide, Penn State World Campus, Purdue Global, InsideTrack, Straighterline, and ReUp Education. This report offers a summary of presentations, key takeaways, and questions to explore further as educators collaborate to help online learners succeed in school and in life.
Participants in the Online Student Success Symposium reached consensus on five key takeaways or best practices:
The completion crisis facing U.S. higher education shows that much of the traditional degree structure is not designed for the contemporary realities of student motivation, particularly for students at the greatest risk.
Strada Education Network® connects learning providers, employers, policy makers, and collaborators to explore pathways to help people get the education and training they need to succeed.
For online learning to truly change the game, it will have to leverage the unique advantages of the online environment, overcome its disadvantages, and tailor its model to the unique needs of prospective customers.
This should be the biggest pain your clients have as it relates to your service. What are you doing for them?
This should be the biggest pain your clients have as it relates to your service. What are you doing for them?
This should be the biggest pain your clients have as it relates to your service. What are you doing for them?
