Prelims
International Perspectives on Supporting and Engaging Online Learners
ISBN: 978-1-80043-485-1, eISBN: 978-1-80043-484-4
ISSN: 2055-3641
Publication date: 16 September 2021
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(2021), "Prelims", Hoffman, J. and Blessinger, P. (Ed.) International Perspectives on Supporting and Engaging Online Learners (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 39), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-x. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120210000039015
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Half Title Page
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON SUPPORTING AND ENGAGING ONLINE LEARNERS
Series Page
INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING
Senior Series Editor: Patrick Blessinger, St John’s University and Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA
Associate Series Editor: Enakshi Sengupta, Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA
Published Volumes:
Volume 23 | University–Community Partnerships for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney |
Volume 24 | Leadership Strategies for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney |
Volume 25 | Integrating Community Service into Curriculum: International Perspectives on Humanizing Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya |
Volume 26 | International Perspectives on Improving Student Engagement: Advances in Library Practices in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Milton D. Cox |
Volume 27 | Improving Classroom Engagement and International Development Programs: International Perspectives on Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya |
Volume 28 | Cultural Competence in Higher Education – Edited by Tiffany Puckett, and Nancy Lind |
Volume 29 | Designing Effective Library Learning Spaces in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya |
Volume 30 | Developing and Supporting Multiculturalism and Leadership Development – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya |
Volume 31 | Faculty and Student Research in Practicing Academic Freedom – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger |
Volume 32 | International Perspectives on Policies, Practices & Pedagogies for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney |
Volume 33 | International Perspectives on the Role of Technology in Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya |
Volume 34 | Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya |
Volume 35 | Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning |
Volume 36 | Integrating Research-based Learning across the Curriculum |
Volume 37 | International Perspectives in Social Justice Programs at the Institutional and Community Level |
Volume 38 | The Role of External Examining in Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practices |
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INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING VOLUME 39
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON SUPPORTING AND ENGAGING ONLINE LEARNERS
EDITED BY
JAIMIE HOFFMAN
Noodle Partners, USA
and
PATRICK BLESSINGER
International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA
Created in partnership with the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association
United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China
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ISBN: 978-1-80043-485-1 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-80043-484-4 (Online)
ISBN: 978-1-80043-486-8 (Epub)
ISSN: 2055-3641 (Series)
Contents
List of Contributors | vii |
Series Editors’ Introduction | ix |
PART I: IN PRACTICE | |
Introduction to Supporting and Engaging Online Learners | |
Rachel Scott and Jaimie Hoffman | 3 |
Transforming the Practice of Student Affairs Professionals: Creating an Ecosystem of Support that is Inclusive of Online Learners | |
Jaimie Hoffman and Autumn Willinger | 13 |
Reshaping the Online Student Experience | |
Molly A. Mott, Kristyn Muller and Michele Forte | 29 |
Beyond Instruction: Scaling Support for a Large Online Master’s Program | |
David A. Joyner | 43 |
PART II: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES | |
Connecting with Online Learners: Case Studies from A Scottish University | |
Lorraine Syme-Smith, Louise Campbell and Lynn Boyle | 59 |
Facilitating Co-curricular Connections among Millennial and Generation Z Students in Digital Environments | |
Shelley Price-Williams and Pietro A. Sasso | 73 |
Promoting Student Engagement with Data-Driven Practices | |
Jeremy Anderson, Heather Bushey, Maura Devlin and Amanda J. Gould | 87 |
One University: An Interdepartmental Collaboration Model to Enhance Online Student Engagement | |
Roland Nuñez | 105 |
Engaging Students in Asynchronous Advising Using The Dynamic Student Development Metatheodel: Toward a Critical Approach | |
Pietro A. Sasso and Tyler Phelps | 119 |
Engaging with Online Graduate Students Through Writing Support and Employment | |
Jessica J. Jones | 135 |
Student Transitions: Academic Support for Postgraduate Online Distance Students | |
Louise Connelly and Donna Murray | 149 |
Supporting Online Students in US-Based Professional Doctoral Programs | |
Melora Sundt and Leslie Wheaton | 163 |
Medical Versus Social Models of Disability: Increasing Inclusion and Participation of Students in Online and Blended Learning in Higher Education | |
Nathan Whitley-Grassi, Bryan J. Whitley-Grassi, Shaun C. Hoppel and Melissa Zgliczynski | 181 |
About the Authors | 195 |
Name Index | 203 |
Subject Index | 209 |
List of Contributors
Jeremy Anderson | Dallas College, Dallas, TX, USA |
Lynn Boyle | University of Dundee, Dundee, UK |
Heather Bushey | Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA, USA |
Louise Campbell | University of Dundee, Dundee, UK |
Louise Connelly | The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
Maura Devlin | Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA, USA |
Michele Forte | The State University of New York, New York, NY, USA |
Amanda J. Gould | Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA, USA |
Jaimie Hoffman | Noodle Partners, New York, NY, USA |
Shaun C. Hoppel | State University of New York, Empire State College, New York, NY, USA |
Jessica J. Jones | Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA |
David A. Joyner | Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA |
Molly A. Mott | The State University of New York, New York, NY, USA |
Kristyn Muller | The State University of New York, New York, NY, USA |
Donna Murray | The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
Roland Nuñez | Lake Sumter State College, Leesburg, FL, USA |
Tyler Phelps | Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL USA |
Shelley Price-Williams | University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA |
Pietro A. Sasso | Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL USA |
Rachel Scott | Noodle Partners, New York, NY, USA |
Melora Sundt | Noodle Partners, New York, NY, USA |
Lorraine Syme-Smith | University of Dundee, Dundee, UK |
Leslie Wheaton | Noodle Partners, New York, NY, USA |
Bryan J. Whitley-Grassi | Niagara University, Buffalo, NY, USA |
Nathan Whitley-Grassi | State University of New York, Empire State College, New York, NY, USA |
Autumn Willinger | Noodle Partners, New York, NY, USA |
Melissa Zgliczynski | State University of New York, Empire State College, New York, NY, USA |
Series Editors’ Introduction
The purpose of this series is to publish current research and scholarship on innovative teaching and learning practices in higher education. The series is developed around the premise that teaching and learning is more effective when instructors and students are actively and meaningfully engaged in the teaching–learning process.
The main objectives of this series are to:
- 1)
present how innovative teaching and learning practices are being used in higher education institutions around the world across a wide variety of disciplines and countries;
- 2)
present the latest models, theories, concepts, paradigms, and frameworks that educators should consider when adopting, implementing, assessing, and evaluating innovative teaching and learning practices; and
- 3)
consider the implications of theory and practice on policy, strategy, and leadership.
This series will appeal to anyone in higher education who is involved in the teaching and learning process from any discipline, institutional type, or nationality. The volumes in this series will focus on a variety of authentic case studies and other empirical research that illustrates how educators from around the world are using innovative approaches to create more effective and meaningful learning environments.
Innovation teaching and learning is any approach, strategy, method, practice, or means that has been shown to improve, enhance, or transform the teaching–learning environment. Innovation involves doing things differently or in a novel way in order to improve outcomes. In short, innovation is positive change. With respect to teaching and learning, innovation is the implementation of new or improved educational practices that result in improved educational and learning outcomes. This innovation can be any positive change related to teaching, curriculum, assessment, technology, or other tools, programs, policies, or processes that leads to improved educational and learning outcomes. Innovation can occur in institutional development, program development, professional development, or learning development.
The volumes in this series will not only highlight the benefits and theoretical frameworks of such innovations through authentic case studies and other empirical research but also look at the challenges and contexts associated with implementing and assessing innovative teaching and learning practices. The volumes represent all disciplines from a wide range of national, cultural, and organizational contexts. The volumes in this series will explore a wide variety of teaching and learning topics such as active learning, integrative learning, transformative learning, inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, meaningful learning, blended learning, creative learning, experiential learning, lifelong and lifewide learning, global learning, learning assessment and analytics, student research, faculty and student learning communities, as well as other topics.
This series brings together distinguished scholars and educational practitioners from around the world to disseminate the latest knowledge on innovative teaching and learning scholarship and practices. The authors offer a range of disciplinary perspectives from different cultural contexts. This series provides a unique and valuable resource for instructors, administrators, and anyone interested in improving and transforming teaching and learning.
Patrick Blessinger
Founder, Executive Director, and Chief Research Scientist, International HETL Association
Enakshi Sengupta
Associate Editor, International HETL Association
- Prelims
- Part I: In Practice
- Introduction to Supporting and Engaging Online Learners
- Transforming the Practice of Student Affairs Professionals: Creating an Ecosystem of Support that is Inclusive of Online Learners
- Reshaping the Online Student Experience
- Beyond Instruction: Scaling Support for a Large Online Master’s Program
- Part II: Innovative Approaches
- Connecting with Online Learners: Case Studies from a Scottish University
- Facilitating Co-curricular Connections among Millennial and Generation Z Students in Digital Environments
- Promoting Student Engagement with Data-driven Practices
- One University: An Interdepartmental Collaboration Model to Enhance Online Student Engagement
- Engaging Students in Asynchronous Advising Using the Dynamic Student Development Metatheodel: Toward a Critical Approach
- Engaging with Online Graduate Students Through Writing Support and Employment
- Student Transitions: Academic Support for Postgraduate Online Distance Students
- Supporting Online Students in US-Based Professional Doctoral Programs
- Medical Versus Social Models of Disability: Increasing Inclusion and Participation of Students in Online and Blended Learning in Higher Education
- About the Authors
- Name Index
- Subject Index