http://onlinesapiens.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/how-to-reduce-the-dropout-rate-of-adult-online-learners/ Online Learning and Learning 2.0 in Higher Education Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:58:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://onlinesapiens.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/how-to-reduce-the-dropout-rate-of-adult-online-learners/#comment-351 nkilkenny Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:13:15 +0000 http://onlinesapiens.wordpress.com/?p=1178#comment-351 Perhaps addressing as many learning styles as possible works too. For example, I've suggested that our instructors use the chat room feature in our LMS to hold a virtual 'Office Hours.' In designing my courses also try to add some synchronous learning activities to the body of asynchronous ones. I also try to vary the activities by applying wikis and even media development to some of the projects students work on instead of just having them turn written work in in forums. Variety, variety! :) Perhaps addressing as many learning styles as possible works too. For example, I’ve suggested that our instructors use the chat room feature in our LMS to hold a virtual ‘Office Hours.’ In designing my courses also try to add some synchronous learning activities to the body of asynchronous ones. I also try to vary the activities by applying wikis and even media development to some of the projects students work on instead of just having them turn written work in in forums. Variety, variety!

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