[Reminder] Creating Distance Learning Support Services to Retain Adult Learners (Interview)

Join LINCS for an asynchronous interview in the LINCS Professional Development Group. The asynchronous interview will provide participants an opportunity to engage with an expert in program online leadership within a definitive timeframe. This activity will provide program administrators, support staff, and instructors with a sound rationale for addressing the “how to” questions when developing strategies to implement support services for their DL students. Some examples of support services to be discussed include:

  • creating online job fairs,
  • facilitating career and academic advising using web conferencing software,
  • recording or live streaming special events and guest speakers, and
  • online tutoring sessions.

 

Participants will:

  • receive an overview of student support services for online learners,
  • identify how online student support services are connected to student retention, and
  • get help developing their own plan for implementing DL support services.

 

Target Audience(s)

Program administrators, support staff, and adult education instructors.

 

Target Population(s)

Distance learning students, including adult learners living in rural or outlying communities.

 

Presenter(s)

Dr. Andrea Ussinger, Director for the Illinois Online Network, will present Professional eLearning Programs at the Illinois Online Network that provide professional development programs and support to advance the practice and innovation of online learning.

 

Moderator(s)

Kathy Tracey, LINCS Professional Development Group Moderator, will facilitate this activity.

 

Featured Resources

Reimagining the Role of Technology in Higher Education

Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Supporting Learning and Motivation

 

Pre-activity

A pre-discussion related to traditional student support services will be posted in the LINCS Professional Development Group one week prior to the interview.

 

Participation Instructions

To participate in this activity, attendees must be a member of the LINCS Community and a member of a host group. (Current Community and group members can simply log in to their account.)

To participate:

1. Join the LINCS Community

2. Join one of the host groups:

3. Access the group’s discussion thread:

 

Post Activity/Follow-up Materials

A summary of the interview, as well as any follow-up materials, will be posted in the online discussion post-activity thread after the interview concludes.

 

The LINCS Team