Description
Book SynopsisBuilding rapport with students can revive the promise of online education, leading to greater success for students, more fulfilling teaching experiences for faculty, and improved enrollment for universities. More students than ever before are taking online classes, yet higher education is facing an online retention crisis; students are failing and dropping out of online classes at dramatically higher rates than face-to-face classes. Grounded in academic research, original surveys, and experimental studies, Connecting in the Online Classroom demonstrates how connecting with students in online classes through even simple rapport-building efforts can significantly improve retention rates and help students succeed. Drawing on more than a dozen years of experience teaching and researching online, Rebecca Glazier provides practical, easy-to-use techniques that online instructors can implement right away to begin building rapport with their students, including proactively reaching out thro
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. The Problem
Chapter 1. The Promise and the Peril of Online Higher Education
Chapter 2. The Digital Divide
Part II. The Solution
Chapter 3. Relationships Matter
Chapter 4. Strategies for Building Rapport
Chapter 5. Students on the Margins
Part III: What It Will Take
Chapter 6. The Tradeoffs
Chapter 7. Building a Support Network
Appendix A. Example of Pre-Semester Survey
Appendix B. Examples of Rapport Emails
References
Index
