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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816331003321

Autore

Glazier Rebecca A. <1982->

Titolo

Connecting in the online classroom : building rapport between teachers and students / / Rebecca A. Glazier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-4214-4266-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 pages)

Disciplina

371.3344678

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Computer-assisted instruction

Web-based instruction

Teacher-student relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgment -- Part I : the problem -- The promise and the peril of online higher education -- The digital divide -- Part II : the solution -- Relationships matter -- Strategies for building rapport -- Students on the edge -- Part III : what It will take -- The tradeoffs -- Building a support network -- Appendix A. example of pre-semester survey -- Appendix B. examples of rapport emails.

Sommario/riassunto

"Higher education in the United States is currently facing an online retention crisis. Many more of the students in online classes are failing and dropping out compared with in-person classes. The author uses original survey and experimental data, together with quotes from students, to show what a difference it makes in student success when professors build relationships with their students"--