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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glazier, Rebecca A., 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Computer-assisted instruction.

Education, Higher.

Web-based instruction.

Teacher-student relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4214-4266-3

OCLC:

1276862102