Building Quality Online Bachelor's Programs that Students Want: What the Data Say
The greatest online market opportunity is at the bachelor’s level, according to a 2022 study of 1,600 prospective online students and their program preferences. How do institutions respond to these expectations while creating quality online learning experiences? This interactive session invites participants to explore student preferences and strategies to address them.
This session is designed to promote thoughtful engagement from all participants. Virtual and in-person attendees are invited to participate in a brief online poll about the state of online bachelor’s programs at their institution and their top concerns. Poll results help guide the session.
Throughout the session, the speakers pose discussion questions at several key points. These brief discussion opportunities encourage peer-to-peer learning (turn-and-talk, think-pair-share, etc.) so attendees can share how the findings do or do not resonate with what they are experiencing on their respective campuses. The last 8-10 minutes of the session are reserved for small group discussions centered on implementing strategies. Attendees join a small topic-specific discussion of their choice. To close out the session, each small discussion group share their best ideas with the larger group.
Presenters:
Michelle Ohnona, Assistant Professor & Faculty Director, Georgetown, School of Cont. Studies.
Scott Jeffe, VP, Research (Graduate and Online), RNL
Emily Wood, EdD, VP Instructional Design, RNL