Connecting in the Distance Course Special | Episode 50

Host Kevin Patton presents a remix of classic segments from the TAPP Radio archive, all summarizing "tricks" to increase student retention and promote student success in distance or hybrid courses. 00:00:47 | Introduction to the Special Episode 00:02:59 | Sponsored by HAPS 00:03:26 | 49 Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 00:26:55 | Sponsored by AAA 00:27:30 | 49 MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 00:49:45 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 00:50:48 | EVEN MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 01:09:20 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here. Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!   I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Carl W. Buehner   1 | Introduction to the Special Episode 2 minutes This is the third of a series of special episodes in which classic segments from past episodes that all reflect a similar theme are brought together for further review and reflection. The general topic of this special episode revolves another recurring theme of this podcast: making connections with students in online & hybrid courses Get ready for the upcoming term with your own hip mug for A&P professors! Or a shirt! Or all kinds of swag. my-ap.us/2lnFsGd     2 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast.  You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. There are a bunch of 1-day regional workshops scattered all over the continent. There's probably one near you coming up this year (or next)! Anatomy & Physiology Society  theAPprofessor.org/haps     3 | 49 Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 32.5 minutes Online courses are notorious for high dropout rates and high failure rates, compared to traditional face-to-face classes. In this classic segment from Episode 21, Kevin shares a bunch (perhaps not exactly 49) strategies he has found to work in creating and nurturing the kinds of connections that help retain students and support their success in the course. Episode 19: Caring for Students Helps Them Succeed Episode 12: Storytelling is the Heart of A&P     4 | Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minute The searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at anatomy.org. Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram  NOTE: AAA changed its name from The American Association of Anatomists to The American Association for Anatomy after this podcast was recorded.   5 | 49 MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 22 minutes Online courses are notorious for high dropout rates and high failure rates, compared to traditional face-to-face classes. Kevin continues to share a bunch (perhaps not exactly 49) strategies he has found to work in creating and nurturing the kinds of connections that help retain students and support their success in the course. This classic segment from Episode 22 focuses on adding faces to an online course (sort of like in a face-to-face course), plus how to use scheduled video, audio, and text announcements to stay connected with students. "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." Patton's Law (Gen. George S. Patton) Power of the 'Profile Pic" in Online Learning (blog post) How do I add a profile picture in my user account as a student? (example of instructions you can link to; most LMSs have such a resource you can link to in your syllabuses. Or syllabi.) iSpring for PowerPoint (Kevin's blog post) Photos and Video Helps Connect Students and Teachers in Online Courses (Kevin's blog post) Short Video Walk-Throughs Help Your Students (Kevin's blog post) Camtasia, Snagit, Jing screen capture software (products from TechSmith)     6 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 1 minute The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in instructional practice, this program helps you power up  your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out! nycc.edu/hapi     7 | EVEN MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 18.5 minutes Online courses are notorious for high dropout rates and high failure rates, compared to traditional face-to-face classes. In this classic segment from Episode 23, Kevin continues to share even more strategies he has found to work in creating and nurturing the kinds of connections that help retain students and support their success in the course. This segment focuses on: Why reaching out to individual students who may be at risk is important--and how to do that. Why feedback to students is important in nurturing connections. Some final thoughts.   If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page. Transcript available at the script page. Listen to any episode on your Alexa device. Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? Check out this advice from Episode 32 to get what you need! https://youtu.be/JU_l76JGwVw?t=440   Sponsors   Transcript and captions for this episode are supported by the  American Association of Anatomists. anatomy.org     The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society  also provides marketing support for this podcast.  theAPprofessor.org/haps     Distribution of this episode is supported by  NYCC's online graduate program in  Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI)  nycc.edu/hapi   Clicking on sponsor links  helps let them know you appreciate their support of this podcast!   Referrals also help defray podcasting expenses.  Amazon TextExpander Snagit & Camtasia The A&P Professor Logo Items   Follow The A&P Professor on  Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!   The A&P Professor® and Lion Den® are registered trademarks of Lion Den Inc. (Kevin Patton)