50 Ways to Promote Student Success

Dont make a new plan, Stan Create Solid Curriculum 1. The course outline is a legal contract and cannot be changed. Ensure your students understand clearly their obligations to the course. Work with other faculty in your program to ensure evaluation is spread out so that students dont become overwhelmed. Blackboard calendar is a great tool for this. Create a syllabus that clearly outlines all work that needs to be completed, highlighting the dates and stick to it. Refer to it often multi-tasking leads to inability to concentrate reminders help. Ensure your evaluation matches the outcomes.

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Dont need to be coy, Roy See the potential in all students 6. 7. Be open regarding all contact with students especially evaluation. Treat all students fairly the perception of fairness goes a long way toward earning the trust of your learners. Be generous in dissemination of information the more the better. Be generous and work closely with your colleagues be a role model for how to behave in a professional environment.

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Dont slip out the back, Jack Make Connections 11. Keep a daily active presence especially in online courses and in courses where you only see the students face to face once a week. 12. On the first day let students know when they can expect communication with you and stick to it. 13. Identify early your at risk students and let them know you are here to help. Give early formative assessment. 14. Collaborate with Student Support Services (Counseling, Tutoring, Centre for Students with Disabilities, Financial aid, Student Success Specialists, etc.). 15. Collaborate with other faculty to find cross-curriculum projects. Dont just listen to me..Put it in writing....make it available

16. Put it in writing 17. Say it aloud. 18. Repeat it. 19. 20. Reinforce it (Pair/Share, help set up study groups. Remind again.

Just hop on the bus, Gus Get out of the class virtually or otherwise! 21. Take your students on a field trip. 22. Take them on a virtual tour. 23. Bring in industry professionals. 24. Create ways to have students work with industry professionals. 25. Connect first year students with students in work placement. 26. Encourage students to work with students from other areas of the college. 27. Promote college engagement.

Dont need to discuss much Use Active Learning and Collaborative Learning Techniques 28. Student engagement is the key 29. Use Active Learning Techniques. 30. Collaborative Learning Techniques 31. Use Discussion boards on your Learning Management System 32. Get the students talking to one another it helps them learn. 33. Let your students come up with the questions.

Just drop off the key, (to success) Lee = Evaluation is the key to success! 34. Create authentic evaluation that is transparent. 35. Create a rubric or something similar that allows the students to see how they can improve. 36. Vary your methods of evaluation so that all students can be successful. 37. Take your tests before you give them and add on time for the students. 38. Dont test what you have not yet taught. 39. Make turnaround time your priority students cant add to learning if they dont know what theyve done wrong. 40. Discuss results in class as well as on line. 41. Review areas of difficulty and reinforce learning. 42. Establish a 24 hour rule. 43. Establish communication with students that were not successful and create a plan for success.

And get yourself free Upfront work pays off! 44. Set standards for what you want for the students. 45. Discuss what plagiarism is and set up assignments that prevent the practice. 46. Teach group work before you expect students to work well within a group. 47. Set a code of professional behaviour based on your industry standards and encourage your students to follow it. 48. Deal with conflicts early before any escalation. I wish there was something I could do to make you smile again Create a joyful learning environment! 49. Studies show a positive link between and strong orientation program and student success. An effective orientation can span a couple of weeks to avoid information overload. 50. Let students know first day they will be successful and you want them to be. 51. Create an environment that promotes respect and the joy of learning. 52. Make a connection with each student. Knowing someone cares can have a powerful effect. 53. Use humour appropriate to the classroom and dont be afraid of having fun. 54. See the positive in each and every student - you don't choose your students but you can choose your attitude toward your students - not all students are there for the reason you want them to be there. 55. Take good care of yourself students cant be successful if youre not there!