Transcript Document
Kathy Snead
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges
Karen Vignare
University of Maryland University College
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Need
to have peer reviewed
research
Twenty five submissions
Nine final papers
Available online:
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortiu
m.org/index.php/jaln/index
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Review of literature provides substantial
overview of current generation research
Using technology effectively for online
Building a more comprehensive university
knowledge
Helping military learners transfer to role of
students
Building customized academic programs
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Significant shortage of peer-reviewed
research on this population
Statistically confirmed the emphasis in the
persistence literature on the importance of
academic support mechanisms
Military learners coexist with two personas
Very interesting uses of simulations for
staff and students
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
The Evolving Military Learner Population: A
Review of the Literature,
Kate Ford & Karen Vignare
Synthesizes both scholarly and grey literature
to update the readers on demographics,
attributes, college experiences and academic
outcomes
Combine research review with conceptual
theories on adult learners’ transition and
persistence along with institutional
responsiveness.
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Military learners were most similar to
nontraditional, first generation learners
Faced additional challenges associated with
service-connected injuries and disabilities.
Juggling work, family, and academic
responsibilities
Military learners are increasingly reliant on
online learning
These learners often faced more difficulty
when attending campuses that predominately
serve full-time or traditional populations
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Military learners adapt and persist in college
by drawing upon deeply engrained military
traits and tendencies, including selfdiscipline, mission-first focus, and reliance
on fellow military learners
Confirming these findings requires additional
quantitative empirical research
◦ institutional response support systems for military
learners, such as offering customized services and
courses online, contributed to learner satisfaction
and persistence.
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Need better analysis of technology versus just
a comparison of face-to-face and online
Need military learner retention models which
consider learning modalities and institutional
student supports needed to enhance success
Must understand the pathways through
multiple institutions
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
An Analysis of Supports for Persistence for the
Military Student Population
Bruce Mentzer, Ellen Black, R. Terry Spohn
Correlation of academic of academic,
financial, and social supports to persistence
in military student populations
All three elements play a role in persistence
Institutional and academic support had
impact on intent to persist
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Rules of Engagement: Considering Good Policy
and Practice with Online Military Learners
Conceptual piece by David Starr-Glass
Awareness of cultural dimensions of the
military learners
Recommends rules of engagement for
harnessing strengths of military learners in
online environment
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Planning for Veterans’ Success! The Degree Map
as an Advising Solution
Mixed Methods research by Tracey Richardson,
Jason Ruckert, and James Marion
The degree map as tool to help online students
through class selection and sequencing
Increases in new student matriculations,
returning students, and number of courses
taken per year by both military and civilian
student populations
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Game-Based Role-Plays to Build Military Cultural
Competency and Helping Behaviors in Faculty and Staff
Chris Andrew Cate, Glenn Albright
Gatekeeper training simulation for faculty/staff
(Veterans on Campus developed by Kognito)
Promotes understanding of veteran value, military
culture, the obstacles they face in their pursuit of a
college degree through virtual role play
Effective tactics for managing challenging
conversations, best practices for connecting
student veterans exhibiting signs of psychological
distress with appropriate support services.
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Bridging the Gap: Technology and Veteran
Academic Success
David Cass, Shane Hammond
Uvise, online mentoring and advising
platform for military student learners
Serves as online veterans center to help with
academic skills, mentoring, and support
Adoption/adaptation at 3 institutions (John
Carroll University, George Washington
University and Duke University)
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Online Training for Working with Student
Veterans: A Social Work Elective
Katherine Selber, Mary Jo Garcia Biggs, Nancy
Feyl Chavkin, Micah C. Wright
MSW Online elective course prepare students
for engagement with military, veterans and
their families
Team-based service learning component
(Tutoring Corps, Writing Workshop);
participation in veteran events and activities in
student's community
Interdisciplinary
course-90% Social Work; 10%
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
in therapeutic recreational sports, education,
Building an Accelerated Online Graduate
Program for Military Officers
Royce Ann Collins, Haijun Kang, Susan Yelich
Biniecki, and Judy Favor
Accelerated online degree program for
military officers
How faculty pedagogically and effectively
addressed instructional challenges
Developed online best practices for other
courses delivered to military student
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
populations
A Core Course on Veterans' Health in an Online
RN to BSN program
Elaine Keavney
BS in Nursing developed in response to
Joining Forces Initiative; incorporate
veteran-specific content into its curriculum
Core course in curriculum addresses unique
healthcare issues facing veterans
Experiential component enables nursing
students to study and evaluate real-life
situations
related to care of veterans
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Limited amount of scholarly research about
military student learners over past decade
Scholarly research about online military
learners even more limited
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Significant shortage of peer-reviewed
research on this population
Statistically confirmed the emphasis in the
persistence literature on the importance of
academic support mechanisms
Military learners coexist with two personas
Very interesting uses of simulations for
staff and students
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Greater national research focus, given the
number of military learners engaged in online
learning,
Finding common ground for collaborative
research—institutional research, government
agencies (ED, DoD, VA), campus service
providers (veteran centers, student personnel)
Is there value in creating a common research
forum centered on military learners?
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index
Karen Vignare
[email protected]
Kathy Snead
[email protected]
http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/jaln/index