Who is in college today - Texas Woman's University
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The value of online orientation
Scope of online orientations
Examples
Create an online orientation
Texas Woman’s University
Lindsey Hatter, Amy O’Keefe & Annie Phillips Newton
Shortcomings of Online Orientation
Too hard to communicate
Don’t get the “feel” of campus
Can’t build community or connection
Can’t share university traditions
Boring
Expensive to create
“There’s just no reasonable way to do a successful orientation online.”
Oh really?
Look at FACEBOOK
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Today’s Students
• 19,036,860 Students Enrolled in H.E.
• Annual Growth Rate of Total Enrollment = 1.2%
• 5,579,022 Students Taking at Least One Online Course
• Annual Growth Rate of Online Enrollment = 21.1%
• Online Enrollment as a Percent of Total Enrollment = 29.3%
(Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010, The Sloan Consortium)
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Student Perspective
Commuter
Transfer
Non-traditional
Veterans
Student parents
Adult learners
Distance/online
Special populations:
BUSY
Juggling multiple roles
Financial stress
“need to know” vs. “nice to
know”
Access to information when
they need it
honors, athletes,
international…
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Institution Perspective
Set the stage (control the welcome message)
Identify and support students who likely would not
attend orientation
Beginning of retention/persistence plan – systematic
process of engaging/connecting
Self efficacy –
“individual’s confidence in her/his ability to accomplish a
task” (Bandura, 1997)
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Best Practices Perspective
CAS Standards
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
According to CAS, orientation programs should:
Apply to a wide variety of students
Include updated technology
Include parents and guests
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Essential Components
of Orientation
Essential* components of orientation
Introduction to university life
Academic advising
Registration for classes
Getting to know campus
Learning about services (financial aid, housing, meals...)
Welcome week/traditions camps
(*may vary by institution based on elements such as mission, student demographics, etc.)
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Where has orientation been?
Traditional Student
18 years old
Residential Student
Strictly Parent
Only geared towards Parents/guardians
On-campus
Face to Face
Mandatory
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Where is orientation going?
Transfer & Non-traditional students
Students with multiple roles/priorities
Parents do not attend
Ease of access
Available 24/7
Easy to find
Different languages
Accommodate International Students
and ESL students and guests
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Types of Online Orientations
Low Tech - Low Touch
Primarily text
No sound
Few pictures
High Tech – Low Touch
Pictures & video
Sound
Interaction (prerecorded)
High Tech – High Touch
Interactive & video
Social media
Virtual environments
Low Tech – High Touch
LMS, Bb, Moodle
Orientation course
Activities
(Online Orientation Programs: Successful Ways to Connect with Students
Webinar: Dr. Landon K. Pirius)
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Text Only
Low Tech - Low Touch
University of Hartford
http://admission.hartford.edu/parttime/orientation/ind
ex.html
Temple University
http://www.temple.edu/studentaffairs/orientation/
Tyler County Junior College
http://www3.tjc.edu/de/orientation/index.html
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Text, Pictures and Animation
High Tech – Low Touch
Cleveland State University
http://www.csuohio.edu/enrollmentservices/orientation/tran
sfer/online/
Texas Woman’s University
http://www.twu.edu/downloads/graduateschool/grad_orientation.swf
Kansas State
Virtual Graduate Orientation (text only)
http://www.k-state.edu/grad/students/virtualorientation/
Distance Ed: “Wildcat Success Road Map”
http://www.dce.k-state.edu/students/#1
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Orientation Through LMS
Low Tech - High Touch
LaSalle University
http://myintranet.lasalle.edu/sites/welcome/index.php/
getting-started/ol-101-online-orientation/
Governors State University
http://www.govst.edu/sas/t_stu_dev.aspx?id=1126
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Half and Half
Low Tech - High Touch
West Virginia University
http://studentaffairs.wvu.edu/online_orientation
University of Minnesota
http://www.ofyp.umn.edu/en/or-options/tr-onlineor.html
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Orientation Videos
High Tech – Low Touch
Thomas University
http://www.thomasu.edu/Content/Default/2/139/0/admissio
ns/online-orientation.html
University of Baltimore
http://www.ubalt.edu/campus-life/online-orientation.cfm
St. Thomas
Fall Welcome: March through the Arches video
http://www.stthomas.edu/studentorientation/fallwelcome/d
efault.html
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Interactive Tools
High Tech - High Touch
Example tools = Adobe Connect, Ustream, Video Chat,
Facebook, Flickr,
Drexel University
Drexel.edu (traditional campus)
.edu –videos, presentation slides, meet OL
http://www.drexel.edu/studentlife/NSO/default.htm
Drexel.com (online)
.com – online open house for each academic program (Adobe
connect), BB orientation, program orientation
http://www.drexel.com/
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No Explicit Orientation
Penn State World Campus
http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/how-online-learningworks/student-services
University of Phoenix
http://www.phoenix.edu/students/how-it-works.html
Western Governors University
http://www.wgu.edu/student-experience/life
Cappella
http://www.capella.edu/about_capella/about_capella_index.
aspx
Kaplan
http://online.kaplanuniversity.edu/Pages/Student_Services.a
spx
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Create Your Own Online Orientation
Items to Consider:
How will this orientation support the mission of your
institution?
What values does your institution place on
orientation?
Services vs. Academic
Universal design
Captioning
What existing resources can you tap into to help create
the final product?
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