Prevent Student Drops

Many students drop their fully online classes because they weren’t prepared. FGA has student self-assessment questionnaire available to determine a student’s readiness for taking a fully online class.

Online Student Orientation and Self-Assessment

Encourage your students to use the FGA Self-assessment questionnaire BEFORE they register for your fully online class. This questionnaire will give your students an idea whether or not they have the personality traits, learning aptitude, technical knowledge, hardware and software, and study skills for online learning.

The FGA Online Orientation offers an overview as to how online learning works, how courses are set up, what tools are generally used, what is expected of you, how interaction takes place, and how to succeed online.

On-campus Student Orientations

On-campus Student Orientation to NG sessions are scheduled each quarter. Watch the Calendar of Deadlines and Events for date, times, and place.

Get your own copy of Relationships Between Interactions and Learning in Online Environments from the Sloan Consortium.

Provide your students with:

25 Survival Tips by Jim Shimabukuro, Kapiolani Community College
- These tips are aimed at students who have already registered for courses that are either wholly or partially online.
eLearners Advisor is a free tool to help students determine if online education is right for them.
- The eLearners Advisor is a quick survey that asks questions related to earning an online education. Student answers are instantly reviewed to evaluate readiness for online college education. Student will receive comprehensive results, including feedback and suggestions about how they can be more sucessful as an online student, access to resources to assist tehm, and help in finding an online degree program that meets their needs.

Read How Students Develop Online Learning Skills, an article By Alan R. Roper from Educause Quarterly (Volume 30 Number 1 2007). In this article, successful online students share their secrets for getting the most from online classes, focusing on time management, active participation, and practice

View Effective Practices for Student Satisfaction from the Sloan Consortium.