Establishing Connections with Online Students Through Co-Curricular Events
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Brief Abstract
Online education continues to grow, but is attending classes and completing assignments enough for online students? Online students also desire a sense of community. Co-curricular events provide students with the opportunity to interact with faculty and other students, apply classroom knowledge to real-life applications, and be part of a community.
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Extended Abstract
Online education continues to grow, but is attending classes and completing assignments enough for online students? Online students also desire a sense of community. Co-curricular events provide students with the opportunity to interact with faculty and other students, apply classroom knowledge to real-life applications, and be part of a community. We look forward to sharing how we are establishing connections with our online students through co-curricular events and the lessons we have learned, as well as collaborating with others on new ideas or their experiences.
We established co-curricular events based on student feedback requesting opportunities to participate in college activities while enrolled in general education classes. We opted to focus on STEM topics covered in our science and mathematics courses. Why focus on STEM? To answer the popular question from students about how they will ever use these topics outside of a classroom.
We are excited to present the topics of our co-curricular events, the ways students interacted and engaged in our events, and the student feedback in our presentation.