All the stresses that face traditionally “at-risk” students are now stresses that most or all students are dealing with. Universities need to study what has worked and scale it up.
student support
Improved NAU Student Success in Subsequent Courses After Math Emporium
Northern Arizona University appears to be getting good results with their math emporium model, based on their internal analysis. The study isn’t water-tight, but it is fairly compelling.
Northern Arizona University: Modified math emporium for first-year students
In Episode 3 of our video case study, we get a look inside NAU’s version of a math emporium model.
Northern Arizona University: Their work in student support and IPASS initiative
In episode 1 of our e-Literate TV case study on Northern Arizona University, we gave a broad overview of the suite of initiatives (primarily) targeted at helping first-year students amidst the tensions coming from growing enrollments. In this episode we look outside of the classroom to see how they’re approach advising and student support.
Northern Arizona University: A suite of initiatives to help first and second-year students
As part of our e-Literate TV series of case studies, we had a chance this fall to interview faculty and staff at Northern Arizona University about, well, a lot of stuff. Rather than highlighting a specific program or course redesign, NAU has invested in and implemented a suite of initiatives focused on improving student learning and success by rethinking the experience of (mostly) first-year students.