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Follow on Google News | EducationDynamics Webinar Answers Question: How Can Campuses Create a Culture of Empowered Learners?Student success expert Dr. Skip Downing reveals best practices for leveraging student empowerment and learner-centered experiences to boost retention.
By: EducationDynamics Dr. Downing offered insight into his unique approach to student success, one which empowers students to serve as active, accountable partners in achieving greater academic success and boosting student retention rates. “Traditionally,” “Student success administrators often place too much weight on academic ability and then wonder why many seemingly academically capable students sink while less academically capable students swim,” explains Downing. “This puzzling situation demonstrates that academic persistence is affected by many factors besides academic ability. Students who have developed inner qualities such as personal responsibility, self-motivation, self-management, interdependence, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, self-esteem and a propensity for life-long learning are much more likely to be successful in college and beyond.” During the program, educators from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Brevard Community College in Florida shared their successful applications of Dr. Downing’s approach. To listen to the entire webinar, you can access a complimentary recording on EducationDynamics’ “Empowering Students: A Key to Retention Success” is the third in the ongoing series of the National Dialog on Student Retention Webinars. Recent installments have featured noted speakers including Dr. George Kuh, director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, former deputy secretary of education at the U.S. Department of Education William Hansen and Scott Fleming, formerly the lead higher education policy staff member for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Future events will feature esteemed experts who will address retention dynamics specific to the varying facets of higher education, including for-profit and not-for-profit institutions interested in recruiting undergraduate or graduate students to on-campus or online programs. # # # About EducationDynamics EducationDynamics, a portfolio company of Halyard Capital, is higher education’s leading marketing services company dedicated to helping institutions find, enroll and retain students. Its content-rich and highly visible education websites, including EarnMyDegree.com, eLearners.com, GradSchools.com, StudyAbroad.com, and its more than 50 special interest microsites, make EducationDynamics the premier provider of qualified prospective students for colleges and universities. In addition, the company offers a full suite of Web-delivered services proven to drive enrollment growth and reduce student attrition. Through its Market Research and Advisory Services division, the company brings a decade of proprietary research, unparalleled market and student intelligence, and best practice insights to its clients. For more information, visit http://www.educationdynamics.com. End
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