Something to get you thinking about in the new year.  How do you FASCINATE others?  Join Dr. Marina Kostina, of Argosy University and learn how to use those triggers to get your message to others.  To learn more go to effectiveonlineteaching.com.

How to Fascinate Your Students and Others

Looking for Presentation Inspiration and Tips

We recently released our 2011 SmarterMeasure Integration Report. Over 300 client schools were asked to participate in the survey to identify trends and good practices in the implementation of SmarterMeasure. Among the 72 schools who responded, interesting findings are listed below.

• 73% make SmarterMeasure available to all students.
• 65% go over the scores one-to-one with the students.
• 59% have compared SmarterMeasure scores with grades or withdrawal rates.
• 61% use SmarterMeasure in an orientation course

Clients had a lot to say about our service and product.

• "A really great assessment tool which we heavily promote to studnets in our online, hybrid, and web-enhanced".
• "For the first time we are able to get a clear picture of the students who are coming to this institution".
• "Helped dramatically lower drop rates in online courses".
• "The service is timely and top notch!"
• "SmarterMeasure is a non-threatening assessment of readiness for online learners....they are eager to see their results".
• "We have students write a reflection about what they learned abvout themselves after taking the assessment. They have had some profound discoveries."

To view the full report click here.

2011 SmarterMeasure Integration Survey

Back by popular demand...we'll be doing a repeat performance of our recent UNT faculty training webinar.

Effective Teaching - How to Know it When You See It
Three Components of Effective Teaching Presented by the University of North Texas

Are you looking for keys to improving your teaching effectiveness? Would you like to understand the main factors in how your students view your effectiveness as an instructor? Join Nancy Fire, Ed.D. and Mike Simmons, Ph.D. from University of North Texas and learn 12 proven items that mark an effective teacher. With Nancy's 25 years of teaching and training and development experience and Mike's 16 years of teaching, extensive knowledge of course design, learning enhancement and assessment, this webinar will be complete with strong take-aways and examples to begin implementing in your classroom right away. The webinar is provided at no charge.  The webinar is on Friday, October 14, 2011, 1:00-2:30 pm CDT.

Register today, seating is limited!

Faculty Training Webinar

Noel-Levitz and SmarterServices are excited to announce their latest collaboration on a 2011 White Paper - Online Student Readiness as a Predictor of Online Student Satisfaction. 

In an effort to determine whether online student readiness, as measured by the
SmarterMeasure™ Learning Readiness Indicator, is predictive of satisfaction as measured by the Noel-Levitz Priorities Survey for Online Learners™, research was conducted comparing
the readiness measures with satisfaction measures of 1,560 students at five institutions. Suggestions for good practice are included, so that online learning leaders can assist students in becoming satisfied with their online learning experience. This study was a collaborative effort between SmarterServices and Noel-Levitz.

Significant findings show there is a strong relationship between online student readiness and satisfaction/retention.  Two components measured in SmarterMeasure - Individual Attributes and Life Factors proved to be predictors of whether a student was satisfied with his/her classes and whether they would enroll again.  The full report can be found here.

Online Student Readiness as a Predictor of Online Student Satisfaction