Adapting to Online and Blended Learning in Higher Education: Supporting the Retention and Success of the Expanded and Diversified Intake (Paperback, 2023)

Chapter 1 Introduction.-?Part A: Adopting a contemporary model of admission and course delivery to expand and diversify the student intake.-?Chapter 2 Review of schemes for admitting a more diverse student body in higher education.- Chapter 3 Why Tasmania has a particular need to increase educational participation.- Chapter 4 Expanding and diversifying intakes through the adoption of open and online learning.- Chapter 5 Characteristics of the diverse student body and the multiple associated challenges they face.- Chapter 6 Catering for rural, regional and remote students with online learning.- Chapter 7 Coping mechanisms adopted by the diverse student body.- Part B: Supporting the retention and success of online and blended learners.- Chapter 8 Review of support provided by student support services.- Chapter 9 Review of literature on attrition.- Chapter 10 Modelling retention and success in traditional and contemporary universities.- Chapter 11 Comparison of student support services in four universities.- Chapter 12 Perceptions of support services by blended and online learners.- Part C: Implementing a model for the retention and success of online and blended learners.- Chapter 13 International perspectives on the transformation of teaching, learning and support in the new normal.- Chapter 14 Modelling the way teachers can support the retention and success of online students.- Chapter 15 Detailed characterisation of online teaching which optimises student support.- Chapter 16 Supporting blended learners in the new normal.- Chapter 17 Peer student support and the formation of learning communities.- Chapter 18 A teaching quality enhancement initiative which uses evaluation feedback to enable online and blended teaching to provide support to students.- Chapter 19 Practical implications of implementing a model of supporting retention and success for online and blended learners.- Chapter 20 Conclusion.