Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

: Name: David Dial; Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Friday, December 18, 2015

Hunger in Academy

Steve Kolowich interviews Hattie Elmore, Director of Single Stop, a program dedicated to helping students navigate money and housing problems . Roughly a quarter of the students at Elmore's community college have experienced hunger in the past year, and her goal is to connect the students to resources which will allow them to be successful.

-DD

Labels: homeless, student succcess

Friday, February 07, 2014

Retaining Students Online

Bernard Bull shares ten tips for retaining online students.

-DD

Labels: student succcess

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Student Satisfaction and University Mission

Jeffrey Selingo had a stirring post in the Chronicle of Higher Education on institutional mission and student satisfaction titled "Enough With the Talk. Let's Start Fixing It. " The commentary raised by the article I found contained more insights than the article itself, indicating it touched a nerve among faculty.

-DD

Labels: faculty, finance, student satisfaction, student succcess, university mission