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Selber, Katherine; Biggs, Mary Jo Garcia; Chavkin, Nancy Feyl; Wright, Micah C. – Online Learning, 2015
This article describes one school of social work's innovative online elective course to prepare Masters of Social Work (MSW) students for practice with the military, veterans and their families. Developed as part of a university-wide Veterans Initiative, this online course keeps the focus on the student veteran and uses the best practices of…
Descriptors: Social Work, Elective Courses, Veterans, Online Courses
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Wladis, Claire; Wladis, Katherine; Hachey, Alyse C. – Online Learning, 2014
There is well-documented evidence that online retention rates are lower than face-to-face retention rates. However, most past research on online retention focuses on student characteristics, with little knowledge existing on the impact of course type. This study uses a matched sample of 2,330 students at a large urban community college to analyze…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Online Courses, Course Selection (Students)