• How Can I Use Microactivities to Engage Students and Improve Learning and Retention?

    Bartlett Theatre HPC 701 E. 2nd Street, Pomona, CA, United States

    This program explains, through the lens of the literature, how the brain processes information and identifies why microactivities are a great method of formative assessment to check in with your students’ learning and move information closer to long-term memory. 20-Minute Mentor Video will be viewed and a discussion led by Tim Wood, CAPE Director will…

  • Online Instruction: How Can Media Richness Theory and Social Presence Theory Help Me Improve?

    Bartlett Theatre HPC 701 E. 2nd Street, Pomona, CA, United States

    Attrition rates are 10% to 20% higher in online courses than their face-to-face counterparts. While online course formats offer convenient methods of instruction, poor course development often leads to high attrition rates. This facilitated discussion explores how applying Media Richness Theory (MRT) and Social Presence Theory to online course design and instruction can aid overall…