AACSB Online Learning Affinity Group's Third Thursday webinar: Disengagement is not the Yang of Engagement

Disengagement is not the Yang of Engagement: Some strategies to provide intentional space for online student engagement and the means to draw out the disengaged student.

In this session, we will explore:

• Student engagement and disengagement – definitions and context for the online student and online programs.
• What can research inform us about student engagement and disengagement in the online classroom and program?
• Strategies and best practices for promoting student engagement and remediating disengagement.

Presented by:

Dr. Jean Starobin works as a consultant for the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign. Her work focuses on developing strategies and practices to improve online student engagement, success, sense of belonging and community. Additionally, Jean is an adjunct faculty in the College of Education at the University of Florida teaching Educational Outcomes and Coaching Models for Student Success for the Online Student Personnel Program as well as a career coach for Online undergraduate business students at the University of Florida.

Previously she worked for the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. There she provided leadership and guidance for the Online Undergraduate Initiative identifying opportunities and developing strategies to advance academic achievement, student success and persistence, metrics and trends, and providing research and benchmarking. Jean has over 20 years of experience in higher education, online learning, assessment, and student affairs. 

Dr. Starobin received her B.S. in Biology from McGill University, M.S. in Botany from the University of Massachusetts, M.S. in Decision and Information Science from the University of Florida, and Ed.D. in Higher Educational Administration with an emphasis on student success and retention from the University of Florida.