TITLE III PROJECT OVERVIEW
The purpose of the five-year Title III Project is to enhance the capacity of the Learning Center to develop and implement innovative academic and technology support programs designed to increase course completion rates regardless of students’ locations.
In particular, the Title III Project aims to improve completion rates for Alaska Native and Rural Alaskan students enrolled in developmental and preparatory courses. The Title III grant will allow the University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan to develop and pilot learning center support services that utilize tutors and technology skills facilitators as a means to provide tutoring and technology support through innovative technology driven methods.
Over the five years of the grant (2011-2015), the UAS Ketchikan will work to increase its institutional learning center capacity to effectively provide necessary services to students taking general education courses for a wide area of degree programs. The learning center support services provided are what students have indicated as critical to their academic success and persistence and include academic and technology support services. Through training and the development of current staff and faculty knowledge, skills and abilities, the campus will increase the capacity to expand these support services utilizing web-based and technology-centered tools to enhance student learning and completion rates.
In particular, the UAS Ketchikan will increase the strength of the academic program through the implementation of technology driven tutoring and technology support services. Through faculty and staff development and training, tutoring will be offered in identified developmental and preparatory courses allowing Alaska Native and Rural Alaskan students’ access to the academic and technology support regardless of their location.
This grant will also help build institutional fiscal stability through increased tuition revenue as a result of retention of students who complete developmental and preparatory courses and persist into associate degree programs.
TITLE III UPDATES
In year one (2011), the Title III Coordinator, Technology Support, and English and Math Tutors were hired.
During the Spring 2011 semester, the pilot online tutoring program for Math 105 students was offered.
STATISTICS
MATH105-Spring 2011
Usage Rates: 36.58 % (15/41 students) used the Title III distance tutoring service
Completion Rates: 82.93 % (34/41 students) completed the course with a grade of C or better
Persistence Rates: N/A – will be available May 2012
Last update: September 20, 2011