How to motivate students using course design
A lack of motivation is one of the most common reasons why a student does not complete an online course. This causes problems for an online orientation program, as such …
Primary research about online orientation
Taking Orientation Online is full of information about online orientation programs, and all of it is based on published research, or my own experience with UVic’s Pre-Arrival Program. However, sometimes …
4 considerations for incentivizing completion
While it’s nice to think that all students will jump at the chance to complete an online orientation program and be better prepared to start at your institution, I think …
How to write more effective reminder emails
No matter how good your marketing is, and how many incentives you offer, you’re likely going to want to send students personalized reminder emails to help get them across the …
A simple model for assessing your online orientation program
If we’re going to dedicate time and energy to creating and maintaining an online orientation program, we’re going to want to have some kind of evidence that the program is …
7 things to consider in your marketing strategy
Designing an online orientation program is a lot of work, and can take a lot of time. I hate to be the one to tell you this, but at the …
10 lessons learned from our first launch
Launching a new program is always a learning experience, and launching UVic’s Pre-Arrival Program was no different. Reading through the feedback in our end-of-program survey really highlighted what mattered to …
Share your online orientation program with the world
UVic’s Pre-Arrival Program is only one example of an online orientation program. Every institution with an online orientation has likely created their program with different goals, learning outcomes, structure, and …
Setting up your course platform
When designing an online orientation program, we often spend a lot of time thinking about and creating our content and learning activities. We want them to be high quality so …
Top tools for creating interactive content and videos
There are probably thousands of tools online that can help you create interactive content, and all of them have their own pros and cons. Here are some of the best …