I learned every department plays an important role in retention. "Think of rentetion as the by-product of doing the right things the right way, of having the right people in the right place at the right time" It goes on to explain that retention is not just the work for front line workers, this is the needed work of the collective university.
I have learned the retention process and what I can do an instructor to aid in this process.
A lot of questions are answered in this first module, including the fact that retention is just not one departments responsibility its all staff, faculty and adminsitration
I learned that there is no one definition for retention and that even different departments throughout the institution may view retention differently. I plan on using what I learned to focus on unnecessary attrition and better identify early on warning signs of attritrition so that we can get ahead of it. Ensuring everyone understands the importance of attritition so we are all working together to minimize it.
Keeping in touch with the student and making sure they know there is a TEAM of people to help them is key.
The message received is that we must get to know our students and always keep an open conmunication.
Student contact is essential to retention.
I learned that there is no universally accepted definition for retention. Every department may associate a different meaning with this word. Although we all may have a different meaning for it, overall it is a by-product of doing the right thing and it is everyone's responsibility to ensure the retention of the institution.
I learned about the unneccesary causes of attrition. While the causes are relatable, it is good to have the listed as key points. It's important too that messaging about student success at an institution has meat to it rather than being a feel-good platitude.
I learn the students retention is every sttuff member responsability, and the students can drop out if they don feel respected or short change.
I have learned different strategies to help accomedate students as needed. I intend to apply it by recognizing which appropriate accomedations a student may need.
