Improving Student Success in Online Dual Enrollment Courses through the Increasing College Access Network

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The Increasing College Access Network (ICAN) is designed to improve educational experiences and outcomes, particularly for student populations that are historically underrepresented in higher education, by providing high-quality, online dual enrollment (DE) courses in math and English. In this symposium, we will share resources to guide the design and implementation of online DE innovations that integrate strategies to develop students’ social-emotional learning (SEL) outcomes, best practices for onboarding and supporting instructors of DE courses, and findings from an independent evaluation of the implementation of ICAN and its impact on students’ academic and SEL outcomes. While the ICAN project took place in two community colleges in Minnesota, the resulting resources and lessons learned apply across educational contexts.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Division J - Section 2b: College and Graduate Student Experiences

Chair

• Anna O'Connor, Jobs for the Future

Papers

• Resources that Support Dual Enrollment Course Innovation - Leah Eggers, Jobs for the Future

• Leveraging Technical Assistance and Community Building to Sustain SEL-based Dual Enrollment Courses - Ashley Fellows, FullScale; Steven Walvig, Greater Twin Cities United Way

• Evaluating the Implementation of the Increasing College Access Network - Kellie Mayer, American Institutes for Research

• Meeting Students Where They Are: Evaluating the Impact of the Increasing College Access Network - Uttara Balakrishnan, American Institutes for Research; Kristina L. Zeiser, American Institutes for Research

Session Organizer

• Kristina L. Zeiser, American Institutes for Research

Discussant

• Anna O'Connor, Jobs for the Future