Yellowdig Blog | Student Success

Yellowdig Student and Instructor Fall 2020 Survey Results

By Brian Verdine, Ph.D.

February 26, 2021

Insider, Student Success, Yellowdig

At the end of the Fall 2020 semester we asked Yellowdig instructors to share a survey with their students, as well as fill one out for themselves. These analyses are based on over 200 student responses and 30 instructor responses. 88.9% of...

A Student Perspective of Yellowdig

By Yellowdig Team

February 26, 2021

Student Success, Student Engagement, Online Learning, Community

At the center of Yellowdig is community and at the center of community are the learners. We value the experience and insights from students very highly, which is why we have put a lot of effort into making sure their voices are heard.

If you want deep discussions, don’t dive into the shallow end!

By Brian Verdine, Ph.D.

December 14, 2020

Student Success, Discussion, Pedagogy

At Yellowdig, when we talk about “standard discussion pedagogy”, we are referring to a framework where there are assignments for each course module/topic (usually weekly), students have a deadline for responding to a prompt, and there is a...

Improving Course Success and Retention with Yellowdig

By Yellowdig Team

September 04, 2020

Student Success, Retention, Education Technology, Online Education, Social Learning

Think back to when the world was in the early stages of COVID-19— it was predicted that the virus would have such massive impact. Universities were caught totally unprepared. Instead of having a plan in place, they were forced to scramble and...

[ACBSP Session] Improving Student Success and Retention with Yellowdig

By Yellowdig Team

July 09, 2020

Student Success

Learning requires community, and instructor/student interface (often limited to an LMS) isn’t enough for an institution to create it. To foster real relationships, you need to cultivate real interaction. When this happens, online learning becomes...