MULTI-MODALITY HIGH SCHOOLS MAY REDUCE THE DROPOUT RATE, INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE

Kevin M. Hill

26 June, 2015

TECHNOLOGY

• Technology Runs the World

• Not Always Accepted or Understood

• Needed for Competitiveness

• Fallen Behind

MULTI-MODALITY

• ERAU – 5 Modalities

• Traditional – Synchronous

• Online – Asynchronous

• Blended – Combination

• EagleVision Classroom

• EagleVision Home

EAGLE VISION

• ERAU Technology

• Blackboard

• Oracle

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Saba Centra Technology

• Web-Conferencing

• e-Meetings

• Recording Capabilities

• VoiveOverIP

EAGLEVISION CLASSROOM

EAGLEVISION HOME

• Links Classrooms

• Low Enrollments

• Instructor Travels

• In Your Home or office

• In a Hotel or Tent

• Anywhere w/ Internet Access

Nicole Stott

EVH Classroom

DROPOUT RATES

# of States Age

29 16

8 17

13 18

DC 18

8,300 per day3 million + per year

REASONS

• Poor Attendance • Disengagement

• Being Held Back • Relocation

• Academic Difficulty • Other Life Factors

CONCLUSION

JANE DOE

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