Supporting Non-Traditional Adult Students with an Online First-Year Seminar

by Mary Berkery, PhD | April 1st, 2021

This presentation examined the implementation, design and impact of a new, online required FYS. It also provided takeaways for institutions moving their FYS online due to COVID, and those adapting to the increasing numbers of adult students at their institutions.

Berkery, M. (2021, February). Supporting Non-Traditional Adult Students with an Online First-Year Seminar. Presentation at the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience.

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