Phone with Arabic Numbers.
How to Overcome Dispositional Barriers in Developmental Education? Make a
phone call.
When our students are absent from class, do we call them or not? I say yes, and I do call my absent students. I call all of my college-ready online
students too, in order to put them at ease with the course. Sometimes the
absent students return to class and sometimes they don't, but I've always been
able to establish a connection that leaves the door open for that student to
return the next semester. When I see my
absent students on campus or in my
community, I ask them where they have been. I invite them back to class. I have had a few
successful outcomes where students who thought they had no chance to complete
their studies return and do well. This is
known as intrusive advising, a practice that faculty and advising or counseling
staff can do to help students adjust to college culture.
