1. Hope and Open-Mindedness
Navigating a rapidly changing learning environment
Daniel H. Chen and Bethany Marston

2. Background Information
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Rapidly Changing Learning Environments

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Hope
Open-
Mindedness
Better
Experience
with Digital
Content
Academic
Performance

6. Empirical Findings
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7. Empirical Study
• 44-Item Questionnaire
– Hope (two different Hope and Life Outlook scales)
– Open-mindedness personality trait (Big-5
Inventory)
– E-book Comfort and Experience
• Track Student Success
– Persistence - Days before drop
– Performance - Midterm and Final Course Grades
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8. Comfort with technology
• Related to
– Experience with technology
– Open-mindedness
• Relationship to Student Success was not
found
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9. Academic Success
• Predictors
– Pessimism (but not Optimism)
– E-book Experience
– Self-efficacy (confidence)
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10. Next Steps
• Replicate with addition of anxiety question
– Generalized anxiety
– Technology-related anxiety
• Faculty-focused research
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11. Thank you
• Brooke Cutlan, Learning Center Coordinator – Brooklyn Park
• Tammy Hopps, Learning Center Coordinator - Bloomington
campus
• Cassandra Feidt, Learning Center Coordinator - Appleton
campus
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12. Roundtable
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13. Who we are?
• 24 campuses in 6 states
– FL, IL, KS, ND, MN, WI
– A Learning Center on each campus
• Enrollment approx. 14,000
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14. Digital Content Conversion
• Fall 2012- rollout to 8 classes only
– option to exchange e-book
• Fall 2013- nearly 70% of courses offered had digital
content
– converted an additional 146 courses
• Winter 2013- 89% of courses had some or all of
their content in digital format
– Main conversion time frame = 5 ½ months
(November 2013- April 2014)
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15. Our panel
• Kristie Keuntjes
• Learning Center Coordinator – Ocala, FL campus
• Darcy Haubrick
• Student Advisor – Bloomington, MN campus
• Michael Hofeldt
• Student Advisor – Brooklyn Park, MN campus
• Amanda Elwell
• Learning Center Coordinator – Fort Myers, FL campus
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16. 5 minutes to formulate
questions in groups
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17. Questions/Additional Comments
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