Building a Brand in Virtual Learning Spaces: Why Student Connections Matter

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Author(s): Hilda R. Glazer (Capella University, USA)and Constance E. Wanstreet (The Ohio State University, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 12
Source title: Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Viktor Wang (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-068-2.ch061

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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This article employs a case study approach to explore the notion of connectedness between doctoral learners at a Midwestern distance learning university and other learners, faculty, their schools within the university, and the university itself in terms of brand identity and management. Although more than one-third of the learners felt no connection to their university and thus no brand association, this case study suggests that there is room for improvement at all levels of connectedness to the academic environment. This includes developing management practices that reinforce uniqueness and foster consistent images of the institution as credible, reliable, and responsive.

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