Professor Paige Wideman wanted to improve the online Art Appreciation course experience at Northern Kentucky University so that students would have more opportunities to learn and understand art techniques and processes, and to apply that knowledge. Knowing that these students would have no classroom experience or personal contact with her, she needed a solution that would allow students to interact and engage with the artwork while allowing her to closely track their progress. Read this CASE STUDY to learn how Connect® Art provided both, leading to an increase in exam score averages and an eight point improvement in pass rates.

She says, “I am extremely pleased with Connect. The online assignments help to prepare students with a better understanding of art. It is a great tool to help me engage at-risk students and give them the guidance they need in order to retain them and have them succeed in the course.”

Professor Wideman now plans to implement Connect in her on-campus sections as well. As coordinator of Art Appreciation, she will require all instructors to use Connect in their courses on campus.