Becky Croxton, TEHE/LIS doctoral student, has been accepted to present an information session, Why Do My Students Keep Dropping: The Role of Interactivity in Student Satisfaction and Persistence, at the Sloan Consortium’s 6th Annual Emerging Technology for Online Learning International Symposium held in April in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her talk will discuss the importance of building the right blend of interactivity into online courses to motivate and engage students. Extended Abstract