During the COVID-19 pandemic, department chairs especially need to see themselves as conduits of information. Relaying timely information in the right way will help you combat the uncertainty around fall classes and budget reductions and ensure the “squeaky wheels” and “quiet types” contribute in more productive ways. Join us online for an in-depth, 2-hour workshop that will help you open lines of communication to motivate your teams and make expectations clearer. In this workshop, you will learn how to craft a communications strategy that gets the right messages flowing in all directions. You will practice your communications strategy in small groups, brainstorming how to address common departmental scenarios that emerge in high-anxiety times.
Instructors Stacey Deboise Luster Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Payroll, and Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, Worcester State University Adrienne D. Harrell Learning & Talent Development Manager University of California, Santa Cruz Course Highlights 2hrs of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 06/2020 Many colleges and universities are grappling with how best to handle personnel-related decisions in connection with fall semester plans. Human resources, finance, and administration professionals are constantly balancing employees’ fears and concerns about returning to campus with institutional obligations and liabilities. At the same time, these teams must also craft new policies that reflect current realities. Add in considerations around cross-training, reallocation of staff time, and support for managers, and it is quite a heavy lift. This training will help you work through the many employee-related decisions you have to make by connecting you with peers to discuss, brainstorm, and share your best current thinking. You will hear from two experts about their plans and work in small groups to discover what your colleagues are doing to tackle questions around working in a hybrid in-person/remote environment, how to handle childcare challenges, and how to best support managers. We Want to Hear From You! Please take […]
Instructor Amber Dailey-Hebert Director, Faculty Center for Innovation Park University Brian Raison, Ph.D. Associate Professor The Ohio State University Course Highlights 5h of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 6/15/2020 Overview As we move our instruction online in response to the COVID-19 crisis, we feel immense pressure to create quality learning experiences. We find ourselves grasping for strategies to engage our students in our new online environment. “Engaging” is a buzzword that appears in our faculty meetings, higher ed articles, and social media posts, but many of us are still seeking practical examples. What does it mean to teach an engaging online course? We can break down such an online learning experience into three core components: an engaging instructor, an engaged community of peers, and engaging course materials. Our goal in quality online education is to build and foster a collaborative knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing community of learners. Join us for a workshop in which you will learn and practice strategies in all three components of engagement: Strategies to become a more engaging online instructor How to foster a knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing community How to develop and leverage engaging course materials Learning Outcome After participating in this online training, you will be able to implement strategies to become a more engaging online instructor, foster a […]
Instructors W. Kent Barnds Executive Vice President of External Relations Augustana College John Lehman, Ph.D. Vice President for University Relations & Enrollment Michigan Technological University Course Highlights 1hr 34m of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 06/2020 How do you instill absolute confidence when there are no absolutes? This is the difficult task that enrollment leaders face during these unprecedented times. Strong, intentional messaging to prospective students and their families will be more critical than ever before if you want to minimize summer melt and yield the largest possible class for fall 2020. During this virtual training, our expert instructors will walk you through key considerations for crafting effective yield messaging in the midst of uncertainty and give you the opportunity to discuss and critique example communications with your peers. Finally, you will have time to practice implementing what you have learned to craft your own messages during a scenario activity. We Want to Hear From You! Please take a few minutes to fill out a short survey letting us know about your experience with this course.
Instructor Dr. Karen M. WhitneyPresident Emerita, Clarion University Jeanne A.K. Hey, Ph.D.Dean Emeritus, University of New England Course Highlights 2h 4m of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 7/24/2020 OverviewWithout regular human interaction that can often mitigate friction, frustrations with co-workers can build into unmanageable disagreements. Learn how to identify the source of your conflict with a co-worker and how you can both come to common agreements for working together. Session 1: Identifying the Source of Conflict You will be introduced to practical tools that can be used to address conflict in its earliest stages before it becomes a formal dispute. In this first session, you will learn how to identify the source of your conflict. Is it Structural, Process, Personal, or Organizational? Session 2: Developing Your Conflict Management Strategy and Action PlanIn this second session, you will workshop your conflict management strategy by identifying underlying interests, resources, and control that you have. You will leave with an action plan for addressing your conflict for which you will receive feedback from peers and the facilitators. Who Should AttendThis session is ideal for higher education professionals, especially women, who are looking for productive ways to address conflict in their workplaces. Learning OutcomeAfter participating in this online training you will have strategies […]
Our current realities and stresses can often exacerbate existing friction between workers, co-workers, and their supervisors. In this workshop, we will examine how to get on the same page with your supervisor and peers to achieve common goals. You will learn how to manage up, down, and across so that you, your team, and your supervisor are all working toward shared goals. Session 1: Influence & Authority Influencing is a powerful tactic no matter where you sit within your institution’s organizational hierarchy. This session will be useful to you if you are trying to influence both the people who you supervise and the ones report to, as well as peers with whom you regularly collaborate. You will have opportunities to workshop your next steps for influencing a peer, a supervisor, or someone you supervise. Session 2: Managing Up “Managing up” is about aligning priorities to better serve your institution and students. By focusing on common goals, you can be an invaluable resource to your supervisor managing a full plate, helping them understand a more complete perspective, and use your strengths to complement theirs. We will provide you with strategies to find common goals with your supervisor and use these intersections […]
Leading during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a new understanding of how you react to stress as a leader, how your team manages stress, and how to build rapport and trust over virtual communication tools. Session 1: How Do I Lead Under Stress? You will use a self-assessment tool to help identify your leadership style and then engage in discussions about how to manage and capitalize on your specific style while mitigating the challenges that come with it. You will learn how to use the findings from The Five Paths to Leadership℠ Self-Assessment to better plan for your strengths under normal, as well as stressful conditions. Session 2: Managing Remote Teams Our new ways of working remotely have presented unique challenges in terms of overseeing teams and projects. Many supervisors find themselves leading remotely for the first time and are looking for ways to motivate, maintain morale, and ensure accountability for their teams. In this virtual training, we will look at three possible scenarios of team dynamics and discuss how to best lead within each one. You will be asked to share lessons learned as you evolve these new ways of working. Leading during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a new understanding of […]
This training is based on 2020 Title IX regulations and has been retired. Please visit our Title IX Trainings Page to view all current Title IX trainings. The new Title IX Rule provides instruction for institutions’ use and posting of training materials for Title IX personnel. Pursuant to the rule, Academic Impressions and the speakers for all Title IX training will be providing clearly labeled public-facing materials that can be used for the purposes of fulfilling the mandated posting guidelines. Some materials, including the recording of webcasts, are protected by copyright and are not meant to be public-facing. Please note that Title IX training materials do not have to be posted until August 14, 2020 according to the new Title IX federal regulations. This virtual learning experience is designed to help you interpret, plan, organize, and write proposed changes to your campus’ sexual harassment grievance policy by August 14, 2020. View the six-part series and our other Title IX trainings.
This training is based on 2020 Title IX regulations and has been retired. Please visit our Title IX Trainings Page to view all current Title IX trainings.
This training is based on 2020 Title IX regulations and has been retired. Please visit our Title IX Trainings Page to view all current Title IX trainings.
