Course Category: Webcast Recording
Making the Shift from Classroom to Online Course Design
Learn the essential components of transforming face-to-face courses to an effective online format. Overview As the demand for high-quality online courses and programs rapidly increases, instructional designers and course developers are faced with a new set of challenges. Special considerations are required to ensure the development of effective courses and a high level of engagement for a variety of learners. Join us for a unique experience to examine steps to design effective online courses. In four sessions, we will cover re-mapping your course, organizing content, using Web 2.0 technology, and integrating learning design. We will also walk you through a step-by-step process to transform a face-to-face course to an online delivery format.
Admissions Skill-Building: Core Training for New Counselors
Training of new Admissions counselors is often, out of necessity, much too hurried and perfunctory. The training that new counselors receive has historically been focused on the everyday duties of the job (travel, reading and processing applications, CRM systems, etc.), accompanied by lots of “just in time” training where other key competencies are concerned. But in today’s intensely competitive environment, it is no longer sufficient to let your Admissions counselors go out and begin recruiting for you without having adequate training on key, all-important soft skills. Join us for a trio of online training programs that will help get your new and entry-level Admissions counselors up to speed. These three 45-minute webcast sessions are focused on strengthening universal core competencies that all Admissions counselors must possess in order to be successful in their roles: How to discuss and think about value in higher education Effective counseling skills with prospective students and families Strategies for building connections and relationships with other key external stakeholders
Evaluating Online Faculty
With the growth of online education, institutions face the challenge of effectively measuring the quality of online teaching and the teaching competencies of their online faculty. Rather than using new practices tailored to a specific online learning environment, many institutions use basic evaluation methods that are not responsive to individual course considerations. Applying new practices specifically designed for your online environment will allow you to increase course quality, student success, and faculty engagement. Join us for an online course that will help you develop an innovative faculty evaluation plan that is built for online programs. Over the course of 4 modules, our expert instructors will: Guide you through an audit of current online faculty evaluation to identify strengths and opportunities Share a variety of evaluation models and tools to help you integrate best practices into the evaluation of your online faculty
Predictive Analytics for Improved Student Success Interventions
This two-part online training series will help you identify key predictive data, use that data to select retention programming, and assess the overall effectiveness of your interventions. Expert instructor, Russ Little, brings knowledge and experience from across the nation. You will learn: Strategies to inventory and map your current intervention strategy How to utilize predictive data in selecting student success interventions Measures and processes to evaluate your retention impact Approaches to demonstrating student support programming ROI You will leave this webcast better able to use predictive data to create tailored retention plans for your students.
Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Diverse Faculty
Learn how you can improve your institution’s ability to recruit, hire, and retain diverse faculty. This training is split up into three modules and covers: Diversifying your search process and search committee Following Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action guidelines Writing inclusive position announcements Organizing a welcoming campus visit Utilizing pre-employment agreements On-boarding diverse faculty Implementing sustainable retention strategies
Meeting the Challenges of Accepting and Receipting Gifts
Learn how to improve the accuracy of your gift receipting and acceptance processes. Overview While many gifts to your institution are straightforward, others present challenges and require special processing and acknowledgement. Gain an understanding of various types of complex contributions and your institution’s obligations for each variation. This comprehensive gift-receipting program will cover: Defining charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes Identifying the legal donor of a gift Gift receipt requirements and considerations Non-cash gift issues Recent US tax code changes and updates Considerations to weigh before accepting a gift Note: The technical and legal aspects of this webcast series will be focused on US examples.
Strategic Enrollment Management for
Community Colleges
Join us for two online sessions that will show you how to plan for and implement a Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) structure on your campus for the first time. Using case studies rooted in the practical leadership experience of our instructor, you will gain an in-depth overview of how to take the necessary steps toward implementing a SEM structure at your institution. In session one, Planning for SEM at Community Colleges, we will focus on making the case for a SEM model at community colleges and discuss how you can approach the initial planning process on your campus. You will learn a number of smart practices and strategies about how two-year institutions should approach the planning process and will explore critical questions surrounding the adoption of SEM. If you are just beginning to consider SEM at your institution or are in the early stages of planning your model, this session is for you. In session two, Implementing SEM at Community Colleges, we will focus on moving from the planning to the implementation stage of your new SEM model. You will learn how to operationalize new marketing and recruitment tactics, education and training, and technology improvements. If you have already made progress with […]
Developing and Using Personas in Higher Ed Marketing
Gain the tips and tools you need to develop and integrate personas into your current marketing strategy. Overview Join us for this two-part online training series to learn how to better understand and target your core audiences by developing and incorporating personas into your marketing strategy. These two 45-minute sessions are focused on (a) creating effective personas, and (b) integrating them meaningfully into your marketing efforts. As part of this conversation, we will discuss: Elements of an effective persona Data to look into to inform persona creation How personas can inform marketing planning, media decisions, content strategy, and design considerations Guidance for continually updating and integrating your personas into marketing strategy
Phonathon Essentials
An effective phonathon program can be a great way to re-engage alumni, steward donors, and build affinity. This four-part training series will cover the most common challenges facing calling programs and offer practical solutions. 1. Scripting – Learn how to best use time on the phone with alumni to build rapport, confirm contact information, and secure a gift. 2. Data Analysis and Segmenting – Better target alumni who are likely to pick up the phone and make a gift; ensure that you have updated contact information for these alumni.