Many academics are searching for new strategies to showcase evidence of student learning. At the same time, students increasingly desire coursework that reaches beyond the boundaries of their campus to showcase academic and personal growth. The use of blogging in ePortfolios is a perfect solution to meet assessment and student engagement needs. Join us for a webcast as we examine seven key strategies for incorporating personalized learning into ePortfolios with the use of student blogging. Our expert instructor will walk you through the process of integrating blogging into the ePortfolios of both courses and programs. Further, we will examine the major challenges you stand to face, including: Determining the appropriate hosting platform Prompting quality student reflection Providing efficient instructor feedback Leveraging blogging to influence learning assessment
Using Twitter to enhance student engagement and learning. Agenda Faculty best practices in building a Twitter presence Tweet frequency, timing, and content Build your personal learning network Twitter tools Preparing your course Student accounts Informing students on privacy and safety Creating course lists Facilitating peer communication In-class strategies Out of class uses Increasing student-faculty engagement Learning activity case studies
Do you have the clarity you need to update your Title IX grievance procedures? Agenda Grievance Procedures Decoded A checklist for the Dear Colleague Letter’s “musts,†“shoulds,†and “prohibitions†Interpreting the 2014 updates One size DOES NOT fit all Case Studies How does this impact your day-to-day? Institutional examples and application What Next? Action steps to get you started today Ongoing compliance efforts Final Q&A
Improve degree completion rates by redesigning your developmental courses. Agenda Introduction Why Austin Peay redesigned their developmental courses Why institutions are redesigning developmental courses in general Utilizing data to set goals and measure the success of your redesign Redesigning developmental courses using the Linked Workshop model Outline of the basic framework of the SLA/Linked Workshop model using one course as an example Applying the framework to different subject areas Instructor requirements and response in the various subject areas Logistical considerations (recruiting students, training, paying, expectations, role, etc.) Why does it work? Analysis and research that supports this approach Q&A
Facilitating successful online courses can be major time drains for instructors if not approached correctly. As the number of online courses that each faculty member is asked to facilitate increases, effectively managing and maintaining course quality becomes difficult. Utilizing best practices for the design, management, and facilitation of online courses will improve instructors’ capacity to deliver high quality programs in an efficient manner. Join our expert instructor for an online training to learn innovative approaches for efficiently managing your course workload in online instruction. We will discuss time efficient strategies for: Designing courses and assignments Providing personalized student feedback Facilitating productive discussion boards Integrating just-in-time course improvements
Help your students save on textbook costs by implementing open educational resources in your courses. Agenda 8 Steps to implementing Open Educational Resources Tasking your key stakeholders: Champions, chairs, faculty, and librarians Evaluating and selecting OER providers Managing course design and objectives Improving faculty adoption Exploring financial considerations Managing the student experience Measuring and assessing the impact: Case studies Scaling and promoting OER across your program
Campuses continue to struggle with coordinating and solving campus-wide retention and enrollment challenges. Yet, the University of Tennessee used a problem-solving approach to pull together key partners to address an enrollment challenge. This approach worked so well that they have continued to meet to solve enrollment and retention challenges across campus, such as: Understanding why students leave Increasing low-income student success Balancing enrollment targets with financial goals. Join us to explore an alternative approach to solving enrollment and retention challenges. Using a case-study framework, this event will walk you through several different enrollment and retention challenges to demonstrate how your campus can make a case for rethinking key collaborations, success goals, and decision-making.
Can you describe your institution as nimble? Do you offer programs that meet the needs of adult learners? Does your institution effectively use online education to reach non-traditional learners? Do you offer practitioner-oriented programs? Proprietary institutions have successes we can learn from. Use the insights from an instructor that has experienced both sides of the fence. Take lessons learned from the for-profit sector to enhance your program’s competitiveness, student success, and persistence. J. Joseph Hoey will share best practices and case studies to illustrate innovations often used by the proprietary marketplace that are directly applicable to traditional institutions. Join us to learn models that you can incorporate into the way education is delivered at your institution. We will examine: Building education around the student Learning outcomes that connect learners and the workplace Flexible course and program offerings Steps to support students towards matriculation The role of prior learning assessment
Students who are provisionally admitted to college or otherwise considered “at-risk” often face unique academic, social, or emotional challenges during their transition. Summer bridge programs aim to address these transitional issues through support and remediation. The challenge is knowing which elements to prioritize and what works at your institution. Are you doing enough to create a sense of student connection on your campus for success into their second year and beyond? Join us online to learn how your institution can take a strategic approach to summer bridge programs and at-risk student success. We focus on three key components of summer bridge programs and identify effective strategies for measuring student engagement and campus connection. Our expert faculty showcases the SOAR program at University of Central Florida, a summer bridge program that boasts student retention rates of 90%.
Academic coaching is a powerful retention tool for at-risk, probationary, international, and other critical student populations. Coaching allows students to have one-on-one conversations with professionals who help them set academic goals and fill any gaps that exist between academic advising, tutoring, career services, and counseling. An in-house academic coaching model is a cost-effective approach to serving high-risk student groups. Join us online to explore two success-driven approaches to academic coaching. Highlighting the coaching program at the Florida State University, our expert instructor will share the steps for building, evaluating, and improving an academic coaching model on your campus.
