Innovative Educators

Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education

Registration Fee: $295.00

Description

Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education

On-Demand Training Available!

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Overview

This workshop will focus on how faculty members can implement methods and strategies to engage at-risk or unprepared students in higher education. These methods and strategies include the following:

expanding traditional grading methods to better assess what students are learning
implementing "learner centered education" techniques to engage students at all levels (including at-risk students) in the learning process
embracing "universal design" to engage students at all levels (including at-risk students) in the learning process

The above strategies will include improving class assignments, discussions, and student participation to enhance both the professor and student experiences at the University level.

Objectives

Participants will learn specific techniques that may be immediately implemented into their courses to achieve the above stated objectives. These techniques, when used properly, will provide an immediate and demonstrable increase in students' enthusiasm and retention of material. Additionally, the techniques provide faculty with specific steps that they can implement to help their students learn how to learn and retain the material presented in their courses.

Who Should Attend?

Faculty (all categories-- adjunct, full time, tenure track, lecturers)
Graduate teaching assistants
Directors of support programs
Department chairs
Deans
Community college professors who teach transfer courses for colleges and universities

Who is the Speaker?

Kathleen F. Gabriel is a professor at California State University, Chico. She was a high school social science teacher before she became a Resource Specialist for students with learning disabilities. Once she moved to the university setting, she developed an academic support program for at-risk college students. She was a Faculty Development Specialist at the University of Arizona, and served as the Director of Disabled Student Services at a community college in Northern California. As an educational consultant, she creates and facilitates educational workshops for professors, graduate teaching assistants, academic advisors/counselors, and tutors. Currently, she is an Assistant professor at Chico State.

What is the cost?

4 webinars: $750

How does it work?

1. We email you a link and password that will give you access to the On-Demand Training presentations
2. You distribute the link and password to your entire faculty and staff via email
3. You will have access to these links indefinitely

What are the benefits of on-demand trainings?

Accessible: Email the trainings to your entire faculty and staff, so they can take advantage of training opportunities anytime, anywhere. They can watch in the comfort of their office, their home or while traveling.
Cost-Effective: No travel required. An innovative way to provide your entire faculty and staff with a variety of professional development opportunities for one low price! The more you train – the more you save, as the registration fee is per institution, not per person.
Easy: It’s as easy as point, click, participate. And if you run into any problems, we’re always here to help.
Practical: Our training sessions focus on the most critical and relevant issues facing educators today. Our primary goal is to provide participants with the information, training and skills necessary to immediately implement positive change at their institutions.
Top-Notch Speakers: Our speakers are subject matter experts and recognized in their field.
No Expiration: When you purchase an On-Demand Training, it is yours indefinitely. You can use it whenever and as often as you want, offering consistent training to all of your hires.
Satisfaction Guaranteed: Our On-Demand Trainings are 100% guaranteed. Thus, there is no risk. If you are not completely satisfied, we will refund your money in full.

How will we use these trainings?

Hybrid Professional Development: Distribute an On-Demand Training to faculty and staff at the beginning of each month and plan a discussion session at the end of the month to determine how you will implement the strategies presented.
Online Faculty and Staff Learning Communities: Distribute On-Demand Trainings to faculty and staff so they can watch anytime, anywhere. Contact Innovative Educators at val@ieinfo.org and we will create an online discussion group specifically for your institution at no extra charge.
In-Service Training: Plan a day and time to show an On-Demand Training in a lecture hall or large conference room and invite faculty and staff to attend – debrief immediately following the presentation.
Staff Recognition: Develop a program around the On-Demand Trainings with monthly themes and recognize the staff members that implement the best idea related to the theme.
Team-Building: Utilize these On-Demand Trainings to develop cross-functional and cross-discipline teams to foster collegiality.
New Employee Training: Include these trainings as part of your new employee training program to ensure consistency.
Implementation and Follow-Up: Use the guide and evaluation materials provided by Innovative Educators to plan, implement and track your progress.

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