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Identifying And Reaching Unprepared Students: Strategies For Creating Success In The College Classroom
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Registration Fee: $345.00
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Wednesday, January 25 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EST & Wednesday, March 7 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EST
Flexible Date Webinar
Many students enter college unaware of the expectations and unprepared for the academic rigors of college. Their initial enthusiasm and excitement is often replaced in a matter of weeks by varying degrees of discouragement. For many students, this first year of college is the “make or break” year. A national research study found that almost half of first-time students who leave their initial institutions by the end of the first year do not return to higher education. Identifying and engaging with these students is crucial to their persistence. Participants in this session will learn teaching strategies and techniques for engaging unprepared students, allowing them a better chance at success in the college classroom.
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Promoting Access And Success Through Summer Bridge Programs
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Registration Fee: $345.00
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Thursday, January 26 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EST
After participating in this webinar, participants will leave with a clearer understanding of the challenges that at-risk students face in college, the role that summer bridge programs play in promoting their adjustment and success in college, and ways to assess the effectiveness of summer bridge programs. All participants will receive an electronic copy of a recent publication by the presenter/author on summer bridge programs.
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Student Motivation: Increasing Engagement, Persistence, & Learning
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Registration Fee: $345.00
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Friday, February 3 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EST
Students motivation is an essential precondition or prerequisite for both student learning and student development. Simply stated, students will not learn and develop unless they are motivated to do so. This webinar is built on the premise that student motivation for the college experience cannot be assumed; instead, it must be intentionally ignited by classroom instructors, academic support specialists, and student life professionals through the systematic application of powerful motivational principles.
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Developing An Effective Peer Mentoring Program Supporting First-Generation College Students
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Registration Fee: $345.00
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Thursday, February 9 ~ 3:00-4:30pm EST
In these difficult economic times of budget cuts and limited resources determining best practices for making the most of existing assets while continuing to serve students effectively is critical. First-generation college-goers experience a variety of challenges as they enter and move through higher education. In fact, much of the existing research indicates that students whose parents did not attend college are more likely than their non first-generation counterparts to be less academically prepared for college, to have less knowledge of how to apply for college and for financial assistance, and to have more difficulty in acclimating themselves to college once they enroll (Tym, et al., 2005). As Vargas (2004) explains, low-income, minority, and first-generation students are especially likely to lack specific types of “college knowledge.” Zimmerman (2000) asserts that at-risk students are less likely to seek help when they need it. As such, educational institutions must provide students with specific types of resources and support to insure that they move through college successfully. Peer mentoring programs like the one to be described here can serve to supplement existing programmatic and institutional efforts to support first-generation students, while building capacity and empowering students through the development of critical college knowledge.
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Supporting Part-Time Faculty Through Policy Development, Integration & Professional Development
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Registration Fee: $345.00
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Wednesday, February 29 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EST
Colleges are facing an overwhelming challenge in developing part-time faculty as an institutional advantage rather than a last minute alternative. Concerns regarding the growing use of part time faculty have been widely studied and analyzed. However, virtually all existing research supports the assertion that part time faculty are as equipped to assist students in reaching their academic outcomes when hired, retained, and supported as a viable workforce demographic (Gappa & Leslie, 1993; Levinson, 2005; Wagoner, Metcalfe, & Olaore, 2005). This presentation will address the need for a more relevant and timely exploration of strategies that support part-time faculty and their role in student success and retention.
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Embedding Universal Learning Design In The Classroom: Low And No-Cost Strategies That Work
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Registration Fee: $345.00
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Thursday, March 15 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EDT
Postsecondary education affirms both access and excellence in education. Both require resources and commitment to achieve. Traditional sources of learning assistance and developmental education are under both strain of limited financial resources and the desire to reduce offerings of developmental-level courses. Instructors of first-year and lower-division college courses are uniquely positioned to increase student achievement and persistence through using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to embed best practices of learning assistance into their classroom activities. The same UDL principles can also be used within student service units. This webinar will equip educators with a practical toolbox of activities and strategies that can easily be implemented.
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Developmental Education