Webinar: Organizing And Delivering Advising: Models for Success

Date: April 2, 2014 3:00-4:30 EDT

OVERVIEW
Successful academic advising programs do not just happen. They are based on well-thought plans that focus on student success. This session will review five critical planning elements including:

- Developing an advising mission statement that derives from the institutional mission statement
- Understanding how advising integrates with other services
- Identifying relevant goals and objectives for advising
- Identifying an organizational model best-suited to goal achievement
- Delineating how advising services will be delivered

This webinar is part of the series, Academic Advising Programs: Strategies For Success.

OBJECTIVES
- Be introduced to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Standards for Academic Advising
- Understand the importance of designing an advising program consistent with institutional mission
- Begin to articulate advising program goals and objectives consistent with the institutional mission
- Understand the seven organizational models and the strengths and weaknesses of each model
- Understand one-to-one, group, and technology delivery systems and the strengths and weaknesses of each system

This webinar can be purchased individually for 345 USD or purchase the 4-part series for 995 USD.

Web address: http://www.innovativeeducators.org/product_p/2140.htm

Webinar: Managing Disruptive Classroom Behavior

Managing Disruptive Classroom Behavior: Strategies For Creating A Safe And Dynamic Learning Environment

 February 27, 2014 1:00-2:30 pm. EST

OBJECTIVES 

-Develop an overall philosophy of classroom management that promotes learning and creates a safe environment
-Implement effective strategies for creating and sustaining an engaging and respectful learning environment
-Learn strategies for setting the right tone on the first day of class
-Generate a list of practical strategies for redirecting disruptive behaviors
-Learn how to handle side conversations, digital distractions, and inappropriate comments
-Review how to use positive language in a syllabus that sets expectations, policies, and procedures
-Examine the instructor's role in disruptive student behavior
-Identify when and how to make referrals for student conduct violations.

http://www.innovativeeducators.org/product_p/2077.htm

Webinar: Preventing Costly Mistakes Regarding its Accommodation of Disabled Students

Webinar: April 2nd, 2014 at 1.00 PM

Failure to provide appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities could land your institution in legal hot water.

While post-secondary institutions are not subject to IDEA requirements, specific obligations under the ADA and section 504 can open up even greater liability.

Register for "Preventing Your College or University from Making Costly Mistakes Regarding its Accommodation of Disabled Students" on April 2nd, 2014 at 1.00 PM ET to learn expert strategies for complying with your responsibilities under Section 504 and the ADA. 

Topics:

• Which students you are (and aren’t) required to provide accommodations for under Section 504
• Practical policies you should put in place today to ensure ADA/Section 504 compliance
• Fool-proof risk management strategies to protect your institution from litigation
• Surprising truths about your legal-obligations to disabled students under FERPA and HIPPA
• The most common mistakes post-secondary institutions make in providing accommodations and pragmatic solutions for avoiding them
• More.

Website: Preventing Your College or University from Making Costly Mistakes Regarding its Accommodation of Disabled Students

Webinar: A Campus-Wide Approach To Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills

When: Tuesday, February 25, 1:00-2:30 EST
Type: Online Webinar
Host: Innovative Educators
http://www.innovativeeducators.org/product_p/2105.htm

Overview:
One of the most exciting innovations in higher education in the past few years has been the development of High Impact Practices. Building on platforms such as service learning, internships, and other active and collaborative learning experiences, researchers such as George Kuh have articulated pedagogical guidance for making an impact on educational experiences inside and outside of the classroom. These practices have been demonstrated by decades of research to improve student learning and success. They have also been linked to the development of Higher Order Thinking Skills. In an age in which higher education is transitioning from models that stress knowledge acquisition to an emphasis on critical thinking, reasoning skills, and information literacy, these programs provide practical ways to pursue these important goals.

Kind of Learning:
-Demands that students devote considerable amounts of time and effort to purposeful tasks
-Puts students in circumstances that essentially demand they interact with faculty and peers about substantive matters
-Increases the likelihood that students will experience diversity through contact with people who are different than themselves
-Gives students frequent feedback about their performance
-Provides opportunities for students to see how subjects work in different settings, on and off the campus
-Connects students personally and professionally to others through opportunities for active, collaborative learning

In fact, students who participate in these experiences often outperform their peers who do not participate - even when these peers are better prepared academically and at significantly less risk for attrition. Participants will leave this webinar with an action plan in order to begin building high impact experiences on their campuses.

Webinar Objectives:
-Learn to apply the six attributes of effective high impact practices to a variety of curricular and co-curricular programs
-Identify strategies for collaborating with internal and external constituents to build a culture of impact
-Create models for encouraging faculty to implement high impact practices into their courses
-Leave with an action plan in order to begin building high impact experiences on their campuses

Webinar: Teaching Online Workshop

As more colleges and universities turn to online education as a means to educate and empower students with varied needs from diverse backgrounds, it's important for educators to understand and adapt to differences between traditional face-to-face learning and online learning. QM's Teaching Online workshop, a two-week workshop scheduled to begin Thursday, February 13, can help you make the transition from the brick-and-mortar classroom to online.

The workshop is $200 for subscribers and $300 for non-subscribers. Join your colleagues and learn more about online teaching in the Teaching Online workshop.

Register Now