Examining the Efficacy of Electronic Student Messaging Systems This webinar explores extant literature regarding the efficacy of electronic communication systems and programs to influence student actions. Large institutional investments have been made in human resources, hardware, and software based on the promise of greater engagement. Participants learn about the documented results experienced by [...]

What Everyone Ought to Know About Professor Flexibility, Philosophy, and Student Completion This webinar provides an overview of a two-year data project that collaborated with the college's institutional research department to determine if changes in teaching style and course materials increased overall student completion as well as completion of historically underrepresented groups. Course completion rates [...]

Engaging Learners Through Creative Assessments This webinar explores how creative assessments can engage learners by allowing them to demonstrate knowledge using their individual strengths; allows participants in all disciplines to challenge the way they assess learners; provides examples of creative assessments; and explores ways to grade different types of assignments. Learning Outcomes: 1. [...]

Leveraging Wikipedia in First-Year Interest Courses: A High-Impact Learning Model The first year of a student’s higher education experience is an integral time to learn skills and build habits that will support students on their path to a degree. Student success at Miami Dade College is the priority of every student contact interaction [...]

Head in the Clouds, Feet in the Weeds: Collaborative Capstones Implementing a cross-departmental capstone course often leaves faculty feeling like they have their heads in the clouds and feet in the weeds. Come explore how to integrate capstone courses across multiple information technology disciplines in addition to adding remote options to your offerings, affording you students the opportunity to graduate with real-world technology skills and team [...]

Creating a More Inclusive Healthcare Program Admissions Process Healthcare Program Admission processes can be rigorous and still allow for equity and inclusion. This webinar shares how Forsyth Technical Community College’s Magnetic Resonance Imaging Program used data driven research to create a holistic admissions process that looks beyond academics that you can implement at your own college!  Learning Outcomes:  Discover [...]

Coping With COVID: A Snapshot of Faculty Skills, Challenges, and Lessons Learned  In spring 2020, the world shifted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this webinar, the facilitators share the results of an investigation into what their two-year colleagues have done to cope with the stress of teaching, research, and service at their colleges since the online transition. Hear about the skills found to be successful, the challenges faced, [...]