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 […]
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 […]
Learn strategies for better targeting your student recruitment efforts and maximizing ROI. Agenda Managing your enrollment funnel Data collection Technology and touch points Defining student success at your institution Pinpointing your market (demographic, geographic, academic) Leveraging available recruitment resources Budgetary Institutional community Targeting your recruitment investment Specifying your message Personalizing contact with potential students Keys […]
Learn techniques for designing your online courses to promote adult student engagement. Agenda Defining trends in adult learning Setting engagement goals through learning objectives Building relevant activities and assignments Leveraging work experience Experiential learning Scaffolding depth of content Designing peer engagement and communication Building interactive discussions Choosing web 2.0 tools Engaging through faculty interaction Appropriately […]
Learn critical updates for your Title IX first response and investigation procedures. Agenda What’s Changed? Title IX and the OPS Agreement Sworn vs. unsworn officer implications Streamlining Communication Plans Local law enforcement MOUs Title IX coordinator division of labor Responsibilities of Campus Safety Victim-centered first-response protocol Investigative considerations Documentation for Clery Act reporting What Now? […]
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 […]
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 […]
The work of campus marketing and communications departments continues to evolve and expand. This often results in an increased pressure to demonstrate impact and value. Many campus marketing teams are decentralized, in need of reorganization, struggling with the impacts of digital and social media, and lacking the resources needed to accomplish the tasks that are […]
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 […]
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 […]
International students studying in North America are often criticized for excessive plagiarism, with faculty wringing their hands in frustration. There are a number of legitimate reasons why students may be unable to properly cite sources in their writing. Faculty need to understand international students’ confusion, and institutions must support faculty with effective training and policy […]
The cost disease facing many institutions is made even more challenging in the arena of academic programs. The notion of “mission creep” continues to plague institutions already facing structural deficits, and many institutions are struggling to justify academic program realignment to faculty. What is needed is a metric-driven lens to view programs as promoting or […]
Your FERPA policies and procedures should be reviewed, updated, and communicated regularly to ensure compliance and to assist your campus in the event of a potential violation. Yet, managing this process and communicating updates effectively to the campus community can be overwhelming, especially when changes to the regulations occur. Join us online to help ensure […]
First-Year Student Experience (FYSE) programs have been identified as a high-impact practice for increasing student persistence and success. Yet, many student populations remain at risk for attrition because they aren’t getting connected to critical resources when and how they need them most. Are your FYSE programs doing everything they can to strategically support at-risk students […]
Many institutions report that retention and graduation rates for students are declining due to a “stop-out” phenomenon. Employment, family, and financial issues are just some of the complex logistical concerns contributing to students’ suspension of study. Institutional stop-out programs offer the support, counseling, and procedural engagement that help these students return to school and complete […]
Are you able to measure how your social media efforts impact recruitment and admissions for your institution? Agenda Setting social media metric benchmarks and goals Research / Case studies Connecting activities and department goals Auditing your efforts Establishing a baseline Tracking time investment Identifying what to measure and track and when Qualitative measures Quantitative analytics […]
An effective social media policy can reduce your legal liabilities and strengthen your institution’s brand. View this pre-webcast recording on developing your social media policy. This presentation will provide a great starting point for developing your own comprehensive social media policy and prepare you for the implementation phase covered in this webcast. Agenda Review of […]
Approximately 25% of students begin college at a time other than fall term, yet many institutions don’t reflect this in their onboarding processes. Recent research suggests that students starting in non-fall terms encounter substantially different challenges in campus orientation, socialization, and academic performance. These challenges pose a direct threat to both student retention and success. […]
A vibrant leadership annual giving program not only serves as the core of a successful annual fund, but it can be one of the best tools to build the pipeline to major gifts. Yet, institutions struggle with how to create a separate identity for their leadership giving programs, and how to best communicate the opportunities […]
Improve your student recruitment efforts by optimizing your website for mobile devices. Agenda Audience needs and expectations: Now and into the future Identifying the web design tools Developing strategies to meet your goals: Reaching potential students Developing admissions functionality Measurement and analytics Prioritizing staff and resources Making the pitch for funding
