P.O.W.E.R Learning : Strategies for Success in College and Life, 2004/e
Robert S. Feldman,
University of Massachusetts--Amherst
ISBN: 007248070x Copyright year: 2004
Workshops
McGraw-Hill Faculty Development Workshops in Student Success
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McGraw-Hill is pleased to be your partner in student success. Whether you are just considering starting a first-year program or would like to rejuvenate an established one, we offer a wide array of stimulating and practical professional development workshops. Our dynamic team of experts will address issues of course assessment, access, organization, and implementation. Our workshops are designed to help anyone who is involved with student success and retention in higher education.
Sample Workshop Topics and Descriptions:
"Why am I in this Course?" Strategies for Motivating your Students
According to UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute, today's college freshmen are less interested in academics than their counterparts have been over the last 35 years. Rather than "dumbing-down" First-Year program curricula, this workshop will focus on "challenging up" by using proven teaching strategies that motivate and provide participants with suggested hands-on exercises for the first-year classroom. Participants will come away with fresh techniques to communicate the relevance of the course not only to their students, but also to their administrators.
Student Success and Learning Communities – A natural connection: The Appalachian Way
Developing meaningful partnerships with different programs on campus is the key to a successful First-Year program. This workshop will share partnering strategies that have worked at Appalachian State University over the past three years. Representatives from Freshman Seminar and Freshman Learning Communities at Appalachian State University will present an overview of the coordinating efforts of Freshman Seminar, Freshman Learning Communities, Academic Advising, the summer Reading program, and the Learning Assistance program.
Using Learning Styles in the Classroom
Information about learning styles fascinates our students because it validates their individuality. It also provides a preliminary foundation for promoting diversity and working together in groups. This workshop provides participants with information on a number of learning style inventories and how to use them in the classroom. In addition, several activities that encourage students to think about their learning style, and instructors to think about their teaching style, will also be provided.
Taking it to the Net: Creating On-Line Student Success Courses
Designing an online course can be a challenging and overwhelming prospect. The goal of this workshop is to make it a smooth and rewarding process by providing you with step-by-step guidance in building an innovative hybrid online/classroom course. Participants will be taken through the process of planning the course, selecting a course delivery platform, and will come away with a wealth of helpful tips for teaching either an online course or an internet-enhanced course.
Robert S. Feldman
Robert S. Feldman is Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, where he is Director of Undergraduate Studies. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, he initiated the Minority Mentoring Program, and he teaches the First-Year experience course and a course in the Talent Advancement Program for new students. Dr. Feldman received a doctorate in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of some 100 articles and books, including the student success text, P.O.W.E.R Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life, now in its second edition from McGraw-Hill. His proudest professional accomplishment is winning the College Outstanding Teaching Award at UMass.
Joni Webb Petschauer
Joni Webb Petschauer is Director of Freshman Learning Communities at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. In this capacity, she administers a program that connects faculty, academic support personnel and services to the university curriculum so that freshman can be academically successful. She has been awarded the UNC Board of Governor's Outstanding Teaching Award, as well as two Freshman Seminar awards at Appalachian. Additionally, she co-leads with Cindy Wallace the annual training program for freshman seminar instructors at Appalachian. She is also the co-author with Cindy Wallace of the Instructor's Resource Manual that accompanies P.O.W.E.R. Learning, the text by Robert Feldman.
Cindy Ann Wallace
Cindy Ann Wallace currently serves as Acting Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services at Appalachian State University, where she provides leadership for the offices of Admissions, Academic Advising, Orientation, Learning Assistance Program, Freshman Learning Communities, and Collegiate Awareness Programs. Her experience with student success efforts led her to assist with the planning and implementation of the highly successful Freshman Seminar program on the Appalachian campus and her commitment to education earned her a North Carolina Governor's Award for Service to Education as well as two Freshman Seminar awards at Appalachian.
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