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Webinar
Overview
An
online orientation program can be an innovative, cost-effective, and practical
way of facilitating transitions into higher education for many different
populations. This session will highlight the utility of using online orientation
for multiple institutional audiences (freshmen, transfers, parents,
international students, traditional students, and non-traditional students).
Presenters will provide an introduction to online orientations including
relevant learning theories and best practices, as well as a preliminary planning
document for use following the seminar. This session will also showcase a
variety of successful online orientations that bridge populations and
institutional types.
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Webinar
Overview
This
session is designed to help orientation professionals develop and implement
successful online orientation programs. Participants will be guided through the
implementation process and engage in dialog with other participants and
experienced professionals. This seminar will also provide participants the
opportunity to begin the process of creating an action plan for initiating an
online orientation at their institution.
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Webinar
Speakers
Clay
Adams serves as the Assistant Dean for New Student Programs at Duke
University. Clay joined the Duke family full-time in the summer of 2003 as a
Residence Coordinator. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.A. in
Interdisciplinary Studies, a B.S. in Business Management, and a M.A. Ed. in
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Clay directs all new student
transition programs including: the Student Transition Series, pre-orientation
programs, orientation welcome week, communications and student group advisement.
In 2008 he led a project team, which ultimately developed Duke's online
orientation program known on-campus as the Summer Transition Series. Clay's
research interests include: international education, student transition, higher
education finance and online education.
Jessica
Hale is a faculty member in the Academic Skills department at Washtenaw
Community College (Ann Arbor, Michigan) and an educational consultant. Prior to
working with transitioning students in the classroom, Jessica coordinated WCC's
Orientation program. In this capacity Jessica welcomed more than 15,000 students
to WCC's campus and participated in the development and implementation of a
successful online orientation. Jessica served as the co-chair of the Two Year
College Network for the National Orientation Directors Association from 2007-11.
In addition, she has presented at numerous national and international
conferences on topics related to online orientation, educational technology, and
transitional programming for students and parents. Jessica holds an M.A. in
Higher Education from the University of Michigan and recently completed her
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at Eastern Michigan
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Educators
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