Featured Higher Education Presenter: Dr. Kathleen Gabriel
Dr. Kathleen Gabriel is an Assistant Professor in the Education Department of California State University, Chico. She has developed academic support programs for at-risk college students at the Universities of Kansas and Arizona.
Date: Thursday, 04/01/10
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 PM CDT
Cost: $239 ($264 after 03/25/10)
Three easy ways to register!
1. Online: http://www.magnapubs.com/calendar/407.html?s=cj&p=email
2. Phone: 800-433-0499 & 608-227-8182
3. Email: support@magnapubs.com
It’s not easy to be on the classroom “front lines” of higher education right now.On the one hand, the institutional need for student retention is stronger than ever.On the other hand, students are arriving on campus more academically unprepared than ever before.This can seem like an impossible situation for many faculty members. No one wants to sacrifice academic rigor and high expectations to “push students through” a course. Fortunately, there are practical strategies that have proven effective in raising students’ deficient academic skills.
In Teaching Unprepared Students: Success & Retention Strategies, Dr. Kathleen Gabriel the author of Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education, will share her tried-and-true practices for improving at-risk students' skills so they can meet course requirements and successfully complete their programs.
This audio online seminar will cover:
• Descriptions and definitions of unprepared students
• How to identify the unprepared students in your classes
• Strategies to increase student engagement with course material
• How to improve attendance and class participation of unprepared students
• Working with at-risk students in and outside of class
• Practical ways to help students with weak reading, writing and study skills
• Helping students take responsibility for their own success in college
• Ways to activate prior knowledge and build on it
• Effective methods to increase comprehension and retention of new material
You will also participate in several learning activities that can be adapted to their own courses.
Pay one fee…include an unlimited number of participants!
The cost to attend this strategy-filled, 90-minute audio online seminar is just $239, regardless of the number of participants from a single sign-on location. When you consider that an investment in retention is one of the most cost-effective expenditures that a college can make, this is an unbeatable value!
Student retention is at the forefront of every college’s agenda. Invest in improving the retention efforts on your campus by enrolling in this valuable seminar today!
Who Should Attend?
• Faculty members
• Instructors
• Lecturers
• Teaching assistants
• Instructional designers
• Faculty development team
• Faculty evaluation team members
• Department leadership
• College and university administrators
Bring questions
Our expert presenter will devote time to answering questions from individual participants during this live seminar.
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