CETL Events: Spring 2019
CETL has planned a semester full of Professional Development opportunities for faculty and staff. We are providing different ways for you to receive professional
development, whether it be Face-to-face workshops or view on your own webinars. See all
upcoming CETL events listed in this booklet.
Table of Content
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CETL Workshop Schedule -Faculty
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CETL Workshop Schedule - Staff
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Monday Morning Mentor
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Go2Knowledge
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View on your own Webinars
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CETL Information
CETL Workshops : Faculty
Workshop: New Faculty Workshop Series: TopicsTime: 12:30pm- 2:pm Location: LRC Room 309 Topics & Dates:
Differentiated Instruction– January 31, 2019
Members of FFLC #1 & #2, will share effective teaching strategies for providing different students with different avenues to learning within the same class so that all students can learn effectively regardless of their varied academic preparedness levels.
Integrating Technology into the Classroom and Online Instruction– February 7, 2019
This session will give you valuable information on how to use and infuse technology into your classroom as well as how to develop an online course. The Online Certification Director, Dr. Rhonda Jackson, will lead this discussion
Active Learning– March 7, 2019
FFLC #3 members will share effective teaching strategies for providing different students with different avenues to learning within the same class so that all students can learn effectively regardless of their varied academic preparedness levels.
Title III Professional Development– April 2, 2019
Dr. Andrea Cunningham, Title III Director, will share funding opportunities and the process for faculty and staff development.
Workshop: Student Motivation: The Key To Improving Retention And Student Success Students show up on the first day of college motivated, eager, and ready to make a clean start. If we can grab on to that raw motivation and develop it, our students will be likely to persist. However, student motivation can be lost as early as Day 1 if we fail to meet students’ first day needs and expectations. With The Right Start to College, we can give our students a foundation for their motivation and lock in their commitment to be successful. The Right Start to College is stu-
dent-based and faculty-driven, and targets relationship-building, career vision and college success skills. The Right Start to College resulted in a +19% improvement in students believing they would graduate. Date: Febr uar y 19, 2019 Time: 9:30am-11am or 12:30pm-2pm or 2:30pm-4pm Location: LRC Room 309
CETL Workshops : Staff Workshop : How To Achieve Exceptional Front-Line Customer Service In Higher Education: How do our customers--our students and their families--want to be treated? What makes the job of serving students in higher education so unique? How do we know if we are living up to their customer service expectations? The definition of customer service might look a little different to each one of us, but it is important to know that there are basic principles and proven techniques that help front-line staff provide exceptional service. This session will give participants an overview of different philosophies of customer service. We will also discuss methods of benchmarking and setting customer service standards, as well as ideas for how to evaluate your customers and assess their level of satisfaction. Date: Febr uar y 6, 2019 Time: 10am-12:00pm or 2pm-4pm Location: LRC Room 309 ——————————————————————–———————————— Workshop: Engaging Male College Students: Advancing Learning, Social Development & Success: The proportion of male students enrolling in and graduating from college has been declining for years, particularly among low-income, Latino, and African-American men. Male students are underrepresented in high-impact learning experiences, and over-represented in incidents of alcohol abuse, violence, and other disruptive circumstances. The media often frames these matters in combative and stigmatizing terms, pitting men and women against each other or otherwise sidetracking important questions about social identity and experiences. Also, despite Student Affairs claiming its territory and expertise around student development, masculine gender identity is rarely covered in graduate preparation programs. Date: March 6, 2019 Time: 10am-12:00pm or 2pm-4pm Location: LRC Room 309
Workshop: Conducting Difficult Conversations With Students: How Faculty & Staff Can Change A Negative Into A Positive: Instructors and student services professionals often decide to work in higher education in order to make a positive contribution to the lives of learners. In most cases, students work hard and are productive in their efforts to achieve success. In some cases, however, students have difficulty staying focused, get into trouble, fail to achieve success, skip class, become disruptive, and exhibit other distracting behaviors both in and out of the classroom. When students get off track, we may need to meet with them and talk with them about their issues. Because these conversations are often negative, they are called difficult conversations. In many situations, difficult conversations can quickly take a negative turn and become confrontational. However, a difficult conversation that is effectively delivered can actually cause a positive reaction by the student and become a turning point in their educational career. What makes the difference? Do you know how to successfully deliver a difficult conversation? In this webinar faculty and student services staff will learn the essential strategies and behaviors that will help them successfully conduct difficult conversations with college students and make a positive contribution to their lives. Date: Apr il 3, 2019 Time: 10am-12:00pm or 2pm-4pm Location: LRC Room 309
Monday Morning Mentor Each week a new program becomes available Monday mornings. The program is available for on-demand viewing for one full week. DATE
TITLE OF 20-MINUTE MENTOR PROGRAM
Jan. 28, 2019 What Can I Do to Manage and Reduce Academic Job Stress? Feb. 4, 2019
What Behavioral Changes Can I Make to Inspire Enthusiasm in My Classroom?
Feb. 11, 2019 What Brain-Based Techniques Can I Use to Engage Students During Class? Feb. 18, 2019 How Can I Effectively Supervise Teaching and Research Assistants? Feb. 25, 2019 What are 10 Tips to Collaborate with Colleagues?
Mar. 4, 2019 Why is Intercultural Competence Important and How Can it Improve my Teaching? Mar. 11, 2019 What are Five Methods that Help Students Become More Effective Learners? Mar. 18, 2019 How Can Improving Student Feedback Improve the Quality of Each Educational Encounter? Mar. 25, 2019 How Can I Leverage Force Multipliers in the Classroom? April 1, 2019 How Do I Promote Civil and Thoughtful Engagement in the Classroom?
April 8, 2019 How Can I Most Effectively Fulfill My Citizenship Requirements? April 15, 2019 What 5 Play-based Activities Can I Use to Create an Active, Learning-centered Class? April 22, 2019 Copyright Crash Course: How Can I Stay on the Right Side of the Law? April 29, 2019 Why Should I Migrate from Traditional Resources to OER in My Courses? May 6, 2019 How Can Preparing to Teach Online Improve My Face-to-face Teaching? May 13, 2019 How Can I Plan (or Revise) My Courses More Efficiently?
Go2Knowledge
Available anytime, anywhere you have access to a variety of topics to view at your desktop, laptop, and any other electronic device.
Go2Knowledge meets the professional development needs of busy and distracted educators. The trainings provide a customized, straight-forward, and easy way for our college faculty and staff to find webinars of importance to them. The Go2Knowledge trainings allow us to schedule professional development opportunities at the convenience of our faculty and staff.”
Printable Certificate of Completion for every training
CETL 2018-2019 Recommended Training sessions. Organizational Development •
Improving Customer Service And Student Satisfaction
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No More Monkeys: Time Management For Burnt-Out Administrators
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Stinky Cheese: How To Manage Conflict Among Coworkers
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Training Front Office Staff: Handling Difficult & Disruptive Behavior
Teaching & Learning
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Best Practices For Student Success In Developmental Education
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Best Practices In College Teaching: Creating An Active Learning Environment
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Creating Tests That Assess Higher Order Thinking Skills
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Identifying And Reaching Unprepared Students: Strategies For Creating Success In The College Classroom
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The 10 Traits Of Great Teachers: How To Tap Into Student Motivation And Maximize Retention
Technology •
Embracing Technology To Promote Exceptional Student Services In Higher Education
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Incorporating Active Learning Strategies Into Your Online Teaching Environment
Campus Safety •
Title IX Investigations: Case Studies In Sexual Misconduct & Harassment
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Managing Disruptive Classroom Behavior
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The Dangers Of Email Communication
View on your own live Webinars Workshop: Active Learning: How To Improve Critical Thinking, Motivation & Engagement The importance of active learning in higher education is wellestablished; research clearly shows that pedagogical strategies encouraging students to reflect, analyze, process and discuss course concepts lead to increased motivation, learning, critical thinking and engagement. We will examine classroom assessment techniques and assignments that promote individual engagement with course material, questioning techniques that enliven classroom discussions, feedback strategies that encourage active listening, instructional strategies to motivate critical thinking, group and pair activities that prompt interaction, and cooperative learning approaches to promote problem-solving. Date: Fr iday, J anuar y 25, 2019 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Location: View on Your Own —————————————————————————Workshop: Would You Like Students To Be 30% More Engaged? Learn How With Strengths-Based Education Many of us are taught, from an early age, that we should work on our weakness. From a strengths-based approach, this is the path of most resistance. This webinar will address the challenge of this weakness-fixing
bias by giving participants examples and benefits of a strengths-based education. Date: Tuesday, J anuar y 29, 2019 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Location: View on Your Own
Workshop: Tr aining Front Office Staff: Handling Difficult & Disr uptive Behaviors Have you ever dealt with a frustrated, demanding, or threatening student, parent or even a fellow staff member? If you’ve worked the “front lines” of customer service in higher education, you have had this experience. Most often, you are “broadsided” to the point where you are at a loss for words, defensive or even fearful. When this happens, it is often difficult to recover and continue to work toward a solution. This webinar will offer practical advice and tips for frontline staff on how to work with frustrated and difficult students, in person, on the phone, or through email. The presenter will discuss ways to prevent problems before they start, reduce escalation and conflict, and hopefully turn a negative into a positive. Date: Wednesday, Febr uar y 27, 2019 Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm Location: View on your Own ————————————————————————Workshop: Effective Online Advising: Best Practices For Improved Communication & Connection Due to decreasing budgets and increasing demands from students for more online support services, advisors are faced with serving more students online. Advising students through a variety of modalities can be challenging due to the fact that online and campus-based students often face common limitations and barriers. In addition, advisors run the risk of eliminating some of the developmental advising strategies that are critical to effective advising as they attempt to manage a seemingly unmanageable amount of emails and phone calls. This session will address essential components of successful online advising: building rapport and trust, assessing and anticipating student needs, providing information and support, reducing fears, and facilitating a sense of connectedness. Date: On Demand Additional Free Webinars
Centers for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
Learning Resources Center (LRC) 3rd Floor Room 309 4900 Meridian Street Normal, Alabama 35762 Phone 256.372.8780
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Director Pamela Arrington, Ph. D. (256) 372-8231
Pamela.arrington@aamu.edu
Assistant to Director Sophya Johnson, M.S. (256) 372-8783
Sophya.johnson@aamu.edu