eSeminars: Upcoming eSeminars

Raising the Bar: Lower Expectations and Higher Learning
Constance Staley, University of Colorado–Colorado Springs

Date: Thursday, March 2, 2009

Time: 10:00 AM Pacific, 11:00 AM Mountain, 12:00 PM Central, 1:00 PM Eastern

The "Oh, well… Syndrome" may be gaining on us. Many of today’s first-year students enter college expecting to work hard and do well, but soon thereafter, mediocrity sets in. Research shows that many new students accept disengagement and reduced academic investment. Only 24 percent of 2008 full-time community college students reported always coming to class fully prepared. How can those of us who value higher learning help students with lower expectations raise the bar? This e–seminar will explore these complex issues and generate potential teaching strategies to counteract them.

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Fired Up or Burned Out? Teaching Strategies to Help First-Year Seminar Instructors Rekindle Their Enthusiasm
Constance Staley, University of Colorado–Colorado Springs

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Time: 10:00 AM Pacific, 11:00 AM Mountain, 12:00 PM Central, 1:00 PM Eastern

Today’s students... We sometimes ask: are they busy, bored, or burned out? But what about us? What can we do to stay invigorated? How can we re-energize? What teaching strategies can we use that will keep us focused on the task at hand, helping our students learn? This e-seminar, occurring at just the right point in the semester, will generate some illuminating insights and activities to help us as teachers.

Register today and mark your calendar for these FREE eSeminars!
(Registration, a telephone, and Internet access are required for participation)