Event Title

Collaborations for First-Year Student Engagement: From Ideas to Assessment

Location

DSB, Room 105

Start Date

30-5-2013 2:30 PM

End Date

30-5-2013 3:45 PM

Session Type

Interactive Session

Description

Extensive research has proven the value of programs and courses, such as those at our university, that assist first-year students in their transition to college. Recently our university has attempted to bring our initiatives to the next level, ensuring that they are customized for our students and that they achieve the institutional goals of retention, connection, persistence, and, most important, engagement. Presenters from student affairs and academic affairs will discuss these initiatives, the cross-divisional collaboration that has created and sustained them, and the steps, based on course-design principles, that we are taking to foster greater coordination and build in ongoing assessment. This session will be of interest to all who teach, advise, and otherwise support first-year students; participants will discuss and practice techniques to improve collaboration and to generate learning outcomes for first-year initiatives, whether inside or outside the classroom.

Topic Designation

Assessment, Teaching & Learning

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May 30th, 2:30 PM May 30th, 3:45 PM

Collaborations for First-Year Student Engagement: From Ideas to Assessment

DSB, Room 105

Extensive research has proven the value of programs and courses, such as those at our university, that assist first-year students in their transition to college. Recently our university has attempted to bring our initiatives to the next level, ensuring that they are customized for our students and that they achieve the institutional goals of retention, connection, persistence, and, most important, engagement. Presenters from student affairs and academic affairs will discuss these initiatives, the cross-divisional collaboration that has created and sustained them, and the steps, based on course-design principles, that we are taking to foster greater coordination and build in ongoing assessment. This session will be of interest to all who teach, advise, and otherwise support first-year students; participants will discuss and practice techniques to improve collaboration and to generate learning outcomes for first-year initiatives, whether inside or outside the classroom.