Target audience: Instructional leaders, e.g. department chairs, deans

Session One: The Changing Nature of Students
(90 minutes)

• Three generations
• Commonly shared values
• Ramifications for teaching and learning, program success
• Today's mandates: recruitment, retention, program completion

Session Two: Managing Key Mileposts of the Term
(60 - 90 minutes)

• First meeting of the class
• Following up the first class meeting
• First examination or major assignment
• Dealing with loss of momentum at mid-term
• Final class meeting

Session Three: Fostering More Effective Teaching and Learning
(60 - 90 minutes)

• Active vs. passive teaching methodologies
• Clarifying expectations of student performance
• Techniques of providing effective feedback to students
• Evaluating instructor performance: formally and informally

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