Tuesday, December 08, 2020 @ 2:00 PM ET If there's anything we've learned from 2020, it's that keeping students engaged—wherever class is—is more important than ever before. So we're here to help you hit it out of the park in 2021! Join us for a one-stop-shop webinar to get ready to bring active learning to your course this spring semester. iClicker co-founder and Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois, Mats Selen, will be joining to talk about the history of iClicker's unique and simple technology and how it has evolved to fit any classroom, synchronous or asynchronous. Participants will have hands-on time with iClicker as well as group Q&A sessions to brainstorm or troubleshoot their playbooks for spring. So whether you're a brand new rookie or a hall of fame veteran with iClicker, join us to practice and prepare for 2021!   Register today! REGISTER ... View more

Tuesday, December 01, 2020 @ 2:00 PM ET Conducting an effective program review means having quality data from a range of sources to highlight strengths and identify opportunities for improvement. Benchmarking surveys can and should be one of these diverse sources of data. In this webinar, presenters from multiple campuses and functional areas will discuss practical strategies and concrete examples for how to best leverage benchmarking surveys as part of your next program review.   Register today! REGISTER ... View more

Engage students in class. Use iClicker's flexible polling to keep students focused—whether you’re teaching online, hybrid or in-person. Watch Now ... View more

Use our Assignments feature to engage students anytime: Pre-class In your synchronous class In your asynchronous class with your video lecture or other content Post-class ... View more

Whether online, in-person or any imaginable combination of the two, student engagement matters now more than ever. In this webinar, participants will learn how to get started quickly using polling and asynchronous quizzes to facilitate active learning, gather timely student feedback, and create connections whether class is online or in person. At the completion of the webinar, participants will be able to: communicate how different question types can facilitate multimodal learning utilize low-stakes quizzing to 'flip' your class - virtually or face-to-face understand how to create 'on-the-fly' poll questions that maximize in-the-moment learning opportunities gain free trial access to a polling and quizzing solution   Access recording! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

Faculty and students have more flexibility than ever before with iClicker Assignments & Polling. Join iClicker training specialists Natalie Dougall and Lindsey Thomas for a demonstration of the different types of activities you can run with these two features and some advanced tips and tricks to go beyond the basics . Whether you’re giving live lectures to students or you’re assigning students videos and readings, you can make their experiences into active learning sessions.   Access the recording! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

Creating engaged learning experiences is tough - particularly when courses are happening online/remotely. This webinar will demonstrate how instructors can maximize student engagement both in and outside of class with affordable learning solutions. By thoughtfully incorporating solutions that promote engagement and peer-to-peer learning, student outcomes and deep learning can be improved, whether online, in-person, or a combination of the two. Join this webinar to see how polling via mobile devices and delivering content digitally via a social learning platform, can encourage students to read more, arrive prepared, and be more engaged in the learning experience, all at more affordable prices.   Access the recording! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

A story is essentially a set of events, often told for entertainment. Stories are part of our everyday life. In Student Affairs, we have stories that describe the histories of our organizations, stories that tell about our best and brightest members, and stories of events and activities we share. By connecting individual pieces of information to a larger whole, the stories provide meaning around who we are and what we aspire to be. They connect to our emotions ensuring that we remember the details long after we hear the story. Great stories do more than tell us. They help us to experience, through details and imagery, the story alongside the narrator or characters. Imagine that power and how it could be applied to assessment.   Access the recording today! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

COVID-19 is forcing us to rapidly adjust how we work with each other and our students, including for the fall 2020 semester. But, our institutions will still be welcoming a new, incoming class of first-year students who will need our support. While many aspects of their experience might be different, the foundation of their experience--and the need to support their transition to college--is as important as ever. Skyfactor and Macmillan Learning have leveraged over 20 years of experience researching and improving first-year student retention at over 200 colleges and universities. Framed within the context of COVID-19, this webinar will highlight concrete lessons learned about research-based methods for identifying at-risk students and targeting efforts to improve retention.   Access recording today! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

As we, our students, and our campuses continue to adapt to disruption and uncertainty, assessment may not be a top priority for many. However, everything we previously knew about our students may not matter in our current context. Asking about and collecting data on their needs and experiences is more important now than ever. From improving our work to communicating our value, assessment is a critical part of our work. The question is--how do we do it in ways that are nimble, compassionate, and smart? In this webinar, we’ll highlight practical strategies with current data and concrete examples for how to continue and adapt our assessment efforts for fall 2020.   Access the recording today! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

ON-DEMAND The most important result from the last twenty years of classroom research has been the shift from “teacher-centered” to “student-centered” teaching; the so-called: Active Learning revolution. Yet this effort is incomplete since it has narrowed its focus to the question of HOW students learn. And for teaching to be “student-centered” one must first understand WHY students WANT to learn. By understanding student motivation we would be able to fully integrate them into their learning process. Using the definition of curiosity offered by cognitive scientists (Loewenstein’s Information Gap Theory of Curiosity), this workshop will provide some basic strategies instructors can use right away to motivate students to learn by creating curiosity. I then place the concept of student motivation in the context of the modern role of the instructor. The end goal is to inspire and empower instructors to appreciate the value of human instruction in the age of the teaching machine.     Access the recording today! ACCESS RECORDING ... View more

    Co-Sponsored by Skyfactor and CAS Assessment is an integral part of student affairs work, but there is great variety in the breadth and depth of assessment work across different campuses, departments, and positions. And, much of that has evolved or changed since the onset of COVID-19. What can we learn from looking at where the field has been and where it is going? This webinar will feature an insightful and engaging conversation with assessment experts for a discussion about current issues, challenges, and the future of student affairs assessment.     Access the recording today! WATCH RECORDING Presented by: Matt Venaas is a Research Manager at Skyfactor, a Macmillan Learning company. In this capacity on the Analytics & Research Team, he is responsible for survey design and content for over 50 national benchmarking assessments. He also is responsible for analyzing data from these assessments to build educational content and conduct national studies. Since 2015, he has presented over 50 educational sessions at national higher education conferences on a wide range of topics related to student affairs assessment, student success, and retention. He is currently a member of the Directorate Board for ACPA’s Commission for Assessment and Evaluation and has twice served on faculty for the Student Affairs Assessment Institute. He has a M.S.Ed. in Adult and Higher Education and a B.A. in Political Science from Northern Illinois University. Erin Bentrim, Ph.D. is the Divisional Director of Student Affairs Research & Assessment at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. During the past 23 years, Dr. Bentrim has served in a variety of positions in higher education administration including Assistant Dean of Students, Interim Director of Academic Assessment, and the Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness. Dr. Bentrim has led several strategic planning initiatives in her local community and served as an assessment consultant for multiple campuses. Dr. Bentrim has also had numerous responsibilities related to the SACS accreditation process. In addition, she was the national co-chair of the NASPA Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Knowledge Community from 2009-2011 and is a founding member of the Student Affairs Assessment Leaders. Dr. Bentrim holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology & Research, an M.Ed. in Student Personnel Services, both from the University of South Carolina, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wofford College where she earned a Bachelor’s in English. Christopher Haug, Ed.D. currently serves as Vice President for Student Affairs at Neumann University located in suburban Philadelphia, where he provides executive leadership for a comprehensive range of services, policies, and procedures related to student affairs programming, planning, and strategically-related functions for the institution. Previously, he served in student affairs positions at University of Portland, University of Notre Dame, Winthrop University, and Ball State University where he had responsibility for a wide range of student affairs administrative functions and assessment initiatives. A recipient of the 2019 Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA) Dissertation of the Year Award, Dr. Haug’s doctoral research established that moral distress is present among student conduct administrators in higher education. Dr. Haug earned a Doctorate in Education from University of Portland, Masters of Arts in Student Affairs Administration from Ball State University, and a Bachelors of Science in Education from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Gavin Henning, Ph.D. is Professor and Program Director of the Master of Science in Higher Education Administration and Doctorate of Education Programs. He’s held positions in residence life, student affairs assessment, institutional research, and student affairs divisional leadership. He has been implementing assessment in some form for over 20 years. He is a Past President of ACPA as well as immediate Past President of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS). Gavin earned a BS in Psychology and Sociology and Master of Arts in College and University Administration from Michigan State University as well as Master of Arts in Sociology and Doctor of Philosophy in Education Policy and Leadership, both from the University of New Hampshire. ... View more

On-Demand Teaching and learning in 2020 have required a whole new level of flexibility. Enter iClicker’s new Assignments feature, which engages students with pre-authored questions that they work through on their own schedule. In this webinar, iClicker training specialist Lindsey Thomas will explain how Assignments can be used for a wide range of teaching scenarios: whether you’re delivering classes synchronously or asynchronously, online or face-to-face, or whether you want to engage students before, during, or after class. Lindsey will show you how to create questions, set up an Assignment in your iClicker Cloud course, and track student progress. You’ll even have a chance to participate using our iClicker Reef app to get a feel for the student experience. This will be a great chance to ask any questions you might have about using iClicker in asynchronous and/or remote classes before the fall term begins.   Access the recording today! WATCH RECORDING Presented by: iClicker Training and Documentation Manager, Lindsey Thomas ... View more

With fall 2020 plans still a work in progress, it may be hard to focus on student retention. However, the issue is more important than ever to our students and our institutions. While a new approach may seem impossible right now, our webinar will discuss how you can work fast and light with respect to short timelines and small budgets this fall to support student retention. We've been working with campuses using this approach both prior to and during COVID-19. We'll share what we're learning and how you can make it work for you this fall, regardless of your situation and how it may evolve.     Access the recording today! Watch Recording ... View more

Whether you’re an instructor or administrator, you’re probably staring down your institution’s class start date and have lots of questions. Teaching online and contemplating how to keep students from zoning out on video calls? Delivering your course asynchronously and want to keep students engaged with your video lectures? Committing to a hybrid format and evaluating the myriad of options available? Or maybe you’re an administrator that’s wondering how to support all of these different formats. No matter your role or where you are in planning - we’re here to help. Join this webinar to hear from our student engagement pros on how they are tackling their Fall plans. Solina Lindahl (California Polytechnic University) and Matt Evans (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) will offer an instructor’s perspective on planning for engagement in hybrid and online course formats, while Grace Tuttle (Boise State University) will share how she’s navigating her university’s needs as an administrator.     Access the recording today! Watch Recording ... View more