Faculty Intention for Student Retention

During the 2021-22 academic year, the Center for Faculty Excellence partnered with faculty experts on campus to bring workshops relating to how faculty intention can lead to student retention. Below you will find one-page overviews of each topic, student testimonials on how each of these areas effect their learning experience, a brief overview video by the faculty expert on their subject, and the full recording of the workshop session. If a session is planned in the future, you are invited to register using the links provided.

Topics include:

Connecting Students

Faculty/Subject Experts:

• Tammie Kennedy (Director, Exploratory and Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Erin King (Instructional Design Specialist, Digital Learning)

One-Page Tips and Resources: Connecting Students

Student Testimonial (2-3 Minutes):

Connecting Students to Students (4-5 Minutes):

Collaborative Projects to Help Students Connect to Other Students (2-3 Minutes):

Quick Strategies to Help Students get to Know Other Students (2-3 Minutes):

View Full Session Recording: Connecting Students

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Early Action

Faculty Expert:

• Travis Adams (Associate Professor, English)

One-Page Tips and Resources: Early Action

Student Testimonial (2-3 Minutes):

Session Preview (3-4 Minutes):

Anticipate What Your Students May Need and When They Will Need It (1-2 Minutes):

Understanding the Students' Point of View (3-4 Minutes):

View Full Session Recording: Early Action

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Expanding Conversations

Faculty Expert:

• Amanda Steiner (Assistant Professor, Teacher Education)

One-Page Tips and Resources: Expanding Conversations

Student Testimonial (2-3 Minutes):

Session Preview (2-3 Minutes):

Setting the Stage for Coaching Conversations (5-6 Minutes):

Cornerstones of Academic Coaching Conversations (3-4 Minutes):

A Framework for Coaching Conversations (3-4 Minutes):

View Full Session Recording: Expanding Conversations

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Rethinking Assessment

Faculty Expert:

• Ed Cochran (Instructor, Management)

One-Page Tips and Resources: Rethinking Assessment:

Student Testimonial (2-3 Minutes):

Session Preview (2-3 Minutes):

Framework for Creating Choice in Assignments (4-5 Minutes):

View Full Session Recording: Rethinking Assessment:

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Offering Choices Without Creating a Grading Nightmare

Faculty Expert:

Stephanie Jesseau (Instructor, Pyschology)

One-Page Tips and Resources: Offering Choices Without Creating a Grading Nightmare

Student Testimonial (3-4 Minutes):

Session Preview (2-3 Minutes):

Ideas for Giving Choices (2-3 Minutes)

The Benefits of Choices & Engagement (5-6 Minutes)

Grading Efficiencies (8-9 Minutes)

View Full Session Recording: Offering Choices Without Creating a Grading Nightmare

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Increasing Interest in Introductory Courses

Faculty Expert

Nicole Infante (Associate Professor, Mathematics)

One-Page Tips and Resources: Increasing Interest in Introductory Courses

Student Testimonial (2-3 Minutes):

Session Preview (2-3 Minutes):

Building Community in a Large Class (2-3 Minutes):

Designing Activities that Appeal to Students (6-7 Minutes):

View Full Session Recording: Increasing Interest in Introductory Courses

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Getting to Know Your Students

Faculty Expert

Cameron Logsdon (Lecturer, Communication)

One-Page Tips and Resources: Getting to Know Your Students

Student Testimonial (2-3 Minutes):

How to get to Know Your Students Before, During, and After Class (8-9 Minutes):

View Full Session Recording: Getting to Know Your Students

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Additional Retention Workshops

Looking to attend a workshop related to student retention? View the Center for Faculty Excellence's retention calendar below:

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