There are several CET workshops this month. Details are listed below. Click here to register.
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Nudging Students to Success: The Integration of Academic Advising and Motivational Psychology
Thursday, April 6 — 2 to 3:30 p.m., Campus Center 150
In this webinar, presenters come together to address a dilemma that academic advisors from across the globe are all too familiar with: How do we effectively motivate students to take advantage of student success offices and academic planning tools? Despite the fact that most higher education institutions now offer a wealth of student success resources, survey data suggests that these offices are under-utilized by students. Our presenters will discuss the micro and macro factors that contribute to this issue, and will argue that academic advisors play an essential role in the solution. Utilizing techniques found in Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein’s “Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness,” advisors are able to nudge students into making good decisions by altering predictable behavior through incentives. Discussion will focus on nudging students via intentional acts of persuasion and guidance to produce outcomes while maintaining a student’s agency.
Facilitator: Karen Ferrer-Muniz
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Restructuring Thoughts to Eliminate Anxiety (Introduction to Mindfulness)
Thursday, April 13 — 10 a.m. to noon, Campus Center 150
Anxiety affects more Americans every year than any other mental health disorder, but is also the disorder that can be treated most effectively. This class will outline approaches to anxiety management and reduction proven to work. Participants will learn about the physiology of anxiety, and will have the opportunity to try out techniques in class such as identifying core beliefs, breathing and relaxation, and anxiety acceptance. Participants will leave with an understanding of tools that can be used to reduce anxiety and how the therapeutic process can be used to support this process.
Presenter: Capital EAP Representative
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Generation Me: Defining & Addressing The Effects of Entitlement on Today’s College Campuses
Wednesday, April 26 — 2 to 3:30 p.m., BTC Meeting Room 1
This webinar will discuss the why and how of today’s entitlement issues, as well as strategies for overcoming the unintended problems on campus. Using real-world scenarios, we will address the negative play-out of its effects including aggression, demanding behavior, cheating, and more. Participants will leave with ideas for creating an environment that fosters student contribution, self-reliance, and the pride that comes from accomplishing something meaningful.
• Discover the meaning of a Culture of Entitlement and how it infiltrates an institution or department
• Explore why some students see themselves as more responsible for their behaviors than do other students
• Compare how faculty, staff, and students tend to see the purpose of education differently
• Discuss the paradox of altruism and its effects on society and students in particular
• List the benefits of Ownership Thinking and brainstorm ways to get students to engage in Adult Thinking
• Learn how to create incentives that cause students to want to be more engaged in their education
• Leave with ideas for creating an environment that fosters student contribution, self-reliance, and the pride that comes from accomplishing something meaningful
Facilitator: Tony Podlaski
Published: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:53:25 +0000 by t.bocketti