Rob Jenkins, M.A.
Associate Professor of English, Georgia Perimeter College
Best known for his popular “Two-Year Track” columns in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Rob Jenkins, M.A., has earned a national reputation as an advocate for community colleges and as an authority on two-year college issues. During his 26-year career at two-year schools he has served as a part-time faculty member, a full-time faculty member, a department chair, an academic dean, and a program director. A frequent speaker at colleges and universities across the country, he currently serves as Associate Professor of English at Georgia Perimeter College, a large, multi-campus, urban/suburban community college in Atlanta.
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A Legal Primer for Online Instructors
College professors know their course material and how to deliver online instruction. What most faculty members don’t understand, however, are the legal risks involved with teaching these distance education classes. We introduce you to the top legal concerns of online programming, explain how to avoid the biggest legal mistakes, and look at ways to safeguard your institution’s distance education offerings. Learn More — Order Now
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Academic Freedom and Free Speech: What You Need to Know
Academic freedom might give college and university professors license to say (or write) most anything they please, but there are limits. And crossing over those boundaries can invite serious repercussions. This seminar will familiarize you with the state of the law and legal definitions of academic freedom and free speech, as well as steps you can take to protect yourself or your faculty and staff. Learn More — Order Now
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Avoid the Top Seven Mistakes in Hiring, Promotion and Tenure
Personnel decisions – from hiring to promotion to tenure – are being subject to ever-greater scrutiny. And increasingly, the most contentious ones are resulting in litigation. We look at the rapidly changing landscape of higher-ed personnel issues, and show you how to help keep your institution ahead of the curve with two leading experts.
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Cheating: A Legal Primer Toolkit for Faculty & Administrators
Cheating strikes at the core of your school’s integrity. It creates an unethical environment among your students, and ultimately diminishes the quality and reputation of your institution. In this seminar, conducted by two experts in the field of academic cheating, we cut through the legalese and give you practical advice on combating cheating on campus. Learn More — Order Now
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How Administrators Can Avoid Social Media Landmines
More and more, social media are making their presence felt on campus – not just outside the classroom but inside it, as well. Social media, while rich in pedagogical opportunity, are also fraught with risks that no institution, faculty member or administrator can afford to ignore. How can you take advantage of these enlivening, empowering social channels … while avoiding the liability that comes from their misuse? Learn More — Order Now
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How Can I Help Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills?
Developing critical thinking skills is the real business of higher education – teaching students to analyze and dissect every idea, ruminate about it, and arrive at thoughtful, informed opinions. This fast, focused program will show you how to incorporate active learning components into every aspect of your courses, from lectures to labs, from writing assignments to tests. Learn More — Order Now
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How Can I Transform My Tests into Learning Tools?
Tests and other assessments are effective tools for determining how well students learned (and how well you taught) earlier in the semester. But they don’t really do much to help students learn in the present, or as the semester progresses. This fast, focused program will provide you with an assortment of tools and techniques to promote better learning. Learn More — Order Now
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Legal Issues for Faculty: How Not to Get Sued
Learn how to sidestep lawsuits and safeguard yourself and your institution by staying abreast of the most pressing issues facing faculty and campuses today. You don’t have to pore over court cases and law journals to find out what those issues are. Just watch this 60-minute seminar to get the information you need and avoid legal landmines. Learn More — Order Now
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Legal Landmines for Distance Education Administrators
When you offer distance education programming, you can open yourself and your institution to potential legal nightmares ranging from copyright infringement ($150,000 per violation) and intellectual property issues to harassment and defamation claims. There are tort and disability regulations to consider, along with related liability issues. We provide practical advice to online college administrators and campus legal affairs professionals on how to limit exposure to litigation through online programming. Learn More — Order Now
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Managing Legal Risks of Service Learning/Civic Engagement
Service learning and civic engagement programs can create several legal risks at your school. These hazards include possible physical injury to students traveling off campus and confidentiality breaches. Most legal problems are avoidable if you are prepared. This training seminar on CD shows you how to protect your service learning/civic engagement programming from legal liability. Learn More — Order Now
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What Can I Do to Increase Student Retention?
It’s never a good feeling to learn that a student has left your class … or worse, left school altogether. Especially because it so often comes as a complete surprise; before you even realize they have a problem, they’re gone. We give you some powerful tools and techniques you can use to prevent these “unhappy endings,” Learn More — Order Now
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