Audio Online Seminar • Thursday, August 13, 2009 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT • $274

It can be maddening.

You spend significant time and effort communicating your expectations to students–about the course, about assignments, about their responsibilities–and then you review their work, and see absolutely no evidence that your messages got through. So you grade accordingly.

And what happens then? You face a long line of students outside your office door, wanting explanations for their poor grades and bemoaning the fact that they “just don’t get what you want.”

Is there any hope of bridging that gap? The presenters of a new online seminar say “yes.”

Drs. Dannelle D. Stevens and Antonia J. Levi, professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Portland State University and retired professor in the Department of University Studies at PSU, respectively, say the answer lies in carefully crafted rubrics, and they’ll share their insights with you in Rubrics: Save Time, Engage Students & Foster Deep Learning.

In this fact-filled, 90-minute audio seminar, you’ll discover how rubrics can help you create a stronger connection with students and present them with a clear path to success in your classroom. You’ll learn how rubrics:

• support your teaching objectives
• Save you grading time
• Identify how well your message is getting through
• Help students fully understand your expectations
• Provide you (and students) the means to identify strengths and weaknesses
• Benefit non-traditional students in particular
• Assist faculty in developing and using common criteria
• Work effectively in different disciplines
• And much more

During a special workshop section at the end of the seminar, you’ll also be guided step-by-step through the creation of a rubric for one of your own assignments.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see how you can improve communication with your students, enhance learning outcomes, and ease your course-management responsibilities!

A great price … and a great opportunity to share the experience with others.
The fee for the seminar is just $274. That’s good news in these tight budgetary times. Better still, the fee applies per site, not per person. That means you can invite others from your campus to attend–any faculty member, any administrator, any interested party–and you’ll pay nothing more. Just be sure to sign on from a facility large enough to seat your group!

Who should attend:
• Directors of teaching and learning centers
• Department chairs
• Assessment officers
• Student affairs staff
• Writing center faculty

Get connected with your students. Make sure they understand your expectations and know their responsibilities. Rubrics can help make the learning experience a more positive and fruitful one. Don’t miss this informative seminar!

Featured Higher Education Presenters:

Dannelle D. Stevens, Ph.D.

Dr. Antonia Levi

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Audio Online Seminar • Thursday, August 13, 2009 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT • $274

Date(s): 08/13/09
Time: 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time - See other time zones above
Cost: $274.00
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