A Workshop With Dr. Cia Verschelden, Ed.D.
Cia Verschelden is the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Malcolm X College. Most recently, she was the Executive Director of Institutional Assessment at University of Central Oklahoma. At UCO, she taught in sociology and in the first-year program; at Kansas State University, where she was on the faculty for 21 years, she taught social welfare and social policy, women’s studies, and nonviolence studies. Cia has a B.S. in psychology from Kansas State University, an M.S.W. from The University of Connecticut, and an Ed.D. from Harvard University. Her book, Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and Social Marginalization, was published in 2017.
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Time: 8:30 aM-12:00 PM
Location: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO
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Livestream will be available
The cognitive resources for learning of many of our students have been and are being diminished by the negative effects of persistent economic insecurity and discrimination and hostility against non-majority groups based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity, and other aspects of difference. Recognizing that these students are no different than their peers in terms of cognitive capacity, we can implement strategies and interventions – in and outside the classroom - that show promise in helping students regain the cognitive resources to be successful in college.
Participants will understand that:
We will learn about and practice several interventions designed to help students recover bandwidth, beginning with a strengths perspective about what skills and abilities they are bringing to the table – “funds of knowledge.” The interventions include values affirmation, connecting the known to the unknown, growth mindset and neurobics, and high-hope syllabi.
Participants will:
Dr. Kinzie received her PhD in higher education, with a minor in women’s studies, from Indiana University. Her research interests include college choice, first year student development, teaching and learning, and access and equity. Presently, she serves as the Associate Director for the Center for Postsecondary Research and The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Institute. The focus for this day is understanding the NSSE data and how to use these data to enhance learning, increase student engagement, and improve undergraduate education. Specifically, the focus will include differences in student engagement by gender, race-ethnicity, and first generation college status. Additionally, knowing how to assess the impact of programs aimed at improving student success, such as learning communities, undergraduate research, and service learning, will be discussed.
Keynote speaker David Chase - Knowing About Learning: Assessment Design and Practice
This fall the symposium is open to both faculty and GTAs. A full day of workshops has been planned, with some sessions repeated in the morning and afternoon to allow for flexibility of schedule in the last week before the fall semester begins.
The Pedagogy of Civic and Community Engagement.
Stellar Student Support: Enhancing Learning Through Supplemental Instruction, General Education and Online Education. Keynote given by Dr. Saundra McGuire, the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Learning and Teaching at the Louisiana State University.