This fall StudentAffairs.com will be changing the format of the Short Course program. Instead of being e-mail based, where subscribers receive a weekly lesson via electronic mail, the Short Course will now be Web based.
We will be utilizing WebCT which is one of the leading platforms for offering coursework over the Internet. The courses will be much more interactive for both the student and facilitator. Right now we have three courses planned:
Building Learning Community in CyberspaceThe authors Rena Pallof and Keith Pratt will be using their recently published book on the subject to work with subscribers to help formulate these type of purposeful communities on their campus.
Emerging Disability Issues for the Student Affairs Generalist
Dr. Jane Thierfeld Brown, of the University of Connecticut and Ward Newmeyer, of the University of California at Berkeley and former President of the Association on Higher Education and Disability, will introduce student affairs generalists to basic issues in the disability field.
Internet 101
Instructor to be Announced. This course will help subscribers learn more about the Web and the Internet and how to utilize its many resources.
As these new courses will provide cutting edge content and an opportunity to interact with both course developers and fellow participants there will be a reasonable fee associated with each course. Prices have not been set at this point, but will by the end of July. More information will be posted on the StudentAffairs.com Web page at that time, but you can be put on our e-mail list to be notified as soon as the information is available.
These online courses are being developed as a way for student affairs professionals--at all levels--to supplement both their formal and experiential educations. The Web is the perfect tool to involve practitioners from all parts of the country, at all size institutions, and at all levels.
If you have suggestions for online courses, especially from the new professional and residence life perspective, please e-mail me at Stuart@StudentAffairs.com.
The StudentAffairs.com Position Listing site registered a milestone this past June as the number of subscribing institutions hit 325--a 20% increase since February! The number of job postings also veered upwards as over 300 position listings were available on the site in the middle of June.
The Position Listing site continues to be the most accessed site on the Internet for student affairs administrators seeking job opportunities, and for institutions of higher education to place ads. The pages receive tens of thousands of hits each month.
The cost for colleges and universities to become eligible to list openings, which is based on the number of students attending, is relatively small. The price allows for a full year of unlimited job postings by any student affairs department; the cost is not a per position fee:
The turnaround time from first contacting StudentAffairs.com to being able to begin posting position openings is no more than one or two days. For more information, contact Stuart Brown at Stuart@StudentAffairs.com.