Robert Pearl Starks

Location: phoenix, arizona

About me

Robert Starks Jr. is a Performance Consultant for MaxKnowledge, Inc. Robert has 10 years of experience in higher education and has led teams responsible for career services and alumni relations programming, as well as community outreach and public relations initiatives. Robert was recognized for his leadership and exceptional results by Career Education Corporation (CEC) with the "Above and Beyond" award for developing his institution's first alumni relations program in its 32 year history. Under Robert's leadership, his former career services team was recognized with four consecutive Best Placement Practice Awards from the Arizona Private School Association (APSA) among its 56+ member schools in the state which contributed to his institution also being recognized as School of the Year by APSA in 2008 and 2012. Additionally, the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC) recognized Robert in 2013 with the Associate Member of the Year award.

Robert holds a Master of Science in Management, a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, and a minor in Sociology. Robert currently serves on the board for the Arizona Private School Association. Robert is the former Director of Media & Technology and former Membership Chair for the Arizona Career Development Association (ACDA). Additionally, Robert is the founder and publisher of Careertipster.com and serves on the Arizona Program Committee of the national non-profit, Boys Hope Girls Hope.

Interests

social media, career development, training, higher education, web 2.0/3.0, career services, leadership, marketing

Skills

social media, marketing, training, consulting, management, strategic planning

Website

http://www.careertipster.com

Activity

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How do you use this as a resource?

Hello Heather,

The best way to maximize a social learning community is to engage with the community, invite colleagues to contribute and enhance the collective knowledge of the community, and to ask questions and interact to share resources, ideas, best practices, etc. You will also find educational blogs, bookmarks to reports, research, helpful websites, etc. if you wish to also simply consume information and find helpful resources. Nothing beats dialogue though so I encourage you to engage with your community.

Take care!

Robert Pearl Starks

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Interesting website!

Hello Heather,

Different groups are more active. For instance, Admissions Performance group tends to have more discussions. There are many course facilitators who are responsive to questions, discussions, and inquiries for advice. If you are in Admissions, you may want to add Dr. Jean Norris as a contact. I also encourage that you invite your colleagues to participate in social learning - the more we have in our community, the more value we can provide eachother with our combined knowledge. I look forward to interacting with you.

Take care!

Robert Pearl Starks

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APSCU President & CEO, Steve Gunderson, Discusses College Scorecard

APSCU President & CEO, Steve Gunderson, discusses the President's College Scorecard initiative and the larger conversation in Higher Education about the Return on Investment from a college degree.

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NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Higher Education Edition - 6 Technologies to Watch in HigherEd

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7 Essential Principles of Innovative Learning

7 Principles for innovative learning.

1.Learners have to be at the center of what happens in the classroom with activities focused on their cognition and growth. They have to actively engage in learning in order to become self-regulated learners who are able to control their emotions and motivations during the study process, set goals, and monitor their own learning process.
2. Learning is a social practice and can’t happen alone. “By our nature we are social beings and we learn by interacting,” Groff said. “We learn by pushing and pulling on concepts with one another.” Structured, collaborative… >>>

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Why Blogging is for Every Single Academic

Eva Lantsoght, PhD, makes an argument in this article that blogging is for every academic.

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Economic Status and Educational Achievement [Infographic]

Interesting insights about the way that social, economic and cultural status affect the performance and achievements of students internationally.

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Economic Status and Achievement [Infographic]

Interesting insights about the way that social, economic and cultural status affect the performance and achievements of students internationally.

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Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques: Promising Directions From Cognitive and Educational Psychology

@butterfly88 :I am glad you find the information helpful. Thanks for leaving a comment. I encourage you to share it with your colleagues so they too can benefit from the information.

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Study Reveals The Best Study Strategies for College Students

John Dunlosky, Professor & Director of Experimental Training at Kent State University conducted a study to evaluate the efficiency of 10 popular study strategies students use in both high school and college. Ironically, the study found that some of the most common study strategies students use received very low ratings.

The study techniques that were found to be the worst included highlighting and underlining information, rereading, and summarization. Mental imagery, the practice of creating pictures to remember text, was found to be moderately effective. Additionally, elaborative interrogation (asking oneself "why"), self-explanation (explaining the text to oneself), and interleaved practice… >>>

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