At my insitution we resently began doing weekly meetings between Student services, Faculty and Tutors to review each students progress from each ares percpective. It has allowed us to have a more meaningful conversation with the students. It was interesting to hear the perseption each department had about specific students. Without that cross talk there was a conciderable amount of information that would have gone unused.

Looking for innovative strategies for dealing with this global issue; like many institutions our campus has a large and very diverse student population. Meeting all of the needs of each student from different backgrounds with limited financial and human resources can sometimes feel overwhelming as administrators! Ideas???

As teachers/instructors/professors, we must realize that without knowing it, often times we are changing lives. With that "power" comes great responsibility, and becoming well versed in assisting our students with their everyday, human, and sometimes seemingly insurmountable issues is the nature of what we do. Most students just want someone to HEAR them.

I am certain many instructors and administrators have found the difficulty of reaching students who have elected to stop coming to school due to a myriad of reasons maddening to say the least. To add to that frustration, students can elect whether or not they want to pick up the smartphone/Iphone/IPad when school calls trying to assist them in their success (since the majority of folks no longer have a land line!). We have found a small degree of success with reaching out to students via Facebook and Twitter (from main school accounts--not individual instructors). Does anyone else have an interesting/innovative method of reaching out to students in these times?

Organizational culture means how we do things within our organization and what we are displaying to our students. All department should be involved reaching that goal

When students know their instructor is open to new ideas it creates a more positive atmosphere

Sometimes by sharing with the students the obstacles you overcame to reach where you are today can help them overcome their fears and doubt

Showing that you care helps to form a connection with the students. When I have a student who misses a class, I telephone the student to find out what's the reason he/she was not in class and give her/him the assignment that was missed. By doing this its sends a message to the class that I need you to be present for me to teach.

Organization culture is very important as it puts everyone on the same page in regards to one focused idea. Once a school has a good established culture, it's popularity and success rate will climb. This is achieved by everyone having the same nature and the same common goal. The school I work for is like this and it is very successful.

Very interested topic, we have to know to convert the thing we have to do into want's to do. This any everything it will look easier and light.

I like this topic, motivation is a very important point to should the students and make them be sucesseful.

Recently I sat in on a conference call with other instructors regarding a new class within a new curriculum. During the call many issues were raised and I recognized I work with a talented group of individuals. It was nice to be a part of the planning and roll out process. I took on a greater appreciation for the work that had been done and what I can do to help the organization in teaching the class. A little inclusion goes a long way!

I don't think enough importance and appreciation is given to receptionists. They truly are the first impression the student gets of the school and its people. When they give the student their FULL attention and positive non-verbal it really makes a difference! This training (or similar) should be mandatory for receptionists.

I recently started to look at my roll as an instructor more from a customer service perspective. I find I am much more attentive to the needs and wants of my students. I also find I think of myself more as a representative of my school and feel I have a duty to adhere closely to the goals of the organization. This new perspective has enlightened me to teach, communicate, and behave in ways I took for granted before.

I often find myself repeating learning objectives in class and wonder if I am over saturating the lesson. I was pleased to see I am on the right track in the latest section of the class. I teach culinary arts and though there are many facets to accomplishing a particular skill, I want to instill the core fundamentals associated with the lesson or skill at hand.

I have had several students who sail through classes with very little difficulty until they reach the end of their program. In their last classes they struggle, even fail. When you talk with the student you realize they lack the vision to see themselves actually performing in their new career "school is safe" "I don't know enough" "I really can't do it in the real world". The first couple of years I taught this took me by surprise. Now I watch for this type of student as they approach the end of their program. I talk and listen to other faculty to make sure we recognize this pattern early.

Is very important the intructor have a vision from students side to understand what they need to learn.

This modulo is very interested how we as a intructors need be pay attention on the students need, to make them be sucesseful.

I have recently taken over the role of General Education Department Chair at my campus and need to improve the department's retention, absence rates, and failure rates. I would like to include the following topics in all first-quarter classes: - Study Skills - Stress Management - Seeing the class and school as a community It appears that these are three major issues that relate to retention. My question is: How can these skills incorporated into classes that are not college success courses, such as math or introductory computer classes?

the team has to all be on the same page for success