Is your orientation program filled with "talking head" administrators and presentations filled with text-laden slides? Have you implemented the latest technology and instructional methods to meet the needs and expectations of the modern-day student? Do you partner effectively with your colleagues across the university to leverage other areas of expertise and knowledge? Are you recruiting and developing a diverse set of orientation leaders that go beyond a traditional stereotype of a high-energy extrovert?
On this episode we'll explore a variety of high-impact orientation practices that are engaging and challenging students to learn more effectively. Join Tony Doody as he speaks with Matthew Ferguson (Rutgers University), Michelle Nightingale (Tompkins Cortland Community College), and Beth Lingren Clark (University of Minnesota) as they discuss orientation models use of technology, storytelling, multimedia, flipped classrooms, social media engagement, instructional design, peer-to-peer learning, moderated panels, game shows, simulations, interactive tours, and more.