October 30, 2009  - Why Don’t My Students Think I’m Groovy? The New "R's for Engaging Millennial Learners

Keynote Speaker - Dr. Christy Price, Professor of Psychology, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA. Click to play

Dr. Price won the Excellence in Teaching Award at Dalton State in 2007 and the University System of Georgia Teaching Excellence Award in the Two & Four-Year College sector for 2008/2009.  She was honored by the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition as an Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate in 2009.  Dr. Price’s awards are, in part, a result of her use of innovative strategies in assisting students to achieve learning outcomes. Dr. Price has conducted research on teaching techniques that influence student motivation.  Her most recent research and publications focus on engaging millennial learners and preventing incivility in the college classroom.  Dr. Price has completed post-doctoral work in educational psychology at Georgia State University.  She holds a Doctorate in community health from the University of Tennessee, a Master's degree in counseling psychology from the University of Nebraska-Kearney, and a Bachelor's degree in social services from Northern Illinois University.

Program Schedule

8:30 - 9:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 12:00	Why Don’t My Students Think I’m Groovy? The New "R's for Engaging Millennial Learners Dr. Christy Price During this participatory session, we will briefly review the literature regarding the culture of the millennial student and apply the findings of Dr. Price’s research regarding millennial student. Throughout the workshop, participants will engage in activities that will require them to reflect on their own teaching methods.  Open-ended questionnaires, check-lists, and digitized video clips of student interviews will be utilized in order to facilitate discussion regarding practical steps we can  take to engage students.
12:15 - 1:00	Working Lunch - Infusing Technology Workgroup Results Dr. Marguerite Murphy
1:00	Adjourn