Listening as an Instructional Leadership Behavior

When students aren’t engaging during lectures or aren’t grasping course content, their success suffers. The root cause of this issue tends to be a barrier in communication skills between the instructor and student.

While improving oral communication skills is a necessary and common goal for professional development designed to improve student engagement, the most exceptional instructors place equal emphasis on their ability to actively and attentively listen in the classroom. For instance, listening is an act of communication generosity that’s well-aligned with the active and learner-centered approaches to the strategies shared at the acclaimed Teaching Professor Annual Conference.

This Magna Online Seminar, brought to you by the Teaching Professor Annual Conference, will help you better engage students and positively impact their success by introducing you to research-based recommendations about using listening as an instructional leadership behavior.

Your presenter, Jennifer Waldeck, PhD, professor and department head of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication at the University of Georgia, will:

• Explore the complexity of listening in educational settings, covering what goes wrong, what barriers get in the way, and why the message we receive is not always the message the sender intended
• Discuss and practice strategies for improving your listening as you communicate with students
• Guide you in framing listening as a leadership behavior which will make you a more active, generous listener as you work with your students

Prepare to be amazed at how these research-based recommendations improve classroom communication and learning outcomes for your students!

What are the learning goals?

Upon completion of this seminar, you’ll be able to:

• Understand the costs of ineffective listening and the benefits of effective listening in instructional settings
• Identify their your and others’ listening styles
• Communicate with others strategically based on an informal assessment of their listening styles and preferences
• Implement effective listening techniques to achieve enhanced leadership and learning outcomes in the classroom
• Design a personal listening plan that overcomes barriers to listening effectiveness
• Define listening as an act of generosity that improves their relationships and the outcomes they achieve in collaboration with your students

Who should attend?

• Faculty
• Faculty or Educational Developers

What’s included?

Your seminar registration includes the following:

• On-demand access
• Written transcript
• 100% satisfaction guarantee

There is no limit to how many times the seminar is accessed while available on-demand.

Product Code: PC23OA