The Lounge

John Ware, Executive Director of The Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools, met with me to discuss a new training requirement for admissions representatives in Ohio - an online course that covers important rules and regulations set forth by the Board.

John Ware, President of The National Association of State Administrators and Supervisors of Private Schools (NASASPS), joined me to discuss key goals and initiatives of the organization - all with the focus of promoting effective state regulation in our sector of higher education.  Thank you John!

Dr. David Vaillancourt, Online Director of Education at Ultimate Medical Academy, met with me to discuss the emerging--and some surprising--advantages of online education vs. traditional on-ground.  He also suggested several technologies that support effective and successful distance education.  One of my biggest wow's was the ability to proctor exams online - completely possible with technology available today.  Thank you David! 

Thanks to Dr. Chris Stabile for talking with me about the relationship between student preparedness and faculty development.  We discussed the development of faculty as expert learners as well as better instructors, and how learning techniques taught to students can assist instructors.  Chris also talks about metacognition, comprehension and reflective learning in relation to both student and instructor, and finally some specific strategies that can be used with both students and instructors in the learning process.

Dr. John King, Senior Vice President & Chief Academic Officer of Lincoln Education Services, joined me recently to talk about the need for eLearning tools to engage our students in traditional learning environments.  John speaks about why this is important, specific types of e-learning tools that are key, and how to get instructors comfortable with these tools.

Vince Norton, Managing Partner of Norton Norris, Inc., joined me last week to discuss mystery shopping – how “shops” can assist schools, what they measure, best practices from schools that use shopping effectively,  what to do on a limited budget, and more.  Thank you Vince!

Dr. Paul Bao, Chief Academic Officer of Anthem Education Group, joined me recently to share his perspective on the importance and place of "Learning to Learn" in the curriculum of career colleges and universities.  He spoke about how this strategy is implemented at Anthem, including the addition of courses focusing on study skills, time management, critical thinking, management of financial resources, communication and ethics in a student's chosen field, and more.

In this last interview, Dr. Michael Lanouette, Chief Academic Officer of Remington College, covers two of the final traits in his top ten:  the importance of Seriousness--effective instructors can relate the critical nature of what they are taching to their students.  Lastly, Mike talks about Caring--relaying that highly effective instructors truly care about their students.  We end by discussing how these traits are used to evaluate faculty at Remington.  Thank you to Mike for his time and insights!

In Part 3 of my 4 part interview with Dr. Michael Lanouette, we discussed three more traits of effective instructors.  Mike covers my personal favorite first: How use of particular pronouns provides insight into an instructor's potential effectiveness--see what Mike means when you watch.  He also talks about Passion--how effective instructors usually have a strong passion for the topic they teach.  And lastly, he spoke with me about how amount and level of Interactivity with students makes an impact.

Dr. Lanouette, Chief Academic Officer of Remington College, is back - discussing three additional traits of highly effective instructors.  Here he covers Patience, Accessibility (the gift of making each student feel comfortable with the topic they're learning), and Adaptability.