Presentation for ACUI Regional pre-conference "Leadership Showcase" session for international delegates.

1. The Leadership
Institute at
Bridgewater State
University
@BSULeads
@BSUInvolved
@cindykane
Cindy Kane, Ph.D.
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA

2. PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES
PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION
Learn from our
experiences including
successes and
failures.
DISTANCE
LEARNING
Evaluate potential
distance learning
options for your
leadership
programs.

3. Get to know
Bridgewater
State
University

4. GET TO KNOW BRIDGEWATER
STATE UNIVERSITY
➜Public, Master’s institution in
Southeastern Massachusetts
➜Part of the Massachusetts state
university system
➜Enrollment of 11,000 including
undergraduate and graduate
programs

5. Get to know Bridgewater State University!

6. STAFFING:
Five full time student affairs
administrators
3 full time support staff
2 part-time graduate
students
Large number of student
paraprofessionals
PROGRAM AREAS:
Campus Activities
Programming,
Fraternity/Sorority Advising,
Student Union, Clubs and
Organizations and
Leadership Education
programs.

7. What was
motivating
this change
at BSU?

8. DISTANCE
EDUCATION

9. What’s
already
there?
What do we
know about
student
learning
styles?
Where may
we be
headed?
WHY EXPLORE DISTANCE
EDUCATION IN STUDENT
LEADERSHIP?

10. Full adoption of distance
learning
Campus is leading innovations in distance
education
You can get a full degree online
Most students take at least one online
course at some point
A few isolated courses
Nobody talks about it
BSU

11. CAMPUS-BASED PERSPECTIVE
EXTENDING
ENGAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Changing
student
demographics
Resources in
place for
faculty

12. FOUR ONLINE INITIATIVES
•Training for student programmers
•Reflective writing opportunities
through blogging
•Pre-service training for Orientation
Leaders
•Leadership Institute

13. Student Leadership
Institute

15. Leadership
Goal Setting
Time
Management
Conflict
Motivation
Conflict handling
assessment
Collaboration
Assertiveness
High Performing
Teams/People
“Leader Interview”
with University
president
PODCAST SERIES
Participants report growth in skills in all ten areas with significant difference
between pre and post tests for all ten topics!

16. What we did…
•Current program is a Blackboard “Virtual Course.”
•Faculty workshops about “Podcasts in the
Classroom”
•External consultant
•Added element of choice for students to select
depth of commitment

17. Components of the current program:
•Tracks of participation
•Track 1: Online interaction only, group project, attend
presentation
•Track 2: Track 1 plus Leadership Coaching program
•Track 3: Track 1 and 2 plus presentation
•Podcasts, blackboard discussions, guidebook
•Group projects

18. Let’s talk about the
group projects…

20. Results and Reflections

21. •All programs
saw a change in
participation
from students.
•All programs
struggle with
accountability.
•All programs
struggle with
time
management.
Results and Reflections from Online Learning Initiatives

22. •Leadership
Institute gave us
a different
opportunity to
contribute to
writing skill
development.
•All programs
gave us a
chance to reach
more students
and different
students.
More Reflections…

23. No Longer on the Sidelines
•Explore, innovate, fail and try again.
•What resources are offered to faculty?
•Student affairs professionals have a lot
to contribute to distance learning.
•Distance learning resources improve
access for all students.

24. Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
@cindykane
Cindy.kane@bridgew.edu

25. CREDITS
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