Attend from Anywhere:
Unlike other professional conferences, the Jossey-Bass Department Chair
Leadership Institute Online Seminars have no physical venue. Taking
place completely over the Web, the seminar series is wherever you are.
Despite its online format, the event is anything but a solitary or
static experience. There is no shortage of opportunities to meet peers,
share information, expand your professional network, and learn from
talented colleagues. More than 95% of participants in other
LearningTimes-produced online conferences report that the virtual
experience is at least as meaningful and valuable—if not more so—than
attending an offline conference.
Engaging Speakers:
Series One: The Essentials and Series Two: Best Practices feature an incredible line-up
of dynamic speakers and authors—all of whom are respected practitioners
in the field. During the online seminars, the presenters not only share
scores of practical information from their own practice, but facilitate
a lively dialogue with a community of participants. The result: a
dynamic sharing of practical take-aways that participants can
immediately integrate into their own work as department chairs, and an
instant network of peers that serves as an ongoing resource to all
members of this and all subsequent online seminars.
Professional Networking:
Online conferences produced by LearningTimes are known worldwide not
only for the richness of their content and the quality of their
programs, but also for their warm and very human sensibility. The
LearningTimes team strives to create a culture of sharing and produces
the conference with an array of tools and events that foster
relationship-building with peers and the growth of professional
networks. Participants cite the connections they made with others in
attendance online as among the most valuable elements of the online
conference experience.
Includes Valuable Resources:
When you register as a participant for all five sessions you will receive a complimentary copy of either
The Department Chair Primer, 2nd Edition (with Series One) or
The Essential Department Chair, 2nd Edition (with Series Two). We even pick up the cost of shipping, so there’s no
hidden costs to you. During the online conference, tune in and interact
with the presenters as they answer your questions, present additional
strategies, and facilitate the sharing of new ideas. No other event so
deftly combines the on-demand resources provided by a series of expert
presenters with the kind of learning that happens when we freely and
meaningfully interact with our peers.
Live Interactive Sessions:
The Jossey-Bass Department Chair Leadership Institute Program Committee
has crafted a series of online seminars with access to top speakers,
great content, and exceptional networking opportunities. Participants
will hear and interact with presenters and other attendees on key topics
designed to offer practical strategies for improving their
effectiveness as department chairs. Each session will begin at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (lasting about 90 minutes), and will feature live two-way
Web-based audio, visuals, and real-life demonstrations of best practices
at work.
Full Session Recordings:
Each of the five online seminars in both series is recorded and posted immediately to
the Jossey-Bass Department Chair Leadership Institute community site so
that participants unable to attend live or who wish to watch again can
experience the sessions at their convenience. In addition to the
real-time dialogue, some participants may choose to post ideas and
questions for the speakers before or after the event in threaded
discussion areas, to be addressed live and in the recorded sessions.
Access to the session recordings is available for at least six months
after the fifth and last session. No matter which time zone you are in,
you can still enjoy the full online seminar experience.
Anytime Discussions and Networking:
The LearningTimes Conference Community that is home to the Jossey-Bass
Department Chair Leadership Institute Online Seminar Series is designed
to afford ample on-demand and networking opportunities. Discussion
forums, wikis, resource-sharing areas, and member directories provide a
rich array of communication and networking options before, during, and
after the conference.
Bonus Recording:
Those who participate in all five sessions of either Series One: The Essentials or Series Two: Best Practices will also receive a bonus recording: "Higher
Education Law and Difficult Faculty Members," a podcast by Barbara Lee,
former dean of the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University, Legal
Counsel for Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP, and coauthor of
The Law of Higher Education, 4th Edition.
Conference Community:
Produced by LearningTimes, the leader in online conferences for
education, the online community acts as the hub for the event. Access to
fellow participants and great content begin before the first session
commences with member introduction areas and topic-based discussion
areas. Once the sessions are under way, the site takes on the buzz and
pace of the best offline seminars. Participants meet new contacts and
old friends and engage in the kind of conversations that characterize
the best face-to-face gatherings. But it all happens without expensive
travel and airport security hassles. The community builds over the five
weeks of the online seminar series and becomes a hub for ongoing access
to the human network brought together for the series. Tap into it at any
time.