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.