2018 Teaching, Learning & Student Development Conference

Note that this is a closed session; each college has registered two attendees who will bring back ideas and information to their home campus.

When students have a growth mindset, they can be resilient in the face of the inevitable setbacks they face in college. But how can college contexts be designed to convey growth mindset thinking throughout students' college experiences? This workshop will present a framework for thinking of the moments of "psychological friction" that undermine resilience and success--including pre-orientation messages, critical feedback in the classroom, negative interactions with bureaucracies, or harsh probation letters. It will also show examples of how colleges and faculty have worked with administrators and researchers and students to design, implement and evaluate ideas for improving the climate and increasing student success rates. Faculty will walk out with concrete strategies to try in their classrooms, and also suggestions for principles to keep in mind as you do this work.