University College Newsletter
Steiner in demand and on the move
Steiner invited to give closing address at Kingsborough Community College
Hillary Steiner, assistant professor of Educational Psychology and associate director for Faculty Development and SoTL, and Learning Communities has been invited to give the closing address to learning communities faculty at Kingsborough Community College in New York City on Dec. 2.
Steiner’s presentation is entitled "Examining the Impact of Learning Communities" and addresses learning communities' role as a high-impact practice (HIP). Kingsborough Community College, part of the CUNY system, is home to a nationally recognized learning communities program that works closely with the Washington Center at Evergreen State College, the National Resource Center for Learning Communities. Steiner was recommended as a speaker by Dr. Emily Lardner, Director of the Washington Center.
Steiner receives book publishing announcement and invitation to be a USG SoTL Fellows Mentor
Along with colleagues at the University of Georgia, Hillary Steiner has published a short book on self-regulation in academically gifted students, titled "Self-Regulation in the Underachieving Gifted Learner" in the National Association for Gifted Children, part of a series called "NAGC Select."
Designed for a practitioner audience, the book synthesizes research in the field and offers practical suggestions for the classroom.
For more information, please visit: http://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/nagc-publications/nagc-select-series.
Steiner also received notification of the invitation to serve in the USG SoTL Fellows Program.
SoTL mentors are invited to share their expertise with other fellows once or twice over the course of the year, are recognized on the USG website and receive a letter from Dr. Houston Davis, Executive Vice Chancellor &; Chief Academic Officer for the University System of Georgia.
The organization applauded Steiner’s commitment to promoting faculty and student success in Georgia.