Bundle: On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life, 8th + MindTap College Success, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card

Downing, Skip

ISBN 10: 1305925718 ISBN 13: 9781305925717

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Students save money by purchasing this bundle which includes Downing's On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life, 8th edition and 6 months printed access card to MindTap. MindTap is the digital learning solution that helps instructors engage and transform today's students into critical thinkers. Through paths of dynamic assignments and applications that you can personalize, real-time course analytics and an accessible reader, MindTap helps you turn cookie cutter into cutting edge, apathy into engagement, and memorizers into higher-level thinkers.

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About the Author

Skip Downing is an international consultant in the field of faculty development and student success strategies. Dr. Downing has earned degrees from Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Santa Monica, and Carnegie Mellon University. He holds advanced degrees in both English and counseling psychology. He was professor of English at Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) for 32 years. In addition to his role as an academic instructor, Dr. Downing created and coordinated BCCC's Student Success and Learning Community Programs. These programs teach students how to apply proven success strategies to achieve their full potential in college and in life. The College Success Program resulted in a significant increase in both student academic success and retention. Dr. Downing has made numerous presentations at national conferences and conducted faculty development workshops at many two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and the Virgin Islands. Dr. Downing's teaching, writing, and consulting are all guided by his belief that the greatest mission of any educational institution is to empower its students to live rich, fulfilling lives. Since 1996, he has facilitated the On Course Workshops, intensive four-day retreats for college educators focusing on proven strategies for helping students become active, responsible partners in their education and achieve greater success in college and in life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1305925718
• ISBN 13: 9781305925717
• Binding: Product Bundle
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 338