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The APCIS Framework:
Exploring thinking preferences -
the Herrmann Brain Dominance
model
The Ten Intelligences - Making
Gardner's research practical in
the classroom
Auditory, Visual and Kinesthetic
Learners - the Three
Communication Modes
Applied Active Learning -
Stimulating classroom interaction and increasing retention
Aligning course content for
thinking preference and learning style
Get Results:
Maintain interest in your lecture
Effectively manage expectations
Get consistent results from
class to class
Engage your students
Increase student motivation
Improve student evaluations
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Advanced Professorial Communication & Integration Skills (APCIS)
"School should be the best party in town" - Peter Klein - The Everyday Genius
Classroom teaching requires specialized skills
But many of the best professors have never been trained to develop these specialized skills.
APCIS seminars deliver the training you may have missed
APCIS will improve your ability to. . .
  connect with your audience
  understand and respond to "silent" attendee feedback
  create and manage an interactive, stimulating classroom experience
Communicate effectively - integrate diversity
Effective communication begins with understanding and integrating the needs of your diverse audience. APCIS uses a scientific modeling system that will. . .
  improve your understanding of group diversity
  teach you to modify your own style to integrate with diverse groups
Improve the quality of your teaching - tune up your skills
APCIS workshops will show you ways to instill practical concepts and techniques in your students.
  Learn to tailor the learning environment to student needs
  Find out how to isolate and improve your own effective techniques
  Quantify and remove your ineffective teaching practices
  Acquire new innovative classroom skills to add to your presentation toolkit
Apply active learning techniques
Adults learn more when they participate. Interactive APCIS workshops. . .
  give you new ways to solicit participation and engage your audience
  illustrate active learning techniques for creating content that makes learning fun
  provide techniques for. . .
  curriculum development
  improved classroom presentation skills
  group facilitation skills
  enhancing your content
  energizing your classroom
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