In years past, there has not been a consistent or coordinated “opening” for summer professional development opportunities. This year our goal is to advertise the following summer’s offerings at the annual conference so we can get logistics in front of a wider audience, and they can plan ahead while they …

We will share results of our research on how teachers tailor their teaching strategy to honors and regular students taking into account the learning preferences with regard to autonomy and structure as perceived by teachers. We explore how the research findings can be used for faculty development.

Students differ in their learning preferences. When students are more intrinsically motivated this improves their well-being and involvement (Levesque, Zuehlke, Stanek, & Ryan, 2004). Teaching highly motivated honors students places different demands on teachers (Wolfensberger, 2012). High motivated …

Certification of honorsprogrammes: added value or not? Presentation at NCHC (National Collegiate Honors Council), Chicago, 13 november.

European honors in disguise: international faculty development and student exchange neededTalking about diversity is an international adventure. Geopolitical issues are important for spreading honors. Designing international honors courses and organizing an international exchange for honors teachers …

Stimulating professional development and teaching strategies of honors teachers.

Attitude toward honors education

In May 2011, Dutch students from the honors program in geosciences of Utrecht University, led by Professor Marca Wolfensberger, engaged in an experimental-learning project in Paris, France, with a group of American students from the honors program of Columbia College, South Carolina, led by Professors …

Meer halen uit de beste studenten in het hoger onderwijs: dat is het motto van het Sirius Programma. Het doel: inzicht verkrijgen in wat de beste manier is om excellentie te bevorderen en inzicht in de belemmeringen die hiervoor in de huidige situatie bestaan. Vanuit dit vertrekpunt zijn 20 hogescholen …