 Define Human Performance Technology › Foundational Aspects › Specific Concepts  Connections with Housing/Residence Life › Higher Education and Student Affairs › Staff and Student Training

 Definition › Using an engineering approach to attaining desired accomplishments from human performers (staff members)  Systematic  Systemic  Grounded in Theory

 Organized and applied in a methodical manner meant to be: › Effective › Results-Oriented

 Working to create performance improvements for desired results  Not necessarily focused on efficiency  Student Staff Supervision: › Focusing on individual development › Encouraging balance of academic, paraprofessional, and personal responsibilities

 Emphasis on obtaining results  Results come in very different formats  Residence Hall Environments › Encouraging being challenged AND creating a “safe” environment for students

 HPT focuses on how individuals and groups work within a system, and seeks to consider: › Ethical constraints › Organizations as well as individuals › Interventions › A comprehensive view of the parts of a system

 Existing ethical standards › Adding value to environment › Promoting the use of validated theories › Working collaboratively › Continually developing/improving self › Practicing integrity › Maintaining Confidentiality  Student Affairs › CAS Standards

 Understanding that organizations are made up of people  Appreciation of organizational inertia in conjunction with individual influence  Departmental Policies › Managers vs. Staff › Professionals vs. Student Staff

 Interventions, both organizationally and individually, serve as targeted tools for specific issues  Student Affairs › Supervision › Conduct › Conflict Resolution/Counseling

 HPT considers the individual and the group together  Evaluation of various aspects of a situation/group  Student Development Theories › Overlaying Theories to get holistic perspective (Baxter Magolda, 2001; Jones & McEwen, 2000)

 HPT is grounded in scientific theory and empirical evidence, leading to: › Increased Productivity › Designed and Developed individuals and groups  Focus in Student Affairs on “Information Based Decision Making

 Productivity includes quality and quantity  Provision of value added experiences  Justifying Staff Development › Better relationships › Clearer goals › Greater group unity

 Includes preparation of clear plans based on theory and best practices  Student Staff Training › Developing a logical set of training objectives › Clearly laid out goals

 Reframing the discussion  Seeing over the University walls  We’re not as different as we seem…

 HPT offers a structured way of approaching our work in Housing/Student Affairs  Many of our current practices are similar to and can learn from those in the corporate world  Our skills are transferable!

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