Elevating Success Opportunities for Our Students: Encouraging Emotional Intelligence Skill Usage Throughout the Community College Curriculum

This webinar reviews the principles of emotional intelligence. The webinar facilitator provides reasons why it is beneficial to have students use high emotional intelligence skills throughout the community college curriculum and not just as part of psychology and other social science courses. Webinar participants learn about major emotional intelligence principles, why having high emotional intelligence skills is an important key to success in college and in life in general, and how much students can benefit from being encouraged to use emotional intelligence in all courses, including increasing pass rates and overall retention.

Ophelia A. Binkley-Webb, Instructor, Psychology, Wharton County Junior College
Ophelia A. Binkley-Webb is currently a full-time Psychology instructor at Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) in Texas where she has taught for six years. Prior to coming to WCJC, Binkley-Webb taught as an adjunct for Lee College (TX) for nearly 15 years, 8 years for Lone Star College – Kingwood Campus (TX), and has been teaching for the University of Phoenix—Online for over 15 years. Prior to teaching, Binkley-Webb worked in social services for a variety of agencies and organizations. She is a graduate of Houston Baptist University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Social Work and a Master of Liberal Arts with an emphasis in Literature. Binkley-Webb is also a graduate of Texas Southern University where she graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Psychology.

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Only those attending the LIVE webinar will receive a certificate of attendance. Thank you!