The NISOD Papers

The NISOD Papers, an occasional publication, is NISOD’s version of a white paper series that educates our audience or explains a particular issue relevant to community and technical college educators. The NISOD Papers covers an array of diverse topics: professional development, emerging technologies, crisis communication, education reform, and more. It complements NISOD’s bi-weekly Innovation Abstracts, which focuses on teaching and learning topics and is directed specifically toward faculty members.

Latest Version

Issue No. 36 | April 2025

In this edition of The NISOD Papers, “Artificial Cognition Versus Human Condition: An Educator’s Perspective,” Leezet Llorance, Data Analytic Professor, Lone Star College – University Park, offers her understanding of the relationship between human cognition and artificial cognition based on the current published research of academic subject matter experts through the lens of an educator.

Past Issues

Past issues are posted in the archive section of our website.

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