#NISODProfiles - Bill Crowe "Always offering lots of honest feedback but making sure students know I care about their development as future leaders is important." #NISODProfiles | October 1, 2019 How long have you been an educator? Five [...]
Volume XLI, No. 36 | September 26, 2019 Hands-On Scientific Method in an Introductory Psychology Course Many students who are “just taking their generals” feel that classes outside their major, such as Introductory Psychology, are not meaningful. Often, students’ first exposure to psychology is participating in psychological research rather than being the [...]
Member Spotlight - Stanly Community College “NISOD is a preeminent professional development organization in the United States. It is an honor to partner with NISOD to assist Stanly Community College in fulfilling our strategic plan goals.” - John D. Enamait, President, Stanly Community College John D. Enamait, [...]
Volume XLI, No. 35 | September 19, 2019 Workforce Development: How Do We Prepare Students for The Workforce? Each time a school term ends, I wonder if I have prepared my students appropriately for the workforce in their selected field. Could I have done more? How can we best prepare our students for [...]
The NISOD Papers Issue No. 14 • September 2019 In “AIR”—Not Just for Breathing,” Angela Reeves, Adjunct Instructor, Counseling and Student Development, Mott Community College (MI), shares a strategy she often draws on to help students overcome their barriers to persistence and success. Download the article below:
#NISODProfiles - Mario Diaz "We all need a mentor, someone to cheer us on, and it is my goal to be the best cheerleader for the students I serve. " #NISODProfiles | September 19, 2019 | Connect With Mario on LinkedIn [...]
#NISODProfiles - Jessica Shelton "Many students feel like impostors who don’t belong on campus. That resonates with me, and I try to normalize belonging and self-confidence during advising times or meetings during office hours." #NISODProfiles | November 14, 2019 [...]
Volume XLI, No. 31 | August 22, 2019 The First Day of Class One of the most important times in the semester is the very first day of class. The first class is an opportunity to make an immediate impression on your students and to set the tone for the course. What [...]
#NISODProfiles - Angela Shoemake "To see my students actually apply what they have learned in class and then experience their excitement over really 'knowing more than they thought' is amazing." #NISODProfiles | August 22, 2019 How long have [...]
Volume XLI, No. 30 | August 15, 2019 Faculty Onboarding: Lessons Learned From Creating a Program From Scratch When students begin college for the first time, many of them are unsure of where to go, what to do, and what’s expected of them. New faculty members can feel the same way. Often, [...]