Volume XL, No. 11| March 29, 2018 Learning Through Engagement As the division chair for arts, social sciences, and public services at Randolph Community College (RCC), I have the opportunity to work with and observe individuals who teach a variety of disciplines. Our division houses Early Childhood Education, Criminal Justice Technology, Human [...]
NISOD Announces North Carolina Regional Workshop Austin, Texas, March 26, 2018 – The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) announced its next Regional Workshop, scheduled for September 7, 2018, at Pitt Community College’s Craig F. Goess Student Center in Winterville, North Carolina. NISOD’s Regional Workshops bring professional development closer to faculty, administrators, [...]
Volume XL, No. 10| March 22, 2018 Dual Credit, 20 Years Later When I reported on the dual credit process in 1998, it was a new idea, at least at my institution, Ivy Tech Community College. As the title of my 1998 Innovation Abstracts, “A New Twist on Articulation” suggested, dual credit [...]
Meet the 2018 Faculty Conference Scholarship Recipients Read how the five Faculty Conference Scholarship recipients exhibit values that reflect NISOD’s mission of promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning, and leadership at community and technical colleges! Laura Fry Institution: Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, AZ Disciplines: Psychology and Sociology [...]
Volume XL, No. 9| March 15, 2018 So, You Want to Bring OER to Your Institution: Lessons Learned From the Texas Consortium What Is OER? Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that can be freely downloaded, edited, and shared to better serve students. OER differ from copyrighted materials in [...]
Volume XL, No. 8 | March 8, 2018 Removing Neutral: Using Student Experiences to Gather Meaningful Data in a Survey-Heavy World “Please complete this survey.” These dreaded four words fill up our students’ inboxes after almost every experience they have in college. As a doctoral student, I’m asked to respond to a [...]
Member Spotlight - Brookhaven College “Employee Success is one of the four Brookhaven College and DCCCD strategic priorities. NISOD programming perfectly complements our internal professional development and employee engagement initiatives, which helps ensure that we effectively and confidently work towards our purpose––transforming lives and communities across North Texas [...]
Volume XL, No. 7 | March 1, 2018 Creating Socially, Emotionally, and Culturally Responsive Environments to Improve Conditions for Learning Colleges and universities are becoming more diverse, making the need to be inclusive and socially skilled increasingly important. When it comes to communication, respect and professionalism are key to being productive and [...]
Volume XL, No. 6 | February 22, 2018 Rip Van Winkle Goes to College Most of us are familiar with Washington Irving’s story about a man in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains and woke up 20 years later, having missed the American Revolution. Just imagine how [...]
NISOD Announces Special Sessions for Its Annual Conference Austin, Texas, February 20, 2018 – The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) announced the five special sessions that will take place during the annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, May 26-29, 2018, Austin, Texas. Special session presenters are engaging and inspirational [...]