Innovation Abstracts, NISOD’s flagship teaching strategies publication, provides an excellent opportunity for community and technical college educators to learn about and share best ideas about programs, projects, and strategies that improve students’ higher education experiences.

2 Sep, 2022

On the Way to English Proficiency: Language Acquisition Through Culturally Relevant Pedagogical Practice

2022-09-15T17:45:00-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 14 | September 8, 2022 On the Way to English Proficiency: Language Acquisition Through Culturally Relevant Pedagogical Practice Language acquisition necessitates active learning and student engagement. To emphasize this point, the learning theories on which language acquisition is anchored argue that learning a new language requires opportunities for [...]

On the Way to English Proficiency: Language Acquisition Through Culturally Relevant Pedagogical Practice2022-09-15T17:45:00-05:00
19 Aug, 2022

Post-Covid Community College Online Instruction: Applying Lessons Learned

2022-08-24T14:31:17-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 13 | August 25, 2022 Post-Covid Community College Online Instruction: Applying Lessons Learned The term “unprecedented” has been overused in the last year and a half. What was unprecedented is now precedented. Students, faculty, staff, parents, and administrators experienced a major disruption in all education sectors, and this [...]

Post-Covid Community College Online Instruction: Applying Lessons Learned2022-08-24T14:31:17-05:00
20 Jun, 2022

Achieving the “Ah-Ha” Moments Thanks to Reflective Journaling

2022-08-17T10:49:39-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 12 | June 23, 2022 Achieving the "Ah-Ha" Moments Thanks to Reflective Journaling Define the Issue As an instructor, I often struggle to know whether my students really understand the information I teach. I believe students should not only be given an opportunity to master the class, but [...]

Achieving the “Ah-Ha” Moments Thanks to Reflective Journaling2022-08-17T10:49:39-05:00
6 Jun, 2022

Tech Tools to Support Student Learning

2022-06-08T15:06:18-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 11 | June 9, 2022 Tech Tools to Support Student Learning Technology was already ubiquitous before the pandemic, but with the shift to online learning and the increased prevalence of online instruction going forward, technology should be embraced by instructors to better support student learning. Not all technological [...]

Tech Tools to Support Student Learning2022-06-08T15:06:18-05:00
19 May, 2022

Our Students Are Geniuses: Helping Them Believe It, Too

2022-05-25T10:04:40-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 10 | May 26, 2022 Our Students Are Geniuses: Helping Them Believe It, Too Two of the most important components of creating effective classrooms, whether online, hybrid, hyflex, or face-to-face, are connecting with students and providing opportunities for them to connect with the course content. My main goal [...]

Our Students Are Geniuses: Helping Them Believe It, Too2022-05-25T10:04:40-05:00
10 May, 2022

D2L is Not Just for Teaching Course Content: Increasing Student Success Using Timberwolves Helpful Resources in the Virtual Environment (THRIVE)

2022-05-11T10:00:29-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 9 | May 12, 2022 D2L is Not Just for Teaching Course Content: Increasing Student Success Using Timberwolves Helpful Resources in the Virtual Environment (THRIVE) In response to the pandemic, our college shifted the modality of all its courses online. The transition to our new virtual environment posed [...]

D2L is Not Just for Teaching Course Content: Increasing Student Success Using Timberwolves Helpful Resources in the Virtual Environment (THRIVE)2022-05-11T10:00:29-05:00
26 Apr, 2022

“And Scene!” Using Best Practices From Institutional Assessment Processes to Enhance Virtual Learning Experiences

2022-04-27T19:14:21-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 8 | April 28, 2022 “And Scene!” Using Best Practices From Institutional Assessment Processes to Enhance Virtual Learning Experiences In 2019, more than 170 faculty and staff gathered at a design thinking session at Tallahassee Community College (TCC) to answer the following question: How might TCC redesign its [...]

“And Scene!” Using Best Practices From Institutional Assessment Processes to Enhance Virtual Learning Experiences2022-04-27T19:14:21-05:00
12 Apr, 2022

Incorporating DEI Into Visual Arts

2022-04-13T11:50:12-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 7 | April 14, 2022 Incorporating DEI Into Visual Arts Arts and humanities textbooks contain beautiful images, but the art canon taught in community and technical colleges remains mostly Western. This poses a challenge to instructors who wish to teach courses from a non-Western or global perspective, and [...]

Incorporating DEI Into Visual Arts2022-04-13T11:50:12-05:00
29 Mar, 2022

Viewing BIPOC Students as S.T.E.A.M. Professionals

2022-03-30T14:41:52-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 6 | March 31, 2022 Viewing BIPOC Students as S.T.E.A.M. Professionals Introduction: An Afterthought When I share my childhood with others, they often cannot believe that I worked as a civil and mechanical engineer for seven years and went on to become an educator. During my K-12 education, [...]

Viewing BIPOC Students as S.T.E.A.M. Professionals2022-03-30T14:41:52-05:00
11 Mar, 2022

Process of Collaborative Course Design

2022-03-17T09:34:23-05:00

Volume XLIV, No. 5 | March 17, 2022 Process of Collaborative Course Design Harford Community College (HCC) uses collaborative course design (CCD) for all online physical education (PE) courses. CCD is the shared creation of course content that applies the expertise of multiple faculty members to meet academic rigor and support [...]

Process of Collaborative Course Design2022-03-17T09:34:23-05:00