A professional development series designed specifically for adjunct faculty and administrators.

A NISOD and Cengage Learning Collaboration

15 Nov, 2016

Included, Involved, Inspired: Strategies for Collaboration and Engagement

2017-06-16T01:14:10-05:00

Included, Involved, Inspired: Strategies for Collaboration and Engagement Are you buzzing with new ideas to increase student retention, but struggle with implementation? Are you an administrator searching for ways to engage adjunct faculty in the strategic plan of your institution and your initiatives for student success? Or are you an adjunct faculty member [...]

Included, Involved, Inspired: Strategies for Collaboration and Engagement2017-06-16T01:14:10-05:00
2 Nov, 2016

Collaboration Island: Building a Bridge of Partnership With Adjuncts

2017-06-16T01:14:22-05:00

Collaboration Island: Building a Bridge of Partnership With Adjuncts Shawn Orr, Adjunct Instructor and Director of Faculty Services, College of Online and Adult Studies, Ashland University I work with hundreds of adjunct faculty in my role as Director of Faculty Services, and the spirit, enthusiasm, and knowledge they bring to our university is unparalleled. It’s [...]

Collaboration Island: Building a Bridge of Partnership With Adjuncts2017-06-16T01:14:22-05:00
18 Oct, 2016

Building the Family Circle

2017-06-16T01:14:39-05:00

Building the Family Circle We all like being part of a family—something larger than ourselves of which we can be part, a group we can count on to have our backs, or someone we can call when we need help. Connecting with others to build a family requires networking. As educators, we build our [...]

Building the Family Circle2017-06-16T01:14:39-05:00
11 Oct, 2016

Building the Bridge of Collaboration With Adjuncts

2017-06-16T01:14:48-05:00

Building the Bridge of Collaboration With Adjuncts Shawn Orr, Director of Faulty Services, The College of Online & Adult Studies, Ashland University

Building the Bridge of Collaboration With Adjuncts2017-06-16T01:14:48-05:00
4 Oct, 2016

Building a Community of Learners

2017-06-16T01:14:57-05:00

Building a Community of Learners Essie Childers, Professor, Blinn College “This is my favorite class!” “Is it time to leave already?” I stopped and smiled inside and out. In teaching digital natives, it is imperative that a community of learners is established early in the semester to create effective and engaging learning experiences. Students [...]

Building a Community of Learners2017-06-16T01:14:57-05:00
3 Oct, 2016

Engaging Adjunct Faculty Through Peer Mentoring and Peer Partnering

2017-06-16T01:14:57-05:00

Engaging Adjunct Faculty Through Peer Mentoring and Peer Partnering Bethany Fitzpatrick, Adjunct English Instructor, Northwest Arkansas Community College (AR) Adjunct faculty can often feel adrift in the sea of academia. They may be recent graduates relatively new to the classroom, or veteran online teachers with rare visits to campus. With brief or limited time on [...]

Engaging Adjunct Faculty Through Peer Mentoring and Peer Partnering2017-06-16T01:14:57-05:00
23 Sep, 2016

Reasons Students Hate Group Work and Why I Assign It Anyway

2017-06-16T01:15:07-05:00

Reasons Students Hate Group Work and Why I Assign It Anyway Join Sherry Engstrom from the College of Lake County for an interactive webinar about using group work to encourage student cooperation, communication, and collaboration. Learn new ways to use group projects to get students excited about engaging with their peers! Sherry Engstrom, [...]

Reasons Students Hate Group Work and Why I Assign It Anyway2017-06-16T01:15:07-05:00