Membership

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Publications

Publish Your Good Ideas in Innovation Abstracts!
Are you an administrator or instructor who has successful practices, innovations, programs, or initiatives that work for you, your college, and your students? Consider sharing them with NISOD readers in an upcoming Innovation Abstracts. Find out how!

Hook'Em Up
In the July issue of Hook'Em Up, learn how Career Step (UT) can help your institution build self-sustaining programs. Discover Monster’s many resources for educators. All this and more!

Excellence Awards

NISOD Excellence Awards Booklet
The 2010 NISOD Excellence Awards Booklet is available for download.

Spotlight Showings
All 2010 recipients were asked to submit a photo as well as statement about what excites and inspires them to strive for excellence. Many of the photos and quotes were used during "spotlight showings" at the NISOD conference.

Watch as students of 2010 Excellence Awards recipients talk about why their teachers are deserving of this prestigious award.

 

In the News

POV: Student Perceptions—The View from the Other Side of the Desk
How did your favorite teacher impact your educational experiences? How did this person change your life? Answers to these questions may help you to reflect upon how a teacher can make a difference in a student’s life. Read more in a recent article in Community College Week.

NISOD Commits to Help Boost Student Completion Rates
At the closing of the 2010 American Association of Community Colleges Convention, NISOD joined five other influential community college organizations in signing Democracy’s Colleges: Call to Action—a commitment to boost student completion rates by 50% over the next decade. Details here.

Webinar Series

Looking for a way to bring quality year-round professional development opportunities to your faculty and staff? Eager to share the in-depth expertise of the nation’s leading educators? Look no further than the NISOD Webinar Series, a membership benefit free to all NISOD-member colleges.

Partners and Friends

This month, listen in as Evelyn Waiwaiole, Suanne Davis Roueche NISOD Director, and Gordon Freedman, Vice President of Global Education Strategy; Executive Director of The Blackboard Institute discuss The Blackboard Institute’s research and key findings for effective practices in online programs.