About Innovation Abstracts

Innovation Abstracts, NISOD's flagship teaching strategies publication, disseminates practitioner-written descriptions of successful teaching and learning practices and strategies, programs and initiatives each week of the academic year. Issues are available either in hard copy, mailed for dissemination to NISOD-member colleges, or electronic. The electronic issues will be emailed each Friday of the academic year with a link to the article. The articles are posted on the members-only section of our website; therefore, readers must enter a username and password (given to each college contact) to view the article. The fully searchable online archives begin with articles from August 2002. Members who do not have a password can complete a password request form.

The Latest Issue of Innovation Abstracts

Vol. XXX, No. 25 | October 31, 2008
Adrian Jackson, Public Relations Officer, at Coastal Bend College (TX), describes strategies for addressing a new breed of “college student”—the Helicopter Parent, in “Helicopter Parents Can Help Students Soar.” Recognizing the problems and addressing them with institutional efforts to do what is best for the student are addressed with some useful approaches to calming the waters.

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