Volume XLIII, No. 10 | March 25, 2021 Three Best Practices to Stop the Spread of Misinformation in the Classroom There is a classic riddle: "A baseball bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?" If you [...]
Volume XLIII, No. 9 | March 18, 2021 Building a Culturally-Based Contract for Student Success Students thrive in environments that support them holistically. A holistic approach can be defined as an approach that activates all aspects of a student’s personality, including their physical and mental health, to provide them with a [...]
#NISODProfiles - Sylvia Withers "I am honored to participate in the development of students' growth and learning. I especially enjoy working with first-generation students." #NISODProfiles | March 18, 2021 How many years have you been teaching? I have [...]
Volume XLIII, No. 8 | March 11, 2021 Building Community Through Research: An Inquiry Into Information Literacy Professionals in any field need a reason to collaborate. Collaborative research is an effective way to gain valuable experience while building a faculty community and generating meaningful results. At Durham College, we had the [...]
Member Spotlight - St. Petersburg College “St. Petersburg College faculty can trace many classroom successes to effectiveness training and learning experiences received through NISOD. Based on NISOD ideals, the College created CETL (Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) in 2010, which over the years has enriched learning experiences [...]
#NISODProfiles - Julie Anne Long "Always remember to focus on your quality of services and ensuring students know they are seen, heard, have value, and have a purpose." #NISODProfiles | March 4, 2021 How long [...]
Volume XLIII, No. 7 | March 4, 2021 Instructional Scaffolding in the Tutoring Center: A Student Support Approach Like most people, the earliest form of instruction I received in grade school could be typified as objectivism. The teacher stood at the front of the classroom, usually with an overhead projector, and [...]
Volume XLIII, No. 6 | February 25, 2020 Engaging Students in a Virtual Classroom Teaching during a pandemic has brought a whole new list of concerns to my classroom. Specifically, it has demanded I learn an entirely new set of skills to manage technology and facilitate student engagement. In a typical [...]
Member Spotlight - Amarillo College “There are different kinds of poverty, but the most debilitating is generational poverty. Generational poverty teaches students to wait for things to happen to them. It teaches powerlessness. Generational poverty kills hope. At Amarillo College, we have to love students through those struggles that [...]
Volume XLIII, No. 5 | February 18, 2020 How to Break the Ice Online One of the biggest challenges asynchronous, online instructors face is getting students to connect with them as a real person. Often, students view their online instructors as robots, someone who gives assignments and provides grades, but [...]