Use an Institutional Registration to Enhance Your College's Professional Development Offerings NISOD is excited to share tips that will help your college make the most of an Institutional Registration! Come Together In Person The Annual Fall Virtual Conference takes place on October 19-21, 2022, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CDT. Encourage faculty [...]
Volume XLII, No. 16 | May 7, 2020 Yes, You Can Lead Student Teams, Even in a Virtual World With the recent migration of many community college programs to distance learning, the difficulties instructors face when facilitating student teams has been magnified. Facilitating group work online may be especially difficult for instructors [...]
#NISODProfiles - Gokarna Gharti-Chhetri "I ask students to introduce themselves on the first day of class, interview them, and share some of my life experiences with them. I strive to create an atmosphere of mutual respect in the classroom. I encourage class discussion, but also make an [...]
Community College Month Wrap-Up April is National Community College Month. NISOD’s mission of promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning, and leadership at community and technical colleges has never been more important than it is this April, in the face of a pandemic that is changing how faculty and staff at community [...]
Volume XLII, No. 15 | April 30, 2020 Transitioning From Face-to-Face to Online Teaching COVID-19 appeared at a critical time in the semester for many, just after midterm exams and right before spring break. It arrived with little warning. As a result of the rapid shift to online learning, teachers and instructors [...]
Member Spotlight - Cochise College “Students are the heart of Cochise College. It is my privilege to work with talented faculty and staff who take the initiative to ensure our students' future successes and propel our community further. NISOD has provided Cochise College with many training and development opportunities [...]
Volume XLII, No. 14 | April 23, 2020 Strengthening Our Institution Through Online Student Services Arkansas State University Three Rivers, a public, two-year institution of higher education, was awarded more than $2.2 million through the Title III Strengthening Institutions Program in 2016 and a supplemental grant in 2018. ASU Three Rivers used the [...]
Member Spotlight - Lincoln Land Community College "Lincoln Land Community College’s faculty and staff are national leaders in their specialty areas, and our college is committed to continuous quality improvement. Our longstanding NISOD membership has been a resource for professional development best practices as we expand our student-ready services [...]
How to Get the Most Out of NISOD’s Online Convenings In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISOD has restructured its annual conference into a series of Online Convenings consisting of hand-picked sessions that address the complex needs of today’s community and technical college educators and leaders. These convenings make it easier than [...]
PRESS RELEASE: NISOD and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Name 2020 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges For Immediate Release NISOD and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Name 2020 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges Austin, Texas – April 15, 2020 – The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and Diverse: [...]