Volume XLIII, No. 33 | December 16, 2021 On Becoming Writing Practitioners As the co-editor of a national journal, I have been told privately by many English instructors that they would love to contribute something to a journal, faculty newsletter, or newspaper editorial page. Their promises are seldom kept. The common [...]
Volume XLIII, No. 32 | December 2, 2021 Intrusive Advising as a Retention Strategy Educators are often not aware that students are struggling until it's too late. We encourage students to contact us if they have concerns, but very few students do. How can we get ahead of problems before it's [...]
Useful, Usable, and Actionable: How Faculty Can Use Data to Improve Student Success Based on their book Creating a Data-Informed Culture at Community Colleges (Harvard Education Press, 2017), Brad Phillips and Jordan Horowitz bring a renowned fun and lighthearted approach to data informed practice. This webinar provides five tips designed to help faculty identify what [...]
Leaving Space for Creativity Webinar participants explore various approaches, tools, and prompts for designing assignments that emphasize or encourage creativity in an online setting. When students are able to share some aspect of themselves, or have the space, permission, and confidence to create something that has personal meaning, they retain the information longer, [...]
A 2020 Perspective on Presence In the wake of the pandemic, many instructors are realizing that our "presence" with one another, particularly as educators, makes all the difference in the lives of our students. As we continue to regather in our communities and classrooms, it is essential that we reflect upon our shared experiences and [...]
Driving Innovation on Your Campus To mark the occasion of its 10th anniversary in 2020, the Doctorate in Community College Leadership program at Ferris State University collected examples of innovative practices from alumni and faculty. The resulting 16 essays comprise their publication Enhancing Performance: A Best Practices Guide for Innovations in Community Colleges [...]
Volume XLIII, No. 31 | November 18, 2021 Losing My Control Instead of My Mind During the past three semesters, I experimented with changing my Learning Management System (LMS) course layout to improve my students’ success and knowledge retention. I made some mistakes and learned a few lessons along the way. [...]
I’ve Got a Retirement Saving Tool for You: The Individual Retirement Account (IRA) This session highlights the world of traditional and Roth IRAs, retirement savings vehicles many can take advantage of, yet not enough do. First, we will test your knowledge about these individual retirement plans that can provide tax advantages for retirement [...]
Volume XLIII, No. 30 | November 4, 2021 Virtual Mentoring: Leveraging Technology to Grow Potential Technology has influenced the way we live, work, and connect with our students, colleagues, and employee teams. Over the past year, it has allowed us to meet the needs of our students and colleges in new [...]
Decolonizing Higher Education: A 28-Year-Old Professor’s Perspective This session unpacks the nature and effectiveness of academic tools used by educators (e.g., lateness, exams, and textbooks) and provides participants with an understanding of culturally responsible pedagogy (e.g., school/home life dynamics, social media, and culturally sensitive syllabi). Every facet of life has evolved significantly throughout [...]