Innovation Abstracts, NISOD’s flagship teaching strategies publication, provides an excellent opportunity for community and technical college educators to learn about and share best ideas about programs, projects, and strategies that improve students’ higher education experiences.

9 Oct, 2015

Using QR Codes as Communication and Documentation Tools in Higher Education

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Volume XXXVII, No. 22 | October 9, 2015 Using QR Codes as Communication and Documentation Tools in Higher Education Lehigh Carbon Community College’s (LCCC) Teacher Education department recently started using QR codes to address some specific marketing and instructional needs. Because the department includes more than six major programs taught in various formats, [...]

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2 Oct, 2015

Tests Are Not Enough

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Volume XXXVII, No. 21 | October 2, 2015 Tests Are Not Enough Measuring student classroom learning is now among the top concerns identified by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and pressure is increasing to hold teachers more strictly accountable for it. Although student-evaluation-of-teacher surveys may be institutionally helpful, they have [...]

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25 Sep, 2015

Don’t Tell Me I’m Not “College Ready”

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Volume XXXVII, No. 20 | September 25, 2015 Don't Tell Me I'm Not "College Ready" "College Ready." Those of us in higher education say the words "not college ready" all the time without thinking about how these words affect the students we're describing. Neither do we stop to consider how the label "not [...]

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18 Sep, 2015

Striving for Enhanced Understanding and Retention (Contextualized Learning)

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Volume XXXVII, No. 19 | September 18, 2015 Striving for Enhanced Understanding and Retention (Contextualized Learning) I’d like for you to think about a time when you attended a class or lecture and were really excited about learning more about the subject matter. Now I want you to compare the feeling you had [...]

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11 Sep, 2015

Making the Transition to Teaching at a Community College: Perspectives and Insights

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Volume XXXVII, No. 18 | September 11, 2015 Making the Transition to Teaching at a Community College: Perspectives and Insights When I began as an Assistant Professor of English at Broward Community College (now Broward College) in 2008, I had to make the transition to teaching at a community college. Up until that [...]

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28 Aug, 2015

On Giving Students the Gift of Time

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Volume XXXVII, No. 16 | August 28, 2015 On Giving Students the Gift of Time Ask any group of students what they wish they had more of and 99.9 percent of them will respond, "Time." This is especially true at the community college level where students struggle to balance academics with work and [...]

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27 May, 2015

Strategies to Increase Confidence in the Classroom: A Problem Solver

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Volume XXXVII, No. 9 | March 27, 2015 Strategies to Increase Confidence in the Classroom: A Problem Solver The single best fulfillment that a teacher can witness in a learner is self-confidence. Although many students are capable of solving problems and thinking critically, they often don’t possess the confidence to display those [...]

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13 May, 2015

No Professional Development Funds: What to Do While Doing Without

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Volume XXXVII, No. 8 | March 13, 2015 No Professional Development Funds: What to Do While Doing Without Yikes! I’m ready to travel to my favorite conference, but some unwelcome (and unsurprising) news interrupts my plans: no professional development travel funds are available unless the requested travel is “mission critical.” Recent years of [...]

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8 May, 2015

Roll Out the Welcome Mat: Using Hope, Hospitality, and Humor to Create a Comfortable Classroom

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Volume XXXVII, No. 15 | May 8, 2015 Roll Out the Welcome Mat: Using Hope, Hospitality, and Humor to Create a Comfortable Classroom The welcome mat is often the first thing that many of us see when we visit someone. It sends a clear message to visitors that they are entering a welcoming [...]

Roll Out the Welcome Mat: Using Hope, Hospitality, and Humor to Create a Comfortable Classroom2022-10-31T16:37:00-05:00
1 May, 2015

The First Day of Class: People Before Paper

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Volume XXXVII, No. 14 | May 1, 2015 The First Day of Class: People Before Paper The first day of class is arguably the most important day of the school term, since this is when impressions are made, trust starts, and relationships either begin or are dashed. As teachers, we must think about [...]

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