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.

31 Aug, 2023

Serving a 360-Degree Need: Using Non-Faculty Employees to Support Students in the Classroom

2023-08-31T09:19:43-05:00

Volume XLV, No. 12 | August 31, 2023 Serving a 360-Degree Need: Using Non-Faculty Employees to Support Students in the Classroom March 2020: It was the middle of the spring semester and dreams of spring break plans were right around the corner. Then the pandemic hit. Our community college, like many others [...]

Serving a 360-Degree Need: Using Non-Faculty Employees to Support Students in the Classroom2023-08-31T09:19:43-05:00
2 Jun, 2023

Relishing the New Normal: Best Practices for HyFlex Teaching and Learning

2023-06-04T16:49:19-05:00

Volume XLV, No. 11 | June 8, 2023 Relishing the New Normal: Best Practices for HyFlex Teaching and Learning As education adapts to the new normal of a post-COVID-19 world, the concept of HyFlex teaching and learning has emerged as a solution for balancing in-person and remote instruction. However, effectively implementing [...]

Relishing the New Normal: Best Practices for HyFlex Teaching and Learning2023-06-04T16:49:19-05:00
24 May, 2023

Take a Look, It’s in a Book: Empowering Preservice Teachers to Read to Their Communities

2023-05-24T15:41:25-05:00

Volume XLV, No. 10 | May 25, 2023 Take a Look, It’s in a Book: Empowering Preservice Teachers to Read to Their Communities Some of our preservice teachers will begin their teaching careers in schools that have a noticeable population of students with limited English proficiency. According to EdRising (2020), “Almost [...]

Take a Look, It’s in a Book: Empowering Preservice Teachers to Read to Their Communities2023-05-24T15:41:25-05:00
10 May, 2023

From Field Trips to Fully Involved: Embedding Key Players Into Transitional Courses

2023-05-11T10:59:05-05:00

Volume XLV, No. 9 | May 11, 2023 From Field Trips to Fully Involved: Embedding Key Players Into Transitional Courses Community colleges continue to address the challenges of increasing completion and retention, but often these efforts take place in the separate silos of academic affairs and student services. While finding time [...]

From Field Trips to Fully Involved: Embedding Key Players Into Transitional Courses2023-05-11T10:59:05-05:00
21 Apr, 2023

Filling the Gap With Possibilities

2023-04-27T08:41:17-05:00

Volume XLV, No. 8 | April 27, 2023 Filling the Gap With Possibilities The gap between secondary education and a sustainable income has resulted in a collection of like-minded individuals who want to be a part of the solution. Postsecondary educators recognize the possible changes in quality of life when the [...]

Filling the Gap With Possibilities2023-04-27T08:41:17-05:00
10 Apr, 2023

Transforming the Learning Experience Through Ungrading

2023-04-14T14:28:22-05:00

Volume XLV, No. 7 | April 13, 2023 Transforming the Learning Experience Through Ungrading The conventional 100-point scale of grading has been the common standard for evaluating students’ progress and comprehension of material since the early 20th century (Schinske & Tanner, 2014). Despite the ubiquity of numerical and letter grades in [...]

Transforming the Learning Experience Through Ungrading2023-04-14T14:28:22-05:00
27 Mar, 2023

Solving the Student Success Paradox: Using a Mixed Methods Approach to Enhance Student Learning, Achievement, and Satisfaction

2023-03-31T11:15:57-05:00

Volume XLV, No. 6 | March 30, 2023 Solving the Student Success Paradox: Using a Mixed Methods Approach to Enhance Student Learning, Achievement, and Satisfaction Recently, an article published by Ruffalo Noel Levitz (2022) reported that approximately 31 percent of students seeking an associate's degree will graduate within six years. Although [...]

Solving the Student Success Paradox: Using a Mixed Methods Approach to Enhance Student Learning, Achievement, and Satisfaction2023-03-31T11:15:57-05:00
13 Mar, 2023

Engaging Students in the Work of Learning Through the Collaborative Curve

2023-03-16T08:14:53-05:00

Volume XLV, No. 5 | March 16, 2023 Engaging Students in the Work of Learning Through the Collaborative Curve I have many goals related to teaching, all of which are in support of student success. I strive to ensure that my students see the value of education and that they recognize [...]

Engaging Students in the Work of Learning Through the Collaborative Curve2023-03-16T08:14:53-05:00
27 Feb, 2023

Encouraging Learners to See the World Through Their Own Lens

2023-03-03T10:12:24-06:00

Volume XLV, No. 4 | March 2, 2023 Encouraging Learners to See the World Through Their Own Lens Teaching in higher education can be unpredictable. The wealth of outlandish stories that educators tell about their time in the classroom is a testament to this fact. For any given lesson or term, [...]

Encouraging Learners to See the World Through Their Own Lens2023-03-03T10:12:24-06:00
14 Feb, 2023

From Sour Chemistry to a Better Buy In

2023-02-15T15:19:20-06:00

Volume XLV, No. 2 | February 16, 2023 From Sour Chemistry to a Better Buy In At Harford Community College, a Calculus I honors section is offered every fall semester. In order to meet the expectations of the honors program, I have continually asked myself, “What can I do to create [...]

From Sour Chemistry to a Better Buy In2023-02-15T15:19:20-06:00