Effectively Serving the Male Student Population: Keys to Success Are we satisfied with the opportunities provided to and personal and professional outcomes realized by our male students? What toolkit do we give our male students to help them deal with their unique academic, social, and societal challenges? Explore the unspoken, but critical expectations for [...]
Creating Connections Among Dispersed Faculty Webinar Each panelist, all of whom have experience as adjunct faculty members, adjunct coordinators, or both, discuss ways to create community for and among dispersed faculty (adjuncts faculty member and others, such as online faculty who don’t have an office or maintain a regular presence in their department or [...]
Accelerating College Readiness and Student Completion In response to state-level changes in Texas, Clarendon College set out to change the way developmental education is offered to students by creating TSI Success Camps and combining developmental and academic coursework. This approach effectively eliminates developmental education in the traditional sense, reduces time to completion, and provides [...]
Meeting Faculty Needs Through a Curriculum for Active Learning Series Houston Community College’s Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence supports over 3,500 full- and part-time faculty members’ instructional design needs through collaborative partnerships across disciplines and delivery modes. Short online modules and face-to-face consultations in individual and cohort options support active, collaborative, engaging, and [...]
Using Google Web Apps to Improve Student Engagement This webinar, based on the article found at http://nisod.cc/1NLFGcz, provides an overview of Google web apps that are useful for in-class collaboration, as well as tips for effectively using the apps. Webinar participants learn how to set up Google web apps for classroom use, how to design [...]
Five Secrets to Spectacular Student Engagement Are you looking for a way to effectively use technology in your classroom? Even the best teachers struggle to keep the attention of distracted students browsing their email and newsfeeds during class. Dr. Colin Montpetit boosted participation by 49 percent after introducing a student engagement solution into his large [...]
What Our Students Need Most: The 7 Fundamental Conditions of Learning Anyone who works at a teaching-focused institution knows that learning is not a passive activity, for students or instructors. Gone are the days when the professor could simply stand in front of a room and drone on without looking up from his [...]
Activating Communication Theory in the Classroom Learn to modify your own and your students’ communication behavior by experiencing basic communication theories as they really occur. Gain insight into your comprehension of and reaction to common communication circumstances. Be prepared for funny and eye-opening situations in which you will find yourself. This discussion, not recommended for [...]
Community College Facilities Unleash the Power of Engaged Learning We know that community college students learn through their engagement with student activities such as clubs, athletics, and travel. Some two-year institutions have been successful in creating informal learning opportunities through dedicated facilities such as art galleries, museums, and planetariums. Brenda Hanegan, Gallery Director [...]
Engaging New Faculty Through an Instructor Preparation Academy Transitioning from industry to academia represents a unique type of career change. Examine how Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) uses an Instructor Preparation Academy to prepare and support faculty members in their new profession as educators. By the end of this webinar, participants will understand NWTC's philosophy [...]