iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (9/29/2014​)

Welcome to iDevelop, a weekly eNewsletter providing faculty with information about professional development opportunities at NSCC.  The intent of this eNewsletter is to spotlight the various professional development events for faculty in one convenient location as well as share best practices, resources and tips related to the teaching practice.

20 Minute Online Professional Development: What Do Students Want in Online Courses?
The Monday Morning Mentor series will be available over the fall semester to bring you professional development in twenty minute snippets.  The topic for the week of September 29th is What Do Students Want in Online Courses?

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available http://www.facultyfocus.com/20-minute-mentor/what-do-students-want-in-online-courses/.

The presentation is available Monday at 10:00am and is accessible through Sunday of that week.  For information on accessing the presentation and supplemental materials, please view the email version of iDevelop or the Bulletin notice.

Other Professional Development Opportunities
1. Would you like to better help your students map out a career path? Would you like to learn more about how Career Services can help our students get on the track to academic and professional success?  Come meet Arlene Amato-Hanson, and find out how Career Services can help your students plan their occupational and educational futures.  All are welcome to attend if your schedules allow!  Please RSVP to Rebecca Twalipo in the CTLA (rtwalipo@northshore.edu) so that we can get a headcount for refreshments.  The session will take place in the CTLA Conference Room (Danvers Berry Room 388) on Thursday, October 2nd.  Refreshments are available at 2:00p.m. and the program begins at 2:30p.m.  

Share your Teaching Strategies
In what ways do you seek feedback from your students in your courses?  In what ways do you provide feedback back to students on participation in discussion forums, assignments, projects, or assessments?  Please send us your teaching strategies and ideas to itd@northshore.edu and we will share them in the upcoming issues of iDevelop.  

Resources

• What do Students [Really] Want in an Online Course?http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/what-do-students-really-want-in-an-online-course/
• Feedback Strategies for Online Courses
  http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/feedback-strategies-online-courses/
• Strategies for Providing Feedback in Online Courses http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/communication/feedback.asp

iDevelop is being brought to you by Academic Technology and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment.  If you have any professional development events, best practices, resources or tips to share with other faculty, please send them our way.  Also, we would love your input on this eNewsletter.

Thank you,
Academic Technology and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment