iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (4/29/2019)

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. iDevelop is being brought to you by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation.
  

20 Minute Online Professional Development
The Monday Morning Mentor series will be available over the spring semester to bring you professional development in twenty minute snippets. The topic for the week of April 29th is Why Should I Migrate from Traditional Resources to OER in My 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 Bulletin or the email version of iDevelop.

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available at https://www.magnapubs.com/online/mentor/why-should-i-migrate-from-traditional-resources-to-OER-in-my-courses-15038-1.html. The complete spring schedule of Monday Morning Mentor sessions is available at http://nscclets.blogspot.com/2019/01/20-minute-mentor-online-faculty.html.

Looking for transcripts of past Monday Morning Mentor sessions? Please email ctli@northshore.edu with the session title and we can provide you with the transcript and supplementary materials.   

Other Professional Development Opportunities 

• Fifth Annual Conference on Civic Learning and Engagement. DHE’s Fifth Annual Conference on Civic Learning and Engagement, entitled Making Democracy Work: Civic Learning and Civic Engagement in Higher Education, will be held at Fitchburg State University from 8:15am to 3:00 pm on Tuesday, May 28th. “Democracy has to be born anew every generation,” said John Dewey just over 100 years ago, “and education is its midwife.” Given the competing priorities that pull at each of our institutions, how do we claim civic education as a core part of our academic mission? How do we build the learning opportunities—in our classrooms and in our communities—that enable students to develop the knowledge, the skills, and the dispositions and motivations they need to participate effectively in civic life? This conference offers faculty and staff from colleges and universities across southern New England the opportunity to explore with peers how we can cultivate in our students the habits of democracy. The conference will feature: a continental breakfast; a keynote address by Caryn McTighe Musil, Senior Director of Civic Learning and Democracy Initiatives, Association of American Colleges and Universities; an opportunity for small group discussion of issues raised in the opening address with participants from the same institutional type (community colleges or four-year institutions); a networking lunch; and two sets of breakout sessions. Register as soon as you can, because space will be limited. The conference fee is waived for participants from Massachusetts public colleges and universities. You can register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-democracy-work-civic-learning-and-civic-engagement-in-higher-education-tickets-60304228571. You can find detailed information about the conference there, then click on “Tickets” to register. Please contact Cate Kaluzny if you have any questions.
• Equity and Inclusion Conference. The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is convening a conference on Equity and Inclusion to be held on their campus in the Berkshires: Catalyzing 21st Century Discourse and Engagement on Race. The event is June 11-14, 2019 and you can learn more about it here: http://www.mcla.edu/Academics/academicaffairs/conferences/index.        

  
Interesting Articles

• Why the Switch to OER Is Easier Than You Think, https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/11/09/why-the-switch-to-oer-is-easier-than-you-think.aspx
• Leveraging the Benefits of OER, https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-oercommunitycourse-understandingoer/chapter/leveraging-the-benefits-of-oer/
• The Most Crucial Two Minutes of Class, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/the-most-crucial-two-minutes-of-class/
• 2019 Horizon Report, https://library.educause.edu/resources/2019/4/2019-horizon-report?
• How to Be a Better Online Teacher: ADVICE GUIDE, https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/advice-online-teaching
• Three Focusing Activities to Engage Students in the First Five Minutes of Class, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/blended-flipped-learning/three-focusing-activities-engage-students-first-five-minutes-class/      
      

Share Your Teaching Resources and Professional Development OpportunitiesIf you have any teaching resources that you would like to share with other NSCC faculty or know of any other professional development opportunities that NSCC faculty might be interested in, please feel free to send them to ctli@northshore.edu and we will share them in the upcoming issues of iDevelop.

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Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation