Monday, November 1, 2021

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (11/1/2021)

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 (CTLI).
  
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20 Minute Online Professional Development
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 November 1st is How Can I Develop Opportunity-Minded Learners? 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/product/program/how-can-i-develop-opportunity-minded-learners/. The complete fall schedule of Monday Morning Mentor sessions is available at http://nscclets.blogspot.com/2021/08/20-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
  • Growth, Understanding, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (G.U.I.D.E.) Conference. Registration is open for this free, virtual conference on November 18-19. “Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s Growth, Understanding, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (G.U.I.D.E.) Conference seeks to create a learning space for professionals in educational institutions and community-based organizations to celebrate achievements, be inspired by best practices, and learn how to drive change in their home institutions/organizations. The G.U.I.D.E. Conference brings together speakers with different areas of expertise. You will learn about equity issues in schools, communities, and the workplace, have an opportunity to network; and share best practices to apply as your G.U.I.D.E. for success!” (conference description) More information about the conference as well as the link to register is available at https://www.rccc.edu/diversity/conference-2021/. Registration closes November 14.
Upcoming Webinars of Interest
  • Intersection of EDI and Open (CCCOER webinar) on Wednesday, November 10 at 3:00pm. “How do the goals and issues of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion intersect with Open Education? We will explore how these impact each other and how we might improve our efforts in each to enhance the other. Join us to hear from a diverse panel as they discuss their work in promoting Inclusive and Equitable access, finding culturally relevant content, inviting diverse authors and perspectives, and recognizing biased content in OER creation.” (webinar description). More information and registration link available at https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/intersection-of-edi-and-open/.
DEI in OER: Three Perspectives
As part of International Open Access Week, http://www.openaccessweek.org/, the MA OER Advisory Council published three podcasts with faculty members at Bridgewater State University, Holyoke Community College, and Salem State University on using OER to support diversity, equity, and inclusion. The podcasts can be accessed at https://soundcloud.com/1035wcch/sets/the-ma-oer-advisory-council?si=c19ce1870e404ac494ce440cb2a0d063.

NISOD Annual Fall Virtual Conference
The session recordings from the NISOD Annual Fall Virtual Conference are now available. The college purchased an institutional registration so you have access to these recordings until October 19, 2022. If you registered for the conference, you can access the recordings at https://www.nisod.org/virtual-conf/. If you did not register for the conference but would like to access the recordings, you will want to register for post-event access at https://www.nisod.org/forms/registration-post-vc/index.php?EventID=423&Token=N928qNWN4t63dSFFGFSQU5JI7yrdxuYzXz7z7I.

Interesting Articles and Resources
Share Your Teaching Resources and Professional Development Opportunities
If 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.

We hope you have enjoyed this weekly eNewsletter and would love your input. Please let us know if you have any feedback on the format, content, and resources or if there is anything else you would like to see in the eNewsletter.

Thank you,
CTLI