Monday Morning Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Fall 2026 Schedule

 The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the Monday Morning 20-Minute Mentor. The goal of the Monday Morning 20 Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the Monday Morning 20 Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for fall 2026. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• Aug. 17, 2026 How Can I Use the First Day to Set the Tone for a Semester of Learning? 
• Aug. 24, 2026 How Can I Create an Engaging, Student-Focused Syllabus? 
• Aug. 31, 2026 From Boring to Broadcast-Ready: Using OBS to Create Online Class that Keep Students Coming Back 
• Sep. 7, 2026 AI Toolboxes for Educators: Work Smarter, Teach Better 
• Sep. 14, 2026 When and Why Do Students Engage with Course Readings? 
• Sep. 21, 2026 How Do I Create Questions that Stimulate Engaging Conversations in Online Discussion Boards? 
• Sep. 28, 2026 Mind-Body Practices to Help Faculty Manage Stress and Build Resilience 
• Oct. 5, 2026 How to Create an AI Tutor for Your Class 
• Oct. 12, 2026 What Are Practical Solutions for Managing My Online Teaching Workload? 
• Oct. 19, 2026 How Can I Structure Class Discussions to Maximize Student Engagement? 
• Oct. 26, 2026 How Can I Gauge Online Learning Through Engaging Activities and Assignments?
• Nov. 2, 2026 Teaching Time Management Through Peer Dialogue* 
• Nov. 9, 2026 Why Should Students Struggle in an Age of Easy Answers?* 
• Nov. 16, 2026 How Can I Write Better Exam Questions to Measure Student Performance and Learning? 
• Nov. 23, 2026 How Can I Ensure Academic Integrity in the Online Classroom? 
• Nov. 30, 2026 Make It Click: AI-Generated Explainers that Engage and Teach* 
  
  

Programs denoted with * are still in production and will be finalized shortly. 

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu. 

20 Minute Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Spring 2026 Schedule

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the 20 Minute Mentor. The goal of the 20 Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the 20 Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the Bulletin and the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for spring 2026. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• January 19, 2026 How Can I Introduce Creativity to My Classes to Build Connection with Students?
• January 26, 2026 Bite-Sized Best Practices for Incorporating Generative AI into Any Course
• February 2, 2026 What Are Active Strategies for Structuring a Synchronous Class?
• February 9, 2026 Developing Antiracist Competencies in Teaching and Curriculum Design 
• February 16, 2026 How Can Gamification Transform the Flipped Classroom? 
• February 23, 2026 What Are Three Proven Ways to Manage My Online Discussion Board and Actively Engage Students? 
• Mar. 2, 2026 How to Embrace the Emotional Labor of Teaching 
• March 9, 2026 How Can I Truly Enjoy Teaching Asynchronous Online Classes? 
• March 16, 2026 How Can Embedding Career Competencies in the Classroom Enhance Student Success? 
• March 23, 2026 Detect, Document, Decide: Responding to AI Misuse with Confidence and Care
• March 30, 2026 How Do I Structure Virtual Office Hours to Promote Student Use?
• April 6, 2026 Game On! Collaborative Learning Techniques for the Modern Classroom 
• April 13, 2026 How Can Effective Note-taking Improve Online Student Learning?
• April 20, 2026 Bridging Classroom Knowledge and Career Readiness for Workforce Success
• April 27, 2026 How Can I Move From Supporting to Empowering Trans-spectrum Students? 
• May 4, 2026 How to Develop and Maintain a Scholarly Agenda

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu. 

20 Minute Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Fall 2025 Schedule

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the 20 Minute Mentor. The goal of the 20 Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the 20 Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the Bulletin and the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for fall 2025. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• August 18 - Onboarding Meetings: Building Connection and Success from Day One
• August 25 - Strategies for Teaching Essential Employability Skills
• September 1 - How Can You Scaffold Assignments to Promote Student Engagement All Semester Long?
• September 8 - Threat or Opportunity? Reframing the DEI Debate
• September 15 - How Can I Use the Discussion Board to Stimulate Engagement and Build Confidence for First-Year Students?
• September 22 - How to Craft Assignments that Outsmart AI Tools?
• September 29 - How Can I Reach and Teach Struggling Students?
• October 6 - What are Best Practices for Online Pedagogy?
• October 13 - Supporting First-Generation and Non-Traditional Students
• October 20 - How Can I Support Neurodivergent Colleagues?
• October 27 - How Can You Use Retrieval Practice to Make Learning More Effective?
• November 3 - How Can Handouts Become Your Secret Weapon for Student Engagement?
• November 10 - Reimagining Feedback and Assessment Through Learner-Centered and Growth-Oriented Practices
• November 17 - Can We Disagree and Still Belong? Navigating Classroom Conflict?
• November 24 - How Can I Adapt 5 Popular Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) to the Online Classroom?
• December 1 - What is Student Success? Re-Engaging the Value Proposition of Higher Education

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu. 

20 Minute Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Spring 2025 Schedule

 The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the 20 Minute Mentor. The goal of the 20 Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the 20 Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the Bulletin and the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for spring 2025. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• January 20th - How Can I Re-envision Office Hours to Increase Engagement?
• January 27th - How Can I Spark and Sustain Engagement in Reluctant Learners?
• February 3rd - How Can I Incorporate Best Practices into My Online Teaching?
• February 10th - What Challenges Do Neurodivergent Students Face in the College Classroom?
• February 17th - How Can I Create Assignments that Teach Ethical AI Literacy?
• February 24th - Applying "See One, Do One, Teach One" in Online Education
• March 3rd - How Can I Alleviate Student Stress and Anxiety in My Class?
• March 10th - How Can Online Instructors Better Manage Their Workload?
• March 17th - How Can AI Feedback Tools and Blended Grading Develop Growth-Minded Students?*
• March 24th - What Assessment Strategies Are Effective for Asynchronous Online Teaching?
• March 31th - Conspicuously Human: How to be You in an AI-Driven Classroom*
• April 7th - How Can I Reframe Online Discussions into Dynamic and Engaging Conversations?*
• April 14th - How Can I Use Surveys and Polls to Support Active Learning?
• April 21st - How Can I Teach AI Prompt Engineering to My Students?
• April 28th - How Can I Assess Active Learning Strategies in the Classroom?
• May 5th - Recharging Your Personal and Professional Batteries

Programs denoted with * are still in production and will be finalized shortly. 

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu. 

20 Minute Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Fall 2024 Schedule

 The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the 20 Minute Mentor. The goal of the 20 Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the 20 Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the Bulletin and the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for spring 2024. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• August 19th - How Can I Use My Teaching to Improve Student Study Skills?
• August 26, 2024 - How Can I Use AI Tools to Better Manage My Time?
• September 2, 2024 - How Can I Apply Virtual Reality to Create Meaningful Assignments and Assessments?
• September 9, 2024 - How Do I Get Students to Complete Reading Assignments?
• September 16, 2024 - How Can I Teach Courses That Are Inclusively Accessible to All Learners?
• September 23, 2024 - How Can I Use AI to Create Engaging Discussion Boards?
• September 30, 2024 - How Can I Recover Student Engagement Mid-Semester?
• October 7, 2024 - How Can I Enhance the Quality of Class Discussions Using Shared Documents? 
• October 14, 2024 - How Can I Create Alternative Syllabi  to Make My Class More Inclusive?
• October 21, 2024 - How Can I Supercharge My Slide Deck?
• October 28, 2024 - How Can I Leverage ChatGPT to Support Students with Disabilities?
• November  4, 2024 - How Can I Help Students Become Comfortable with the Uncomfortable?
• November 11, 2024 - How Can I Ensure Students Are Prepared for My Class?
• November 18, 2024 - How Can I Teach Transferable Skills for Career Readiness?
• November 25, 2024 -  How Can I Use OER to Create a More Inclusive Classroom?
• December 2, 2024 - How Can I Use Mindfulness Strategies to Prepare Students for Learning?

Programs denoted with * are still in production and will be finalized shortly. 

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu. 

20 Minute Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Spring 2024 Schedule

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the 20 Minute Mentor. The goal of the 20 Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the 20 Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the Bulletin and the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for spring 2024. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• January 22, 2024  - How Can I Prevent Plagiarism in the Artificial Intelligence Era?
• January 29, 2024 - How Can I Create a Meaningful Online Learning Experience for Students?
• February 5, 2024 - How Can I Use Assessment Data to Provide Meaningful Feedback and Deeper Learning?
• February 12, 2024 - How Can I Use Everyday Interactions to Instill a Growth Mindset in Students?
• February 19, 2024 - How Can I Use AI to Create Multimedia Teaching Materials?
• February 26, 2024 - How Can I Use LMS Intelligent Agents to Increase Interaction in My Online Classes?
• March 4, 2024 - How Can I Use Generative AI to Assess Student Understanding?
• March 11, 2024 - What Interventions Help Students Master Deep Reading and Engage with Assignments?
• March 18, 2024 - How Can I Use Technology Platforms to Engage Students in Active Learning?
• Mar.ch25, 2024 - How Can I Create Authentic Engagement Through Feedback Dialogue?
• April 1, 2024 - How Can I Spark and Sustain Engagement in Reluctant Learners?
• April 8, 2024 - How Can I Help Students Who Are Struggling with Online Learning?
• April 15, 2024 - How Can I Use Virtual Reality to Impact Classroom Learning?
• April 22, 2024 - How Can AI Literacy Help Students Use AI Tools More Efficiently?
• April 29, 2024 - How Can I Use Multimedia Course Content to Create a Tutoring Library for Students?
• May 6, 2024 - How Can You Become More Intentional About Culturally Responsive Teaching?

Programs denoted with * are still in production and will be finalized shortly. 

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu. 

20 Minute Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Fall 2023 Schedule

 The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the 20 Minute Mentor. The goal of the 20 Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the 20 Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the Bulletin and the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for fall 2023. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• August 21 - How Can I Use AI to Draft Course Materials
• August 28 - What Are 14 Strategies to Take My Teaching Career from Good to Great?
• September 4 - How Can I Use the Discussion Board to Stimulate Engagement and Build Confidence for First-Year Students?
• September 11 - How Can I Create Assessments to Effectively Measure Student Learning?
• September 18 - How Can I Harness the Power of Story to Create a Classroom Community?
• September 25 - How Do I Strat Using VR as a Tool for Instruction?
• October 2 - How Can I Introduce Creativity to My Classes to Build Connection with Students?
• October 9 - How Can Intentionally Create a Course that Boosts Learning and Decreases Stress?
• October 16 - How Can I Use AI as a Student Writing and Editing Coach?
• October 23 - How I Can Move from Supporting to Empowering Trans-spectrum Students?
• October 30 - What Do I Need to Know to Get My Podcast Started
November 6 - How Can I Use Podcasts to Enhance Course Content and Increase Engagement?
• November 13 - How Can Media Richness Theory and Social Presence Theory Improve My Instruction?
• November 20 - How Can I Create a Tutoring Library Using Podcasts and Videos from My Course?
• November 27 - How Can I Pace DEI Work to See Subtle Gains Now and Significant Gains in the Future?
• December 4 - How Can I Become a Better Online Instructor?

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu. 

20 Minute Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Fall 2022 Schedule

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the 20-Minute Mentor. The goal of the 20-Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the 20-Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the Bulletin and the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for fall 2022. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• August 22 - How Can I Use the First Day to Set the Tone for a Semester of Learning?
• August 29 - How Can I Reach and Teach Struggling Students?
• September 5 - What Are the Benefits—and Challenges—of Hyflex Instruction?
• September 12 - How Can I Use Everyday Interactions to Instill a Growth Mindset in Students
• September 19 - What Are 5 Easy-to-use Technologies That Have a Big Impact on Learning in the Online Classroom?
• September 26 - How Can I Teach with Confidence in the Hyflex Classroom?
• October 3 - What Interventions Help Students Master Deep Reading and Engage with Assignments?
• October 10 - How Can I Help Online Students Develop Autonomy and Take More Responsibility for Their Learning? 
• October 17 - What is Ungrading and How can It Unleash Your Students Potential?
• October 24 - How Can I Create an Engaging, Student-Focused Syllabus?
• October 31 - How Can I Spark Conversation in the Classroom?
• November 7 - How Can I Create Authentic Engagement Through Feedback Dialogue? 
• November 14 - What Brain-Based Techniques Can I Use to Engage Students During Class?
• November 21 - How Can You Become More Intentional About Culturally Responsive Teaching? 
• November 28 - How Can I Be My Own Instructional Designer?
• December 5 - What Are 3 Calendar Hacks for Faculty to Avoid Stress and Burnout?

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu. 

20 Minute Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Spring 2022 Schedule

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the 20 Minute Mentor. The goal of the 20 Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the 20 Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the Bulletin and the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for spring 2022. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• January 17 - How Can I Build an Antiracist Syllabus?
• January 24 - How Can I Plan (or Revise) My Courses More Efficiently?
• January 31 - How Do I Structure Virtual Office Hours to Promote Student Use?
• February 7 - How Do I Create a Class That Support First-Year Students?
• February 14 - What’s Different About Teaching Online, and How Do I Change So My Students Succeed?
• February 21 - How Can Disruptive Innovation Impact STEM Education?
• February 28 - How Can I Assess Students in my Online Classes through Student-created Videos?
• March 7 - What Are Practical Solutions for Managing My Online Teaching Workload?
• March 14 - How Can I Write Better Exam Questions to Measure Student Performance and Learning?
• March 21 - What Are Active Strategies for Structuring a Synchronous Class?
• March 28 - What Are Three Proven Ways to Manage My Online Discussion Board and Actively Engage Students?
• April 4 - How Can I Use Microactivities to Engage Students and Improve Learning and Retention?
• April 11 - How Can Online Instructors Make Themselves More Visible to Students?
• April 18 - How Can I Be a More Productive and Effective Teacher?
• April 25 - How Can I Redesign a Classroom Assignment for Online Teaching?
• May 2 - What Culturally Responsive Teaching Techniques Can I Use to Improve Learning?

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu. 

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).

  

  
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

• Five Strategies for Mastering the Art of Answering Questions When Teaching and Presenting, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/five-strategies-for-mastering-the-art-of-answering-questions-when-teaching-and-presenting/

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  

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (10/18/2021)

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).  

  

  
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 October 18th is How Can I Encourage Students to Stay Connected with Course Content After Class? 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-encourage-students-to-stay-connected-with-course-content-after-class/. 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

• 46th Forum on Tolerance. This fall, the Forum on Tolerance’s focus will be “What does Asian American mean? Identities, Struggles, & Contributions”. The virtual event will take place October 18th through October 22nd. Speakers include: Dr. Paul Watanabe, keynote; Dr. Ben Railton; Dr. Li Li; and author Aimee Liu. To see the entire schedule of events and session topics as well as to register for sessions, please visit https://www.northshore.edu/tolerance/.
• NISOD Fall Virtual Conference. NSCC has purchased an institutional registration for NISOD’s Fall Virtual Conference to be held October 20th through October 22nd. The institutional registration allows all North Shore Community College employees to register at no cost for this event. Sessions will be focused around these tracks: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice; Online, Face-to-Face, and Hybrid Teaching and Learning; and Student Services, Support, and Success. More information about the conference is available at https://www.nisod.org/virtual-events/conference/. All you need to do to participate in the conference without cost is to register by October 19th using your college email address.
• Education as Relating: A Virtual Conference. The Taos Institute will be hosting a virtual conference from November 4th to November 6th on “Education as Relating: Shedding the Industrial Model - Sharing Resources and Practices - Shaping the Future of Education”. Kara Kaufman, Professor of History and Gender & Women's Studies, will be presenting at the conference on the dialogic classroom.  More information about the conference is available at https://www.taosinstitute.net/education/taos-conferences/education-virtual-conference2021. There is a small registration fee but interested faculty and staff can apply for a NSCC Professional Development Grant to cover the cost to attend.  
• Digital Teaching Symposium. On Friday, November 5 from 9:00am to 4:00pm, Blackboard is hosting a free, virtual Digital Teaching Symposium. “Learners’ journeys are no longer linear—and the pathway to successfully teaching individual learners requires flexibility and innovation. The future of education exists in personalized experiences, delivered in methods as unique as the learners themselves. No matter what your technical abilities, learning technologies are designed to facilitate teaching and make your job easier. Let's come together to explore these tools, learn best practices, discover new strategies, and share with colleagues.” (event website) Registration information is available at https://go.blackboard.com/digital-teaching-symposium.

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

• 10 Ways on How to Make Your Fall Classes Better (Contact North webinar) on Wednesday, October 20 from 11:00am-12:00pm. "Student engagement is the holy grail of online learning. The more engaged students are and the more they feel part of a learning community online, the more successful they are — and teachers can do many things to improve engagement. This webinar is based on years of experience and experimenting in class and online with what works. In this engaging webinar, you’ll get an opportunity to: Explore the importance of engagement, participation, support and flexibility in the design of learning experiences; Learn specific actions you can take to increase engagement and improve learning outcomes; and See 10 examples in action and understand their strengths and weaknesses." (webinar description) More information and registration link available at https://teachonline.ca/webinar/10-ways-how-make-your-fall-classes-better.
• Building Bridges of Inclusion: Creating Dynamic Learning Relationships (Digital Commonwealth webinar) on Wednesday, October 20 from 1:00pm-2:00pm. NSCC professor Troy Smith facilitates this free session which “seeks to build meaningful dialogue between members of the digital archival community and adult learners. Some questions to be considered include: to what extent do individuals of color or other underrepresented groups identify with digitized historical collections? What can enable community members to be stakeholders in the archival process? What impact does this material have on the learning process of students? How have the dynamics of discussing and teaching about race changed over the years? How are students affected by the digital divide? Given the recent controversies such as critical race theory, the 1619 Project, and the confederate monuments, what are the conversations in the classroom?  How might an archival-based curriculum serve as a part of the educational process?” (webinar description). More information and registration link is available at https://digitalcommonwealth.wildapricot.org/event-4497789. 
• Normal Isn't Coming Back. What Can Educators and Students Do to Adapt in Our Ever-Changing Learning Environment? (Harvard Business Publishing Education webinar) on Thursday, October 28th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. “We are over 18 months into a pandemic. And the cognitive overload we face only continues to expand, for both educators and students. There are no “best practices” for where we are today. In this webinar, Harvard Business Review Editor Amy Bernstein will lead a conversation with Michellana Jester, an expert in Global Economics and Management at MIT Sloan School of Management, about strategies educators and students can use to adapt and move forward in this ambiguous learning environment.” (webinar description) More information and to register, visit https://he.hbsp.harvard.edu/normal-isnt-coming-back.html.

Interesting Articles and Resources

• Tips from the Pros: Improve Student Learning with Peer Feedback, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-assessment-grading-and-feedback/tips-from-the-pros-improve-student-learning-with-peer-feedback/ 
• Using Small Group Check-ins to Maximize Peer Engagement and Support Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in Online Courses, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-course-delivery-and-instruction/using-small-group-check-ins-to-maximize-peer-engagement-and-support-social-and-emotional-learning-sel-in-online-courses/

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  

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (9/6/2021)

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).  

  

  
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 September 6th is How Will OER Benefit the 21st Century Student? 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.

If you are interested in learning more about using open educational resources (OER) in your courses, please reach out to the CTLI at ctli@northshore.edu and we can help you get started.

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available at https://www.magnapubs.com/product/program/how-will-oer-benefit-the-21st-century-student/. 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

• Instructor Webinar Series: Teaching with Blackboard from Basics to Advanced. In September, Blackboard is offering a series of free webinars "to help with getting the most out of teaching with Blackboard Learn and Collaborate." More details about the webinars as well as registration information is available at https://go.blackboard.com/Instructor-webinar-series. 
• Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Community-Engaged Teaching (virtual symposium). “On September 20 from 11:00am to 4:00pm, the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and Campus Compact will host this event bringing together scholars from across the nation to explore how we can embed anti-racist teaching practices and course design in courses connecting our students with our larger communities. A centerpiece of the symposium is the work of a consortium of faculty from four Massachusetts universities who collaborated to articulate 21 principles of anti-racist pedagogy in community-engaged courses and then drew on these principles in a series of faculty development workshops across their four campuses. They will be joined by a set of national leaders discussing how these principles resonate with their own work, by a team of facilitators who have guided two national Anti-Racist Communities of Practice, and by a team of faculty and community leaders exploring how these principles connect to place-based community-engaged research.” Please register at https://events.compact.org/anti-racist-symposium/1454147?i=atEXw3DuL-VMACo7ihGTrrSR8cYIsy3x.

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

• Combatting AAPI Racism and Increasing AAPI Leadership in Higher Education (INSIGHT into Diversity webinar series) on Monday, September 20th at 1:00pm EST. “As colleges prepare to fully reopen this fall, campus leadership needs to be prepared to confront potential acts of hate and violence against the AAPI community, including students and employees. AAPI people have commonly been named “the model minority” in the United States, a persistent myth that alienates them from other communities of color and beyond. Our panelists will share strategies for addressing racism towards the AAPI community as we have all witnessed across the country in recent months. In addition, AAPI people remain underrepresented in leadership positions at U.S. colleges and universities, according to the American Council on Education. Our panelists include AAPI professionals whose careers have taken them to top positions in higher education. They will discuss the role that current leaders can play in supporting institutional practices and policies that can increase AAPI achievement and promotion.” Registration is available at https://www.insightintodiversity.com/insight-to-host-webinar-on-combating-aapi-racism-in-higher-education/.
• Leadership as an Anti-Racist Practice (Leading for Change) on Tuesday, September 21 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST. As part of the Fall 2021 REJI Summit, all campus members are welcome to attend the keynote talk by Dr. Estela Bensimon. Register at https://bridgew.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8CUth6O6zoOUt26.  

Interesting Articles and Resources

• Benefits of Using OER, https://oer.psu.edu/benefits-of-using-oer/ 
• Recognizing and Overcoming Obstacles: What It Will Take to Realize the Potential of OER, https://er.educause.edu/articles/2021/7/recognizing-and-overcoming-obstacles-what-it-will-take-to-realize-the-potential-of-oer 
• OER and Teaching Through the Rearview Mirror, https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/online-trending-now/oer-and-teaching-through-rearview-mirror
• NSCC Open Educational Resources LibGuide, https://library.northshore.edu/open
• Out of Crisis, Compassion: Using Instructional Technologies to Alleviate Student Stress, https://er.educause.edu/articles/2021/8/out-of-crisis-compassion-using-instructional-technologies-to-alleviate-student-stress
• Instructional Practices that Support Virtual and Online Learning Environments, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-course-delivery-and-instruction/instructional-practices-that-support-virtual-and-online-learning-environments/

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  

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (8/30/2021)

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).  

  

  
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 August 30th is How Can Understanding Group Dynamics Lead to Better Group Work? 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-understanding-group-dynamics-lead-to-better-group-work/. 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

• Instructor Webinar Series: Teaching with Blackboard from Basics to Advanced. In September, Blackboard is offering a series of free webinars "to help with getting the most out of teaching with Blackboard Learn and Collaborate." More details about the webinars as well as registration information is available at https://go.blackboard.com/Instructor-webinar-series. 

Interesting Articles and Resources

• Live with Judy Klimek: Using Group Exams as a Review Learning Activity (Faculty Focus Live Podcast) “In this episode, we dive into how Judy Klimek uses a group exam review to go over answers from the final, individual exam. From fostering engaging conversations to pinpointing challenging questions, each small group reviews the results from their individual exams and comes to a consensus as to why answers were right or wrong.  As an instructor, Klimek also explains how the group exam review allows her to reassess exam questions in the future and engage one-on-one with students who might need extra assistance.” https://www.facultyfocus.com/faculty-focus-live-podcast/
• Nine Alternatives to Lecturing, https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/alternatives-lecturing/active-learning/varying-your-teaching-activities
• 10 Ways to Make Your Fall Classes Better, https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/10-ways-make-your-fall-classes-better
• 8 Ways to Keep Your Course Flexible—For Whatever The Next Academic Term Holds, https://tophat.com/blog/flexible-teaching-toolkit/
• 8 Ways to Improve Group Work Online, https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/10/28/advice-how-successfully-guide-students-group-work-online-opinion 
• Facilitating Effective Collaboration in Virtual Student Teams, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-course-design-and-preparation/facilitating-effective-collaboration-in-virtual-student-teams/

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  

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (8/23/2021)

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).  

  

  
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 August 23rd is How Can I Create a Meaningful Online Learning Experience for Students? 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-create-a-meaningful-online-learning-experience-for-students/. 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

• Upcoming CTLI Virtual Workshops. In August, the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation will be hosting a series of virtual workshops around online and hybrid design and teaching best practices as well as the features of Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, and Zoom. The complete schedule of virtual workshop sessions (with descriptions) as well as RSVP information is available at https://forms.gle/VF3fRNjR6wVkaGQk8. If interested in attending a virtual workshop, please make sure to RSVP. A virtual workshop will be cancelled if less than five people sign up for it.
• Instructor Webinar Series: Teaching with Blackboard from Basics to Advanced. In September, Blackboard is offering a series of free webinars "to help with getting the most out of teaching with Blackboard Learn and Collaborate." More details about the webinars as well as registration information is available at https://go.blackboard.com/Instructor-webinar-series. 

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

• Beyond Affordability: How Open Educational Resources Positively Influence Student Success (AAC&U webinar) on Tuesday, August 24th at 3:00pm. More details about the webinar as well as registration information is available at https://secure.aacu.org/iMIS/AACUR/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=WEB210824.
• How to Use Zoom in the New (Blended) Normal: Models for Student Inclusion and Engagement (Contact North webinar) on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:00am. More details about the webinar as well as registration information is available at https://teachonline.ca/webinar/how-use-zoom-new-blended-normal-models-student-inclusion-and-engagement-0.

Interesting Articles and Resources

• An Essential and Imperative Part of Teaching: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Faculty Focus Live Podcast) “Diversity and inclusion in higher education…It’s important. It’s imperative. And it’s an essential part of teaching. In this episode, we talk about how you can infuse inclusive teaching strategies into your online classes and your in-person classes. From small scale to large scale incorporations, each inclusive strategy and diversity-related topic matters. Whether you incorporate these strategies into your syllabus, curriculum, or project-based learning activities, you can start to think about how this will improve how your students engage with your course and how you can better establish a classroom culture.” https://www.facultyfocus.com/faculty-focus-live-podcast/

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  

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (5/17/2021)

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).  

  

  
20 Minute Online Professional Development
The Monday Morning Mentor series, professional development in twenty minute snippets, will resume in the fall semester on August 23rd with the session, “How Can I Create a Meaningful Online Learning Experience for Students?”

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

• MCO Conference on eLearning. The 16th Annual Conference on eLearning by Mass Colleges Online (MCO) will take place on June 2nd as a virtual event between 8:00am – 1:00pm. The MCO Conference is a great opportunity to explore and discuss how colleges and universities in Massachusetts are designing and delivering online and hybrid education. The event is free for North Shore Community College faculty and staff. Please contact the CTLI for registration link. More information on the conference is available at http://masscollegesonline.org/conference/.
• REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit. “After a year unlike any other, education continues evolving to solve for new challenges and priorities. REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit, hosted by ASU, provides a free forum on June 9 and June 10 to identify and promote the best possible pedagogy, techniques, and tools for online and blended learning, helping educators design the most engaging experience for learners. Join Pearson and thousands of educators, administrators, and thought leaders worldwide to explore the best of what we learned this past year about hybrid courses, blended environments, best practices for student engagement, driving innovation and outcomes with technology, and so much more.” (Summit description) More information and registration link available at https://www.theremotesummit.org/. 
• 10th Annual NSCC Faculty Technology Summer Institute. In June, the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) will be holding a virtual Faculty Technology Summer Institute. he Summer Institute's theme is "Humanizing the Online Learning Experience" and the sessions will focus on faculty professional development around fostering presence in virtual classrooms as well as engaging students in a collaborative community through student to student interaction, student to instructor interaction, and student to content interaction. The Summer Institute will take place on Tuesday, June 15th through Thursday, June 17th from 9:30am-12:00pm. Space is limited to 45 faculty and is first come first served so please RSVP by Friday, May 28th. Faculty who attend the Summer Institute will receive a small stipend. Please contact the CTLI for registration link.
• Dis/Misinformation: Perspectives and Pedagogies for Educators in the Post-Truth Era. Harvard University's Global Studies Outreach Center is offering their 9th annual free summer educator workshop virtually over a two-week period: July 26 - August 6. Participants can join for all or some of the sessions offered over those two weeks. More information is available at https://globalstudiesoutreach.harvard.edu/. 

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

• How to Create Active and Engaging Learning Experiences with Zoom Breakout Rooms (Contact North webinar) on Thursday, May 20th from 11:00am - 12:00pm EST. “Zoom’s breakout rooms provide a unique opportunity to learn to create active and engaging learning experiences for students. In this webinar, participants will learn how to: move beyond holding ineffective, unstructured breakout room discussions; create distinctive breakout room roles for students to promote active participation; employ a variety of tools and techniques to enhance breakout room experiences; pre-assign students to breakout rooms or allow them to choose their own; design creative ways for students to report breakout room outcomes to the whole class; and make use of breakout rooms in large enrolment courses” (webinar description). More information and registration link are available at https://teachonline.ca/webinar/how-create-active-and-engaging-learning-experiences-zoom-breakout-rooms-1.

Interesting Articles and Resources

• Collaborative Note-taking as an Alternative to Recording Online Sessions, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-assessment-grading-and-feedback/collaborative-note-taking-as-an-alternative-to-recording-online-sessions/
• Holistic Advising: A Question You Should Ask Your Students, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/academic-leadership/holistic-advising-a-question-you-should-ask-your-students/ 
• Four Ideas to Spark Active Learning in an Online Classroom, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-course-delivery-and-instruction/four-ideas-to-spark-active-learning-in-an-online-classroom/ 
• Course Crafting: Strategies to Enhance Students’ Appreciation of Course Value, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/course-design-ideas/course-crafting-strategies-to-enhance-students-appreciation-of-course-value/
• Affordable Learning Georgia: Increasing Equity and Improving Pedagogy through Open Educational Resources, https://www.aacu.org/aacu-news/campus-model/affordable-learning-georgia-increasing-equity-and-improving-pedagogy-through-open

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.

This will be the last issue of iDevelop for the spring semester. We will publish the first one of the fall semester on August 23, 2021. 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