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 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 (10/4/2021)

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 4th is How Can I Ensure Academic Integrity in the Online Classroom? 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-ensure-academic-integrity-in-the-online-classroom/. 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

• The Growth Mindset. This virtual workshop on Friday, October 8th at 11:00am is being sponsored by NSCC’s The RAP Experience. “How we think about our ability to confidently try new things and keep going when they get hard can set us for success or serve as a barrier to success. For many of us, we must work to have a growth mindset while also navigating social structures and systems that send deficit-oriented messages about who we are and the communities we come from. Join this session to learn more about growth mindsets and identify ways to critically assess how the environments we participate in influence our mindsets.” Please see the flyer sent in the iDevelop email for as well as registration link. 
• MA Community of Teaching Symposium. Faculty representatives from Massachusetts Community Colleges invite you to join them in a symposium of teaching and learning. This symposium, Teaching through an Equity Lens: What We Learned on our Summer Vacation, will take place on October 15th from 8:30am to 1:00pm. “Facilitated by the Center for Urban Education, these faculty engaged in thoughtful, reflective analysis of their teaching practice through an equity lens to improve the classroom experience for their students. Dr. Jennifer Harris and Professor yusef Hayes will be presenting "Equity Through Multiple Lenses" at 11:00 am.” Please see the flyer for more information as well as the Zoom link. The flyer is available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iqt5juPln8xCvssLUQj3o2P2h4Y-jV-Q/view. 
• 2021 Open Education Conference. The 2021 Open Education Conference will be held October 18 through October 22. The annual conference brings together more than a thousand open education advocates across the country and world for a wide range of sessions on OER, open pedagogy, and open education initiatives. This year’s virtual program offers 200+ live and pre-recorded sessions, along with networking and social activities. More information about the conference is available at https://openeducationconference.org/. 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.
• 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.
• 2021 Assessment Institute. The 2021 Assessment Institute, https://assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/index.html, will be held virtually from October 24th to October 27th. The institute is highly regarded in the field of assessment and offers the opportunity for higher education faculty, staff, and administrators to share knowledge and learn new skills regarding student outcomes assessment. If you are interested in further developing your assessment skills, this is an excellent opportunity! To learn more, please visit the institute’s presentation topics. A sampling of presentation tracks includes: Assessment in Online Courses and Programs; Assessment Methods; Community Colleges; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; STEM Education; and Student Partnership and Engagement in Assessment. Institute registration is complimentary this year, which represents a $370 cost savings. If you would like to attend, please register by October 11th at https://assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/registration/index.html. 
• 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

• How to Effectively Use Assessment in Online and Blended Learning to Help Your Students Succeed (Contact North webinar) on Thursday, October 7 from 1:00pm-2:00pm. "There are new opportunities to rethink and reimagine how assessment for learning and assessments of learning takes place in an online and blended learning environment. Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd, Chief Innovation Officer at Contact North | Contact Nord explores five principles for assessment: Authentic Assessment, Accessible Assessment, Automated Assessment, Continuous Assessment, and Secure Assessment." (webinar description) More information and registration link available at https://teachonline.ca/webinar/how-effectively-use-assessment-online-and-blended-learning-help-your-students-succeed-0.

Interesting Articles and Resources

• Why I Went from Proctored Exams to Open-book, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/educational-assessment/why-i-went-from-proctored-exams-to-open-book/
• Small Changes in Teaching (nine part series by James Lang), https://www.chronicle.com/package/small-changes-in-teaching/ 
• Applying Vedic Techniques to Online Learning, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/philosophy-of-teaching/applying-vedic-techniques-to-online-learning/ 
• Lessons Learned: A Toolkit for Post-Pandemic Higher Education with Equity and Student Care at the Center, https://www.everylearnereverywhere.org/blog/10-lessons-from-the-pandemic-on-tech-forward-teaching-for-equity-in-higher-ed/

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 (9/27/2021)

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 27th is How Can I Adapt My Teaching So Students Thrive in a Polysynchronous Classroom? 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/adapt-my-teaching-students-thrive-polysynchronous-classroom/. 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

• The Growth Mindset. This virtual workshop on Friday, October 8th at 11:00am is being sponsored by NSCC’s The RAP Experience. “How we think about our ability to confidently try new things and keep going when they get hard can set us for success or serve as a barrier to success. For many of us, we must work to have a growth mindset while also navigating social structures and systems that send deficit-oriented messages about who we are and the communities we come from. Join this session to learn more about growth mindsets and identify ways to critically assess how the environments we participate in influence our mindsets.” Please see the flyer sent in the iDevelop email for as well as registration link. 
• 2021 Open Education Conference. The 2021 Open Education Conference will be held October 18 through October 22. The annual conference brings together more than a thousand open education advocates across the country and world for a wide range of sessions on OER, open pedagogy, and open education initiatives. This year’s virtual program offers 200+ live and pre-recorded sessions, along with networking and social activities. More information about the conference is available at https://openeducationconference.org/. 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.
• 2021 Assessment Institute. The 2021 Assessment Institute, https://assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/index.html, will be held virtually from October 24th to October 27th. The institute is highly regarded in the field of assessment and offers the opportunity for higher education faculty, staff, and administrators to share knowledge and learn new skills regarding student outcomes assessment. If you are interested in further developing your assessment skills, this is an excellent opportunity! To learn more, please visit the institute’s presentation topics. A sampling of presentation tracks includes: Assessment in Online Courses and Programs; Assessment Methods; Community Colleges; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; STEM Education; and Student Partnership and Engagement in Assessment. Institute registration is complimentary this year, which represents a $370 cost savings. If you would like to attend, please register by October 11th at https://assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/registration/index.html. 
• 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.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

Between September 15 and October 15, we celebrate the political, literary, artistic, athletic and other contributions that Hispanic people have accomplished; these contributions have enriched all of our lives. Here are some great resources if you or your students wish to reflect and learn more or if you would like to incorporate this into your classes.

• National Archives: Hispanic Heritage Month, https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/hispanic-heritage-month
• WGBH: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, https://www.wgbh.org/hispanic-heritage-month
• PBS: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2021, https://www.pbs.org/articles/2021/09/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-2021/
• National Hispanic Heritage Month, https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
• Business Insider Reviews: 20 Books to Read for Hispanic Heritage Month, https://www.businessinsider.com/hispanic-heritage-month-books

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

• How to Effectively Use Assessment in Online and Blended Learning to Help Your Students Succeed (Contact North webinar) on Thursday, October 7 from 1:00pm-2:00pm. "There are new opportunities to rethink and reimagine how assessment for learning and assessments of learning takes place in an online and blended learning environment. Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd, Chief Innovation Officer at Contact North | Contact Nord explores five principles for assessment: Authentic Assessment, Accessible Assessment, Automated Assessment, Continuous Assessment, and Secure Assessment." (webinar description) More information and registration link available at https://teachonline.ca/webinar/how-effectively-use-assessment-online-and-blended-learning-help-your-students-succeed-0.

Interesting Articles and Resources

• The Joys of Musical Breakout Rooms, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-student-engagement/the-joys-of-musical-breakout-rooms/
• Attention Is an Achievement: How to Help Students Stay Present and Focused in Class, https://www.aacu.org/liberaleducation/2021/summer/lang
• Inclusive Teaching Guide, https://ctl.columbia.edu/resources-and-technology/resources/inclusive-teaching-guide/

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