Friday, December 19, 2014

Preparing your ANGEL Courses for the Winter/Spring Semester

As you start to think about your winter or spring face-to-face courses, we wanted to share with you the following important information that will help you prepare your course site in ANGEL.

Please review the “Preparing your ANGEL Course for a New Semester” checklist for directions on getting your course site set up for a new semester.

If you have any questions, please contact us at angel@northshore.edu.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (12/15/201​4)

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 Academic Technology and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. 

20 Minute Online Professional Development

The Monday Morning Mentor series, professional development in twenty minute snippets, will kick off the spring semester on January 26, 2015 with What Kinds of Questions Encourage Student Interaction? More information will be available in an upcoming issue of iDevelop.

Other Professional Development Opportunities

To stay current on professional development opportunities offered by Instructional Technology over the winter break and during the spring semester, be sure to:
  • Read the Learning, Education, Technology and Support (LETS) Blog at http://nscclets.blogspot.com/. ITD’s goal with this blog is to provide an informative and useful resource for faculty and staff by highlighting events, spotlighting projects, and presenting current information around instructional technology while also providing a growing pool of resources, recommendations, tools, and materials for teaching and learning purposes.
        
  • "Like" the North Shore Community College Academic Technology Page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/myNSCC.acadtech. On the Academic Technology Facebook page, AT provides information about upcoming professional development opportunities, links to interesting articles on integrating technology into the teaching and learning environment, and presents tips on using the various instructional technology resources.
This will be the last issue of iDevelop for the fall semester. We will publish the first one of the spring semester on January 19, 2015. 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,
Academic Technology and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (12/8/201​4)

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

20 Minute Online Professional Development: Where Can I Find Flippable Moments in My Classes?
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 December 8th is Where Can I Find Flippable Moments in My Classes?

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

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available at http://www.magnapubs.com/online/mentor/where-can-i-find-flippable-moments-in-my-classes-11979-1.html.

Other Professional Development Opportunities
  1. ALL INTERESTED NSCC FACULTY: Are you interested in taking a graduate course locally and tuition-free? By virtue of the CTLA's partnership with Merrimack College's Community Engagement graduate program, we can send one faculty member to take a course tuition-free from Merrimack College's graduate education catalog or a course in the Child, Family and Community Studies bachelor's program. Check out the offerings in the two respective areas online, and if you're ready to make that commitment to continuous learning, contact Rebecca in the CTLA. We'll give the voucher to the first person who chooses a course and contacts us. And we'll announce the lucky learner in the next installment of iDevelop!
Share your Teaching Strategies
Please send your teaching strategies to itd@northshore.edu and we will share them in the upcoming issues of iDevelop.  

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

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

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Course Migration from ANGEL to Blackboard Learn

As part of the implementation of Blackboard Learn, Instructional Technology and Design will be migrated over ANGEL course sites to Blackboard Learn for faculty. The content (including files, pages, announcements, discussion forums, drop box activities, and tests) from an ANGEL course site will easily migrated over to Blackboard Learn. 

The following points outline what faculty will see when they open their migrated course site in Blackboard Learn. 

  • All content in the Lessons tab (ANGEL) will go into a content area called Content (Blackboard Learn).
  • A syllabus uploaded in the Syllabus nugget on the course home page (ANGEL) will go into an area called Information (Blackboard Learn).
  • All discussion forums (ANGEL) will go into the Discussion Board tool page (Blackboard Learn) and will also be linked from the appropriate content folder.
  • Any private journal discussions (ANGEL) will go into the Journals tool page (Blackboard Learn) and will also be linked from the appropriate content folder.
  • Announcements (ANGEL) will go into the Announcements tool page (Blackboard Learn).
  • Drop Box assignments (ANGEL) will be recreated as Assignments in a content area called Content  within the appropriate content folder (Blackboard Learn).
  • Quizzes, tests, surveys, and question pools (ANGEL) will migrate over to the Tests, Surveys, and Pools course tools area (Blackboard Learn) as well as be deployed within the appropriate content folder.
  • Any gradable item (ANGEL) will be set up in the Full Grade Center (Blackboard Learn).
  • Any teams (ANGEL) will be set up in the Groups area of the Control Panel (Blackboard Learn).
  • Any rubrics (ANGEL) will be set up in the Rubrics course tools area (Blackboard Learn).

Here are some things to be aware of with the course migration.

  • Student data: No student data is brought over with the course migration - just the course content.
  • First name token: This will not work in  Blackboard Learn and any references to $FIRST_NAME$ will need to be removed.  
  • Subtitles: There are no subtitles for content items in Blackboard so any subtitles used in an ANGEL course will not carry over to Blackboard. If subtitles were used, here are some recommendations:
    • For assignment and discussion due dates, please use the due date feature within the Assignments and Discussion Board tools or add into the Calendar.
    • For instructions, please use the text box editor for the item in Blackboard Learn to enter those instruction materials.
    • For other types of subtitles, consider including them in the title field (for example, Syllabus: Start Here).
  • Assessments: Algorithmic questions in tests might not import correctly during the course migration. If so, these types of questions would need to be recreated manually.
  • Agents: There are no agents in Blackboard Learn.  
    • If agents were used in ANGEL to release content, the Adaptive Release feature of Blackboard Learn can be used.  
    • If agents were used to automatically send email to students based on a certain condition, there is, unfortunately, no corresponding feature in Blackboard Learn. But there are various ways to easily see students’ progress and email them.
  • Games: Games (crossword puzzle or quiz show) will not migrate over since there is no corresponding feature in Blackboard Learn.
  • Resources and RSS Feeds: Course resources or RSS feeds added in the Resources tab will not migrate over to Blackboard Learn. Course resources can be set up as Web Links in Blackboard Learn.
  • Learning Objects Repository: Items linked into a course from the Learning Objects Repository in ANGEL will not migrate over to Blackboard Learn. These items can be stored in the Content Collection in Blackboard Learn and then linked into the course.

If there are any questions about the migration, please email the NSCC Blackboard Learn Helpdesk at bbhelp@northshore.edu.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (12/1/201​4)

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

20 Minute Online Professional Development: How Can I Design Copyright Compliant Online Courses?
The Monday Morning Mentor series will be available over the fall semester to bring you professional development in twenty minute snippets. The topic for the week of December 1st is How Can I Design Copyright Compliant Online Courses?

The presentation is available Monday at 10:00am and is accessible through Sunday of that week. For information on accessing the presentation and supplemental materials, please view the email version of iDevelop or the Bulletin notice.
Other Professional Development Opportunities
  1. ALL INTERESTED NSCC FACULTY are warmly invited to attend a presentation by Lucy Bayard on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the CTLA (Danvers, DB 388) THIS THURSDAY, December 4th. Refreshments will be served starting at 2PM, and the presentation will begin at 2:30PM. Come meet with Lucy, a wise and warm campus innovator, and learn techniques about how to optimize the learning experience for ALL of your students, regardless of learning style or challenges.
  2. All interested NSCC faculty are also welcome at the Saturday, December 6th Professional Development morning. You will learn about the latest news from Disability Services, and learn about NCBI. What an informative and transformative morning! Coffee and every treat you can think of served prior to the 9AM start; the morning wraps up at noon.

    Please contact Rebecca in the CTLA to RSVP to both or either event!
Share your Teaching Strategies
Do you have questions about using certain outside resources and materials in your courses?  Please send us your questions to itd@northshore.edu and we will do our best to answer them in the upcoming issues of iDevelop

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

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

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (11/24/201​4)

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

20 Minute Online Professional Development: What Are Five Tips for Writing Effective Learning Outcomes?
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 24th is What Are Five Tips for Writing Effective Learning Outcomes?

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available at http://www.magnapubs.com/online/mentor/what-are-five-tips-for-writing-effective-learning-outcomes-3187-1.html.

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

Other Professional Development Opportunities
  • A message about an exciting professional development opportunity from Andrea DeFusco-Sullivan: "Calling all NSCC faculty (full and part time). Bonnie Orcutt from the Department of Higher Education has asked me to pass this information along to North Shore faculty. The AAC&U is looking for faculty members from selected colleges to assess the work collected by the current Multi-State Collaborative Pilot Assessment of Critical Thinking, Written Communication, and Quantitative Reasoning. No prior participation in pilots or other types of training is necessary. This would involve some significant commitments. First, the faculty person would need to commit to traveling to the AAC&U conference in Kansas City, Missouri from February 17-19th for training. Flights, accommodations, meals, and a stipend would be covered by the AAC&U. You would be joining your colleges from across the state and across the country in this training! The second part of the commitment involves the work of assessing the student artifacts; this would be done electronically, and could be done from home. Each faculty person will be asked to score about 135 artifacts, and would receive a stipend from the Gates Foundation. Right now, I'm just sending out feelers and asking who might be able to and interested in doing this. We can send two faculty members to the training, but I've been asked to submit four names in case a sudden life event prevents folks from going. Send an email to me if you're interested!"
Share your Teaching Strategies
Please send your teaching strategies or resources to itd@northshore.edu and we will share them in upcoming issues of iDevelop.
  • Creating a storyboard before sitting down to record a video for your classes is a great idea. Not only will it provide you with a road map of what you are going to say in the video and what will appear on the screen for students to see, it will also be a useful tool when it comes to ensuring that those videos are accessible for all your students. If you are interested in pursuing this further, please contact ITD at itd@northshore.edu. We are happy to assist you in developing your storyboard and creating your video.
Resources
iDevelop is being brought to you by Academic Technology and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment.  If you have any professional development events, best practices, resources or tips to share with other faculty, please send them our way.  Also, we would love your input on this eNewsletter.

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


Wednesday, November 19, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (11/17/201​4)

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

20 Minute Online Professional Development: What Is Storyboarding and How Can It Help You Flip Your Class?

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 17th is What Is Storyboarding and How Can It Help You Flip Your Class?

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available at http://www.magnapubs.com/catalog/what-is-storyboarding-and-how-can-it-help-me-flip-my-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 email version of iDevelop or the Bulletin notice.

Other Professional Development Opportunities

Are you on Danvers campus? Need a place to gather your thoughts, catch up on your work, talk about your work-in-progress, or rethink business as usual? Visit the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CTLA) in DB388...think of it as a day spa for your professional life! We are happy to serve you, and if our resources are insufficient for your needs, we can direct you to the experts on campus that will help you. We open most days at 7:30 AM and are open late Wednesday's during the fall semester.

Share your Teaching Strategies

Do you create your own videos to explain concepts to your students, provide feedback on assignments, or demonstrate steps in a process? What software programs or technology equipment are you using to create these? What tips, strategies, or best practices would you share with other faculty looking to create similar materials? Please send your teaching strategies or resources to itd@northshore.edu and we will share them in upcoming issues of iDevelop.

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

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

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (11/10/201​4)

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

20 Minute Online Professional Development: How Can I Make My Course Content More Accessible?
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 10th is How Can I Make My Course Content More Accessible?

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available at http://www.facultyfocus.com/20-minute-mentor/how-can-i-make-my-course-content-more-accessible/.

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

Other Professional Development Opportunities
  1. Liberal Studies Lecture Series (LS)2: History Professor Larry Davis will present on "'Lost Generation' Found: Terror on the Battlefields of World War I, 1914-1918. One hundred years ago, Europe blew itself apart in what proved to be one of the most devastating wars in human history. Tour the battlefields of France and Belgium with Professor of History Dr. Lawrence Davis and witness the terrible cost of the war then and now.
    When: Thursday, November 13th from 11:00am-12:15pm in the Lynn Campus Gym (Also, teleconferenced in DS 119)
  2. One of the gold standards for assessment of Student Learning Outcomes--the Lumina Foundation Degree Qualification Profile--has just been refreshed and revised. A "Lumina DQP 2.0" is online, and is soliciting faculty feedback about the content of its newest draft. What a fantastic way to share professional feedback, and to see what's new in the world of academic competencies. Visit http://www.luminafoundation.org/dqp/ to learn more.
Share your Teaching Strategies
In what ways are you ensuring that your course materials are more accessible to students? How are you utilizing universal design for learning principles in your classes? What questions do you still have about making your course content more accessible? Please send your teaching strategies or questions to itd@northshore.edu and we will share/answer them in upcoming issues of iDevelop

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

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

Monday, November 10, 2014

Blackboard Learn Implementation Update

Over the summer, Academic Technology (AT) and Information Systems (IS) kicked off the implementation of the latest version of Blackboard Learn and the migration away from ANGEL. The entire process will take approximately a year to complete and will occur in several phases.

During June and July, AT and IS worked on installing, setting up and customizing the Blackboard Learn environment; conducted internal training on Blackboard Learn to become familiar with the ins and outs of the system; tested and documented the course migration process; and prepared for the fall pilot of Blackboard Learn. In August, AT facilitated several professional development opportunities for faculty participating in the pilot to prepare them to teach with Blackboard Learn in September. This fall, 21 faculty are piloting Blackboard Learn in 29 course sections.

The next phase of the implementation will be to deliver all online and hybrid courses for the intersession and spring 2015 semesters in Blackboard Learn. Training for faculty and course migration is ongoing throughout the fall semester. Workshops and open labs will also be offered in January 2015. ANGEL will be operational during this time and all spring 2015 face-to-face courses will be delivered in ANGEL.  

For the summer 2015 semesters, all summer courses (online, hybrid, and face-to-face) will be delivered in Blackboard Learn. Training for faculty and course migration will occur during the spring 2015 semester. At this point, ANGEL will be taken offline and will not be used to deliver any courses.

For the fall 2015 semester, all fall courses (online, hybrid, and face-to-face) will be delivered in Blackboard Learn. Training for faculty and course migration will occur during the spring and summer semesters. ANGEL will be offline and will not be used to deliver any courses.

We will continue to update the campus community about the implementation through the Bulletin, email, Facebook, and this blog. More information about Blackboard Learn and the migration is available at ITD's Blackboard Learn Site.

Please feel free to contact us at itd@northshore.edu with any questions or concerns about the Blackboard Learn implementation.


Friday, November 7, 2014

Fall 2014 Technology Across the Curriculum (TAC) Grant Applicatio​ns Due Tuesday, November 18th

Fall TAC grant application materials are now available and proposals are due by 11:59PM on Tuesday, November 18th.

There are two new integrating technology into the curriculum projects that we want to spotlight.

Open Educational Resources
NSCC faculty can apply for a TAC grant to help replace their textbook or course materials with Open Educational Resources. 

"Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning or research materials that are in the public domain or released with an intellectual property license that allows for free use, adaptation, and distribution."  (Source: UNESCO. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/)

Faculty will be paired with a Librarian and Instructional Designer to find materials and resources relevant to the course that the instructor can use to replace or reduce the overall cost of course materials for students. To learn more about Open Educational Resources and see some of the resources available (including textbooks, lesson plans, videos, and other relevant course content), check out the NSCC LibGuide at http://libguides.northshore.edu/open.

Redesigning an Online Course
NSCC faculty who have been teaching an online course for several years may want to redesign their online course to incorporate new pedagogies and instructional technologies, especially as our new LMS, Blackboard Learn, offers more robust possibilities than did ANGEL. This TAC project will allow faculty to self-assess the design of their online courses and make substantive changes. Faculty will have the opportunity to work with an Instructional Designer to revitalize their online courses with the infusion of new instructional technologies and best practices around teaching and learning online.

Please contact Andrea Milligan or Lance Eaton at itd@northshore.edu for further information or questions about these TAC options.

More information about TAC grants and the application process is available here.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (11/3/2014​)

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

20 Minute Online Professional Development: How Can I Enhance the Impact of Feedback in Online Classes?
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 3rd is How Can I Enhance the Impact of Feedback in Online Classes?

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available at http://www.facultyfocus.com/20-minute-mentor/how-can-i-enhance-the-impact-of-feedback-in-online-classes/.

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

Other Professional Development Opportunities
It’s that time of year! Want to make ACADEMIC ADVISING more meaningful and less stressful for you and your students? Betsy Mariere, the college’s fantastic Coordinator of Advising, will be visiting the CTLA to share her wisdom with our faculty. ALL faculty are invited — adjuncts, we know students ask you for counsel, too. Get timely advice from an expert! Refreshments will be ready at 2:00. Don’t be shy---you are always welcome to come as your schedule allows.

When: Thursday, November 6th in the CTLA (Danvers campus, DB 388)
Share your Teaching Strategies
In what ways do you seek feedback from your students in your courses? In what ways do you provide feedback back to students on participation in discussion forums, assignments, projects, or assessments? Are you using any instructional technology tools to aid you in providing feedback to your students? Please send your teaching strategies to itd@northshore.edu and we will share them in upcoming issues of iDevelop.

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

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

Thursday, October 30, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (10/27/2014​)

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

20 Minute Online Professional Development: Is There a Solution to Students Multitasking in Class?
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 27th is Is There a Solution to Students Multitasking in 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 email version of iDevelop or the Bulletin notice.

Other Professional Development Opportunities
  1. No Student Left Behind: Want to learn more about the best ways that we can engage and support ALL of our students? Come to the CTLA to meet with representatives from North Shore’s fantastic Disability Services team. Disabilities Services provides leadership, warmth, wisdom and guidance to North Shore’s efforts to ensure an accessible, welcoming working and learning environment for individuals with disabilities while ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. Here is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with the folks who are our central resource on disability-related information, procedures and services for the NSCC community, and learn from their expertise in the development, implementation, and acquisition of disability-related practices, procedures and resources. And while you are at it, enjoy light refreshments while chatting with your colleagues---snacks are ready at 2PM! ALL FACULTY AND STAFF are welcome. Please RSVP to Andrea DeFusco-Sullivan at adefusco@northshore.edu.
     
    When: Thursday, October 30th, CTLA, Danvers Berry Building Room 388
      
  2. Blockbuster Morning of Learning and Sharing! Where can you?….Have a chat with our new Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Karen Hynick. Learn about library resources (and the library’s fabulous staff). Get to know Debbie Campbell and Donna Davis, our wise and welcoming Counseling team. Talk “shop” with our brilliant Assistant Dean of Liberal Studies, and our equally brilliant Coordinator of Instructional Design, Academic Technology. In one morning of  professional development, that’s where! Though this workshop is designed for new part-time faculty, ALL faculty are welcome. Just be sure to RSVP to Rebecca Twalipo at rtwalipo@northshore.edu.
      
    When: Saturday, November 1st, Danvers Math/Science Building Room 106B

Share your Teaching Strategies
Please send your teaching strategies to itd@northshore.edu and we will share them in upcoming issues of iDevelop.

“I currently have a course that I am "flipping".  To ensure students prepare, I assign review questions that have to be done before class.  Since this is a management class and we are learning time management, I absolutely don't accept late assignments.  Students have been very responsive and most are keeping up.”
-Bernadette Lucas, Nutritional Science Department

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

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

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (10/20/2014​)

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

20 Minute Online Professional Development: What Does Copyright Ownership Mean to Me?
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 20th is What Does Copyright Ownership Mean to Me?

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

Other Professional Development Opportunities
Thursday, October 23rd, 11:30am and 7:30pm at Monserrat College of Art: FREE Public Artist Talk and Performance of LOOSE

    Please join D’hana Perry for a Public Artist Talk on Thursday, October 23rd at 11:30am and a live performance of LOOSE on Thursday, October 23rd at 7:30pm in the 301 Gallery on 301 Cabot St.  NYC artist D'hana Perry's LOOSE is a reconceptualization of what a "documentary" can be, and an autobiographical examination of how gender expression and racial identity affect each other when we navigate public space.  It explores a concept of remixing as: 1) a process of mental and physical image appropriation and 2) a mode of existence and survival, which turn everyday interactions into a creative act. LOOSE is designed to be improvisational. No two performances are the same. For more information, see http://www.montserrat.edu/calendar.


Share your Teaching Strategies
Please send your teaching strategies to itd@northshore.edu and we will share them in upcoming issues of iDevelop.

“I've been using a flipped classroom format to teach source integration and citation in my CMP1 class.  Over the course of several class meetings and a week or two, students watch [videos I provide them].  I also send them ppt's for their notes.  To ensure accountability for the material, I then give students a very fast quiz at the beginning of class.

Source integration is pretty complex: in addition to the mechanical stuff (MLA citation, format), the overall goal when integrating sources is to develop ideas appropriate and insightful for academic settings.  Using a flipped classroom format helps me cover the basics more efficiently.  When I cover the basics more efficiently, that gives me more class time to focus on practice, content, and higher-level thinking strategies.  The flipped classroom format has cleared up a lot of class time--probably a week, maybe more--so I can focus on enriched content.”

-Jeremy Branstad, Communication Skills (please feel free to contact him directly if you have questions or want to continue the conversation)

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

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

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Technology Across the Curriculum Grant Applications - Fall 2014

The Technology Across the Curriculum (TAC) Committee invites all North Shore Community College (NSCC) full-time faculty, part-time faculty, and professional teaching staff to submit applications to develop a TAC project in the spring of 2015 with implementation in the summer or fall of 2015. 

Fall application materials are now available and proposals are due by 11:59PM on Tuesday, November 18th.  No late applications will be accepted under any circumstances. Notification of awards will be made before the end of the semester.

There are two types of TAC applications: one for faculty wishing to develop online/hybrid courses and one for those wishing to develop projects that integrate technology into their curriculum. For faculty wishing to develop online/hybrid courses, there are two separate applications, one for faculty new to online course development, and one for faculty who have already developed online courses at NSCC.

1. If you would like to develop an online/hybrid course:

Please contact Andrea Milligan or Lance Eaton.  They will explain the process and discuss the expectations, have you complete some short readiness activities, and give you an application. You will also need to discuss your plans with, and get the approval of, your Division Dean.

The design and development phase for faculty new to teaching an online/hybrid course at North Shore Community College begins with a 6 week online course, Teaching and Learning Online.  This online course will run January 2 – February 15, 2015 (for fall 2015 and spring 2016 courses) and May 15 – June 28, 2015 (for spring 2016 courses only).

Applications and process are available during your consultation with Andrea Milligan or Lance Eaton.

2. If you would like to develop a project integrating technology into the curriculum:

Apply for a TAC grant. The application also includes project ideas and the description of the TAC process.  Please read all of the materials before completing your application. Division Deans and Department Chairs would appreciate an email letting them know about your ideas so they can support your efforts.

Please note:
  • These application materials are also available on Pipeline. To access, go to the My Northshore tab and click the Technology Across the Curriculum link (left column in the Faculty Resources box.)
  • Applicants need not have high level experience using technology, but because the TAC grant is becoming highly competitive, we urge applicants to prepare their applications carefully, making sure the descriptive narrative is thorough and clear. We are also, of course, interested in the applicant’s motivation and willingness to think about how technology can improve his/her teaching.
Finally, we would be delighted to answer any questions or discuss application ideas.  
We hope you will consider applying for a TAC grant and look forward to assisting you in any way we can in that process.

Andrea Milligan, Director of Instructional Technology and Design, and Terri Whitney, TAC Coordinator and Professor of English

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (10/13/2014​)

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

20 Minute Online Professional Development: What Are 5 FAQ's About Faculty Roles in the Flipped Class?

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 13th is What Are 5 FAQ's About Faculty Roles in the Flipped Class?

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available http://www.magnapubs.com/catalog/what-are-5-faqs-about-faculty-roles-in-the-flipped-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 email version of iDevelop or the Bulletin notice. 

Other Professional Development Opportunities
  1. A free workshop on Bullying Prevention and Intervention Law will be held on Wednesday evening, October 15th from 7:00-9:00pm at the Reading Senior Center (49 Pleasant Street Reading, MA 01867).  The workshop is designed to help create a safe, inclusive classroom space for all students, including students with autism and other neuro-developmental disorders, and will provide strategies for instructors and parents. The event is free but seating is limited, so sign up now! - See more here.
  2. SAVE THE DATE:  October 30th will be a fantastic day for Professional Development at NSCC.  In the morning, check out the Sustainability Business Fair in the Lynn Gym...watch The Bulletin for details, or email Barbara Ikalainen at bikalain01@northshore.edu.
  3. Also on October 30th:  Visit the CTLA in DB318 (Danvers) at 2:30pm to meet and learn from Susan Graham, Director of Disability Services at North Shore Community College.  Find out how Disability Services can partner with you as a faculty and staff resource, in order to optimize the academic success of all our students.  Susan is terrific, so be sure to mark your calendar.  To RSVP, please email Rebecca Twalipo at rtwalipo@northshore.edu.
Share your Teaching Strategies

Are you currently “flipping” your classes?  How do you ensure that students do the work before coming to class?  Please send your strategies to itd@northshore.edu and we will share them in upcoming issues of iDevelop
  • "A great way of using the class time most effectively is to develop quizzes that students must take in ANGEL the day before class.  These quizzes should be based upon the reading or assigned work.  If they are due the day before class, that gives you time to go into the quiz and see what questions students got right and which ones they got wrong.  This will help you to determine what needs more attention during class.  Both instructor and student come to class with a better understanding of what they need to learn."
Resources

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

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

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Profession​al Developmen​t eNewslette​r (10/6/2014​)

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


20 Minute Online Professional Development: Linking, Embedding & Streaming: What’s Legal? What’s Not?
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 6th is Linking, Embedding & Streaming: What’s Legal? What’s Not? 

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

Other Professional Development Opportunities
  1. Do you want hints for coping with Plagiarism?  Would you like to commiserate about it with your local colleagues, and get a refresher yourself?  Besides the top-notch resources we have here among our library staff, faculty, and ubiquitous writing handbooks, Endicott College is hosting an event in the Halle Library for the community.  The same session will run on Monday, October 6 and Thursday, October 16th at 7:00pm.  Call 978 232-2237 for more information.
  2. In addition to being there for our student referrals, the folks from Crisis/Counseling Services want to speak with you about your student concerns, and they are available to lead class workshops on topics such a Reducing Anxiety and Stress, Staying Motivated despite Obstacles, Maintaining Healthy Relationships, and many other topics. Please contact Crisis/Counseling Services to make arrangements.
  3. Stay tuned to iDevelop for news about NSCC's upcoming Forum on Tolerance. Mark your calendars! The 33rd North Shore Community College Forum on Tolerance, Homelessness is a Social Justice Issue, will take place over two days:
    -Danvers Event: Wednesday, October 22nd from 10:30am-11:20am and 11:30am-12:20pm in the Math/Science Cafeteria
    -Lynn Event: Thursday October 23, 2014 from 8:00am-1:45pm in the Lynn Campus Gymnasium
Share your Teaching Strategies
Do you have questions about using certain outside resources and materials in your courses?  Please send us your questions to itd@northshore.edu and we will do our best to answer them in the upcoming issues of iDevelop.

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

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

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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