September Blackboard Learn Open Labs

CTLI's Instructional Technology and Design (ITD) team will be hosting a series of Blackboard Learn Open Labs during the first two weeks of the semester.

Faculty are welcome to drop by the open labs if they have any questions/issues or would like to come in to work on your courses and get assistance from CTLI ITD staff. CTLI ITD team members will be available to assist on both the Danvers and Lynn campuses.

Week of September 2nd

• Tuesday, September 3rd from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS314
• Thursday, September 5th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS314
• Friday, September 6th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS314   

Week of September 9th

• Monday, September 9th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS313
• Tuesday, September 10th from 9:00am-2:00pm in DB387 and LS313
• Wednesday, September 11th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS313
• Thursday, September 12th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS313

 
Also, please do not hesitate to contact the Blackboard Learn Helpdesk at bbhelp@northshore.edu if there are any issues with Blackboard Learn.

January Blackboard Learn Open Labs

CTLI's Instructional Technology and Design (ITD) team will be hosting a series of Blackboard Learn Open Labs during the first two weeks of the semester.

Faculty are welcome to drop by the open labs if they have any questions/issues or would like to come in to work on your courses and get assistance from CTLI ITD staff. CTLI ITD team members will be available to assist on both the Danvers and Lynn campuses.
  
Week of January 14th 

• Tuesday, January 15th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS319
• Wednesday, January 16th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS319
• Thursday, January 17th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS319
• Friday, January 18th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS319
    

Week of January 21st 

• Tuesday, January 22nd from 9:00am-2:00pm in DB387 and LS319
• Wednesday, January 23rd from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS319
• Thursday, January 24th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS319
• Friday, January 25th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB387 and LS319   

Also, please do not hesitate to contact the Blackboard Learn Helpdesk at bbhelp@northshore.edu if there are any issues with Blackboard Learn.

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (1/23/2017)

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 spring semester to bring you professional development in twenty minute snippets. The topic for the week of January 23rd is What Is the Role of Communication In Teaching Excellence? 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 http://www.magnapubs.com/online/mentor/what-is-the-role-of-communication-in-teaching-excellence-13784-1.html. The complete spring schedule of Monday Morning Mentor sessions is available at http://nscclets.blogspot.com/2016/12/20-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

• Blackboard Learn Open Labs. During the first two weeks of the spring semester, CTLI team members will be offering Blackboard Learn open labs in Danvers and Lynn. Please stop by if you have any questions. The schedule is available at http://nscclets.blogspot.com/2016/12/january-blackboard-learn-workshops-and.html.   

 
Upcoming Webinars of Interest

• Teach Online? You Need This List of 17 Course Best Practices! (Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series). Date: Thursday, January 26, 2017
  Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern Time. Register at http://bbbb.blackboard.com/bits-course-best-practices

 
Program/Department Learner Outcome Statements
For those participating in program review, the third installment on writing program/department learner outcome statements is being distributed with iDevelop. Questions or assistance, please contact Cate Kaluzny.
 
Share Teaching Resources or 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 upcomimg 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,
Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation
 

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (12/12/2016)

Welcome to iDevelop, a weekly eNewsletter providing faculty with information about professional development opportunities at NSCC. The intent of this eNewsletter is to spotlight the various professional development events for faculty in one convenient location as well as share best practices, resources and tips related to the teaching practice. iDevelop is being brought to you by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI).
  

20 Minute Online Professional Development
The Monday Morning Mentor series, professional development in twenty minute snippets, will kick off the spring semester on January 23, 2017 with What is the Role of Communication in Teaching Excellence? More information will be available in an upcoming issue of iDevelop. The complete spring schedule of Monday Morning Mentor sessions is available at http://nscclets.blogspot.com/2016/12/20-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

• Blackboard Learn Workshops and Open Labs. In January, CTLI team members will be offering Blackboard Learn workshops over the winter break as well as Blackboard Learn open labs during the first two weeks of the spring semester. The schedule is available at http://nscclets.blogspot.com/2016/12/january-blackboard-learn-workshops-and.html.    
   

Multi-State Collaborative NSCC is participating in the Multi-State Collaborative Refinement Year 2016-2017. What does this mean for faculty? See the attached document for more information and a FAQ regarding this. If you have any questions in the interim, please contact Cate Kaluzny.
  
Program/Department Learner Outcome StatementsFor all those progressing through program review, there is a new emphasis on program/department learner outcome statements. A one-page description of strategies for developing these learner outcome statements is being distributed to current program review teams and will also be included here in iDevelop. Attached is the first strategy including using college mission, vision, and value statements as well as the Master Academic Plan as a basis for developing these learner outcome statements. Enjoy! For more information about learner outcome statements, contact Cate Kaluzny.

Stay Updated on Professional Development

To stay current on professional development opportunities offered by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation 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/. CTLI’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 CTLI Page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/myNSCC.acadtech. On the CTLI 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.
   

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

This will be the last issue of iDevelop for the fall semester. We will publish the first one of the spring semester on January 17, 2017. 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,
Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation

January Blackboard Learn Workshops and Open Labs

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation's Instructional Technology and Design team will be holding Blackboard Learn Workshops and Open Labs in January.

Blackboard Learn Workshops
On January 10th-12th, team members will be offering a series of workshops on the features and functionality of Blackboard Learn as well as using the system more effectively and efficiently.

  

Workshops include:

• Introduction to Blackboard Learn
• Blackboard Learn Interaction Tool: Discussion Board
• Blackboard Learn: Assignments and Safe Assign
• Blackboard Learn: Tests and Surveys
• Blackboard Learn: Grade Center and Grading
• Blackboard Learn: Using Interactive Grading Rubrics
• Blackboard Learn: Portfolio
• Blackboard Learn: Mobile Apps and Mobile Course Design
• Developing Accessible Blackboard Learn Course Sites

To view the complete schedule of workshop sessions (with descriptions) and to RSVP, please visit this web site: https://goo.gl/forms/YPTrWskADydpQaLm1. If interested in attending a workshop, please make sure to RSVP. A workshop will be cancelled if less than three people sign up for it.

Blackboard Learn Open Labs
Faculty are welcome to drop by the Open Labs if there are any questions or issues in setting up course sites for the spring semester. Team members will be available to assist on both the Danvers and Lynn campuses. 

Week of January 17th

• Tuesday, January 17th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB234 and LW307
• Wednesday, January 18th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB234 and LW307
• Thursday, January 19th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB234 and LW307
• Friday, January 20th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB234 and LW307

Week of January 23rd

• Monday, January 23rd from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB234 and LW307
• Tuesday, January 24th from 9:00am-2:00pm in DB234 and LW307
• Wednesday, January 25th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB234 and LW307
• Thursday, January 26th from 9:00am-3:00pm in DB234 and LW307

Also, please do not hesitate to contact the Blackboard Learn Helpdesk at bbhelp@northshore.edu if there are any issues with Blackboard Learn.