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CONGRATULATIONS!

NISOD is proud to have the distinct privilege of honoring so many of our community colleges’ best educators! We are indebted to NISOD member colleges for their continuing support of this annual recognition.

• List of 2024 recipients.
• Learn the ways in which recipients are celebrated.
• Attend the Excellence Awards Dinner and Celebration.

NISOD is always delighted to read about NISOD Excellence Award recipients being recognized!

• Piedmont Technical College
• State Fair Community College
• Mid-Plains Community College
• Palm Beach State College
• Northern Essex Community College

In "Socratic Seminars: How to Keep the Whole Class Engaged and Using Higher-Level Thinking Skills," Diane Lasyone Elliott, Community College Specialist, Western Governors University, explores the Socratic seminar method as an effective teaching strategy for engaging students in critical thinking and discussion and offers an outline for how to facilitate your own Socratic seminar in the classroom.

Thursday, March 28 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central

How to Improve Your Online Teaching With Instructor Presence

Are you looking for ways to increase student engagement in your online class but feel like you don’t have the time, energy, or motivation to revise the entire course? Well, there’s good news! Through Instructor Presence (IP)—the process of creating an online learning community through applications of teaching, social, and cognitive presence techniques–you can revitalize your online courses, energize your connections to students, and create a warm, friendly classroom environment primed for student success. Learn with us and leave with strategies you can implement today!

NISOD Members: Free | Non-Members: $49 | Sign Up

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This conference only comes around once a year, so don't miss your chance to connect with colleagues and friends who are passionate about community and technical college student success!

“Generally speaking, community college families are all ‘on different ends of the same boat.’ Most institutions face similar issues, and it was inspiring to see others share best practices that everyone can use to enhance the educational opportunities we provide to our communities.”

–2023 Conference Participant

P.S. Hotel rooms are going fast, so make your reservations today to ensure you are part of the discounted room block.