| | In the latest Innovation Abstracts, “Improving Student Success Through Self-Assessment,” Lance Morris, Professor of Life Sciences, Arkansas Northeastern College, discusses utilizing the institution’s learning management system (LMS) combined with student self-assessment to improve learning outcomes. | | |
Conference Attendee Orientation
Save the date for our Conference Attendee Orientation on Friday, May 9, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CT. Attendance is not required but it will address the most frequently asked questions. The orientation will be recorded and made available on our website following the presentation. We especially encourage first-time attendees to attend or watch the recording. Register here to receive the Zoom link.
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Learn, Connect, and Discover at #NISOD2025
Join us at NISOD’s International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, the premier event dedicated to inspiring educators in higher education!
Taking place May 24-27, 2025, in vibrant Austin, Texas, this is the ultimate conference for faculty, staff, and administrators at community and technical colleges. Attendees can expect dynamic sessions, hands-on workshops, and powerful keynote addresses, all focused on enhancing student success and advancing teaching and leadership skills.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of an empowering experience that celebrates and strengthens our educational community! Register here.
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Bring a Friend and Save!
Refer a colleague to NISOD’s Annual Conference and you’ll both receive the early bird rate, no matter when you register!
To take advantage of this offer, email learning@nisod.org with your referral’s name and copy them on the message. Let us know if you are already registered or planning to register. We will reply with a special discount code for your colleague to apply during checkout. Already registered? We’ll credit you the difference. Plus, you can refer up to four colleagues and save even more! This limited-time offer ends May 9 at 5:00 P.M. PT, so don’t wait to register and save together. Get the details here.
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Podcast Highlight
In the latest episode of the SPOTLIGHT ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES podcast, Chauncy Lennon from the Lumina Foundation and Sophie Nguyen from New America discuss various positive and negative perceptions of the community college and challenge listeners to consider how these institutions are vital to the social and economic health of our nation. Listen now on all major podcast platforms.
This podcast is hosted by Drs. Carrie B. Kisker, Erin Doran, and Brett Ranon Nachman, a trio of community college scholars from diverse backgrounds, to highlight the centrality of community colleges to our democracy, economy, and work toward social justice, and shines a light on the perspectives of those who attend, teach, lead, and study these institutions.
We are excited to have Carrie Kisker, President of Kisker Education Consulting who also runs the Center for the Study of Community Colleges, join us as a keynote speaker at the NISOD Annual Conference. Learn more about our keynote speakers here.
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Last Call: Webinar Proposals!
If you have ever attended a NISOD webinar and want to explore presenting your own innovative practice or cutting-edge research, take the next step and submit a proposal by this Friday, May 2, 2025.
NISOD webinars provide resources, ideas, and solutions that drive excellence in teaching, thanks to a large network of dedicated educators. Selection criteria and more details are available here.
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Save the Date for #NISOD2025Virtual
NISOD’s Annual Fall Virtual Conference is designed to be inclusive, offering features such as live captions and flexible viewing options. This ensures that everyone, regardless of physical location or ability, can fully participate. No matter where you are, you can access cutting-edge content, connect with industry leaders, and engage with peers—all from the comfort of your home or office. Join your colleagues from across the globe to learn and share best and promising practices that increase student success at community and technical colleges.
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Call for Proposals
We are now accepting presentation proposals for the Virtual Conference until September 14, 2025. This year's conference tracks are: Community and Workforce Partnerships; Equitable Opportunity and Outcomes; Student Services, Support, and Well-Being; Student Success and Retention; and Teaching and Learning. Submit your proposal here.
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Institutional Registration
For one low price (based on the institution’s fall student full-time equivalency in credit courses) every college employee is covered by the Institutional Registration fee! Plus, participants have access to the recorded sessions for six months. Institutional Registration is available now.
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Get ready for NISOD Learning Communities this Fall 2025! The purpose of NISOD Learning Communities is to foster connections between peers and share innovative and best practices with one another about the focus topic.
NISOD Learning Communities are a member benefit and only available to individuals at NISOD member colleges. Learn more and register for any of the communities of practice listed below here.
| | | Academic Writing Practice | | AI Revolutionaries: Using AI to Transform Higher Education | | AI-Enhanced Teaching:
Fostering Student Engagement Through Ethical Innovation | | Beyond the Module:
Engaging Your Online Students Through Active Learning | | Building and Enhancing Online Colleges | | Collaborative Strategies for Student Success:
Empowering Faculty, Staff, and Advisors to Enhance Learning and Engagement | | Empowering Transitioning Professionals:
Effective Onboarding for New Faculty | | From Connection to Community:
Building Meaningful Faculty Mentorship Networks | | Innovating Education:
A Learning Community on the Successful Integration of Technology in Learning | | Supercharging Substantive Interaction in Fully Asynchronous Teaching Environments | | Supporting Critical Thinking in a Post-Truth Society | | Teaching at the Edge:
Moving from Passive Learning to Active Engagement | | |
Multidisciplinary Introductory Social Science Courses | A call for a multidisciplinary introductory social science course to familiarize undergraduates with the methods, theoretical frameworks, landmark studies and findings that have shaped our understanding of human behavior and societal dynamics. | | | |
DataPoints: Trends in awarded credentials | Community colleges awarded more than 1.45 million credentials in the 2022-23 academic year, representing a 21% increase from the 1.19 million awarded 10 years earlier in 2012-13. | | | | FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! | | To view past issues of NISODirect, click here. | | | | |
