We have adopted a new learning management system, learn.nisod.org, which now delivers all NISOD's virtual learning experiences. In order to attend NISOD Webinars, Virtual Workshops, and Virtual Conference, you must set up your free learn.nisod.org account here.

NISOD is happy to announce that Jodi Roberts has been named our membership and partnerships manager. Jodi will work closely with NISOD liaisons, ensuring that each member college makes the most of its NISOD membership.

"My favorite membership benefit is the International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence!" says Jodi. "I am a people person at heart and enjoy meeting our members, exhibitors, and sponsors in person."

Jodi is a graduate of Texas State University and currently lives in Austin, Texas. Welcome to NISOD, Jodi!

NISOD's Student Contests are open! The Scott Wright Student Essay Contest asks student authors to describe in a 500-word (or less) essay a faculty member, staff member, or administrator who encouraged them to complete a course, finish a semester, or graduate from college and how that encouragement helped them reach their goal(s). The Student Graphic Design Contest asks student artists to design the cover of the 2024 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence conference program.

Winning students receive $1,000, a trip to Austin, Texas, and more prizes! Learn more about the contests and encourage your students to enter.

In this week’s Innovation Abstracts, “Building Online Instructional Course Materials With Accessibility and Accommodation in Mind," Andrea McDonald, Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Prairie View A&M University; and Isabella Granderson, Lecturer, University of the West Indies, illustrate how faculty can design their courses to be more accessible. 

Relationships Matter

November 3 | November 4 

Have you ever wished that teaching could be more fun and more effective more often? We believe it can! The first step in this process is building a relationship with each student. Clinical Psychology offers a unique perspective on this. The same skill sets that facilitate relationship building and healing in the consulting room are transferable to the classroom.

By the end of this workshop, participants know or will be able to:

• Translate the relationship-building skills used by clinical psychologists into effective classroom-management tools.
• Adopt an engaging presence and bring optimism, warmth, and enthusiasm into the classroom.
• Incorporate principles of rapport building and bonding into their teaching.
• Use active placebo effects to increase student learning.
• Use principles of behavior modification to build structures that support risk taking.
• Apply the above competencies in face-to-face and virtual classroom settings.

See the full lineup of upcoming Virtual Workshops!

Juan R. Abascal and Dominic Brucato, Facilitators

Virtual Workshop participants have the option to receive CEUs in the form of a digital badge and certificate that provide a web-enabled, verifiable documentation of their professional learning experience!

Upcoming Webinar

Student Reports as Effective Formative Assessment Tools

November 7, 1:00 p.m. CDT

What if you could visually identify which chapter and Bloom’s taxonomy level your students were struggling with? What if you could use that information to show your students the academic areas of improvement they should focus on? This webinar provides tools to help you transform your digital exam and quiz data into a very effective student report. The report improves student learning and provides instructors with a way to gain actionable feedback from their students. You can earn .1 CEU for attending this event and taking the post-webinar assessment!

See the full lineup of upcoming Webinars!