Suanne Davis Roueche Scholarship Recipients Announced

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Suanne Davis Roueche Faculty Scholarship Recipients Announced

Each year, the Suanne Davis Roueche Faculty Scholarship provides travel, lodging, and registration for NISOD's annual conference to five faculty members. Congratulations to the 2024 recipients!

Heather Elmatti

Associate Professor, Speech/Communication

Lake-Sumter State College

Tonya Parham

Adjunct Faculty, History/Instructional Technology

Jackson State Community College

Yulonda Griffin

Adjunct Instructor, Business and Human Services

Delgado Community College

Tony Smith

Associate Professor/Department Head, Business

Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City

Jillian Noel, Faculty, Criminal Justice

Germanna Community College

Be a Part of This Annual Gathering!

EXPLORE THE CONFERENCE:

Lodging | Preconference Seminars | Administrator Series | Excursion | List of Sessions

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

Wednesday, April 10 | 3:00-6:00 p.m. Central

Prompt, Play, Learn: An Interactive Generative AI Workshop

Generative AI is revolutionizing education, so don’t be left behind! Join this workshop to get on the fast-track to becoming an AI-savvy educator. We kick things off with a whiteboard session focusing on the AI challenges educators face. The challenges shared set the stage for our solutions exploration. Next, we take a quick tour of the major AI tools available before diving into the ethical and practical layers of Generative AI. The workshop wraps up with some hands-on training for crafting prompts.

Come experiment with:

● Discipline-specific tutoring via AI to review and reinforce concepts;

● Personalizing learning for different communities of students;

● Creating interactive lesson plans to enhance engagement;

● Creating progress check questions for video assignments; and

● Designing authentic assessment.

Any necessary Generative AI accounts will be created as part of the workshop. No subscriptions are necessary.

NISOD Members: $100 | Non-Members: $150 | Sign Up

UPCOMING WEBINARS

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

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

Thursday, April 4 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central

Co-Create and Collaborate: Unlocking Student Potential Through Open Pedagogy

This session explores the benefits of an open approach that empowers students as partners in the learning process. When students help shape course assignments and activities, they take greater ownership over their education. Discover ways to collaborate with students to design more authentic assessments, incorporate real-world projects, tap into their passions and skills, and explore the transformative impact of student partnership on engagement and learning outcomes. Learn tips for guiding students through the process of co-creation, handling challenges that arise, and assessing open pedagogy initiatives.

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

Virtual Workshops, Webinars, and Regional Workshops provide CEUs, which are awarded by passing the learning assessment with a score of 80% or better.

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

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

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