Tomorrow Is the Last Day to Submit a Conference Presentation Proposal

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL!

NISOD’s International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, May 25-28, in Austin, Texas, provides faculty, administrators, and staff with the resources, ideas, and solutions that drive excellence in all areas of community and technical college campuses.

Call for Presentations Due February 9!

Do you have an innovative practice or cutting-edge research you want to share with your colleagues from across North America and beyond? Submit your proposal today!

SUANNE DAVIS ROUECHE FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

Faculty members at NISOD member colleges who would like to attend NISOD’s International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, but lack the financial means to do so, are encouraged to apply for a Suanne Davis Roueche Faculty Scholarship. Five scholarships are awarded each year.

Deadline to apply is March 8, 2024. Learn more.

NEXT WEEK'S WEBINAR

Thursday, February 15 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central

Creating a Statewide Network of Teaching and Learning Hubs

This webinar describes the creation of four regional Teaching and Learning Hubs in North Carolina designed to foster equitable student success through faculty-led communities of practice. Grounded in research and tailored to the needs of North Carolina community college educators, the goal of the Teaching and Learning Hubs is to complement individual college's teaching and learning efforts to support scalable, sustainable professional learning activities for full- and part-time faculty. The West Hub Teaching and Learning co-directors will share what the Teaching and Learning Hubs are, how they operate, and lessons learned from implementation.

NISOD Members: Free | Non-Members: $49

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

INNOVATION ABSTRACTS

In “Battle of the Books: Evaluating the Reading Comprehension of HTML and PDF Textbook Formats,” Lewis Andrea Brownlee, Residential Professor, Education Studies, Mesa Community College, shares findings regarding differences in reading comprehension when students are provided with a textbook in HTML format versus as a PDF and the impact on student success.

IN THE HEADLINES

Economic development: Next step for community colleges?

Workforce development is synonymous with community colleges in most parts of the country -- but what about economic development? For many, two-year colleges' role in local or state-wide workforce development implies their role in economic development. However, some advocates say community colleges could be more active and influential in that effort and even serve as...

North Carolina's Community Colleges Make a Big Bid to Stay Relevant

The system is poised to ask state legislators to overhaul its funding formula to focus on how well colleges prepare students for high-demand, well-paying jobs.

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