Classroom Management
These archived presentations focus on implementing effective classroom strategies to cultivate an engaging and productive learning environment.
| Hub Location | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| West | Rethinking Discussion Boards  Join presenter Meret Burke, English instructor from Wilkes Community College in her presentation on discussion boards and creating meaningful group work. | 2023-02-09 |
| West | Chat GPT When AI Enters Your Classroom Join Tim Scapin Instructional Designer & Media Specialist from Haywood Community College in his presentation on AI, content creation, detection tools and teaching strategies. | 2023-08-30 |
| West | Rethinking Discussion Boards Join presenter Meret Burke, English instructor from Wilkes Community College in her presentation on discussion boards and creating meaningful group work. | 2023-09-12 |
| West | Dealing with an Upset Person Our professional and personal lives can make us vulnerable to stress. In this session Dr. Kara Finch provided self-care strategies and shared how to effectively deal with upset individuals. | 2024-01-17 |
| Piedmont | Utlizing Zoomunity As Context - STEM Focus Facilitated by a faculty member and student this session explores course design with emphasis on group work and active learning principles. | 2023-04-17 |
| Central | Personally Connected Pedagogy Series: Part 3 of 4 Dr. Sonny Kelly from Fayetteville Tech delivered a 4-part series on relevant and poignant practices for enhancing teacher and student performance and interaction in face-to-face, online, and hybrid classrooms. This is the third session of the series. | 2023-01-13 |
| Central | Adapting Assignment to Account for the Availability of Generative AI Facilitated by a panel of presenters this session unpacks the evolution of AI in the classroom, setting expectations for students and identified support for instructional practices. | 2023-10-18 |
| Central | Introduction to Generative AI - An Instructor's Perspective In this 4-part series the Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice has been designed to provide an opportunity for faculty and staff to come together to discuss current trends in artificial intelligence and how this emerging technology impacts their roles at the college as well as student learning. This is the first session of the series. | 2023-09-22 |
| Central | Dismantling Deficit Thinking This session unpacked the definition of deficit thinking, identified alternative strategies to change the students' outcomes, and illuminated communication's role in dismantling deficit thinking to asset-based pedagogical thinking. | 2023-10-10 |
| Central | Starting the Semester Right This presentation presented key steps for and effective start for a semester. The presentation also focused on improving student learning outcomes and alignment with the core initiatives of the college's strategic plan. | 2023-01-09 |
| Central | The Importance of Faculty Professional Development Evidence and Resources for Active Learning Led by Amanda Zekanis from Johnston Community College this presentation provided resources for faculty professional development and some of the classroom activities that can be implemented to engage students. The presentation also included data on the relationship between faculty professional development, student retention and success. | 2023-03-02 |
| Piedmont | Controversial Topics in the Classroom - Critical Pedagogy for Deep Engagement This workshop explored best practices in crafting and implementing engaging discussions, as well as how to lead and moderate controversial and hot discussion topics through an equity-minded and trauma-informed lens. | 2023-03-21 |
| Piedmont | Building An Empathetic Classroom Multiple things can be true: we live in a hyper-polarized society; students may bring bias and baggage and are not afraid to share them. This session was devoted to teaching students the value of empathy. | 2023-02-13 |