Instruction Strategies
These archived presentations examine innovative instructional strategies and practices to enhance student engagement, comprehension, and retention.
Hub Location | Title | Date |
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West | Open Pedagogy and Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices This session explored Open Education Resource (OER) strategies for course implementation and was led by Dr. Tanya Scott of Achieving the Dream. | 2024-01-17 |
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 | Embedding Study Skills in College Course Join presenters from Blue Ridge Community College in their presentation of four study skills that can be embedded in courses immediately. | 2024-01-17 |
West | When Feedback Attacks - Rethinking and Reframing Student Feedback This session explored reframing student feedback, and was led by Claudia Gresham, retired faculty from Stanly Community College and current faculty at Pfeiffer University. | 2023-03-03 |
West | Flex Class Delivery and Engagement In this session join Susanna Blanchard as she illustrates how she delivers a flex class as an English instructor at CVCC. | 2023-03-09 |
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 | West Café Success in the Synchronous Classroom The Café model features colleagues from different community colleges. This session featured Wilkes faculty and staff as they explored student success best practices in synchronous, asynchronous and high flex classroom models. | 2023-10-18 |
West | Flipping the Classroom: Theory, Strategy, and Application A flipped classroom requires that students complete independent work before class, leaving class time for hands-on application. This session explored the theory behind the flipped classroom model and strategies for course application. | 2023-10-10 |
East | From Rookie to Rockstar | 2024-01-25 |
East | When Feedback Attacks | 2024-01-22 |
Piedmont | HyFlex II Facilitated by Dr. Malinda Daniel, this session is part 2 of the discussion on HyFlex course design. HyFlex is defined as providing students the opportunity to attend a single course in three modalities. | 2023-10-05 |
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 |
Piedmont | HyFlex I - Overview and How-to Facilitated by Stephanie Gilbert and Jamey Harlow, this session is part 1 of 2 of the discussion on HyFlex course design. HyFlex is defined as providing students the opportunity to attend a single course in three modalities. | 2023-08-30 |
Piedmont | Demystifying the Course Build Process - Backward Design This session is led by Leanne Wieland, and explores curriculum development and instructional design from a student centered approach. | 2024-01-18 |
Piedmont | 15,925,248 Million Ways to Improve the Equity of Grading Schemes Colleagues from UVA’s Center for Teaching Excellence led this session providing background on alternative grading schemes and actionable steps to increase your course’s equitable grading practices. | 2023-12-05 |
Piedmont | Course Improvement Using Student Data Jon Iuzzini from Achieving the Dream led this session that explored using data to support evidence based instructional practices. Content includes leveraging small group instructor feedback and using disaggregated course success data. | 2024-01-10 |
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 | Alternative Grading Practices In this session participants were encouraged to critically evaluate their grading systems, further develop pedagogically collaborative relationships and a specific alternative grading application for their teaching. | 2023-10-19 |
Central | Culturally Responsive Practices Facilitated by Dr. Stephanie Whalen from Harper College and Achieving the Dream this session unpacks how instruction can build on a student’s prior knowledge and cultural experiences to develop skills and increase engagement. | 2023-01-26 |
Central | Universal Design For Learning Facilitated by Dr. Tanya Scott of Achieving the Dream this workshop provided an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL, how it can be utilized to create engaging and responsive learning environments for all students, as well as principles and guidelines to help design new courses or revise existing ones. | 2023-04-05 |
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 | Artifical Intelligence and Large Language Models Designed for faculty and staff of community colleges, the session demystifies the complex world of AI. One of the highlights of this presentation is an introduction to prompt writing. | 2024-01-09 |
Central | Course Design As A Catalyst: Creating A Meaningful & Inclusive Learning Environment | 2023-11-07 |
Central | Quick and Easy Strategies Faculty Can Use to Improve Student Learning Research in educational and cognitive psychology demonstrates that when it comes to student learning, how we teach is often just as important, or even more important, than what we teach. This webinar looked at evidence-based strategies to improve our students’ learning. | 2023-02-01 |
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 | Empowering Educators with AI - Improving Teaching Effectiveness and Efficiency Led by Anthony Blair from Vance-Granville Community College this presentation provided strategies for integrating AI into curriculum, as well as tools for using AI successfully. | 2023-08-07 |
Piedmont | Minimizing Course Design - How a Half Really is a Whole Many colleges have made the decision to move towards half-term courses so that students can focus on fewer classes at a time and can complete courses even if “life happens” midway through a semester. This session highlights one college’s transition and the method that the faculty used to condense the courses; this session is beneficial for faculty wanting to streamline their full-term courses. | 2023-11-09 |
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 |
East | Unlocking Educational Excellence: Exploring Innovations in Teaching Facilitated by Dr. Josh Howell this session discussed the North Carolina Community College Journal of Teaching Innovation, providing participants the opportunity to learn about submitting to the journal, the editorial process, and strategies to produce high quality publications surrounding NC community college topics. Participants also reviewed past issues. | 2023-11-08 |
Central | Utilizing Formative and Summative Assessment Data to Maximize Student Success | 2024-09-25 |
East | Cultivating Leadership - Leading From Where You Are Join Dr. Jack Bagwell, President of College of The Albemarle and NCCCS 2024 President of the Year, as he shares his wisdom in leadership skills and the principle of "Leading From Where You Are". | 2024-08-27 |
Piedmont | Smart Teaching - The Magic of AI in Your Classroom This engaging presentation delved into a fascinating world where AI takes on the role of a trusted ally for professors, simplifying and enhancing the teaching experience. We explored an array of AI-powered tools and platforms designed to assist educators in their daily tasks, including crafting lesson plans, syllabi, and rubrics, managing emails, providing thoughtful responses, and expediting the paper reviewing process. Discover how AI can help you reclaim valuable time, reduce administrative burden, and empower you to focus on your students and the art of teaching. | 2024-09-12 |