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Unpacking the International Experience

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Led by Karin Abell, ESL Director at Durham Tech, this session guides participants in understanding some of the personal and logistical issues that international students can face to help us…

Dealing with an Upset Person

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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. View…

Equitizing the Syllabus

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Dr. Tanya Scott of Achieving the Dream and formerly a dean at Wake Tech discusses the differences between equality, diversity and equity and justice while designing inclusive learning spaces.View Recording

Starting the Semester Right

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

Equitizing the Syllabus – Part 1

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Dr. Tanya Scott of Achieving the Dream and formerly a dean at Wake Tech discusses the differences between equality, diversity and equity and justice while designing inclusive learning spaces. This…

Tiered Feedback

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This session explored the tiered feedback method, which includes engaging students in rubric cased feedback and using office hours to build a plan for future assignments. View Recording

Equitizing the Syllabus – Part 2

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Dr. Tanya Scott of Achieving the Dream presents part 2 of the session on designing inclusive learning spaces. This session is 2 of 2.View Recording

Personally Connected Pedagogy Series: Part 3 of 4

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

West Café On Assessment with Haywood Community College

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

The Café model features colleagues from different community colleges. This session featured Haywood Community College faculty and instruction designers, and the purpose, process and practice of assessment and feedback. View…

Open Pedagogy and Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This session explored Open Education Resource (OER) strategies for course implementation and was led by Dr. Tanya Scott of Achieving the Dream. View Recording

Culturally Responsive Practices

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

Rethinking Discussion Boards

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join presenter Meret Burke, English instructor from Wilkes Community College in her presentation on discussion boards and creating meaningful group work. View Recording

Personally Connected Pedagogy Series: Part 4 of 4

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

Building An Empathetic Classroom

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Multiple things can be true. We live in a hyper-polarized society. Students may bring bias and baggage and they are not afraid to share them. This session was devoted to…

Embedding Study Skills in College Course

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Presenters from Blue Ridge Community College present four study skills that can be embedded in courses immediately. View Recording

West Café Universal Design Learning (UDL)

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

The Café model features colleagues from different community colleges. This session featured Gaston College and McDowell Tech faculty and staff as they explored Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and…

Exploring the Dimensions of Wellness

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Led by Dr. Leticia Johnson-Arnold this session defined multiple dimensions of wellness and provided participants with tools to assess potential strengths and areas of improvement within each dimension. View Recording

Becoming Trauma Informed

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Led by Dr. Kara Finch this session discussed the impact of trauma. Faculty and staff who are aware of trauma’s effects can better recognize it among their students and create…

When Feedback Attacks – Rethinking and Reframing Student Feedback

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This session explored reframing student feedback, and was led by Claudia Gresham, retired faculty from Stanly Community College and current faculty at Pfeiffer University. View Recording

Reaching Out, Reaching Students – Introverts, Extroverts, and In-Between

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This session is a facilitation discussion about the challenges of online and in-person teaching both pre- and post-pandemic. Several student profiles are discussed with consideration of personality types and ways…

Flexible Class Delivery and Engagement

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

In this session join Susanna Blanchard as she illustrates how she delivers a flex class as an English instructor at CVCC. View Recording

Applying The Loss/Momentum Framework To The Classroom

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

The loss/momentum framework (connection, entry, progress & completion/advancement) is a great structure for thinking about and supporting the way students progress through college. Led by Ed Bowling, in this workshop…

Tiered Feedback

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This session explored the tiered feedback method, which includes engaging students in rubric cased feedback and using office hours to build a plan for future assignments. View Recording

Universal Design For Learning

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Dr. Tanya Scott, from Achieving the Dream, facilitates this workshop. It provides an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Also, how it can be utilized to create engaging and…

Utlizing Zoomunity As Context – STEM Focus

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Facilitated by a faculty member and student this session explores course design with emphasis on group work and active learning principles. View Recording

Syllabi: Rethinking Our Language, Tone & Policies

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Presented by the West Co-Directors this session discussed different types of syllabus revisions: the equitized syllabus and liquid syllabus.View Recording

ChatGPT and AI Chatbots – When AI Enters the Classroom

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join Tim Scapin Instructional Designer & Media Specialist from Haywood Community College in his presentation on AI, content creation, detection tools and teaching strategies. View Recording

HyFlex I – Overview and How-to

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Stephanie Gilbert and Jamey Harlow facilitate this session. This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion on HyFlex course design. HyFlex is defined as providing students the opportunity to…

Rethinking Discussion Boards

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join presenter Meret Burke, English instructor from Wilkes Community College in her presentation on discussion boards and creating meaningful group work. View Recording

West Café Making Connections with Students

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

The Café model features colleagues from different community colleges. This session featured CVCC faculty and staff as they explored their tips and approaches for making student connections. View Recording

West Café Providing Culturally Responsive Artifacts with ICC

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Faculty from Isothermal Community College and Blue Ridge Community College discuss three different practices: providing culturally responsive artifacts, using rubrics to increase transparency in assignment expectations, and collaborating with colleagues…

Introduction to Generative AI – An Instructor’s Perspective

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

The Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice has been designed to provide an opportunity for faculty and staff to discuss current trends in artificial intelligence. It also explains how this emerging…

Responding to Generational Differences in the Classroom

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Presented by Dr. Sarah Parlier from Blue Ridge Community College in this session you will identify key characteristics of the different generations in your classes and hear recommendations for engagement.…

HyFlex II

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

Dismantling Deficit Thinking

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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. View Recording

Flipping the Classroom: Theory, Strategy, and Application

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

Teaching Autistic Students

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Dr. Louise Southern of the Autism Society of North Carolina presents on supporting post-secondary students. View Recording

TILT Framework

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This session is focused on the Transparency in Learning and Teaching Framework (TILT). TILT was created for more transparency in both teaching and learning. It does so by recognizing that…

Green Zone Training

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

UNC colleague and veteran Rob Palermo shares insight into supporting military connected students in their college transition. View Recording

West Café Success in the Synchronous Classroom

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

Adapting Assignment to Account for the Availability of Generative AI

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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. View Recording

Alternative Grading Practices

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

In this session, participants were encouraged to critically evaluate their grading systems. Also, to further develop pedagogically collaborative relationships as well as a specific alternative grading application for their teaching.…

Navigating Your Self-Care and Wellness Journey for Optimal Mental Health

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This session explored mental health, mental health challenges, and mental health disorders to discuss important mental health and wellness concepts. Participants were provided with practical self-care strategies and resources that…

Equitizing the Syllabus – Part 1

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Dr. Tanya Scott of Achieving the Dream and former dean at Wake Tech presents part 1 of the session on culturally responsive teaching. She includes 6 equity minded concepts to…

Equitizing the Syllabus – Part 2

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Dr. Tanya Scott presents part 2 of the session on culturally responsive teaching. You are encouraged to have a copy of one of your syllabi available for this session.View Recording

Unlocking Educational Excellence: Exploring Innovations in Teaching

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

Minimizing Course Design – How a Half Really is a Whole

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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”…

Equitizing the Syllabus with Julie Dixon

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

In this session industry partner Julie Dillon explored instructional design. Julie formerly worked in the NCCCS at Davidson-Davie Community College and transitioned to instructional design in health care. View Recording

15,925,248 Million Ways to Improve the Equity of Grading Schemes

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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. View Recording

Exploring Corequisite Models

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Facilitated by Dr. Hollie Daniels this session unpacked her work with Corequisite Education in her time at Florida State University’s Center for Postsecondary Success. Dr. Daniles used unpacked examples in…

Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models – Part 1

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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. View…

Course Improvement Using Student Data

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

Demystifying the Course Build Process – Backward Design

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This session is led by Leanne Wieland, and explores curriculum development and instructional design from a student centered approach. View Recording

When Feedback Attacks: Rethinking and Reframing Student Feedback

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This session explored reframing student feedback, and was led by Claudia Gresham, retired faculty from Stanly Community College and current faculty at Pfeiffer University.View Recording

Cultuvating Inclusive Classrooms & Supporting Students of Color

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Led by Dr. Devon Graves this session provides pedagogical approaches to building effective relationship-building and teaching practices for students of color. View Recording

From Rookie to Rockstar

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This workshop session is for all faculty to learn about best teaching practices. The College of the Albemarle New Faculty Academy coordinators have gathered the best and not so great…

Active Teaching Strategies AM Session

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Led by Susan Adams from Achieving the Dream this AM session was designed to empower participants with practical skills for integrating active learning techniques into their teaching, adaptable to various…

Active Teaching Strategies PM Session

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Led by Susan Adams from Achieving the Dream this PM session was designed to empower participants with practical skills for integrating active learning techniques into their teaching, adaptable to various…

Mindfulness & Contemplative Pedagogy for Adult Learners

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Mindfulness and contemplative pedagogy can assist an individual in raising their own self-awareness, and this holistic method can help curb the stressors that an individual may face in an overstimulated…

Cultivating Belonging to Enhance Student Motivation and Success

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

In this workshop, participants discussed how this belonging framework operates and its significance in fostering success among college students with Dr. DeLeon Gray. Learned how to apply key strategies to…

Finding and Curating Open Course Content

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Led by Achieving the Dream in this workshop participants embarked on a journey to become adept curators and creators of Open Education Resources (OER), by exploring the vast landscape of…

Equity Minded Teaching Practices – Authentic Assessments

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

In this workshop, we challenge conventional assessment norms and empower you to create assessment practices that prioritize student growth, engagement, and reflection over traditional grades.View Recording

Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models – Part 2

NCSU 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Building upon the foundational knowledge acquired in Part 1, this session provided hands-on experience in prompt writing, vital for creating personalized educational materials. This workshop not only aimed to advance…

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…