Accessibility enables individuals of diverse abilities to have access to the same materials, content, audio, video, and images. The Center for Teaching & Learning provides a number of resources to help make content accessible to all.
NISOD will be offering multiple complimentary webinars to member institutions during the summer months.
Collaboration in the online classroom can take many forms, but often will involve group work to teach one another while the instructor can serve as the “guide on the side”.
EAB has created a great infographic about ways to project confidence & warmth while presenting
Encouraging student collaboration is one of the best ways of helping students learn about each other and from each other. Collaboration in the classroom can take many forms.
For most of us, enthusiasm is pretty much synonymous with our vocation and infused in our daily interactions as educators.
Learning doesn’t need to occur in a bubble. It’s incredibly important to allow students to get to know their instructor, and for the instructor to get to know their students.
Compassionate assistance to students begins with the ‘basics’.
It’s important to clearly define your personal expectations for communication with your students, while also explaining how you would like them to communicate with you.
Care to share something interesting with your fellow colleagues about your classroom or present information about the services your department provides?
On Friday, March 8th, at 1pm CDT, NISOD will be offering a complimentary webinar to all members. The webinar, Widening the Aperture: Experiential Teaching for Engaged Learning, will be conducted by Dr. Claire Josette King, Assistant Professor of Experiential Learning at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
Online registration for Learning College Day sessions will be available starting at noon on Tuesday, February 19 and will be end at noon on Monday, February 25.
Student engagement can encompass many different levels of interaction.
Registration is open for ILCCO’s Growing Online Learning Conference!
The theme of this year’s conference is Accessibility: The Road to Success. The online conference will be held February 19 – 21, 2019.
Have you ever wanted to create amazing graphics for your course, or have students create them for a project? Canva can help!
Moraine Valley Community College will close at 5 p.m. today (Tuesday, Jan. 29) and remain closed Wednesday, Jan. 30, and Thursday, Jan. 31, due to extreme temperatures. Classes beginning today at 5 p.m. or later are canceled. This closure includes all locations and buildings, including the FitRec. Normal operations will resume Friday, Feb. 1.
Faculty members have a few tool choices available when needing to communicate with their class.
On Wednesday, January 30th from 3:00 – 4:30 PM CST, Dr. Nina Shoman-Dajani will explore the issues Arab American college students face as they construct their identities in a system that renders them “invisible” in the “White” category of applications. This session is particularly beneficial to those interested in race demographics, retention, support services, and student sub-populations. No prior background knowledge is needed to attend this session.
Welcome to the Spring 2019 semester!