Inservice Schedule – Spring 2022

Workshops that count as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate are indicated as CRTP. Attendance at the workshop is required for credit towards the certificate.

Wednesday, January 5

  • Spring Convocation
  • 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Adjunct Workshop
  • 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
    • Adjunct faculty are essential at Nashville State Community College, and The Teaching Center thanks you for being a part of our faculty family at NSCC. Please join The Teaching CENTER for a virtual orientation to teaching at Nashville State Community College. We are looking forward to meeting you.
    • Presenters: Neely Ann Sheucraft, Teaching Center Director and Associate Professor, Communication Studies; and Amy Bryant, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, and Teaching Center Fellow
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/86703874394?pwd=cWpRMy9iYUN5Q0hvbTVuR3J6RVRtQT09
    • Meeting ID: 867 0387 4394
    • Passcode: 967701
  • Beginning of the Semester Prep in D2L
  • 1:15 – 2:15 pm
    • Start the semester off strong! This workshop will provide you with tips and tricks for maximizing your pre-semester prep in D2L. Topics will include:  
      1. Copying or importing existing course components 
      2. Updating your course content for the current term 
      3. Effective “Getting Started” content and introductory activities for online 
      4. Establishing course expectations and communication routines 
    • Workshop Organizer: Dr. Anna Young, Online Learning
    • Link to Attend Session: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/83382758204?pwd=OWROMEs2aDh0WWx6Nld5Z25wZTNIUT09

Thursday, January 6

  • Planning the First Day for Students
  • 11:00 am – 12 noon
  • “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” Understanding the Poverty Mindset
  • 12:15 – 1:15 pm
    • Why do some people manage to exceed their circumstances and others are trapped in a cycle of poverty? How are students from lower economic circumstances different from those with a middle class upbringing? I will be sharing insights from 3 books: “A Framework for Understanding Poverty” by Dr. Ruby Payne, “What Happened to You?” by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry and “Scarcity” by Sendhil Mullainathan & Eldar Shafir.
    • Presenter: Kurstin Bush, Education Instructor and Coordinator
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/89064027021?pwd=SHNjMi81WFQvZkNuSHFUU2pMaGpNUT09
    • Meeting ID: 890 6402 7021
    • Passcode: 358494
    • CRTP
  • Creating the Online, Interactive “Liquid” Syllabus
    • 1:30 – 2:30 pm
    • CANCELLED
  • D2L Gradebooks
  • 2:45 – 3:45 pm
    • “What’s my grade?” By sharing grades online via D2L, students have a confidential, 24/7 way to access both individual grades, and, if you like, their course average. This workshop will demonstrate how to:
      1. Navigate the D2L gradebook,
      2. Run the gradebook’s Setup Wizard,
      3. Create grade categories and items, and
      4. Enter and manage grades.
    • Instructors are invited to bring a list of course assignments and values and any specific questions they have. After the 30-minute presentation, there will be an optional 30-minute practice session during which time faculty can practice their skills.
    • Workshop Organizer: Heather Rippetoe, Online Learning
    • Zoom Link: https://nsccedu.zoom.us/j/86199532539?pwd=QmRuZjRHQ2NYYzFyR1pCVnErWHU2QT09

Friday, January 7

  • The Southern Word Showcase and Writer Slam: What they are and why your students should be a part of them
  • 8:30 – 9:30 am
    • This session will cover what The Southern Word Showcase and Writer Slam are, how they work, why they are beneficial for students and the NSCC community, and how to integrate these events into your class as an assignment/extra credit assignment.
    • Presenters: Heidi Blaisdell, Associate Professor of English and Writing Support; and Harlan Pease, Associate Professor of English and Communication Studies
    • Zoom Link: http://: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/85808235952?pwd=Umt0NG9BaFpqRVJiakxqUTZFckRZQT09
    • Meeting ID: 858 0823 5952
    • Passcode: 499659
    • CRTP
  • Why do I feel this way? Am I experiencing Compassion Fatigue?
  • 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
    • Why do I feel this way? Am I experiencing Compassion Fatigue?
    • Psychologist, Dr. Charles Figley, describes compassion fatigue as a “state of exhaustion and dysfunction, biologically, physiologically and emotionally, as a result of prolonged exposure to compassion stress.” Sound familiar? For the past two years, we have continued to support and help those impacted by the pandemic. Join us as we discuss how to practice healthy, ongoing self-care while successfully caring for others.
    • Presenters: Tammy Ruff, Senior Affiliate Faculty, Psychology; and Valerie Belew, Associate Professor, English and Teaching Center Fellow
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/82859773803?pwd=anlZOERWZGRPQkVUaXBwWXhIQlZsUT09
    • Meeting ID: 828 5977 3803
    • Passcode: 689674
    • CRTP
  • Crushing the First Day: Strategies for Getting off on the Right Foot
  • 12:15 – 1:15 pm
    • Presenter: Mark Helm
    • CANCELLED
  • Let’s Talk TILT
  • 12:15 – 1:15 pm
    • What are our students thinking? What are they learning? Where are they struggling? Join your colleagues who are TILTing in their classes to discuss the impact of TILTing on their students and on their teaching and to consider ways to improve our TILTing for future students. Results from the NSCC Fall 2021 TILT pilot survey will be shared.
    • Presenters: Neely Ann Sheucraft, Associate Professor, Communication Studies; Director, The Teaching Center; and Amy Bryant, Associate Professor, Communication Studies; Fellow, The Teaching Center
    • Zoom Link: http://: https://nsccedu.zoom.us/j/84475893103?pwd=RHJxeEVESGx4SVBURzhuN2lFSTMyUT09
    • Meeting ID: 844 7589 3103
    • Passcode: 391395
    • CRTP
  • From Solo to Learning Team: Building Community in the Classroom
  • 1:30 – 2:30 pm
    • Students often arrive in our classes with the impression that they will be flying “solo” – isolated despite being in a room/Zoom full of other people. It’s important for students to develop a feeling of connectedness from the very first day of class. Let’s explore some ways that we can begin to build community in our classrooms from Day 1 and throughout the semester!
    • Presenters: Dr. Mary Elizabeth Wilson-Patton and Robert Ladd
    • Zoom Link: http://: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/88687355539?pwd=dmNqREttQ1VpdWVsdExBYmU1VzJndz0
    • Meeting ID: 886 8735 5539
    • Passcode: 534744
    • CRTP

Monday, January 10

  • Modern Attendance Policies
  • 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
    • How have you adapted your attendance policies to COVID and beyond? I don’t know the answer for the perfect attendance policy; what have you tried? Join us for a panel discussion of what has been tried, what worked, and what didn’t work.
    • Presenter: Jessica Rabb, Biology Professor
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/86073768302?pwd=NmFiYnhNc3hSZEJJU29RTHB5Z1VLQT09
    • Meeting ID: 860 7376 8302
    • Passcode: 951363
  • E-Glass Demonstration and Implementation for Hybrid Course Delivery
  • 9:45 – 10:45 am
  • CANCELLED
  • How to use Slido for Building Engagement
  • 9:45 – 10:45 am
    • Join us for a tutorial of how to use Slido to increase engagement in your online, hybrid, virtual, or face-to-face classes. During the workshop, we will walk through setting up an account, building a Slido event for a class, and developing different questions for building engagement in your class.
    • Presenter: Amy Bryant, Associate Professor, Communication Studies; Fellow, The Teaching Center
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/82236520965?pwd=c1BCcXdmeitoeFkyckN6dy9qNnZUQT09
    • Meeting ID: 822 3652 0965
    • Passcode: 855651
  • Do your students take notes? Do your students take GOOD notes? Teach students to be more efficient and effective note takers.
  • 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
    • Do your students take notes? Do your students take GOOD notes? Teach students to be more efficient and effective note takers. Most students only have a vague idea about how to take notes. We will discuss evidence-based strategies for helping students retain more content information in your course. By teaching note taking skills along with your subject matter material, you will be making the course personally relevant, and help students to persist and achieve more in your classes.
    • Presenters: Katherine Sorenson, Associate Professor Reading Learning Support; and Kurstin Bush, Education Instructor and Coordinator
    • Zoom Link: http://: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/89607209009?pwd=M2lXL3g5bm4zMytsMlZURkZReFdyUT09
    • Meeting ID: 896 0720 9009
    • Passcode: 702409
    • CRTP
  • Better Together Virtual Coffee Chat
  • 12:15 – 12:45 pm

Tuesday, January 11

  • Ideas that Stick
  • 8:30 – 9:30 am
  • Practices that work and don’t work in STEM
  • 11:OO am – 12:00 noon
    • Practices learned from ACUE that worked and did not work in our STEM classes regarding the first day of class, promoting a civil learning environment, checking for student learning, providing useful feedback, developing effective class sessions and lectures, using active learning cycle, and more.
    • Presenters: Gracie King and Maria Smith
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/86349276642?pwd=OFVMNng2UC9CT0JOc0FNc3YzWGFCQT09
    • Meeting ID: 863 4927 6642
    • Passcode: 843883
    • CRTP
  • NSCC 1010 Open Educational Resource First Edition
  • 12:15 – 1:15 pm
    • Interested in OER? We have a TBR grant to fund the writing of an OER for NSCC 1010. First edition was written in fall 2021 which we are using in sections of NSCC 1010 in spring 2022. Then we’ll revise and improve in a second edition this term. We’ll talk about the grant and the writing process. We’ll share the first edition with you and ask for feedback.
    • Presenters: Jessica Rabb, NSCC 1010 Instructor; Marla Perry, NSCC 1010 Course Lead; Emily Bush, Coordinator of Instructional Library Services; and Eric Morgan, Success Advisor
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/82117724911?pwd=dUVMendMYys1bmlXMjJtS3dZcWJwQT09
    • Meeting ID: 821 1772 4911
    • Passcode: 532443
  • Making an Academic Plan in the new Degree Works (Responsive Dashboard)
  • 1:30 – 2:30 pm
    • We will learn how to make a plan in Degree Works Responsive Dashboard and also how to audit a plan. You may need these skills when reviewing a plan with a student or helping them make a plan in NSCC 1010 or when advising. You will need access to Degree Works so you can practice.
    • Presenter: Jessica Rabb, NSCC 1010 Instructor
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/87463884157?pwd=d0ZmdnZ5bDZ4ckRTRFdNUStVUFlVZz09
    • Meeting ID: 874 6388 4157
    • Passcode: 071940

Wednesday, January 12

  • “What are they thinking?” Asking for and Engaging with Student Feedback Strategically
  • 8:30 – 9:30 am
    • What are our students thinking? What are they learning? Where are they struggling? Join us as we discuss using surveys strategically throughout the semester to gain answers to these questions.  We will review start of the semester welcome surveys to gain insights into your students, their backgrounds, and their thoughts about your course; mid-semester surveys to gauge progress, what students perceive to be working well, what students perceive as barriers to their success, and how to make adjustments; and end-of-semester surveys to gauge student’s progress and perceptions at the end of your course.  Sample surveys will be provided to participants to be able to edit and use for their own courses.
    • Presenter: Amy Bryant, Associate Professor, Communication Studies; Fellow, The Teaching Center
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/86189183515?pwd=WFRaenB6YU04bGdqNUpEZE1DaVliUT09
    • Meeting ID: 861 8918 3515
    • Passcode: 215570
    • CRTP
  • E-Glass Demonstration and Implementation for Hybrid Course Delivery
  • 9:45 – 10:45 am
    • Using E-Glass technology as a way to face your students- in person and via zoom. This technology allows faculty to see the class rather than having your back to the class while writing on the white board. https://eglass.io/
    • Presenter: Peter Ortner, Program Coordinator for Electrical Engineering Technology
    • In-person Location: W-78 on the White Bridge Road Campus
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/81753210099?pwd=MDhLRmExaXZWRGcxdlZUWjNTajlkUT09
    • Meeting ID: 817 5321 0099
    • Passcode: 781890
  • You Can Observe a Lot Just By Watching ~ Yogi Berra
  • 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
    • This session will discuss the value of observing others teach, some approaches to making the observation beneficial, and ways we can make it easy to participate in observing.
    • Presenter: Harlan Pease, Associate Professor of English and Communication Studies, Fellow in The Teaching Center
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/88401470146?pwd=ck0rdXdycnFFV1lBZS9WNVZGell5Zz09
    • Meeting ID: 884 0147 0146
    • Passcode: 781124
    • CRTP
  • Teaching Beyond the Gender Binary: Welcoming Transgender and Non-Binary Students
  • 12:15 – 1:15 pm
    • According to Brielle Harbin of Vanderbilt University’s Teaching Center, “Students on campuses across the country have become increasingly vocal in resisting binary thinking with respect to gender identity and expression.” As more and more students claim their transgender and non-binary gender identities, it’s important for instructors to have a degree of fluency with gender non-binary vocabulary and an understanding of how to make trans, non-binary and other gender non-conforming students feel welcomed. This session will cover the spectrum of trans and non-binary gender identities and offer a set of best practices for making these students feel recognized and respected in our classrooms.
    • Presenters: Mark Helm and Jeani Rice-Cranford
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/81767481641?pwd=djZScHJkVlZONFdnUHRJT1pYRXBHdz09
    • Meeting ID: 817 6748 1641
    • Passcode: 409372
    • CRTP
  • ACUE Cohort – Spring Kick-off
  • 1:30 – 2:30 pm
    • Moderators: Valerie Belew, Amy Bryant, Tammy Ruff, and Neely Ann Sheucraft
    • Location: Zoom
    • Event is limited to ACUE Cohort participants.

Thursday, January 13

Friday, January 14

  • Going Green with Ally: How to Improve Digital Accessibility in D2L
  • 9:45 – 10:45 am
    • Ally is a new tool available at Nashville State Community College that helps you make your online course materials more accessible. Directly integrated into D2L, Ally checks documents and files in your D2L course and provides the instructor with a rating and report determining the accessibility of content. Ally also allows students to automatically generate alternative formats that help learners choose how to engage with your materials. We are striving to turn all our Ally icons green in the future. This workshop will cover:
      1. How Ally identifies provides scores and feedback
      2. How to utilize Microsoft Word and PowerPoint to proactively
        check and fix accessibility issues.
      3. How to improve the accessibility of your online course content
    • Presenter: Dr. Anna Young, Online Learning
    • Zoom Link: https://nsccedu.zoom.us/j/88957276553?pwd=UWtPYk5zV0pwR2VCcU9JTFdjdjFkQT09
  • D2L Gradebooks
  • 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
    • “What’s my grade?” By sharing grades online via D2L, students have a confidential, 24/7 way to access both individual grades, and, if you like, their course average. This workshop will demonstrate how to:
      1. Navigate the D2L gradebook,
      2. Run the gradebook’s Setup Wizard,
      3. Create grade categories and items, and
      4. Enter and manage grades.
    • Instructors are invited to bring a list of course assignments and values and any specific questions they have. After the 30-minute presentation, there will be an optional 30-minute practice session during which time faculty can practice their skills.
    • Workshop Organizer: Heather Rippetoe, Online Learning
    • Zoom Link: https://nsccedu.zoom.us/j/81476219472?pwd=Vm5URlJFL2VwUUpIOEdWTDJKWUlpQT09
  • Recording Video with Kaltura
  • 12:15 – 1:15 pm
    • Need to add video to your course? Kaltura can help! Kaltura is an all-inone video recording, editing, and management tool that is integrated into D2L. Already have Zoom recordings or other video files? YouTube videos? Kaltura can also be used to manage, caption, and embed those files as well.
    • This workshop will show you how to easily create effective, accessible videos for your courses using Kaltura. Topics covered will include:
      1. Tips for recording effective educational videos
      2. Using the Kaltura recording software
      3. Managing and editing video in Kaltura My Media
      4. Captioning and accessibility in Kaltura
      5. Importing external video (YouTube, Zoom, etc.) into Kaltura
      6. Kaltura Video Quiz and other interactive features
    • Workshop Organizer: Dr. Anna Young, Online Learning
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/87397810337?pwd=R1R6ejJ0RGxWM2xuKzV3REZiNXcvdz09
  • Intelligent Agents in D2L
  • 1:30 – 2:30 pm
    • Intelligent Agents are condition-specific emails that go out to your students who have – or have not – met certain criteria. Learn to create auto-replies for students based on their actions – or lack of action – in your course. After the one hour workshop, there will be an optional 30- minute practice session during which time faculty can further practice their skills.
    • Workshop Organizer: Heather Rippetoe, Online Learning
    • Zoom Link: https://nscc-edu.zoom.us/j/86327525785?pwd=MzQrOHNENWc0ZndoeVFhL3hrUkI1QT09