GSC Faculty E-News for April 2018
Improvement is Continuous

As spring takes root in New Hampshire, we're excited about the growth that happens for our students every day, with thanks to your hard work as faculty members.

Your dedication to student success is evident in many ways. Creating engaging learning experiences with meaningful instructor-student and student-student interactions, engaging and relevant resources, providing timely and effective feedback, and continuous improvement are just a few ways that your efforts benefit our students.

Engaging in faculty development opportunities is another example of that commitment, and it also provides our teaching community with ways to share teaching practice and learn from one another in a trusting environment.

Our upcoming Faculty Fun Friday on June 22 from Noon to 1:30 p.m . is an example of the development opportunities we cultivate throughout the year. This segment will embrace a "flipped approach" (see prior sessions on this topic in the Faculty Lounge ), which can be a rewarding way to engage in dialog with fellow GSC faculty while also practicing with this teaching strategy.

Thank you for all you do to help our students succeed, and here's to a successful spring term!
With regards,

Dr. Scott Stanley, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs

Getting students to engage with readings and resources isn't as easy as "build it and they'll come." As educators, we can usually tell when students aren't engaging the material, either because of performance issues or by looking at reports in Moodle (or both!).

So what are a few ways we can help all learners be stoked to learn for a successful term? Magna Publications often provides free resources and tools to educators, and guess what? The issues we struggle with as educators are often common. Access a free report that helps us increase student engagement with material by visiting Faculty Focus . 

We've all been there: the student who never logs in or shows up to class or those who only want to "get an A."

A recent article by Dr. Maryellen Weimer explores essential questions that helps us think about our approach to teaching challenging students.

 
GSC's Career Services offers a variety of workshops and supports for students. Work Experience programs, career exploration sessions, and resume and cover letter workshops are just a few of the offerings available. Select sessions make excellent class activities for students!
  
GSC's Library & Information Commons is a powerful digital collection of resources and tools for both students and faculty:


  • The Faculty Services page provides key information and access to library services
Faculty at GSC have on-demand access two primary resources for essential information:

  • GSC's virtual Faculty Lounge in Moodle provides on-demand videos and forums for information sharing, as well sample course design strategies from fellow faculty members

  • The Faculty Center website includes information about professional development events, policies, procedures, and best practices in teaching and learning
Explore the latest faculty outreach and news and share your good work with GSC!

  • Dennis Martino appeared on Concord News Radio (listen here). Dr. Martino is a Graduate Studies lecturer and recipient of the 2017 GSC Distinguished Faculty Award.
As a reminder, the summer term at GSC now offers six-week and 10-week options for our students (eight-week options will no longer be offered). This change also shifts GSC's Academic Calendar; to review these updates, please review the GSC Academic Calendar.

The Instructional Design Team is always available to help faculty with course design strategies.

Understanding learning as a process, and not an activity, is a good first step to take before bringing in active learning resources into our teaching, according to Teaching in Higher Ed podcast host Bonni Stachowiak. Critical resources to explore include:


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DID YOU KNOW?

Addenda to the College catalogs are now posted online. Once posted, these become the documents of record, so please be sure you are using the correct versions.