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Canvas Training & Resources
Check out our Canvas Updates and Resources Page to learn more about available resources as well as one on one sessions with GSC faculty! Here are just a few of the resources available:
- Recorded Zoom Sessions from the USNH Academic Technology Team including
- Introduction to Canvas
- Assignments
- Discussions
- Speedgrader
- Quizzes
- Rubrics
- Canvas Video Tutorials for Faculty (2-6 Min.)
- Frequently Asked Questions answered by professional Canvas experts
- GSC Faculty Quick Guide: Preparing your Course for Term Launch (Moodle to Canvas Review Checklist)
- Canvas Instructor Guide
- Faculty Lounge's Community Conversations in Canvas with conversations focused on:
- Course Prep
- Gradebook & Rubrics
- Editing your Course
- Discussions
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Everything else!
| GSC Faculty Professional Learning Community Happenings! | |
The Granite State College Faculty Professional Learning Community is running strong with over 30 members. Check out some of the upcoming meetings this summer:
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September 29th: We welcome Ann Stephan, MA, LPC, from Kepro to for a discussion on "Emotional Support in a Changing World"
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October 27th: Join us for a panel discussion on Best Practice in Response to Plagiarism: After the Initial Corrective Teaching Moment
These are just a few of the topics scheduled for this Fall. Our PLC meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 11 AM to 12 PM If you are interested in joining our PLC please click the button below to join our community!
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Greetings, faculty, community members, and friends of Granite State College!
I’m pleased and honored to carry on the tradition established by Scott Stanley to express some thoughts in the quarterly GSC Faculty Forum. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Mike Decelle. I’ve served for the last five and a half years as the Dean of UNH Manchester.
Following the departure of President Rubinstein and the subsequent announcement in August that GSC and UNH Manchester would merge, effective September 1, I took on the additional role of Dean of Granite State College. Scott Stanley simultaneously moved to UNH as the newly appointed Dean of Online Education for USNH. Scott and I are now co-leading the merger integration planning effort that kicked off shortly after the announcement of the planned merger.
To say that this is big news and a huge undertaking is an understatement. Higher education is facing significant change. State demographics are changing. Students’ preferred learning modes are changing. Cost-of-attendance is increasingly critical. This merger is intended to bring together GSC’s deep experience in adult online learning with UNH Manchester’s shared commitment to serving adult and non-traditional students, many of whom are increasingly served by online learning modes.
UNH Manchester is a natural partner for the GSC academic enterprise. GSC is also the natural platform from which to launch an enlarged online learning strategy for the University System of New Hampshire.
Throughout the planning we will undertake together, it will be of critical importance to maintain our service to and support of the GSC student community. I want to thank you in advance for your continued support of our students as we undertake the planning and implementation of the merger of our two great institutions. I know we can count on your support and I look forward to working with you.
Mike Decelle
Dean, UNH Manchester
Dean, Granite State College
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Academic Affairs
News & Updates
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Notes for the Upcoming Term! | |
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Recording Competencies in Canvas
Are you new to Canvas and unsure as to how you can record competencies in the new LMS? Check out this great new video located in the Faculty Lounge that will help guide you through the process!
This is just one of the many available resources within the new Faculty Lounge in Canvas!
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Learn the New Process for Locating a Student's Advisor!
Many of you that have not yet taught in Canvas may not realize that we are no longer able to access the advisor information through the LMS. Since this is an important piece of creating student success we have worked with USNH ET&S to create a new process through WebROCK. Check out this KB article that will walk you through the new process!
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Updates from our Graduate Studies Department | |
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Introducing Anthology Portfolio!
Graduate Faculty using Chalk and Wire, the portfolio platform used to capture our students' best work and assess their development of professional competencies, will notice a new name. Anthology Portfolio is the new name that all faculty will see moving forward.
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Graduate Studies
All-Faculty Meeting
Date: Thursday, October 14, 2021
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
We hope that you can join us for our Graduate All-Faculty meeting on Thursday, October 14th. During this meeting, we will explore strategies for providing student feedback. Faculty will also have a chance to break into their individual programs to have a deeper discussion about program-related items. Information will be forthcoming.
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Exciting News from our School of Education! | |
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We are pleased to share that Granite State College's School of Education has concluded the summer NH DOE Training course with approximately 900 participants.
This grant-funded training allows NH educators the chance to help develop skills that will allow for more creative and efficient classrooms and support the facilitation of engaging online instruction. All certified NH PK-12 educators have been invited to participate in this dynamic and impactful five-week online micro-credential facilitated by faculty here at Granite State College's School of Education!
Registration is open for our Fall Session Cohorts. Questions? Please view our FAQs.
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Updates from the GSC Library | |
Library Changes Coming Soon!
Beginning in 2022, all Granite State College students, faculty, and staff will use their personal GSC ID and Password to access our library. We hope this makes research easier for everyone! More information will be available in the coming months, but feel free to reach out to Lia at the Library (lia.horton@granite.edu) with any questions.
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Faculty Development Offerings for Fall | |
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Faculty Fun Friday
with Dr. Nadine Petty and Allyson Ryder
Lunch and Learn
HB2: NH's New DEI Regulations
Date: Friday, October 8, 2021
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
This workshop will provide faculty with an opportunity to learn more about the new regulations that were passed in the state budget, review the guidance offered by the state and USNH, and answer questions about the impact on your respective DEI efforts.
This session will be facilitated by Dr. Nadine Petty and GSC's own Allyson Ryder and is open to all faculty and staff.
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Faculty Fun Friday
with GSC Librarian, Lia Horton
Uncovering the Hidden: Information Literacy in the Classroom
Date: Friday, October 15, 2021
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
To a librarian, the concepts of information literacy impact our daily lives (and the lives of our students), whether we are thinking about them or not. Join Lia for a discussion about bringing these useful, hidden concepts into plain sight. Come prepared to consider how the design of assignments and feedback can hide or illuminate, and feel free to bring examples of assignments you’d like to share, either troublesome or stellar!
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New Degrees and Program for Fall | |
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Criminal Justice (B.S)
Updated with courses in Juvenile Justice and Ethical Decision Making to help better prepare students for their professional careers.
Digital Communication Design (B.S.)
With a concentration in either Graphic Design or Writing for Visual Media, this program builds technical skills and harnesses creativity. Students learn how to convey messages effectively, employ sound design principles using the Adobe Creative Cloud, and apply strategic marketing techniques.
Information Technology (B.S.)
Updated with concentrations in Software Development, Data Analytics, or Entrepreneurship and offering new courses such as Foundations of Cybersecurity, Programming and Python, Mobile Application Development and more!
Human Resource Management (B.S.)
Previously Human Resource Administration, this new degree focuses on Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) best practices in HR Management. Focused new courses include: Change Management; Recruitment; Selection and Employee Development; and Compensation and Performance Management.
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Marketing (B.S.)
Invigorated with course topics that align with today's digital marketing environment; including Agile Marketing, Digital Design and Usability, and Digital Storytelling and Brand Management.
Public Administration (B.S.)
Formerly offered as a public service management completion degree, this is now a 4-year administration program with new courses related to public policy, leadership, human resource management, and public sector and finance.
Operations, Supply Chain, and Logistics Management (B.S.)
Formerly offered as Operations Management, this degree has been renamed and expanded to reflect the interconnectivity of the field. The new program offers more course choices in these emerging and essential areas such as; supply chain purchasing, project management, sustainable facility operations, and budget management.
Technology Managment (B.S.)
Updated with courses in cybersecurity, leadership, and budget management to prepare students to manage within a constantly evolving information technology field.
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- Data Analytics
- Early Childhood Ed.
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- Public Admin. & Policy
- Writing for Visual Media
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Master's Programs and Certificates | |
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Human Services Administration (M.S.)
Gain the knowledge and skills needed to assume roles as administrators, managers, or leaders within the human services field.
Human Services Administration (Certificate)
This graduate-level credential requires just 12 credits, which can be applied towards the master's
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Operations Management (Certificate)
Relevant to professionals working in manufacturing, health care, and other business career paths, this graduate certificate covers the essentials of business operations, such as project management, supply chain management, and quality management.
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GSC Learning Solutions
Partnerships Update
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Microsoft Excel Self-Paced Courses | |
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Microsoft® Excel is a powerful, efficient, and accurate software that can help you perform a variety of personal and professional activities, such as:
· Budgeting
· Data entry and forecasting
· Statistical analysis, charting, and graphics
· Managing contact lists
· and more!
Excel skills are also valuable for students preparing for Statistics and other courses that require research and data.
Granite State College offers a series of low-cost, self-paced workshops. With the successful completion of our Basics and Intermediate sessions, you may earn two credits for MGMT 502 Excel in many programs.
Fall 2021
· Excel Basics - $99 (9/20 to 10/29)
· Excel Intermediate - $99 (11/1 to 12/20)
· $198 when you register for both!
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This professional development offering explores how images and visual media are used to deliver and enhance messages.
Topics covered include:
- Identifying how images communicate data, information, concepts, and arguments
- Locating sources and using retrieval systems for images and visual media
- Intellectual property, copyright, and fair use of images
- Producing visual media for a defined target audience and purpose
Visual communication hones the skills of analytical thinking, compelling writing, effective persuasion, and clear expression to prepare graduates to work in an information-based economy and to be engaged citizens of a media-driven culture
Successful completion of our Basics and Intermediate sessions may earn four credits for our course, COMM 543 Visual Communication.
Fall 2021
· Visual Basics - $199 (9/20 to 10/29)
· Visual Communication Intermediate - $199 (11/1 to 12/20)
· $398 when you register for both!
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This professional development offering course is designed to provide budgeting skills to managers, enabling them to help in the decision-making process related to the financial health of their organizations.
- Design organizational and programmatic budgets
- Create a budget utilizing various budgeting tools and techniques
- Analyze financial and accounting statements
- Illustrate the interdependence of business functions in accounting and finance
Students will have the opportunity to become familiar with processes related to the development and management of the budgeting process, accounting practices, and financial oversight.
Successful completion of our Basics and Intermediate sessions may earn four credits for our course, MGMT 569 Budget Management.
Winter 2022
· Budget Management Basics - $199 (1/3/22 to 2/11/22)
· Budget Management Intermediate - $199 (2/14/22 to 3/25/22)
· $398 when you register for both!
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Reach out to Rachael French, GSC Business Partnerships Manager, if you have questions about potential partnership opportunities or professional development for your business.
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Meet GSC's Newest Instructional Designer!
Sue Farris joins the instructional design team from southern Maine. She graduated from Granite State College in 2010 with a B.S. in Behavioral Science and a minor in Adult Learning & Development and went on to earn her M.Ed. in Adult Learning & Development from Plymouth State University in 2012. She has been an adjunct instructor at GSC since January 2013, and her instructional design experience spans both higher education and the corporate environment. In 2014, Sue attended the USNH ATI, where she developed a significant interest in Open Educational Resources (OER).
Sue loves to learn and is fascinated by the brain and how it learns, and particularly how personal experience shapes learning, especially throughout adulthood. Her goal as an educator and instructional designer is to create relevant, engaging, and reflective environments that deepen and nurture student learning beyond the traditional lecture and pen-and-paper methods.
When she’s not designing instruction or teaching, Sue is most likely to be found atop her bicycle or involved in some other type of outdoor activity: birding, camping, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, beachcombing, swimming, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing - essentially, anything that allows her to deepen her connection with nature.
Sue is thrilled to be working at Granite State College, her alma mater, and looks forward to sharing her knowledge and experience with faculty and staff.
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