Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF) is a voluntary, non-evaluative process for collecting feedback from your students on their experiences and perceptions of your course mid-way through the semester. Thanks to the participation and feedback of faculty and students in the initial semesters of SGIF at Harper (review some feedback), we are now offering an enhanced SGIF+B (belonging) process that allows faculty to participate regardless of their course modality and includes a question that will help students and faculty discuss students’ sense of belonging.
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In SGIF+B, a faculty peer conducts a 30-minute session in your class or distributes an online survey in which they ask your students to respond to five questions about your course: 1) What helps your learning? 2) What hinders your learning? 3) What can the instructor do to improve your learning? 4) What can you to do improve your learning? and 5) What increases (or could increase) your sense of belonging in the course? The peer will provide you with a confidential, written report of feedback collected, allowing you and your students an opportunity to make positive changes.
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What's New with the Starfish Student Success System?
Shared by Matt McLaughlin, Associate Dean, Student Success Initiatives
We remain grateful to our faculty partners who continue to encourage student success with Starfish. Starfish is an online engagement tool used to connect faculty, staff, and students to better support students and their academic success. Although many of you are long time users of the system, there are some exciting updates to share that will go into effect this semester based on feedback we received from some faculty. Enhancements for Fall 2022 include streamlining the student feedback options, as well as enriching the communication students receive from Starfish when faculty raise flags.
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Adjunct Faculty Teaching & Learning Conference
Register now for the Adjunct Faculty Teaching & Learning Conference. This year’s focus on kindness pedagogy and multiple approaches to grading will allow us to center compassion for ourselves and others as we re-acclimate to having more classes and events on campus. Acknowledging that we are still experiencing the many stresses brought on by the pandemic and demonstrating as much care and flexibility as we can for ourselves, our colleagues, and our students will be essential to providing enriching and supportive experiences as we go forth. This warmth and connectedness can be accomplished both in our interactions but also in the ways we provide thoughtful and encouraging feedback.
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Blackboard's New Unified App for Students and Instructors
Blackboard's new unified app for instructors and students is now available. You’ll get the same modern and intuitive experience in any device, in a single app, with the features Learners and Instructors use the most. Students who already have the app on their phone just need to update their app for this to work. Faculty on the other hand, need to remove their old app and add the new one.
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Fall Resources: Blackboard Course Template, Syllabus Template & Updates, and More
The Academy team has developed some resources to help you as you prepare for the semester, including a Blackboard Course Template and Syllabus Template with Updates.
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Academy & Blackboard Support: How to Get Help
The Academy team is available on campus for drop-in support in Building F, Room F317, as well as available for remote support.
Not sure what to ask or where to start? We’re here for you! Just fill out the Academy Request Form, and an Academy team member will follow-up with you.
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Use the links below to view important deadline and due dates for the fall semester:
Blackboard has been updated to incorporate the new Ultra Base Navigation. Learn more about this change and watch a quick tutorial video from Harper Blackboard Support using the link above.
This video provides an overview of Harper's completion model, Flight of the Hawks Prepare to SOAR. Learn about the Search, Onboard, Advance, and Realize components of the model and see how they positively impact the student experience at Harper. You will also receive some tips and suggestions for supporting students and contributing to this model.
Register now for professional development credit offerings (GECs and CEUs) available this semester. All Harper faculty (full-time and adjunct) can register for any of these offerings at no cost. Learn more and register using the link above.
If you would like to be involved in Shared Governance - the process to gather input and develop recommendations that may result in institutional policy and/or address campus needs - here's your opportunity. See vacancies for FY 2022-2023 and learn more using the link above.
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It's time to Register for the September 30 Assessment Conference!
Shared by the Learning Assessment Committee
Registration is now open for the 14th Annual Assessment Conference & Share Fair. This in-person professional development event will feature an engaging poster session; a keynote session "Reset to Re-engage: Assessment for Community Building"; additional breakout sessions, and more. Attendees can earn up to 0.4 CEUs.
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Photos from the New Faculty and Mentor Scavenger Hunt during Opening Week. |
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Pictured left to right: Bhasker Moorthy, Edmir Wade, Natalie Szilvagyi, Robert Russ, Malathy Chandrasekar, Luisel Lemkau, Farrukh Raza |
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Pictured left to right: Kate Johnson, Leni Manu, Megan Dillon, Heidi Onion, Melissa Merlos |
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Teaching Online Successfully
Register now for a Teaching Online Successfully course for Fall 2022. There are three course options to choose from based on your needs:
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Create: you’re developing an online or blended course
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Facilitate: you’re teaching a previously developed online or blended course
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Enhance: you’re looking for tools and techniques to enhance your online course to encourage student engagement
Please note: Completion of either the Create course or Facilitate course fulfills the professional development requirement for new online/blended instructors at Harper.
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Upcoming Professional Development Credit Opportunities |
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September 13, 5 p.m. (CEUs: 0.3)
September 16, 10 a.m. (CEUs: 0.4)
September 30, 8 a.m. (CEUs: up to 0.4)
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What's Happening @ Harper? |
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Academy for Teaching Excellence | 847.925.6174 | Building F, Room F317
Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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The mission of the Academy for Teaching Excellence is to create a vibrant teaching and learning culture for full-time and adjunct faculty that cultivates professional development in support of student success. |
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Accessibility: Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation or who have questions about physical access may contact the event host or Access and Disability Services at ads@harpercollege.edu, 847.925.6266, at least two weeks in advance of the event date.
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Harper College enriches its diverse communities by providing quality, affordable, and accessible education. Harper College, in collaboration with its partners, inspires the transformation of individual lives, the workforce, and society. |
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