Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF) - Sign Up By October 20
Pioneered at the University of Washington, 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. In SGIF, 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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Ally Lunch & Learn Session on October 18
Join us for an informational session on Blackboard’s Ally – a powerful tool designed to enhance the accessibility and usability of course content for all students. We will provide an overview of the tool, dive into the process of becoming an Ally Advocate, and highlight the numerous benefits associated with it. If you’re already an Advocate, don’t miss the opportunity to learn about the exciting new addition of Ally Peer Coaching, available this year. No matter what your previous experience is with Ally, we have something to share with you.
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Blackboard Tool: Running Course Reports
Having access to course data can help you further support students in a variety of ways during the term. With Blackboard’s Course Reports you can easily find valuable information on student activity such as what content has been accessed, on what days, and how much time was spent on specific activities, to name a few. There are many reports to choose from that provide different data. Simply review the description of each report to find which best provides the data you are looking for. Please feel free to access this 4.5-minute Running Course Reports video for a quick visual of where to find reports in your Blackboard course, and a quick review of two specific report options.
Looking for more tips on Blackboard tools? Visit the Faculty Blackboard Support page on the Academy website and find the heading "Blackboard Tips, Tools, & Resources for Faculty". Click the toggle to view a list of topics with a quick write-up and/or short video for each topic.
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The Applying Equity Matrix (AEMy): A Tool for Identifying and Sharing Supportive Strategies
AEMy, the Applying Equity Matrix, is an interactive tool that helps you identify inclusive and equitable teaching practices. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to navigate AEMy and identify practices that can help make your courses more equitable. Faculty who participate in the workshop are eligible to complete an AEMy self-assessment, work with a coach, and receive a stipend. This workshop is available hyflex (in person and virtually) AND on-demand.
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Virtual Info Session: Supplemental Instruction
Shared by Sandra Marchetti, Academic Support Center
Do you teach a historically difficult course in which students struggle to earn passing grades? As a department lead, have you noticed students withdrawing from required courses in your discipline at a high rate? Would you like to learn about additional academic support targeted to help your students succeed? Do you have students who have excelled in these courses who you know can help others? Come to a virtual information session about the Academic Support Center’s Supplemental Instruction program to discuss this internationally recognized model for academic support and how you can get your classes involved to boost student outcomes in a collaborative, peer-to-peer environment.
Dates/Times: October 25 at 2 p.m. or November 2 at 11 a.m. Email Sandra Marchetti (ms33855@harpercollege.edu) to RSVP and for the link to attend.
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Academy & Blackboard Support for Faculty: 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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Explore adult learning strategies and best practices in compressed learning formats and across multiple modalities. Instructors interested in discovering and practicing successful teaching strategies in compressed, and/or distance learning formats designed for non-traditional learners are encouraged to attend. Learn more and register using the link above.
Do your students get confused about the finer points of plagiarism? Do they struggle to accurately cite their sources? The Library is offering three separate 45-minute workshops to help students learn how to avoid plagiarism, cite in MLA style, and cite in APA style. Workshops are being held online during both day and evening times in October and November. Learn more using the link above.
Use a multi-factor authenticator app to secure your (Microsoft) Harper account. Microsoft will soon be requiring the use of a multi-factor authenticator app to access your Harper account. Using an authenticator app is more secure and will help to protect your identity for both work and personal accounts. If you have not installed an authenticator app already, please follow the link to get started: Setting up the Microsoft Authenticator App. Need help? Create a Service Desk ticket.
Unleash the power of Panopto in this virtual workshop designed to provide faculty with essential skills to get started with this all-in-one video platform. Explore creating, managing, and editing videos in Panopto, while seamlessly integrating it with Blackboard and Webex. Join us and tap into the potential of Panopto to enhance your teaching and learning experience. Register using the link above.
Do you know how to evaluate your course materials for accessibility and other common barriers that may impede learning? All students, including students with and without disabilities, can benefit from having accessible materials for utilizing alternative formats. This workshop will help you to learn to identify when materials need remediation but also learn to build accessible materials so that no remediation is required. Register using the link above.
Use the link above to view important dates and deadlines from the Registrar's Office.
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Dr. Divya Bheda Inspires Attendees at the Annual Assessment Conference and Share Fair 2023
Shared by the Learning Assessment Committee
On Friday, September 29, the Learning Assessment Committee and the Academy for Teaching Excellence held the 15th Annual Harper College Assessment Conference and Share Fair. In total, 100 faculty, staff, and student EpiCC Coaches attended the in-person conference. The event focused on looking at what we can do individually, as well as what Harper can do as an institution, to promote student success, including the keynote address, Building Responsiveness and Serving Our Students: For Integrity, Efficacy, and Equity, presented by Divya Bheda.
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Harper's Student EpiCC Coaches Engage at the Assessment Conference
Shared by Stephanie Whalen, Academy Chair, English & Interdisciplinary Studies
The EpiCC coaches are enthusiastic and dedicated students providing increased communications and support to other Harper students enrolled in gateway English courses. Student peer coaches work with English faculty and EpiCC student program leaders to generate strategies to help make sure students are aware of assigned tasks and how to approach them.
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Adjunct Faculty Teaching & Learning Conference: Keynote Recording, Photos, Resources, and More
The Academy hosted the 10th Annual Adjunct Faculty Teaching & Learning Conference on September 14. Our keynote speaker was Pascuala Herrera, M. Ed., a longstanding member of the Harper community who has served as a Student Development faculty member, access advocate, and faculty developer and remains a tireless champion for student access and support.
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Kevin Long (Communication Arts) and Margaret Bilos (Communication Arts) |
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LaVonya Williams (Student Development) and DuBoi McCarty (Student Development) |
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"Experiment, test, refine: work with students to shape online courses"
For all of you “16-weekers”, we are about halfway through the fall term - a great time to invite some guided feedback from your students!
Pat Tissington, of The University of Warwick, provides three principles he uses for refining his teaching as well as a quick peek at how this can work in practice. See his short, but handy, write-up here, and then give it a try in your own course this week!
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Upcoming Professional Development Credit Opportunities |
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October 16 - November 5 (CEUs: 1.2)
October 2 - October 15 (GECs: 1) registration now closed
October 19, 11 a.m. (CEUs: 0.15)
October 23 - November 5 (GECs: 1) registration now closed
October 25, 4 p.m. (CEUs: 0.15)
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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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