Testimonials
"I am impressed by the way Scenarios engages both adjunct and full-time faculty in the central issues of practice as a teacher. These courses have been especially helpful in engaging faculty in learning outcomes and assessment work."
-Dr. Sandy Shugart
President
Valencia Community College
“This is a great resource for colleges, specifically NISOD-member colleges. With faculty being tasked with engaging more students, assessing learning, and monitoring student success, faculty need new tools and resources to help them succeed. Learning Scenarios is the right tool—at the right time.”
-Dr. Evelyn Waiwaiole
Director
NISOD
“They (faculty) enjoy the scenarios. They’re very well written and they resonate for faculty. They seem real and they can identify”.
-Kristal Hiser
Kapi’olani Community College
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"As an adjunct, I find myself working in a vacuum: I teach my classes and go home. This (NISOD Learning Scenarios) gave me an opportunity to talk with my peers, find out their viewpoints on a variety of issues, and find out that my opinions were similar to others. I learned so much through this course. It seemed as though the issues I was dealing with or questions I was having in class corresponded directly with the class's weekly themes. I have already incorporated a few learning activities and it instantly improved interaction and communication."
-Lone Star College
Participant
"I am not sure where to start! First this was my first online experience and quite honestly I was a nervous wreck. I have certainly overcome that fear. From changes to my syllabus, classroom teaching style, understanding more about learning styles, and importance of student engagement, actually I have learned and grown big time from this scenario. All participants were great. Thank you."
-Bucks County Community College
Participant
"Wow, what can I say? I have learned a lot from this course, which surprises me, since I have been at this for nearly 20 years and thought I had a pretty good understanding of my teaching style and how to reach students.
-Community College of Philadelphia
Participant
This was my first experience in this type of learning environment and I think that this is a really good tool for training new faculty. The resources had a lot of valuable information and tools for us to utilize. I wish I had gone through this before I taught my first class. It would have spared my some of that 'hard-knock learning'."
-Valencia Community College
Participant