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The faculty in the Ensure Students Are Learning video clips were interviewed at the 2019 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) annual conference in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, May 26–Monday, May 27 at the Hilton Austin. Annually NISOD hosts the Excellence Awards celebration, one of the most prestigious and well-attended events for community and technical college educators.

The Center invited the Excellence Awards recipients (who were faculty who had taught within the past academic year and were registered to attend the NISOD conference) to participate in the interviews. Each hour-long interview consisted of four–five faculty members from across the country. Over 60 faculty were interviewed in total. The Faculty Focus Group Discussion Guide contains similar questions to the ones that were asked of the interviewed faculty. The Center thanks the 2019 NISOD Excellence Awards recipients for participating in these interviews and sharing their engaging teaching strategies.

Collection of Narratives

Five open-ended items about innovative teaching practices were added to the 2018 Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE) in 2018. 6,761 faculty from 85 colleges responded to the open-ended items. Presidents from 40 of those colleges gave permission for Center staff to conduct follow-up interviews with their faculty. After a thorough review of those faculty responses to the open-ended items by Center research staff, 708 faculty were invited to participate in follow-up interviews. 

Invitations were sent and the interviews were staggered over 13 weeks between November 14, 2018, and April 18, 2019. In all, a total of 202 interviews lasting an average of 45 minutes each were completed with faculty from 30 colleges. All interviews were recorded and transcribed. Some faculty interviews resulted in multiple narratives.

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Because the component “high-impact teaching practices” encompasses so many impactful practices, it has been subdivided into 10 areas, each beginning with “HITP” in the drop-down menu below.
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Team Debate Project Prepares Students for Research Paper Ensure Students Are Learning: Faculty Descriptions of Innovative Teaching Practices: Team Debate Project Prepares Students for Research Paper
Team Projects: Preparing Students for the Workplace Ensure Students Are Learning: Faculty Descriptions of Innovative Teaching Practices: Team Projects: Preparing Students for the Workplace
Teams Collaborate Over an Entire Term on Legal Analysis of Business Plan Ensure Students Are Learning: Faculty Descriptions of Innovative Teaching Practices: Teams Collaborate Over an Entire Term on Legal Analysis of Business Plan
Three-Part Process to Reinforce Learning Objectives Ensure Students Are Learning: Faculty Descriptions of Innovative Teaching Practices: Three-Part Process to Reinforce Learning Objectives
Understanding Achievement Gaps Through Survey Research Ensure Students Are Learning: Faculty Descriptions of Innovative Teaching Practices: Understanding Achievement Gaps Through Survey Research
Universal Three-Step Process Adapted for Reading Skills Course Ensure Students Are Learning: Faculty Descriptions of Innovative Teaching Practices: Universal Three-Step Process Adapted for Reading Skills Course
Using a Feasibility Study to Develop Course Content
Using a Flipped Classroom Design in Biology Ensure Students Are Learning: Faculty Descriptions of Innovative Teaching Practices: Using a Flipped Classroom Design in Biology
Using Applied Learning in Translation and Interpretation Studies Ensure Students Are Learning: Faculty Descriptions of Innovative Teaching Practices: Using Applied Learning in Translation and Interpretation Studies
Using Case Studies for Engagement