Teaching Center
The Nashville State Community College Teaching Center supports all faculty in pursuit of instructional excellence. With a focus on enriching student learning experiences, The Teaching Center creates and curates training opportunities, promotes professional development opportunities, and shares information that positively impacts the classroom.
Nashville State Community College: Upcoming Events & News
đź“… Event Calendar: Summer 2026
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Tues, June 9 |
11:00am CST |
TBR Tech Talk Tuesday: The Future of Work with AI — What Skills Actually Matter Now |
TBR webinar |
Faculty will leave with practical ideas for shifting from product-based tasks to process-based learning—helping students use AI to strengthen thinking, not replace it.
You will leave with:
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Tues, June 9 |
1:00pm CST |
Innovations in Online Proctoring: New Featurs for the Respondus Monitor |
Webinar |
Respondus is at the forefront of online proctoring innovation, with new features being released each quarter. Don't miss this webinar where you'll see the latest enhancements for LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor, including using MS Word and Excel during a secure exam, recording only the screen during an assessment, supporting a second camera, flagging handheld devices, and much more. |
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Tues, June 9 |
2:30pm-4:30pm |
TBR CITL Greenhouse Open Office Hours |
TBR Office Hours |
TCAT and Community College faculty can drop in anytime to share best practices and what works in the classroom, bring challenges, get support, and leave with new ideas to try. Held bi-weekly, every other Tuesday. |
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Wed, June 10 |
1:00pm CST |
LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests |
Webinar |
This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use. |
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Thurs, June 11 |
1:00PM CST |
Future Trends Forum: on AI-Aware Teaching
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Open Forum |
How might we best teach with artificial intelligence in higher ed? In this week's Future Trends Forum, the authors of a new book on what they term AI-Aware Teaching: Annette Vee (University of Pittsburgh), Marc Watkins (University of Mississippi), and Derek Bruff (University of Virginia). |
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Tues, June 16 |
Noon CST |
LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests |
Webinar |
This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use. |
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Wed, June 17 |
1:00pm CST |
Credentials That Count: What Students Say About AI, College Costs and the Path to Work |
Webinar |
The webcast will take a wide view of student success but ultimately focus in on three factors reshaping the value of a credential to students: the rise of artificial intelligence on campus, the hidden and visible burdens of college costs, and the urgent student demand for work-integrated learning. |
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Thurs, June 18 |
Noon CST |
Building a Student-Centered Classroom |
Webinar |
Learning Objectives
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Wed, June 24 |
1:00pm CST |
What High-Quality Online Programs Get Right (and Where Many Fall Short) |
Webinar |
Key Messages / Takeaways:
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Wed, July 8 |
1:00pm CST |
When AI Joins the Course Design Team: An ID’s Journey Through Faculty AI Adoption |
Webinar |
Why Attend This Session?
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Thurs, July 23 |
11:00am CST |
Cultural and Civic AI Literacies
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Webinar |
Most people experience AI as something that happens to them. Cultural and Civic AI Literacies flip that script. They ask whether AI sees your community clearly, whether it carries the perspectives and histories that matter to the people using it, and what becomes possible when you stop being a passive consumer and start putting AI to work in service of something bigger than efficiency. |
📢 Important Action Items & Deadlines
đź“° News & Resources
Thank you, 2024-2026 Faculty Fellows, for Your Dedication to The Teaching Center!
The Teaching Center would like to recognize and thank our Faculty Fellows cycling out of The Teaching Center after Spring 2026 semester.
Thank you to Neely Ann Scheucraft, Kurstin Bush, and Audrey Cross for your service to The Teaching Center and your colleagues at Nashville State!
You have spent significant time and energy helping to shape The Teaching Center in positive ways, making it a collaborative space focused on professional development that enriches student learning experiences. We appreciate your dedication and look forward to continuing to work with you in new ways.
NSCC Faculty & Staff Mini-Grants
- The Faculty & Staff Mini-Grant Program is designed to support innovative, student-centered projects that align with Nashville State Community College’s priorities. Learn more here.
- Contact theteachingcenter@nscc.edu for support in brainstorming ideas for this exciting initiative.
TBR Newsletter
- Check out the TBR’s “Monday Minute” newsletter, published by the Center for Innovation for Teaching and Learning.
- TBR CITL Greenhouse Open Office Hours
2:30pm-4:30pm | Held bi-weekly every other Tuesday starting June 9th
TCAT and Community College faculty can drop in anytime to share best practices and what works in the classroom, bring challenges, get support, and leave with new ideas to try.
The Teaching Center
Program office
Nashville State Community College
Program STAFF
Kimberly Leifker
