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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Event 

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Wed, May 13 

10:00am - noon 

Open Hours for Online Learning 

Workshop 

Session Link 

Passcode:Spring2026 

These are open sessions to assist course leads and maintainers on updating prime courses for summer and fall. Instructional designers can assist with date management, tips and tricks for updating D2L content, and help with converting from Yuja Verity to Lockdown Browser and Respondus Monitor. We can also answer any D2L related questions as we prepare for the summer semester.   

Hosts: Dr. Jamie Edwards, Executive Director for Office of Online Learning; Hannah Hurdle, Instructional Designer; Maryellen Nash, Instructional Designer 

Wed, May 13 

Noon-1:00pm CST 

Course Design Best Practice for Higher Education (D2L Brightspace) 

Webinar 

Register here

Each webinar is 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and Discussion. Take a deep dive with the Customer Enablement Team into Brightspace tips and tricks for better higher education learning experiences.

Thurs, May 14 

10:00am - noon 

Open Hours for Online Learning 

Workshop 

Session Link 

Passcode:Spring2026 

These are open sessions to assist course leads and maintainers on updating prime courses for summer and fall. Instructional designers can assist with date management, tips and tricks for updating D2L content, and help with converting from Yuja Verity to Lockdown Browser and Respondus Monitor. We can also answer any D2L related questions as we prepare for the summer semester.   

Hosts: Dr. Jamie Edwards, Executive Director Office of Online Learning; Hannah Hurdle, Instructional Designer; Maryellen Nash, Instructional Designer 

Tues, May 19

1:00PM CST

Expanding Undergraduate-Research Opportunities

 

Webinar

  • Design research pathways that support belonging and retention.
  • Build sustainable mentoring and staffing models.
  • Fund stipends, supplies, and program infrastructure.
  • Reach students who may not see research as “for them.”

 

Wed, May 20

7:00am CST

7:00pm CST (pre-recorded)

How to Tackle AI Without Losing Your Sanity: Making the most out of Turnitin Originality

Webinar

After attending, attendees will be able to:

  • Leverage data and integrity insights to inform and strengthen institutional policies, ensuring guidelines are transparent and aligned to the current integrity landscape.
  • Interpret the different integrity data points, including the AI score, document details, writing style analysis, and other metrics, to support fair and evidence-based academic review.
  • Apply a multi-layered integrity framework to assessment, enabling more confident decisions, improved transparency, and stronger institutional practices that uphold academic standards.

Wed, May 20

2:00PM 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.

Thurs, May 21

10:00am CST

GAAD 2026: Supporting Cognitive Needs in Teaching and Learning

Webinar

Most conversations about AI in education start with the tools. This one starts with the people using them. What happens when educators stop asking “how do I use this?” and start asking “what am I building, and is it building something good?” That shift changes everything, and this session is where it begins.

Thurs, May 28

12:00PM 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.

Tues, June 2

1:00pm CST

Respondus 4 and the Test Bank Network: Quickly Create Online Exams

Webinar

Find out how Respondus 4 allows you to create and manage exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to your LMS, and how the Test Bank Network enables instructors to create online tests from official publisher test banks.

Thurs, June 4

12:00PM 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.

Fri, June 5

Noon CST

Bright Ideas for Upgrade Essentials: Discover the New Content Experience (D2L)

Webinar

Discover how Brightspace’s New Content Experience (NCE) makes it easier to design, organize, and deliver course content.

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.

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.

Thurs, June 11

1:00PM CST

Future Trends Forum: on AI-Aware Teaching

 

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).

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.

Thurs, July 23

11:00am CST

Cultural and Civic AI Literacies

 

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.

 

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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.

 


 

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Nashville State Community College

TheTeachingCenter@nscc.edu 

W-78, White Bridge Campus  

 

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Kimberly Leifker 

Director of the Teaching Center 
kimberly.leifker@nscc.edu 

W-78, White Bridge Campus