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.

📅 Event Calendar: Fall 2025

Date	Time	Event	Type	Location/ Link	Details
Fri, Nov 7	9:00 AM – 9:50 AM	The End of Burnout Professional Learning Community (PLC)	PLC	Zoom (Passcode: Fall2025). Register for the session.	Third session exploring definitions and historical context from Jonathan Malesic’s book, The End of Burnout. Presented by Kurstin Bush.
Fri, Nov 7	9:00 AM – 10:00 AM	TBR Undergraduate Research & Honors	TBR Event	Call Link for Nov. 7	TBR Undergraduate Research & Honors Bring your ideas, questions, and curiosity to this open discussion on the topic "Bridging Boundaries: Cross-Disciplinary Honors and Undergraduate Research Practices."
Fri, Nov 7	10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Office Hours with the Teaching Center - D2L, Teams, & Tech	TC Event	Zoom Passcode: Fall2025	This session is a safe place where you can come to ask D2L questions, Teams questions, and other tech questions. This is open to all faculty members. Moderators: Faculty Fellows; Rachel Lewis, Jessica Rabb, and Aubrey Cross.
Mon, Nov 10	9:00 AM – 10:00 AM	TBR First Year Experience & Learning Communities	TBR Event	Call Link for Nov. 10	TBR First Year Experience & Learning Communities Ready to plant the seeds for a new Learning Community or First Year Experience? Join this roundtable to connect with others who are interested in starting these HIPs. Sponsored by Jessica Rabb
Tues, Nov 11	11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Tech Talk Tuesday – AI in Action — Virtual Library Assistants & Digital Accessibility	TBR Event	Tech Talk Tuesday Registration Form.	This session features two innovative AI Adventurers who are using AI to enhance student support and accessibility across campuses: Maryellen Nash (Nashville State Community College) AI as a Virtual Library Assistant, demonstrating how AI can help students find resources, improve access, and extend librarian support beyond traditional hours. Charity Davenport (Pellissippi State Community College) AI Bots for Digital Accessibility, showing how automation and AI tools can make learning materials more inclusive and accessible for all students.
Fri, Nov 14	9:00 AM – 9:50 AM	The End of Burnout Professional Learning Community (PLC)	PLC	Zoom (Passcode: Fall2025). Register for the session.	Fourth session exploring definitions and historical context from Jonathan Malesic’s book, The End of Burnout. Presented by Kurstin Bush.
Fri, Nov 14	10:00 AM – 10:25 AM	Demystifying Data Requests	PD Session	Zoom Zoom Passcode: Fall2025	Data isn't scary! This presentation will describe the process of making ad hoc data requests to Institutional Research (IR) from the faculty and IR perspectives. Our goal is to dispel worries and misunderstandings about requesting data with a walk-through of a real data request. Presenters: Douglass Godwin, Associate Professor of Psychology; Derrick Dupuis, Director of Institutional Research
Fri, Nov 21	11:00 AM – 11:50 AM	What Didn’t Work for You this Semester?	PD Session	Zoom Passcode: Fall2025	This session is open to everyone. We will discuss what did not work this semester in our courses, why it did not work, and brainstorm ways to improve it moving forward. Moderator: Rachel Lewis Assistant Professor and Teaching Center Fellow

📢 Important Action Items & Deadlines

HIPs Ambassador Applications

Opportunity: Represent Nashville State as a TBR High Impact Practice (HIP) Ambassador.
Stipend: A stipend is offered for involvement.
Action: Apply if you are currently using an HIP in your courses and are interested in collaborating with faculty across TBR.
Deadline: November 14, 2025 (for the 2026 cohort).
Questions: Contact current NSCC HIP Ambassadors: Emily Naff (Study Abroad) and Jessica Rabb (First Year Experience).

Basadur Profile Assessment

What it is: A working style survey that identifies your individual approach to problem-solving and innovation (generating ideas, conceptualizing, optimizing, or implementing). It is not a personality test.
Purpose: Helps to reveal team strengths, gaps, and collaboration styles when members are grouped.
Action: Complete the Basadur Profile.
- Deadline: October 1 (Note: This date may have passed, please check for updates on the instruction's validity.)
- Skip if you’ve taken it in the last 6–9 months.
- Retake if it’s been a year or more.
Instructions:
- Click the invitation link: https://basadurprofile.com/invitation/accept/?key=DSMXBXJM
- Accept the invitation to join the team: Nashville State CC F2025
- Log in or create a new account.
- Complete the assessment(s).