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Southwestern
Community College recently
received funding to continue
its work as the Western Regional
Center for Excellence in Teaching
and Learning. SCC is one of
three regional centers which
are part of the North Carolina
Community College System’s
statewide NC-NET initiative.
This year’s grant
brings the six-year funding
total to $215,000, according
to Laura Pennington, SCC’s
grant writer.
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For more information,
visit http://nc-net.info
or contact Barb
Putman at 828.586.4091,
ext. 496. |
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The North Carolina Network
for Excellence in Teaching
is designed to support high-quality
teaching at the 58 community
colleges in North Carolina,
Pennington said.
“Our focus is on
community college teaching
and learning, as well as
leadership and professional
development,” Pennington
said.
Upcoming NC-NET seminars
funded by the project include
Active Learning in the College
Classroom to be presented
by SCC office administration
instructor Elizabeth Haynes
on Monday, Feb. 9, at 2
p.m.; Leadership on Fire
presented by Jim Cain of
Teamwork and Teamplay, Inc.
on Friday, Feb. 27, at 10
a.m.; Assessing College
Student Learning to be presented
by SCC dean of arts and
sciences Barb Putman, on
Tuesday, March 10, at 2
p.m. All of these seminars
will be held on the Jackson
Campus. To register, call
Darlene Peebles at 339-4300.
The North Carolina Network
for Excellence in Teaching
was established in 2003
as a cost-effective statewide
infrastructure for the development
and delivery of faculty
professional development.
“One of the good
things about it,”
said Putman, “is that
it helps North Carolina
community colleges share
resources and avoid duplication.
We can collaborate and network
among the colleges. Plus,
it works two-fold. We let
faculty know what’s
available out there for
them as well as respond
to their requests of what
they need.
“By utilizing a resource-rich
and interactive web portal,
faculty across the state
can learn about conferences/training
opportunities, access face-to-face
and on-line seminars, chat
with other instructors across
the state via discussion
boards, and search for ‘best
practice’ resources
through an interactive database.
We also have a library collection
of text, video and other
materials showcasing effective
teaching practices that
is available for inter-library
loan through WebCat.”
For more information, visit
http://nc-net.info
or contact Putman at
828.586.4091, ext. 496.
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