Grading for Learning
by Silke Morin, Culturally Responsive Teaching Faculty Fellow, Biology Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) necessitates the identification and implementation of practices that help all students be… Read More
Connecting Dual Credit Students to College Resources: How Classroom Instructors Can Help
by Ryan Lopez, Culturally Responsive Teaching Faculty Fellow, Dual Credit English Many students at Austin Community College (ACC) are first-generation college students, which often means… Read More
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar 2024
Austin Community College International Programs invites applications from ACC faculty to attend the Global Citizenship Alliance seminar (GCA) to be held July 7-14, 2024. Read More
Implementing What I Learned in the FLC This Year
by Julz Decker, Associate Professor, Government I have completed my second Faculty Learning Community with ACC TLED and this one was quite inspirational… Read More
Global Peace and Conflict Studies Faculty Learning Community, 2022-2023
by Jon Luckstead, Faculty Librarian, Library Services My experience in the Global Peace and Conflict Studies Faculty Learning Community this past year was… Read More
Global Studies FLC Helped Me Develop My Study Abroad Course
by Kathy Frost, Professor, Psychology I had the great pleasure of taking part in a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) during the year 2022-2023. Read More
Global Education FLC
by Heidi Juel, Professor, Composition and Literary Studies My name is Heidi Juel and I am a professor in the Composition and Literary Studies… Read More
Looking Deeper: Inclusive Research Processes
by Ashley Carr, Reference Librarian, Associate Professor As a librarian, I spend a lot of time looking at different sources of information, and there… Read More
The Geneva Conventions and Nursing in Conflict Zones
by Daira Wilson PhD, RN, Professor of Nursing, Professional Nursing I just finished the Global Peace and Conflict Studies FLC and honestly, this is… Read More
FLC Global Peace and Conflict Studies Blog Post
by Jaime Cantu, Professor, Assistant, Biology I had the pleasure of being a part of the Global Peace and Conflict Studies Faculty Learning Community… Read More
History of Science: A Global and Diverse Perspective
by LaKisha Barrett, Associate Professor, Biology Belonging leads to success. When we see diverse representation throughout course materials, class examples, learning styles, forepersons, and… Read More
Texas Feminist Policy
by Celeste Rios, Adjunct Professor, Government There is a need to address gender barriers that exist in our society. The Faculty Learning Community… Read More
My FLC Experience
by Diane Echevarria, Adjunct, Assistant Professor, World Language Department I was privileged to be able to participate in the Global Education Faculty Learning Community… Read More
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2023
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Learning Opportunities Thursday, May 18th, 2023 For Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we encourage… Read More
Globalizing Education Through Map Making: A Faculty Learning Community Project
by Stephanie Long, M.Sc., Geographic Information Systems Professional, Professor and Department Chair, Geographic Information Systems As a professor of Geographic Information Systems (GIS),… Read More
Hiring: Faculty Talent Onboarding Faculty Facilitator
Fall 2023-Spring 2024 Apply to be our next faculty facilitator for the New Faculty Orientation (asynchronous) and monthly onboarding offerings. The onboarding sessions… Read More
Economics Framework and Gender Studies
by Lei Ji, PhD, Professor, Economics Department As an economist who had the privilege to join the Faculty Learning Community (FLC) – Global Gender… Read More
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar 2023
Austin Community College International Programs invites applications from ACC faculty to attend the Global Citizenship Alliance seminar (GCA) to be held July 7-14, 2023. Read More
Celebrating Native American Heritage: Fashion Forward – Native American Style
Before Native American Fashion Designer Nan Blassingame started talking to a fashion design class at the ACC Highland campus, her dresses spoke for her. Her… Read More
Celebrating Native American Heritage: Land Acknowledgments Cultural Colloquy
Land Acknowledgments are a practice that is both old and new, carried out with good intent and an enormously heavy task. It is an attempt… Read More
Celebrating Native American Heritage: Dr. Aaron Pyle Shares Native Music, Stories, and History
Note: This blog is best viewed on Chrome. Inside a recital hall on the Austin Community College (ACC) Highland Campus, the sound of Dr. Aaron… Read More
Monsters around the World: Expanding Students’ Cross-Cultural Competencies
by Alex Watkins, Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies How do you condense 300 (or more) years of literature into sixteen weeks? This is the… Read More
Charlas Provide Friendly Space for ACC Employees to Practice Spanish
by Kameko Jacobs, Instructional Communications Specialist Maybe you, like me, took Spanish in grade school and have all but lost it, and long for ways… Read More
The Global Stage: Performance as Protest, Protest as Performance
by Carrie Kaplan, Adjunct Professor, Literary Manager, Department of Drama Shamshow, grandstanding, devolving into theater, playing to the crowd, play-acting, mere theater, just for show,… Read More
Global Microfinance Practices – a Study in Contrast for Small Business Financing
by Courtney Ahrenholtz, Associate Professor, Finance and Marketing Small business financing in the United States generally refers to the ways in which an entrepreneur obtains… Read More
Recentering ARTS 1301: Moving Art Appreciation in a More Global and Gender Inclusive Direction
by Dawn E. Hewitt, Adjunct, Assistant Professor, Art Department Coming in to teach ARTS 1301 can be a little daunting. There is a… Read More
Global Connections Education in Teacher Certification
by Lisa T Brown, PhD, Adjunct Instructor Continuing Education, Teacher Certification Austin Community College Continuing Education has a growing program that certifies teachers for Texas… Read More
The Digital Divide: A Global Perspective
by Katherine Susman, Associate Professior Computer Science and Information Technology I am currently completing my second-year teaching information technology at ACC after… Read More
Case-Based Global Learning in Human Growth and Development
by Dr. Nancy Ejuma, Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychology As a newer adjunct psychology professor, I viewed the Global Education Faculty Learning Community… Read More
Global Gender and Inclusion in Math
by Hoda Tavakoli, Adjunct Associate Professor, Mathematics I am thankful for the opportunity to participate in the Faculty Learning Community for the year… Read More
Charting a New Course: Panel Discusses ACC Course Redesign Fellowship Opportunities
by Kameko Jacobs, Instructional Communications Specialist Have you ever considered completely redesigning your course, yet the task seems completely insurmountable and… Read More
Gender Studies in Human Growth and Development
by Sadaf Sajjad, Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychology There is some misconception among non-gender specialists about gender research topics. They have a greater tendency… Read More
Cinderella Stories and the Feminine Ideal
by Lauren Elander, Adjunct, Assistant Professor, Composition & Literacy Studies With the disruption of the Western Literary Canon, literature courses can include dynamic texts that… Read More
Global Citizenship in the Operating Room
by Susan Diamond, Surgical Technology Faculty As a surgical technology instructor, I am privileged to team teach with a talented and encouraging group in a… Read More
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2022
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Learning Opportunities Thursday, May 19, 2022 In accordance with the 11th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we… Read More
Teaching & Learning Champions: Martin Vásquez
by Courtney Grams, Director of Faculty Communications Martin Vásquez, Adjunct Professor in the ASL and Interpreter Training Department at ACC, is a self-proclaimed language… Read More
Faculty Communications – TLED Leadership Transitions
Dear Colleagues, With mixed emotions we announce the departure of Courtney Grams, Director of Faculty Communications, as she pursues new opportunities to meet her personal… Read More
Help Improve Student Communications
The Student Affairs team is in the process of collecting feedback from students via the “Student Communication Preference Survey.” Help them spread the word… Read More
Teaching & Learning Champions: Hope Watson
Teaching & Learning Champions are faculty and staff who contribute to student learning (Guided Pathways Essential Practice #4). We share their stories to… Read More
The 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program for 2023-2024 is now open and the application deadline is September 15, 2022. Fulbright offers teaching, research or combination teaching/research… Read More
Hiring: 2 New Faculty Orientation Asynchronous Blackboard Course Designers
(2 positions) Spring 2022 Reports To Faculty Development Team Lead Position Information Apply to be… Read More
Hiring: Faculty Talent Onboarding Faculty Facilitator
Fall 2022- Spring 2023 Reports To Faculty Talent Onboarding Faculty Lead Position Information Serve as a faculty facilitator for Orientation and monthly Onboarding offerings. The… Read More
Building Better Learning: Metacognition and Free Technology
by Richard Palmer, Instructional Designer Open Education offers educators opportunities to improve equity, teaching strategies, and our community. Metacognition provides a set of skills… Read More
Celebrating Black History Beyond February: Pathway to social justice through purpose and belonging
I recently read a beautiful, brief essay by Dr. Shayla Griffin, co-founder and facilitator in the Justice Leaders Collaborative, entitled “A reflection on the… Read More
Inspired Teaching Ideas from Wordle
by Dr. R. Barrera, Instructional Designer / Web Content Strategist It’s 11:50 pm. Maybe I should start with “grace”? Or what about “stale”? I have… Read More
Teaching & Learning Champions: A’leya Campbell
Teaching & Learning Champions are faculty and staff who contribute to student learning (Guided Pathways Essential Practice #4). We share their stories to… Read More
TLED Says: Ask Us Anything!
Join employees from the Teaching & Learning Excellence Division (TLED) to “ask us anything” over your lunch hour! Team leads will present virtually via… Read More
Spring 2022 Welcome from Student Accessibility Services
Welcome and best wishes for a great semester from Student Accessibility Services! (SAS). The information below regarding accommodations and testing for SAS students will help… Read More
Spring 2022 Testing Center Reminders
Hello Faculty! Here is some important information from Instructional Testing Centers (ITC) that will assist you in your use of our services during the Spring… Read More
SPRING 2022 WEBINARS
Student Accessibility Services invites faculty to join us for any or all of these webinars. Please email Lauren Sebel, lsebel@austincc.edu or Kelly Kamm, kkamm@austincc.edu for… Read More