Gale Resources: Discover CTE (Career Technical Education) Content Within Your Gale In Context Resources

Gale Resources partners with librarians and educators around the world to connect learners to essential content through user-friendly technology that enhances experiences and improves learning outcomes.    To access Gale Resources for course material, visit SSC’s Library of Databases, select Gale Resources, and login with your regular SSC username and password.    In the meantime, feel free […]

Kahoot! for Assessment (SSC Online Workshop)

See how a math instructor at SSC easily aligned the online scoring of a Kahoot! quiz to the SSC Critical Thinking Rubric for general education assessment. Ideas will be discussed for creating a similar type of alignment with other College rubrics.  Zoom Registration for this Session 

D2L: Using AI to Design Better Online Learning (Vendor Webinar)

What’s AI promising now, mood-sensing textbooks? Overnight Latin fluency? Campus-wide brilliance? Let’s focus on what AI can do for you today. Join D2L as they explore the practical applications of AI for educators and instructional designers, with real-world examples of how you can use tools like ChatGPT, Google Bard and DALL-E to design better online […]

Introduction to Blackboard Ally and ILCCO Accessibility Best Practices (Online Webinar) 

Have you noticed new colorful icons next to all content posted in your D2L courses?  That is Blackboard Ally working to provide alternative methods to students in consuming your content.   We are excited to announce the implementation of Blackboard Ally with Brightspace D2L effective for the Spring 2024 term.  Blackboard Ally is a revolutionary product […]

Cengage: Virtual Economics Teaching Conference (Vendor Webinar Series)

The Economics Teaching Conference, sponsored by the National Economics Teaching Association (NETA) and Cengage, focuses on classroom-ready tools and techniques for teaching Economics. This past November, the hugely successful 19th Annual Conference brought many Economics instructors together in Charlotte to share ideas and attend sessions by some of the most creative economist educators in the […]

Adjunct Faculty Saturday Professional Development Session – Using D2L Gradebook for In-Person Classes (Online Webinar)

If you are teaching a traditional in-person class, students appreciate instructors using the D2L online Gradebook as it promotes:  In-person instructors have two options when using D2L online gradebook:  Join the Teaching and Learning Center for this online webinar as we get instructors started using the D2L Gradebook. During this online webinar, we’ll start out […]

2024 Virtual Cengage Computing Experience (Vendor Webinar Sessions)

Want to learn about the latest innovations and emerging topics in Computing? Join us for the 2024 Virtual Cengage Computing Experience—a webinar conference for Computing instructors to connect, inspire each other with new ideas and attend sessions from authors and thought leaders.   Session topics include:  See the full agenda and register now for this engaging […]

Promethean ActivPanel Display Refresher (Hands-on Training in Room 3127) 

Some SSC classrooms are equipped with a Promethean ActivPanel as a display.    Join the Teaching and Learning Center for this hands-on training where we will demonstrate the technical aspects of using the Promethean ActivPanel in the classroom.    In this live training, we’ll cover:  Due to limited seating, please register by emailing:  ssconline@ssc.edu.   You will receive […]

Introduction to Simple Syllabus (Online Webinar) 

We are excited to announce the implementation of Simple Syllabus with Brightspace D2L effective for the Spring 2024 term. This means all faculty will be using Simple Syllabus instead of uploading a Microsoft Word version of their syllabus to their D2L course shell.  Using Simple Syllabus means your syllabus will instead be in an electronic […]

D2L: Using Practice Quizzes to Prepare Students for Higher Stakes Assignments (Online webinar) (.25 PGU)

Join the Teaching and Learning Center for this online webinar as we do a deep dive into D2L Quizzes.  If you are an instructor that does not use online quizzes, consider using practice quizzes.  Studies show practice quizzes improve students' preparation for higher stakes assignments.   In this webinar, we’ll cover the following:  Zoom Registration for […]

Chronicle of Higher Education: Preventing Faculty Burnout (Vendor Webinar)

A nationwide survey highlighted a disparity between professors and administrators regarding morale. Only 32 percent of administrators responded that they consider preventing burnout a key goal, in contrast to 62 percent of polled faculty who believe that reducing burnout is a priority in their institutions.How can the gap be addressed so institutions can work toward […]