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QCC Celebrates Innovative Teaching

September 2016

The Office of Distance Learning and Professional Development hosted the second annual Faculty Innovations and Best Practices Showcase on Wednesday, June 1. Forty-four faculty and staff members attended this event celebrating innovative teaching at the College.

In her welcome address, Vice President of Academic Affairs Pat Toney said, “Faculty play a key role in student retention and the QCC faculty lead the way. Today’s showcase provides a context for QCC faculty to share their best practices with each other, to learn about innovative teaching and to create community with colleagues.”

A variety of disciplines and all five Schools at the College were represented by the following faculty presentations:

  • “Innovative Lessons: Grab the Student’s Attention at the Door,” Maryann Kania, Business Administration  
  • “Stress-Free Technological Tools that Enhance the Faculty and Student Experience,” Kristy Glover, Criminal Justice
  • “Comics in the Classroom: Updating an Old Medium with New Technology,” John Stazinski, English
  • “The Power of Inclusive Language,” Erin Connor, Occupational Therapy
  • “Connecting with McGraw Hill’s Connect Plus,” Eric Mania and Judy Colson, Psychology
  • “Data Mining with Google Spreadsheets,” Andria Schwortz, Integrated Science/Physics 
  • “Mindfulness Meditation and Contemplative Pedagogy,” Jean Kennedy, Human Services


“Encouraging Engagement and Real World Interaction With 3-D Objects,” Jacob Longacre, Electronics Engineering Technology

After three hours of formal presentations, attendees had a chance to engage in dialogue about teaching and learning with their peers and to talk further with the presenters.  

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