Jumpstart to Successful Instruction

  • Industry Expert to Expert Instructor

Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: Supporting Industry Experts in Becoming Expert Instructors

Purpose: To support workforce development programs across all industry sectors preparing industry experts to become excellent teachers. This community focuses specifically on building an open access library of videos, tools, and resources for exemplary teaching practices that individuals and community colleges can easily and freely adopt and adapt to produce successful transitions of industry experts into expert teachers.


Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: IE2EI Instructor Interviews

Instructors talk openly about challenges of teaching their first college class.

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Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: Different Courses For Different Purposes


Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: Getting Started

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Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: A Deeper Dive into an Accelerated Course for New Instructors

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Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: A Case Study in Smart Reuse

Learn how Western Dakota Technical College helps instructors Jumpstart their way to improved retention and better student engagement using the SkillsCommons course, Jumpstart to Successful Instruction.

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Looking to create a customized training course to help Subject Matter Experts become excellent instructors?

You can reuse, revise, remix, retain, and redistribute the lesson plans, assessments, and more that were created by Western Dakota Technical College’s Donna Hanks to supplement SkillsCommon’s Jumpstart training modules.

Course: Methods of Lesson Planning and Instruction

Modules Description Resources
Module 1 Introductions and Develop Consistent Communications Developing Consistent CommunicationsED 211 Methods of Lesson Planning and Instruction Instructor Syllabus.docx

Copy of ED211 Course Calendar F21.xlsx

ED211 Module Content Instructions.docx

ED211 Module 1 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED 211 Methods of Lesson Planning and Instruction Master Syllabus.docx

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ED211 Intro Slide.pptx

ED211 Module 1 Discussion Prompt.jpg

ED211 Module 1 Quiz.docx

Module 2 Defining Student Learning Competencies and OutcomesBlooms Quick Sheets Defining Student Learning Competencies and OutcomesBloom’s Quick Sheets

ED211 Module 2 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED211 Module 2 Handout.docx

ED211 Module 2 Quiz.docx

Module 3 Connecting Learning Objectives and Competencies Connecting the Learning Objectives and Competencies to GradesED211 Module 3 Discussion Prompt.jpg

ED211 Module 3 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED211 Module 3 Quiz.docx

Module 4 Creating the Course Climate Creating the Course Climate

ED211 Module 4 Quiz.docx

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ED211 Module 4 Discussion Prompt.pptx

Module 5 The Why of How You are Teaching The Why of “How” You are TeachingED211 Module 5 Discussion Prompt.jpg

ED211 Module 5 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED211 Module 5 Quiz.docx

Module 6 Active Learning Strategy  Active LearningED211 Module 6 Discussion Prompt.jpg

ED211 Module 6 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED211 Module 6 Quiz.docx

Module 7 Creating Effective Assignments Creating Effective AssignmentsED211 Module 7 Discussion Prompt.jpg

ED211 Module 7 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED211 Module 7 Quiz.docx

Module 8 Fair and Balanced Formative and Summative Assessments Fair and Balanced Formative and Summative AssessmentsED211 Module 8 Discussion Prompt.jpg

ED211 Module 8 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED211 Module 8 Quiz.docx

Course: Diving Deeper in Adult Learning

Module Description of Lesson Resources
Introduction Module and Module 1 IntroductionsDiving Deeper in Adult Learning Diving Deeper Into Adult LearningED215 Methods of Instructional Design Sp22 DH Instructor Syllabus.docx

ED215 Methods of Instructional Design Master Syllabus.docx

ED215 Course Calendar Sp22.xlsx

ED215 Module Content Instructions.docx

ED215 Module 1 Quiz.docx

ED215 Module 1 Discussion Prompt.pptx

Module 2 Adopting and Adapting Research Based Learning TheoriesInvestigating Learning Theory Adopting and Adapting Research Based LearningInvestigating Learning Theory

ED215 Module 2 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED215 Module 2 Quiz.docx

Module 3 Plan for Issues and Potential Solutions in Classroom Management Plan for Issues and Potential Solutions in Classroom ManagementED215 Module 3 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED215 Module 3 Quiz.docx

Module 4 Student Centered Learning in Higher Education Student Centered Learning in Higher EducationED215 Module 4 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED215 Module 4 Quiz.docx

Module 5 ADA Accommodations- Meeting Learners’ Needs Understanding ADA and Meeting Learners NeedsED215 Module 5 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED215 Module 5 Quiz.docx

Module 6 Using Emerging ResourcesCollaborative and Experiential Learning Using Emerging ResourcesCollaborative and Experiential Learning

ED215 Module 6 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED215 Module 6 Quiz.docx

Module 7 Incorporating Problem and Project Based Learning Incorporating Project and Problem Based LearningED215 Module 7 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED215 Module 7 Quiz.docx

Module 8 Investigating the Teaching and Learning CycleFinal Thoughts Investigating the Teaching and Learning CycleED215 Module 8 Discussion Prompt.pptx

ED215 Module 8 Quiz.docx