News: Dr. Mary Jordan

Welcome back to the new semester! We are building on the success of the past CTL work this year. After talking with faculty, reviewing other CTL programs, and working with our CTL Advisory Board, we...

We celebrate Black History Month every February in the library, but of course we celebrate these books and authors all the time! We have a display of a diverse selection of books set up in the library...

SCTCC’s CTL will launch its Spring Semester Book Clubs this week and in preparation, we are discussing the benefits of participating in professional learning book clubs in this week’s blog! We have...

As SCTCC shifts to virtual learning for a 2 week period, instructors are once again put in the sometimes tricky position of providing high quality learning opportunities and engagement for students in...

We are always working to add more good books to the collection in the library – books that will connect with people across our community. We are always looking for more fiction and nonfiction books...

Whether you are an instructor working on writing up material for yourself, or a student strengthen their writing skills – it’s tough. Facing that blank page, and coming up with the words and ideas you...

Many people are nervous about speaking in front of groups. Everyone can get better at this! Some people are born feeling at ease in a group; some are born shaking in their boots at the idea of public...

Teaching is tough for everyone. Some days it’s great; some days the tech breaks, the students forget everything in the syllabus, and it’s just all too frustrating. Even in the best of times, we all...

With the return to more in-person classes this fall, we’re all seeing more students face-to-face, observing behaviors and listening to their challenges. The Cyclones CARE team exists to intervene with...

The start of the semester always seems so hopeful. You start off with a clean slate, all new classes, ready to make THIS semester the best ever! Then the second week starts, and wow. Thing seem really...