Welcome to the Nighthawk Faculty Development Page
✅ AFCP Update: While we do not have a Summer AFCP Session, we will be back and ready to go in Fall of 2025. Please contact me if you have any questions! Do not forget to join us in Fall if you are interested in this great program!
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AlamoShare
Please visit the available resources in AlamoShare to connect, build community, and participate in professional development opportunities. AlamoShare
System Resources
Starlink
As an Alamo Colleges District instructor, you have free access to STARLINK, an online consortium of professional development from community colleges across the state of Texas. These courses are completed asynchronously and cover a range of pedagogical topics. You can access STARLINK in the Professional and Organizational Development guide
ACES
ACES is a portal that links to a variety of applications pertinent to both faculty and employee needs. Through ACES, faculty members will enter grades, drop students, and they can access important employee documents like paystubs and W2 forms. You can find a detailed guide in the Alamo Colleges District screen-steps.
Alamo Talent
AlamoTalent is the system used by faculty and staff to sign up for professional development opportunities. For a step-by-step guide on using AlamoTalent, please review How to Sign Up for Sessions in AlamoTALENT.
Navigate
Navigate is a system used to communicate with both students and advisors about academic issues that might occur in the classroom. It also provides the capability for instructors to enter early alerts for students. For a detailed walkthrough of Navigate, please click Navigate FS Walkthrough (Final Revision).pdf Download Navigate FS Walkthrough (Final Revision).pdf
Faculty 180
Faculty 180 is an electronic portfolio system used for faculty evaluation. For more information about using Faculty 180, please refer to the Faculty 180 page.
Teaching Tips Collection
Are you linking for quick teaching tips that you can easily implement into your class to increase student engagement? If so, explore the Teaching Tips Collection published by POD, the leading organization for faculty development in higher education. You'll find tips written by faculty developers from institutions like Notre Dame, Florida State, Washington University in St. Louis, and the Alamo Colleges District. You can access those teaching tips in the Teaching Tips Collection guide. Download Teaching Tips Collection guide.