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Professional Development opportunities for the week of April 6–10

PWC is hosting several sessions every week to provide professional development and support during this unique challenge of COVID-19. We are grateful for the sense of community and strength of our SLCC campus community. Here are the opportunities for this week, April 6–10.

Please make sure to download the WebEx application first from https://slcc.webex.com/. Contact Technical Support for assistance with this download as needed. If you need ADA accommodations, please contact Jill Tew, HR, jill.tew@slcc.edu.

Helpful Resources
Emotional Health & Resilience: Strategies for managing stress, anxiety and fear with COVID-19

The Student Health & Counseling Center
Offers a variety of virtual engagements  https://www.instagram.com/slcc_chc/ 

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Monday, April 6, 2020
12:45 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Drop-in Yoga
Kadee Willie, Personal Trainer, Wellness Program

Meeting number (access code): 928 833 553
Meeting password: XtAMNYCF362

This session runs every Monday, March 30–May 4.

Join by phone: +1-415-655-0002 US Toll

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Tuesday, April 7
9 a.m.–10 a.m.
Employee Wellness (Level 3): Community Photo Scavenger Hunt
Preston Lindhardt, Manager, Wellness Program

As we have transitioned into a remote working environment, physical activity and social interaction rates can be negatively impacted. This Level 3 photo scavenger hunt encourages active transportation and social interaction by asking participants to locate, photograph, and upload daily scavenger hunt items to a shared Google Presentation.

Learn more about the Employee Wellness Program.

Meeting number (access code): 920 359 295
Meeting password: wellness

Join by phone: +1-415-655-0002 US Toll 

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Wednesday, April 8
9 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Drop-in Yoga
Kadee Willie, Personal Trainer, Wellness Program

Meeting number (access code): 920 979 857
Meeting password: cGvuS4mWg73

Every Wednesday, April 1–May 6

Join by phone: +1-415-655-0002 US Toll 

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Wednesday, April 8
10 a.m.–11 a.m.
Strategies for Working Remotely
Anjali Pai, Director Staff Development & Employee Engagement
Bryce Nelson, Manager Onboarding

Meeting number (access code): 926 297 779
Meeting password: HHxxtcHH257

Join by phone: +1-415-655-0002 US Toll 

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Thursday, April 9
9 a.m.–10 a.m.
Guidance & Support for SLCC Supervisors
PWC Culture Team: representatives from Human Resources, Employee Relations and Staff Development

We know at SLCC that our supervisors are essential to accomplishing our mission. During this session, People & Workplace Culture leadership will discuss guidance and answer questions on leading our employees through COVID-19. Topics will include emergency pay, engaging your remote team, and hiring, onboarding and orientation during COVID-19.

WEBEX INFO and OUTLOOK INVITE COMING SOON!

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Thursday, April 9
11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Hiring, Onboarding & Orientation Tips for a Virtual Environment
Marni Fisher, Director, Employment & Compensation, Human Resources
Bryce Nelson and Maggie Knowles, Onboarding, Staff Development

If you are interested in hiring soon, we invite you to participate and learn strategies for hiring, onboarding and orienting in a virtual environment.

Meeting number (access code): 921 171 444
Meeting password: jJ2AW346aPp

Join by phone: +1-415-655-0002 US Toll

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Friday, April 10
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Drop-in Yoga
Kadee Willie, Personal Trainer, Wellness Program

Meeting number (access code): 927 682 068
Meeting password: wBAyarA8t45

Occurs every Friday, March 27–May 8. 

Join by phone: +1-415-655-0002 US Toll 

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EFFECTIVE ONLINE INSTRUCTION WEBINARS LEARNING COMMUNITY

As you continue to move your courses to remote learning this semester, we want to provide you with resources to make your work as effective as possible. The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) has put together a series of live webinars happening over the next three weeks covering key topics in online education. Although these webinars are more focused on best practices in carefully planned online education rather than the emergency remote education that we're doing in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, many of these practices will be adaptable to our circumstances this semester and can help to prepare you to take our own Online Teacher Credential course if you are interested in teaching online courses in the future.

We will continue the discussions begun in these webinars in a Virtual Learning Community. There will be three meetings of this Learning Community with each covering two webinar topics. The schedule will be:

  • April 10, 2020 — 1 p.m.–2 p.m.
    • Welcoming Students to your Online Environment (Live 4/2/2020 at 12 p.m. MDT)
    • Managing your Online Presence (Live 4/6/2020 at 12 p.m. MDT)
  • April 17, 2020 — 1 p.m.–2 p.m.
    • Organizing your Online Courses (Live 4/9/2020 at 12 p.m. MDT)
    • Planning and Facilitating Quality Discussions (Live 4/14/2020 at 12 p.m. MDT)
  • April 23, 2020 — 1 p.m.–2 p.m.
    • Recording Effective Microlectures (Live 4/17/2020 at 12 p.m. MDT)
    • Engaging Students in Readings and Micro-Lectures (Live 4/20/2020 at 12 p.m. MDT)

All of these webinars are available during their live times or to download afterwards from the ACUE WEBSITE. Their dates have been included next to their names. Whether or not you get the chance to watch or listen to the webinars before the meeting, feel free to come to discuss these topics with your SLCC colleagues. Register for this event through your MySLCC portal under the Employee tab.

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