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Professional Development Opportunities for the week of April 20–24

People & Workplace Culture (PWC) Virtual Office Hours

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.

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.

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Wednesday, April 22
10:30–11:30 a.m.
Stress Management
Kevin Nguyen, Health Educator, Wellness Program

Meeting number (access code): 928 619 297
Meeting password: wellness

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Wednesday, April 22
9–9:45 a.m.
Drop-in Yoga
Kadee Willie, Personal Trainer, Wellness Program

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

This session runs every Wendesday through May 6, 2020.

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Thursday, April 23
10–11 a.m.
Navigating through PARs for Hiring Manager & Search Committees
Presented by the HR Employment Team:
Cindy Barela
Joanna Kreifeldt
Craig Pollock

Meeting number (access code): 927 773 736
Meeting password: Vp38HWBMFk4 

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Creating a Desk Manual Two-Part Workshop Series for SLCC Staff
There’s nothing like a pandemic to motivate us to get our desk manuals and office instructions in order! The Writing Across the College (WAC) program is providing a two-part workshop series to help you get it done. First, watch the Writing Effective Instructions video. Second, draft a set of instructions for one of your job responsibilities. Third, register for one of the WebEx Creating a Desk Manual Virtual Meetings below. In the workshop, you’ll share a draft with Tiffany Rousculp, Writing Across the College (WAC) Director and three other participants. You’ll get feedback on your draft and will give feedback to the other participants.

WebEx Creating a Desk Manual Virtual Meetings 
(You must register if you want to attend. Limited to four participants per session.)
April 23, 10–11 a.m. and 1–2 p.m.
April 28, 12–1 p.m. and 3–4 p.m.
April 30, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Register in the MySLCC Employee Training Portal. Search under “Staff Development,” registration code CW12. Prior to the workshop, you will receive an email that includes the WebEx link to Join the Meeting.

Questions? Contact Deanne.Arvizu@slcc.edu

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Thursday, April 23
2:30–3:30 p.m.
Benefits Enrollment Portal
Kristi Egbert & Patti Williams
Benefits, Human Resources, People & Workplace Culture
Learn about the new benefits enrollment platform we are adopting to see your benefits and make changes in one place. Part-time employees can look for information on our website.

Meeting number (access code): 920 018 696
Meeting password: ReWGNN2xH42

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Monday, April 27, 2020
12:45–1:30 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 through May 4, 2020.

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Thursday, April 30
10:30–11:30 a.m.
Kristi Egbert & Patti Williams
Benefits, Human Resources, People & Workplace Culture
Learn about the new benefits enrollment platform we are adopting to see your benefits and make changes in one place. Part-time employees can look for information on our website.

Meeting number (access code): 924 454 902
Meeting password: aMJxR4xPT35

**Special training sessions with limited space!**

April 30, 1–2 p.m.
Communicating Effectively in a Virtual Environment — Participants will learn how to communicate effectively during change and in a virtual environment.

May 7, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Understanding Change — Participants will learn the styles of change and how to support and engage each style.

May 14, 1–2 p.m.
Brain Works and Hacks — Participants will learn about how the brain impacts our communication and behavior and what we can do to keep our brain functioning at full capacity.

Register in the MySLCC Employee Training Portal. Prior to the workshop, you will receive a WebEx Meeting Invite containing the login information. Questions, reach out to Deanne.arvizu@slcc.edu

Presented by Trigena Halley, PCC, BCC is the founder and owner of Peak Performance CCT, LLC. Trigena works with individuals and organizations seeking to enhance and improve peak performance through a sustainable, result-focused, leadership approach. She has partnered with SLCC on several courses and training programs at SLCC.

Faculty Development
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 23, 1–2 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.

Teach Anywhere Webinar
The Teach Anywhere webinar will introduce SLCC faculty to the many resources available to help them transition from teaching on campus to teaching remotely. In this one-hour workshop, you will:
  • Learn how to access eLearning’s Teach Anywhere Guide
  • Learn where to get help with Canvas
  • Explore videoconferencing tools that you can use to create a virtual classroom, including WebEx, Microsoft Teams, and BigBlueButton, and discuss the pros and cons of each tool 

Specifically, you'll learn how to:
  • Add WebEx to Canvas
  • Schedule a training session in WebEx
  • Start a training session in WebEx
  • Monitor chat and hand raising from participants
  • Create breakout sessions for student groups
  • Add Microsoft Teams to Canvas
  • Schedule a meeting and invite your students to the meeting

The facilitators will leave time at the end of the session to answer questions from participants.

Schedule:
Before spring semester finals week:
  • Wednesday, 4/29 – 5–6 p.m.
  • Thursday, 4/30 – 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Before summer semester starts:
  • Thursday, 5/14 – 5–6 p.m.
  • Friday, 5/15 – 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Registration is required. Look for FE36 Teach Anywhere under Faculty Development in SLCC’s training registration system.

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