Faculty Development Opportunities for the Week of June 1–5, 2020

Faculty and Staff are invited to participate in the following online learning communities:

 

Whistling Vivaldi Learning Community

Focused on the book Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do, Claude Steele

All faculty and Staff are invited to participate. Book will be provided.

June 16                 12–1 p.m.                 Via WebEx

June 23                 12–1 p.m.                 Via WebEx

June 30                 12–1 p.m.                 Via WebEx

 

Register for each session through the SLCC Registration System in your MySLCC portal. Adjunct faculty will be compensated 3 hours.

 

Information about the book:

The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider’s look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Claude M. Steele, who has been called “one of the few great social psychologists,” offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports his groundbreaking conclusions on stereotypes and identity. He sheds new light on American social phenomena from racial and gender gaps in test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men, and lays out a plan for mitigating these “stereotype threats” and reshaping American identities.

 

From Equity Talk to Equity Walk Learning Community

Focused on the book From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education, Tia Brown McNair, Estela Mara Bensimon, and Lindsey Malcolm-Piqueux

This book is authored by Tia Brown McNair, our SLCC 360 guest speaker from February 2020. President Huftalin mentioned this book in her email to the College Community on Monday, June 1, 2020.

 

All Faculty and Staff are invited to participate.  Book will be provided.

July 9                     12–1 p.m.                 Via WebEx

July 16                   12–1 p.m.                 Via WebEx

 

Register for each session through the SLCC Registration System in your MySLCC portal.  Adjunct faculty will be compensated 2 hours.

 

Information about the book:

From Equity Talk to Equity Walk provides race-conscious guidance on designing and implementing effective campus change strategies that establish more expansive and equity-minded campus cultures. Rather than offering abstract concepts and vague buzzwords, this pragmatic guide delivers concrete, actionable steps to make racial equity the responsibility of all.

eLearning

Canvas User Credential

A 12-hour, fully online course. It is currently open for registration, and registrants can start begin immediately. The last day to register is July 8. The course must be completed by August 8.

 

A resource from The Chronicle of Higher Education:

Better Student Engagement During Covid-19

Join us for the next session in The Chronicle’s Faculty Resilience virtual forum series on Friday, June 5, as hosts Ian Wilhelm and Beckie Supiano are joined by Josh Eyler, director of faculty development and director of the Thinkforward Quality Enhancement Plan at the University of Mississippi to discuss practical techniques that can be used to keep students engaged and active in the classroom during a chaotic time.

The conversation will include tips, big and small, that faculty can offer each other for how to draw out students and ways to support struggling ones. This interactive session will aim to reinforce the idea that good teaching is good teaching, no matter the medium, no matter the time.

Register Here

 

Other trainings you may be interested in:

Open Textbook Network Online Summit

The Summit is an opportunity for the higher education community to learn, share, and connect with one another around open education, both in terms of vision and practice. Some programs will be limited to new and returning OTN members, but many will be open more broadly. We will have recordings available following most sessions. Sessions live June 15–25. Registration through the OTN website is required.

 

GrammarPhobia Follow-Up Fun Writing Workshops

You asked for it!  We’ve got it! This summer, the WAC program will host playful, interactive workshops to scratch your grammar itch!  After an introduction to the SLCC Style Guide, participants will share their most frustrating, or feared, grammar questions. Together, we’ll use the style guide to get to the right answer for you!    

 

Register for ONE SESSION only.

Wednesday, June 17, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Thursday, July 9, 1–2 p.m.

 

Presented by Tiffany Rousculp, Director, SLCC Writing Across the College Program

More Information and Registration:

You must register for this training session. View the Registration Tutorial. Register in the MySLCC Employee Training Portal. Search under “Staff Development,” registration code CW13.

Prior to the workshop, you will receive an email asking for your grammar questions, as well as a WebEx link. Questions? Contact Deanne.Arvizu@slcc.edu.