**Please note that the following opportunities are available to all faculty and staff.**
First Annual Salt Lake Black August
This event will be online, via Zoom, this Friday, August 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. MDT.
For more information, visit https://savethekidsgroup.org/1st-annual-salt-lake-black-august-for-black-justice/ .
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LinkedIn Learning — Recommended Course of the Week
Using Questions to Foster Critical Thinking and Curiosity
The one trait many successful leaders share is their natural curiosity and desire to learn. We are all innately curious—so why is it that some people seem to discover more answers and lead a more empowering life than others? Put simply, they tend to think critically and ask the right questions. In this course, learn how to leverage the power of questions to move your team, leadership, and career to the next level.
Get started with LinkedIn Learning: SLCC Learn or https://lnkd.in/gE9RCNW
We would appreciate your feedback on the LinkedIn Learning platform! Please consider taking a short survey.
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IT Training Online
Check out their site for many virtual resources from Banner Basics to Teams training.
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MySuccess Learning & Action Community
The MySuccess Virtual Learning & Action Community is designed especially for faculty, and will highlight the tools within MySuccess that can help faculty give regular feedback to students and connect students with the tools and support they need to implement that feedback. The Learning and Action Community will meet six times during the fall semester. If you are passionate about student success, and want to learn more about how you can collaborate with Academic Advising and other support networks through MySuccess, please join us!
The first virtual meeting is September 11, from 10–11 a.m.
Register through the SLCC Registration System in your MySLCC account on the Employee Tab. This offering is listed under Faculty Development.
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ePortfolio Bootcamp
Aug. 20, 2020
12–4:30 p.m.
TB 225D-A&B
This intensive ePortfolio training will help faculty more effectively explain and use ePortfolios in their courses. Participants will learn how to integrate ePortfolios in course syllabi, signature assignments, and develop effective reflection activities and prompts. Faculty will also learn how to model ePortfolio pages for their students using the school’s ePortfolio platform, Digication. In addition, there will be a brief introduction to the benefits of creating your own professional portfolio. Those who complete this training will be eligible for the ePortfolio pedagogy badge.
Register for this training through your MySLCC Employee Tab. This training is found under the ePortfolio department.
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Online Service-Learning & civic engagement webinar
This webinar addresses strategies for moving service-learning and community engagement efforts online. The COVID-19 global pandemic caused many community partners to shift focus resulting in the cancelation of direct service. Participate in a discussion focused on online service and alternate ways to help students meet the SLCC civic literacy student learning outcome. Discover the Stanford Haas Center Pathways to Public Service and brainstorm ways to incorporate civic literacy, engagement, and social impact in a remote environment. Register via employee training, you will receive the log-in info after registration. Facilitators: Lucy Smith and Rebecca Van Maren.
- August 21, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
- August 31, 12–1 p.m.
Register for these events in your MySLCC page, Employee Tab, under Office of Learning Advancement.
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ACUE: Inclusive Teaching Practices Toolkit
ACUE is excited to introduce a set of free resources—including videos and downloadable planning guides—that can be immediately put to use to benefit both faculty and their students. These practices are tailored for online teaching but are also relevant to the physical classroom.
https://acue.org/inclusive-teaching-practices-toolkit/
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Meditative Pause at SLCC
Join SLCC faculty Heidi O’Donoghue and Andrea Malouf each week for Meditative Pause for People in Higher Education. Each week we will take a break from doing and problem-solving to come together for ½ hour sessions to connect, relax and center via web-ex. We’ll explore breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as best practices for mindful communication and well-being. Each session will include a very brief introduction to the weekly topic, a guided meditation and then a short group reflection.
No prior experience or registration required. Just join when you can. If you’d like to receive weekly web-ex reminders, please send your email and your department name to Andrea (andrea.malouf@slcc.edu) or Heidi (heidi.o’donoghue@slcc.edu). Or just email with questions.
Fall Session 2020: Tuesdays from 1–1:30 p.m., August 27–December 10, 2020
Spring Session 2021: TBA from 1–1:30 p.m. January 13–April 28. 2021
To Join: Click on the WebEx link (Andrea’s WebEx room). It may ask you to download the WebEx app, which takes a few seconds and is free. Be sure you have access to your computer or smart phone’s audio (video also preferred, but not completely necessary).
We will also have a Canvas site up soon, with resources from each week’s session, so you can better incorporate this work into your daily life.
Bios:
Heidi O’Donoghue is an Adjunct Faculty at Salt Lake Community College where she teaches The Theory and Practice of Meditation in the Exercise Science Department. Heidi is a certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher through Brown University’s Center for Mindfulness in the School of Public Health. Heidi works as an independent contractor for Salt Lake City School District teaching MBSR and other mindfulness trainings to teachers, administrators, school counselors and social workers. She is also a registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance and a certified Yoga Nidra teacher through the iRest Institute.
Andrea Malouf is a Professor at Salt Lake Community College. Her work in contemplative practices includes training and assisting meditation facilitation with Time Out Associates in the late 1990s. Most recently she has trained through the Center for Renewal and Wholeness in Higher Education and through the national Association of Contemplative Mind in Higher Education. She is a member of the SLCC Center for Authentic Leadership and Mindfulness and has facilitated a two-day retreat in 2020 and weekly Meditative Pause retreats in spring and summer of 2020 with Heidi O’Donoghue. And while it is different, but relative, she is also a trained mediator through the Utah Dispute Resolution/Utah State Bar Association, and she is one of SLCC’s conflict resolution mediators.
Testimonials from May 2020 Meditative Pause for People in Higher Education
“Thank you Andrea and Heidi once again for organizing these weekly meditative sessions. I am a firm believer in meditation, as I practice it on my own. But these weekly sessions really worked for me because it was a time for reflection as well. What I really liked about these sessions was the fact that each session centered around a theme. For instance Andrea yesterday you focused on “not trying to fix anything,” so while I was meditating I was consciously trying to led go of things that are beyond my control and that helped. When I meditative I don’t generally reflect on anything in particular but your sessions made us all reflect on issues and that helped, at least for me. I would definitely be interested if you continue with these sessions. Thank you once again.”
— Aarti Nakra
“I found these session to be very valuable and re-energizing. Not to put too much on it, but I feel these are more valuable now than ever. I would be very interested in these in the future.” — Matt S. Merkel
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Employee Wellness: Personal Training
To ensure your safety and the safety of our Personal Trainers, all personal training sessions will be conducted remotely via WebEx. Your trainer will communicate your schedule and WebEx link during your initial meeting.
The Wellness Program is designed with your wellbeing in mind. There are many ways to engage with the Wellness Program as an employee. Visit the Employee Wellness Personal Training website for additional information.
The Employee Wellness Personal Training team would like to invite you to participate in a special introductory session called “Session Zero” to help you learn more about personal training.
The aim of this introductory session is to:
- Explain the functionality of the program
- Participant selection process
- Expectations of Personal Trainers
- Expectations of Clients
A recorded version of Session Zero can be viewed in the online Personal Training intake form.
The new Drop-in Yoga schedule will be
Monday 11:00am (starting August 31)
Tuesday 9:00am (Starting August 18)
Thursday 2:00pm (Starting August 20)
If you would like to be added to the WebEx invite list, please send Kadee an email.
Drop-in Yoga Mondays
Monday, Aug 24, 2020 11 a.m. | 45 minutes | (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
Occurs every Monday effective 8/24/2020 until 12/21/2020 from 11 to 11:45 a.m., (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 145 531 8767
Password: wellness
Join by video system
Dial 1455318767@slcc.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
Join by phone
+1-415-655-0002 US Toll
Access code: 145 531 8767
Drop-in Yoga Tuesdays
Tuesday, Aug 18, 2020 9 a.m. | 45 minutes | (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
Occurs every Tuesday effective 8/18/2020 until 12/22/2020 from 9 to 9:45 a.m., (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 145 073 5257
Password: wellness
Join by video system
Dial 1450735257@slcc.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
Join by phone
+1-415-655-0002 US Toll
Access code: 145 073 5257
Drop-in Yoga Thursdays
Thursday, Aug 20, 2020 2 p.m. | 45 minutes | (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
Occurs every Thursday effective 8/20/2020 until 12/24/2020 from 2 to 2:45 p.m., (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 145 852 8071
Password: wellness
Join by video system
Dial 1458528071@slcc.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
Join by phone
+1-415-655-0002 US Toll
Access code: 145 852 8071
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Registration is now open for these fall eLearning professional development offerings:
Canvas User Credential Course
The Canvas User Credential is a 12-hour, fully online course. Registration is currently open for the fall course. The course will open on August 10. The last day to register is November 10, and the course must be completed by December 10, 2020. The course is self-paced, so you can jump in then and still finish the course before fall semester begins if you’d like. Look for course code DCUC in SLCC’s training registration system.
Online Teacher Credential Course
The Online Teacher Credential is a 16-hour, fully online course. Registration is currently open for the fall course that starts September 14 and ends November 2. The last day to register is September 9. Faculty must be proficient in Canvas or earn the Canvas User Credential prior to taking the Online Teacher Credential course. Look for course code DOTC in SLCC’s training registration system.
Teach Anywhere Webinar
- August 20, 5–6 p.m.
- August 21, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
The Teach Anywhere webinar introduces SLCC faculty to the many resources available, helping you transition from teaching on campus to teaching remotely. In this one-hour webinar, 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 also leave some time at the end of the session to answer questions from participants.
Look for code DTA1 in SLCC’s training registration system.
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