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Faculty Development Opportunities — September 2–9, 2020

**Register for these and other faculty development in the SLCC Registration System under the Employee Tab in MySLCC.


The Last Day to Register for the Online Teacher Credential Course Is September 9

Online Teacher Credential Course is a 16-hour, fully online course. Registration is currently open for the fall course that starts September 14 and ends November 2. 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.



Register for the Canvas User Credential Course now through November 10

The Canvas User Credential Course is a 12-hour, self-paced, fully online course. Registration is currently open for the fall course. You can begin the course shortly after registering. The course must be completed by December 10, 2020. Look for course code DCUC in SLCC’s training registration system. 

 

 

“Get Writing” Workshops: 
This five-part workshop series provides an introduction to publishing (academic and trade), provides structure for your project, and helps you through the process with monthly sessions and writing time.
September: Finding Your Writing Project
October: Exploring Publication Options
November: Getting Through Writer’s Block
January: Submitting Queries
February: Dealing with Responses
September 9 & 23

12–1 p.m., virtual

Tiffany Rousculp, Writing Across the College Director

 


Tech Tips for Teaching

Join Faculty Development the first and third Tuesdays during the lunch hour for Teaching Tech Tips with Deidre Tyler. This virtual presentation will give you ideas to use in your online and in-person teaching.
September 15

12–1 p.m., virtual
As a result of COVID-19, we need to be aware of the social and emotional needs of learners. What can we do to provide the learner with more engaging classes? This tech tip will demonstrate: Announcements using Bitmoji, Embedding Google slides, embedding Kahoot, and using choice boards. Lastly, we will discuss how to implement learning objectives based on the tools.

 


MySuccess Learning & Action Community

The MySuccess Virtual Learning & Action Community is designed especially for faculty. The Learning & Action Community 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 & Action Community will meet six times during the fall semester.

The first virtual meeting is September 11

10–11 a.m., virtual

 


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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