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Faculty Development Opportunities — October 7–14, 2020

Professional Development At-a-Glance 

Equitable & Inclusive Teaching online course starts this week 

From Equity Talk to Equity Walk — Oct. 8, 12–1 p.m.

The Power of Our Stories to Heal — Oct. 9,11 a.m.–12 p.m. 

Because Internet — Oct. 13 & 27, 12–1 p.m.

Get Writing Workshop Series — Oct. 14 & 28,12–1 p.m.

Tech Tips for Teaching — Oct. 20, 12–1 p.m.

Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Jane Drexler — Oct. 23 


The Power of Our Stories to Heal  
Keynote Speaker, Sara Jones 
Oct. 9  
10–11 a.m.; virtual 
All faculty and staff are invited. 
Adjunct faculty register in SLCC Registration System for compensation. 

The world has changed. As our communities and spaces diversify, our leadership skills need to evolve. Especially during this particularly challenging time in our nation and society, we need leaders who have skills that inspire our current and future students. Sara Jones will share her insight on validating our own personal stories – everyone has one! She’ll discuss how to blend our stories together to contribute to a community of inclusion. Finally, she’ll bring deeper understanding to how we use our stories to bridge the issues that divide us.  

Do you want to gather with colleagues in a safe, online format? Participate in a Learning & Action Community. 

 

From Equity Talk to Equity Walk 
Oct. 8 
12–1 p.m.; virtual 

If you didn’t join us for the first session, we would love to have you join us for the final session on Oct. 8. 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.  Session one: Chapters 1-2 and Session two: Chapters 3-5. Contact facultydevelopment@slcc.edu for a copy of the book.  

 

Because Internet: Understand the New Rules of Language 

Oct. 13, 27 and Nov. 10 

12–1 p.m.; virtual 

Many people think the internet is ruining language and writing abilities, but this learning community will show you that language and writing is more alive and dynamic than ever before! Session one: Chapters 1-3; Session two: Chapters 4-5; Session three: Chapters 6-8. Contact facultydevelopment@slcc.edu for a copy of the book. 

 

Do you want to build a more equitable and inclusive classroom?  


Creating Equity in Writing Assignments 
Oct. 22 
12–1 p.m.; virtual 
Learn to use the Writing Across the College Transparent Writing Assignment Template to turn your equity talk into an equity walk 


Equitable and Inclusive Teaching Practices online course 
Course begins this week and ends Nov. 20 
This online, facilitated course focuses on inclusive pedagogy and equity-minded teaching practices. This course should take approximately 2 hours per module for a total of 16 hours. Adjunct faculty will be compensated upon completion of the course. 

 

Do you want to focus on your own writing? 

 

“Get Writing” Workshop Series  
This month’s sessions:  Oct. 14, 28 
12–1 p.m.; virtual 
This 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 — Sept 9 & 23 
October: Exploring Publication Options — Oct 14 & 28 
November: Getting Through Writer’s Block — Nov 11 & 18 
January: Submitting Queries — Jan 13 & 27 
February: Dealing with Responses — Feb 10 & 24 

 

Looking for Technology Tips to help in your online or hybrid teaching? 

 

Tech Tips for Teaching 
Oct. 20  
12–1 p.m.; virtual 
Join Deidre Tyler for tech tips that promote sustainable development. In this new teaching environment, the questions that are asked are:   What can I do to create a learning environment that is sustainable?  What are some things that we can do in the educational environment that does not change each semester?  One theory that we will discuss Replacement, Amplification, and Transformation --RAT model.  The tools that we will discuss are hyperdocs, Ted-x talks, Break out rooms and reflection. 

 

Need Canvas skills? 


Canvas User Credential Course 
Register by Nov. 10; complete by Dec. 10 
This course is a 12-hour, self-paced, fully online course. Look for course code DCUC in SLCC’s training registration system under eLearning. 

 

Looking for additional online teaching resources? 

 

OLC Accelerate 2020 Virtual Conference 
Nov. 9–18; virtual 
See schedule below 
You are invited to attend VIRTUALLY the Online Learning Consortium's Accelerate 2020 conference. SLCC’s eLearning team has purchased an “unlimited” all campus pass to the eight-day conference. Sessions will be streamed live from the OLC national conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. You are welcome to view any session from wherever you are as your schedule allows. Registered participants also get access to recordings of all sessions, which will be available within 24 hours after each session concludes and are available for one year after the conference. Most sessions will be webcast via Zoom.  


The general high-level schedule of activities is available here — eLearning’s registration does NOT cover any pre-conference workshops. 


The detailed schedule of sessions is available here — click the STREAMED SESSIONS tab to view the sessions available virtually. Note that all session times in the online program are listed in EASTERN STANDARD TIME.  


Virtual sessions are available on the following days – times below are converted to MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME. At any given time there are several sessions running concurrently to choose from. 


Monday, 11/9/20, 7:00 am to 4:30 pm 
Tuesday, 11/10/20, 7:15 am to 4:45 pm 
Wednesday, 11/11/20, 6:00 am to 4:30 pm 
Thursday, 11/12/20, 6:00 am to 4:45 pm 
Friday, 11/13/20, 6:00 am to 1:30 pm 
Monday, 11/16/20, 7:15 am to 3:30 pm 
Tuesday, 11/17/20, 6:00 am to 4:45 pm 
Wednesday, 11/18/20, 6:30 am to 10:30 pm 


There is no compensation for attending this event.  


Registration is required. Look for course code DOLC in SLCC’s training registration. After registering, you will receive instructions for accessing the conference sessions in a separate email.  

 

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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