Faculty Development Opportunities At-a-Glance
Register through the SLCC Registration System
Upcoming Virtual Events
Upcoming Virtual Events
Journaling for Resilience (no registration needed) (Every Mon. & Thurs.) 12-12:30pm
WAC Publishing Your Work Series Feb. 24 12-1:00pm
Open Education Network Virtual Campus Visit Feb. 18 1-2:30pm
Transformative Justice and Abolition Criminology Conf. Feb. 19 10-4:00pm
MySuccess (Powered by Starfish) Learning Community Feb. 19 10-11:00am
Digication 101 Feb. 19 10-11:00am
Teaching 4 Learning Conference (Virtual) Feb. 25 9am-4:45pm
Engaged Learning Community Partner Site Visit Feb. 26 1-2:30pm
Tech Tip Tuesday Mar. 2 12-1:00pm
eLearning Showcase (save the date!) Mar. 25 1:30-3:30pm
Faculty Development Sponsored Online Courses
Equitable & Inclusive Teaching Practices course (16 hours) (register under Fac. Dev.)
**Course begins this week; last day to register is Feb. 12
Canvas User Credential Course—open anytime (12 hours) (register under eLearning)
Service-Learning Prof. Dev. course (15 hours) (register under Learning Advancement)
Creating a Faculty Professional Portfolio online course (4 hours) (register under ePortfolio)
Creating Successful Student Writers (6 hours) (register under Fac. Dev.)
Working with ELL Writers (6 hours) (register under Fac. Dev.)
Developing Successful Student Readers (6 hours) (register under Fac. Dev.)
Writing with Hidden Disabilities (6 hours) (register under Fac. Dev.)
Register for events and courses in the SLCC Registration System under the Employee Tab. These events are virtual unless noted otherwise. Look for these events under Faculty Development in the SLCC Registration System unless another department is specified.
Take time for yourself.
Journaling for Resilience
Spring Semester 2021: Mondays and/or Thursdays
12-12:30pm
Join the Writing Across the College program for Journaling for Resilience, twice-weekly half-hour sessions of personal writing. In each session, you’ll find a selection of journaling prompts that will encourage you to explore how you are doing, what you need, or what you are grateful for. Drop in when you can; stay for as long as feels right to you.
No registration required. Just log in to Zoom below. Contact tiffany.rousculp@slcc.edu with questions or recommendations. No compensation for this event.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://slcc-edu.zoom.us/j/86751158146?pwd=VVZjcGxpdVVDL2tGUXgrZU9VYjVVdz09
Meeting ID: 867 5115 8146
Passcode: 693779
Would you like to know more about ePortfolio?
Digication 101
Feb. 19
10:00-11:00 am; virtual
SLCC’s official ePortfolio platform is Digication. Starting Summer 2018 SLCC released the new editor of Digication. It is important for faculty to attend this workshop to understand how this platform works. Topics include how to view and navigate student ePortfolios in new Digication, creating ePortfolios using templates, options for privacy settings and an overview of the features of the new editor. During the workshop, participants will start creating a sample page for one of their courses so they can model the expectation for students. Those who complete this training will be eligible for the ePortfolio technology badge.
Creating a Faculty Professional Portfolio Online course
This self-paced, three-hour Canvas course provides you with information, guidance, and instructions that will help you create an effective full-time faculty professional portfolio. Register in the SLCC Registration System under the department “ePortfolio.”
Would you like to know more about our Campus partnerships for student engaged learning?
Engaged Learning Community Partnership Virtual Visit
Feb. 26, 1:00-2:30
Discover some of SLCC’s most committed partners! Check out various community partner organizations to learn about the critical social issues that they address. Explore service opportunities as well as potential collaborations for the integration of service in academics. The schedule includes two partner sites per session. Choose from any or all the following dates. Register via SLCC Registration System under the employee tab in MySLCC. Look under the office of Learning Advancement. Questions? Contact lucy.smith@slcc.edu
Interested in working on your own writing project?
WAC Presenting & Publishing Your Work Series: Submitting Queries
Feb. 24
12:00-1:00pm, virtual
This workshop 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.
Do you want to know more about Open Educational Resources?
Open Education Network Virtual Campus Visit
Feb. 18
1:00-2:30pm; virtual
Join us for the Open Education Network (OEN) Virtual Campus Visit. Salt Lake Community College partners with the Open Education Network to provide professional development workshops. During this workshop, faculty will have the opportunity to explore common OER textbook misconceptions, benefits OERs can bring to student learning, pedagogical practices and delve into the Open Textbook Library (OTL). Faculty interested in attending the virtual visit with AD approval are eligible to earn a $200 stipend after attending the workshop and completing an OTL Textbook review. This workshop is limited to 25 seats.- Additional registration information to come. Contact andrea.scott@slcc.edu to reserve your spot.
Are you interested in learning more about the MySuccess surveys that are sent to faculty?
MySuccess Learning and Action Community
Begins Feb. 19
10:00-11:00am; virtual
The MySuccess Learning and 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. This learning community focuses on how MySuccess can support our shared goal of student success and retention. 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!
Dates for Spring Semester--all meetings will be from 10-11am:
Feb. 19
Mar. 5, 19
April 2, 16
Please register for all sessions you plan to attend.
Upcoming Local Conferences/Showcases:
Transformative Justice and Abolition Criminology Conference
Feb. 19
10:00am-4:00pm; virtual
Conference link: https://savethekidsgroup.org/7th-annual-transformative-justice-and-abolition-criminology/
This conference will be recorded.
Co-chaired by Lou Dejesus, Coordinator, Northeast Save the Kids and Lucas Dietsche, Coordinator of Prisoner Support and Editor, Transformative Justice Journal
Facilitated by Brock M. Smith, Student, Salt Lake Community College Treasurer, Utah Criminology Student Association and Jahne Johnson, Student, Salt Lake Community College Secretary, Utah Criminology Student Association
T4L Conference: Overcoming Distance, Disruption, and Distraction
February 25
9am - 4:45pm; virtual
We are excited to announce the 5th annual Teaching for Learning (T4L) Conference co-hosted by Utah State University, Southern Utah University and Brigham Young University. This year's conference outlines the many factors that are distracting our students and offers both practical and theoretical approaches to overcoming those obstacles. During this one-day conference, participants will have the opportunity to make connections with other instructors, take home great ideas for teaching, and stay current on research in teaching and learning.
Contact Kristin.morley@slcc.edu for more information
Save the date: eLearning Showcase 2021
March 25
1:30-3:30pm; virtual
Come see some of the best and most innovative online courses produced this year by SLCC Faculty in collaboration with the eLearning team.
Interested in other Online Faculty Development?
Service-Learning Professional Development course
Modules open Jan. 11- Apr. 1; register by Mar. 1
Facilitator: Lucy Smith (lucy.smith@slcc.edu)
Course topics include:
Service-Learning, High-Impact Practices, and Learning Outcomes Overview
Community Partnerships
Civic Literacy
Critical thinking, reflection, and civic responsibility
Assessment
Register in the SLCC Registration System under the department “Office of Learning Advancement.”
Canvas User Credential course
Register anytime now-Apr. 6
Course opens Jan. 4, 2021
In this online, facilitated, self-paced course, you will learn to use the key features of Canvas. This 12-hour course is designed for all faculty, including full-time and adjunct instructors. The course is self-paced, so novice and experienced Canvas users can complete this course as quickly as possible. This course is facilitated by SLCC instructional technologists and instructional designers who are available to answer questions and provide feedback. Successful completion of this course satisfies the Canvas competency requirement for eLearning’s companion course, the Online Teacher Credential course. For more information about the Canvas User Credential visit https://tinyurl.com/slcc4cred
Register for this course in the SLCC Registration System under the dept. titled “eLearning”
Additional Resources:
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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