Faculty Development Opportunities At-a-Glance
Register through the SLCC Registration System
Upcoming Virtual Events
Assignment and Rubric Design with Tom Zane Feb. 23 & 24, multiple times
WAC Publishing Your Work Series Feb. 2, 12-1:00pm
Teaching 4 Learning Conference (Virtual) Feb. 25, 9am-4:45pm
Engaged Learning Community Partner Site Visit Feb. 26, 1-2:30pm
MySuccess (Powered by Starfish) Learning Community Mar. 5, 10-11:00am
Tech Tip Tuesday Mar. 2, 12-1:00pm
eLearning Showcase Mar. 25, 1:30-3:30pm
Faculty Development Sponsored Online Courses
21-Day Equity Challenge (adjunct need to register; compensation=10 hours) Begins March 1
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.
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.
Are you interested in learning more about the MySuccess surveys that are sent to faculty?
MySuccess Learning and Action Community
March 5
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:
Mar. 5, 19
April 2, 16
Please register for all sessions you plan to attend.
Looking for ideas to engage students with online learning?
Tech Tip Tuesday
March 2
12:00-1:00pm, virtual
Join Deidre Tyler, online teaching faculty, for tips on engaging students with online, broadcast, and face-to-face teaching. Tech Tip Tuesday runs the first and third Thursday each month. Come get some great ideas!
eLearning Showcase 2021
March 25
1:30-3:30pm; All sessions are virtual, streamed live in Zoom
Come explore some of the best and most innovative online courses produced this year by SLCC faculty in collaboration with the eLearning team. Get ideas for ways to improve your online courses, and learn about the many services that the eLearning team provides for faculty and staff. Choose from 16 different concurrent sessions. The complete schedule of sessions is available here. Registration is requested. Register in SLCC's Employee Training Portal in MySLCC. Look for course code DSHW - eLearning Showcase.
Upcoming Local Conference
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 and
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.”
A T E S E R V I C E I N T H E
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”
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.eduwith 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
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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