Faculty Development Opportunities — 03/30/2022

Faculty Development  March Events
Event	Date	Time	Location	Partner	Contact
Weekly Meditative Pause	Tuesdays	1–1:30 p.m.	Zoom	Faculty	Andrea Malouf
Faculty Learning Community: JEDI in the Classroom	March 31	Zoom	Zoom	Faculty Development	Liz Rogers
SLCC Symposium on Equity and Inclusion	April 1	8 a.m.–4 p.m.	Hybrid	Faculty Development	Liz Rogers
Canvas User Credential Course	Available until April 5	Online course	Online course	eLearning	Bob Lindsay
Inclusive Teaching Workshop: Syllabus Tune-up	Wed, April 13, 2022	2:30–4 p.m.	TB 225D-A	Faculty Development	Liz Rogers

Register for these professional development opportunities in the SLCC Registration System. In your MySLCC portal, click on the "Employee Tab". Find Register for Training. All events are located under the department "Faculty Development" unless otherwise noted below. Registration Tutorial Video.

Weekly Meditative Pause (Zoom)
Every Tuesday
1:00-1:30pm over zoom; https://slcc-edu.zoom.us/j/85264105820?pwd=Qm01TTVrbjJUWU1sZ1lnNGY2OG1yZz09
Join SLCC faculty Heidi O’Donoghue and Andrea Malouf each Tuesday afternoon from 1-1:30 p.m. 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 zoom. 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 registration required.

Faculty Learning Community: JEDI in the Classroom (FC37)

 March 31, April 21-- Register for all sessions you can attend.
1:30pm-2:30pm
Zoom
This Faculty Learning Community FLC is designed as an ongoing space for faculty to be in community with each other, develop trust for open dialogue, and discuss justice, equity, diversity, and inclusivity -JEDI- issues in the classroom. We will discuss topics such as racial identity development, gender, bias and micro-aggressions, responding to challenging situations, and classroom and department climate. You are welcome to join one or all sessions. Come with any questions you may have regarding JEDI in your own classroom.

Writing Across the College Online Courses
Equity in Student Writing--à la carte! If you can’t commit to a learning community (see learning community above), or want to focus on a specific area, consider enrolling in one or more of the Equity in Student Writing self-paced courses.  You will receive a self-enrollment link upon registration. 
Working Well with ELL Writers, 4 hours, Registration Code: FO04
Writing with Hidden Disabilities, 4 hours, Registration Code: FO10
Teaching Towards Linguistic Justice, 4 hours, Registration Code: FO16 
Developing Successful Student Writers, 4 hours, Registration Code: FO06
Developing Successful Student Readers, 12 hours, Registration Code: FO08

 

Stories of Transformation: SLCC Symposium on Equity and Inclusion
Fri, April 1, 2022

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Student Event Center, Taylorsville Campus
Hybrid

This symposium is designed for SLCC students, faculty, staff, and administrators to share their experiences related to justice, equity diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in the classroom, on campus, and in the community through storytelling. We continue to navigate the challenges and inequities in higher education and in our daily lived experiences, which have been further exposed by the Covid pandemic. Our hope is that the symposium will be a space to share our stories of transformation from inequity to equity, from exclusion to inclusion, from loss to growth, and from disconnection to belonging. Through our stories, we hope that participants will come away with stronger relationships, new ideas for JEDI work, and inspiration to take action towards creating a welcoming and inclusive working, teaching, and learning environment for everyone at SLCC. All in the community are welcome to attend. https://forms.office.com/r/1g5MM5ZQKD
Adjunct faculty will also need to register for this event in the SLCC Registration System, FC82 Equity Symposium—Adjunct.  This will ensure adjunct compensation for attending this event.

Inclusive Teaching Workshop: Syllabus Tune-up (FC70)
Wed, April 13, 2022
2:30 – 4:00 PM
TB 225D-A
While the syllabus is a familiar feature in an academic course, we often overlook strategies to design a syllabus that is inclusive. Whether you are an experienced or new faculty member, participants will have the opportunity to develop or assess a syllabus for a range of components such as tone, policies, statements, and transparency. By creating a clear and welcoming syllabus, we can more readily engage students in our courses. If possible, please bring a syllabus with you.

eLearning Courses Canvas User Credential – (DCUC)
This course teaches the key features of Canvas. The course is self-paced, so you can complete this course as quickly you’d like. There are no on-campus meetings for this course. The course is taught asynchronously and fully online so you can experience what it’s like to be an online student. The course takes about 12 hours to complete. You can enroll anytime, and begin the course anytime between now and 4/5/22, then complete the course by 5/5/22. For more information, see FAQs about SLCC's Canvas User Credential. Register for the course in SLCC's training registration system; look for course code DCUC.

Online Teacher Credential (Online)
 6/1/22 The last day to register
Cohort runs 06/06/2022 to 07/18/2022
 This course is for all faculty who want to teach fully online courses at SLCC. There are no on-campus meetings for this course. The course is taught asynchronously and in a fully online cohort so you can experience what it’s like to be an online student and learn research-based best practices and expectations of being an online instructor at SLCC. The course runs for six weeks, with assignments due each week. The course takes about 16 hours to complete (2-4 hours per week for six weeks). The summer cohort runs from 6/6/22 to 7/18/22. For more information, see FAQs about SLCC's Online Teacher Credential. Register for the course in SLCC's training registration system; look for course code DOTC. The last day to register is 6/1/22.