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Faculty Development Catalog
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Faculty Development Catalog 2016–2017
Welcome Welcome to the 2016-2017 SLCC Faculty Development Catalog. This catalog represents a first attempt to better organize faculty development opportunities across the College. It includes workshops on effective teaching and how to better use technology in and out of the classroom. We also focus on areas like universal design, inclusivity, and library and information sciences. Faculty are increasingly expected to know and do things across a wide range of disciplines beyond their own. We are supposed to be content experts, inclusive teachers, course designers, technologists and assessment experts. This catalog represents that reality. An attempt has been made to organize these offerings into larger clusters or categories. For now, we have selected the term track. The longer-term goal will be to offer more sequenced development opportunities that could lead toward some designation or certification that has value within the institution. We have a distributed model of development. The Office of Faculty Development neither owns nor builds the bulk of the offerings you will find in this catalog. Instead, we have identified the various areas of expertise across the College. Two things will happen this coming year to help faculty better access training and development. First, we will better organize our offerings (hence this catalog). Second, faculty will be informed well ahead of time as to what is offered and when. We will schedule training and development opportunities at least one semester ahead. Consider this catalog a tool you can use to help plan your professional development and a contribution to the conversation we are currently having about what we mean by faculty development. We welcome your thoughts, contributions and constructive suggestions. Ultimately, professional development is a shared endeavor. It belongs to all of us.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents Welcome The Professional Development Center 2 How to Register for Professional Development Opportunities 3 Faculty Development Tracks 4 Faculty Development and Training Opportunities 8 Grants, Awards and Recognitions 23 Events 26 All information is current as of the publishing date of this catalog. Any updates can be found on our website faculty.slcc.edu/faculty-development
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The Professional Development Center The new Professional Development Center is now open. It is a shared space that includes staff and faculty development opportunities. Located on the third floor of the Technology Building, the Professional Development Center has space for IT training, professional development presentations, workshops and eLearning support (including a new video and audio studio). Next to the Professional Development Center, there is also a newly redesigned faculty support area where faculty can get day-to-day support, find a computer lab and schedule consultation rooms.
Faculty Development Staff
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Jason Pickavance, Interim Director Jason Pickavance is the interim director of Faculty Development. He is also director of Educational Initiatives where he leads the OER Initiative at SLCC. jason.pickavance@slcc.edu
Kristin Morley, Operations Associate Kristin Morley is a scheduling and marketing expert. She also supports adjunct and new faculty orientation and other faculty development events. kristin.morley@slcc.edu
Jenn Balfour, Administrative Assistant Jenn Balfour supports Faculty Development in all of its activities and events. jenn.balfour@slcc.edu
Andrea Scott, Operations Associate Andrea Scott assists the department with educational initiatives, particularly the OER Initiative. andrea.scott@slcc.edu
David Bate, Curriculum Developer David Bate leads development activities for CTE faculty. He also coordinates teaching circles and third party professional development activities, including workshops and webinars through UEN, Magna Commons and Academic Impressions. david.bate@slcc.edu
Win Jensen, Digital Specialist Win Jensen assists faculty in recording their teaching and helping them with easy-to-use lecture capture technologies like the Swivl. He also helps the department highlight faculty achievement through publications on faculty teaching excellence. win.jensen@slcc.edu
Professional Development Center
How to Register for Professional Development Opportunities Many professional development opportunities require registration and (in the case of adjunct faculty) approval from the Associate Dean. To register for a Faculty Development sponsored event, workshop or other opportunity: 1. Login to MyPage. 2. Click on the Employee tab. 3. S croll down and click on “Register for Training” in the Employee Training box on the right side of the screen. 4. C lick on “Register for Training” on the top left of the screen. 5. I n the dropdown menu, choose “Faculty Development” or the appropriate department offering the training. 6. C hoose the course you are interested in registering for and click “Search.” 7. Click “View Details.” 8. I nclude any special accommodations and click “Register.” You are now registered for the training. You will also see a list of all trainings you are currently registered for on this page. If you have any questions about registering for Faculty Development offerings, contact us at facultydevelopment@slcc.edu or call 801-957-5133.
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Faculty Development Tracks
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Authentic Teaching, Leadership and Communication This track provides faculty members with the opportunity to pause, reflect and consider what originally motivated him or her to become an educator. In addition, this track focuses on how we can have better conversations with one another and how those conversations can support or hinder our development. Opportunities include training through our Center for Authentic Leadership and Mindfulness (C.A.L.M.), workshops on Crucial Conversations offered by certified trainers and a workshop on Non-Violent Communication led by Associate Professor of Psychology, Katerina Salini. C.A.L.M. Soni Adams, Associate Dean of Lifetime Activities, soni.adams@slcc.edu Crucial Conversations, Shirene McKay, Associate Professor of Communications, shirene.mckay@slcc.edu, Jodie Jones, Assistant Professor of Communications, jodie.jones@slcc.edu Non-Violent Communication, Katerina Salini, katerina.salini@slcc.edu
Department-Based Development Opportunities Various areas of the College offer training and development opportunities specific to their needs. Typically, this training focuses on how faculty can better take advantage of the department’s resources and opportunities.
The SLCC Publication Center—Publication Pedagogy & Practice: A Professional Development Series In this project-based professional development series, we integrate publication theory and practice in the studio setting of the Publication Center. Participants will receive personal coaching and mentoring. At the completion of each sequence, we certify relevant knowledge of theory in publication, circulation and design, as well as hands-on practical knowledge. In each sequence, participants will self-design a project for a classroom or workshop setting. The series is organized into four sequences. They are designed to be taken in order, but after the first sequence the other three can be taken in any order. Lisa Bickmore, Professor of English, lisa.bickmore@slcc.edu Charlotte Howe, Assistant Professor of English, charlotte.howe@slcc.edu
Thayne Center Community Conversation Series Join collegial conversations focused on furthering the mission of the Thayne Center. We believe institutions of higher education have a responsibility to cultivate an engaged citizenry. We are dedicated to empowering our students and faculty to realize they have the knowledge and skills to affect positive change in their community. Sean Crossland, Thayne Center Assistant Director, sean.crossland@slcc.edu
The Office of Sponsored Projects In this track, faculty will become familiar with the Office of Sponsored Projects, including what role it plays at the College, how faculty can learn about grant opportunities and how to put together a successful grant proposal. Nicole Omer, Director of the Office of Sponsored Projects, nicole.omer@slcc.edu
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eLearning and Instructional Design The eLearning track is designed to help faculty and staff understand the tools and techniques for designing and delivering effective learning experiences. Areas of focus include designing quality online courses, best practices for teaching online and Canvas tools. The eLearning workshops will help you get comfortable with the technology, then guide you through the creation of exemplary courses that meet the rigorous standards of the Quality Matters rubric. Learn and practice the skills needed to facilitate online courses that are effective and engaging to ensure that students achieve desired learning outcomes. Robert Lindsay, Assistant Director of eLearning, robert.lindsay@slcc.edu
Inclusion and Diversity Traditionally, Academic Affairs treats diversity as a content issue, relegating it to specific courses. In this model, equity, diversity and inclusion are not seen as collective concerns of faculty, but rather issues for specific faculty within the College. In this track, we encourage you to move beyond thinking about diversity in terms of courses and the responsibility of only some faculty, to thinking about inclusive pedagogical practices (no matter the course) as a collective responsibility. As demographics change, what does this mean for how we teach? How do we engage an increasingly diverse student population? How do we create more inclusive classroom environments? Roderic Land, Special Assistant to the President, roderic.land@slcc.ed Shellie Joe Enscoe, Director Office for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, shellie.enscoe@slcc.edu
Library and Information Science The Library and Information Science track is designed to aid faculty and staff in understanding the scope, range, strategies and resources the library provides to our community. Areas of focus are copyright and information literacy. Copyright looks at creative commons, fair use, public domain, the TEACH Act and how the library can help with these. Information literacy uses the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards as a guide to help our students become information literate, as well as information fluent. Jon Glenn, Director of Library Services, jon.glenn@slcc.edu
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) When faculty engage in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) they position their own teaching as an area of scholarly inquiry. Engaging with the SoTL is at the heart of any faculty member’s development at SLCC. SoTL is relevant within the discipline, in the form of specialized journal articles, conferences and other professional development opportunities, and also more broadly as faculty engage the latest research on teaching and learning. We have divided the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning into four sub-tracks: Assessment, High-Impact Teaching Practices, ePortfolio and Instructional Research and Inquiry.
Assessment Assessment is one part of the teaching and learning process. This track offers one-on-one consulting and workshops designed to help faculty by making teaching easier while improving the chances for learning. For example: • Are you staying up until midnight grading written assignments or papers? We can help by showing you how to adopt or adapt scoring tools that will speed up the process and offer better feedback to students. • Do you wish you could get your students to think more critically? We can show you some easy methods to begin this process that you might be able to use with your current assignments. • Are you unsure about alignment between your outcomes and your lessons/assignments/exams? We can provide one-on-one consulting to help you with that. These are just three examples of the types of assessment-related issues covered in the assessment track. Tom Zane, Assessment Coordinator, tom.zane@slcc.edu
ePortfolio Salt Lake Community College has one of the most robust ePortfolio initiatives in the country. Faculty will learn how to integrate ePortfolios into their classrooms by improving on or designing strong signature assignments and reflection prompts. There will also be workshops to help faculty create their own professional ePortfolios and navigate the new ePortfolio platform (Digication). Emily Dibble, ePortfolio Coordinator, emily.dibble@slcc.edu
Faculty Development Tracks
High-Impact Teaching Practices According to the Association of American Colleges and Universities, High Impact Practices (HIPs) “take many different forms, depending on learner characteristics and on institutional priorities and contexts.” Through intentional course and program design, experiential and focused pedagogies, as well as collaboration and community building, HIPs have been shown to enhance student learning and help close achievement gaps across student populations. The workshops in this professional development track will help faculty integrate appropriate HIPs-oriented pedagogies into their curricula. Faculty are encouraged to take the HIPs Overview module before attending face-to-face workshops. David Hubert, Assistant Provost of Learning Advancement, david.hubert@slcc.edu Kati Lewis, Chair, HIPS Committee, kati.lewis@slcc.edu
Instructional Research and Inquiry How do you ask good research questions about your own teaching? How do you collect and analyze data to answer those questions? In this sub-track, Institutional Research will help faculty form reasonable research questions and provide examples of how to clean organize and analyze data, and present findings to an external audience. These workshops will be presented at an introductory level—no prior knowledge will be assumed. MS Excel will be used for analysis.
Universal Design The Universal Design track helps faculty and staff understand how students with disabilities learn and access information. Participants learn how to create documents and media using accessibility best practices to ensure access for everyone. Topics range from “creating accessible documents” to “video captioning” and “universal design in the classroom.” Workshops taken from this track also count toward the Universal Access Designation, a foundational training achievement for all faculty and staff. Clint Stoker, Universal Access Initiatives Coordinator, clint.stoker@slcc.edu
Writing Across the College The Writing Across the College track is designed to responsively support faculty and staff across many writing areas. Support for writing in the classroom, writing in the workplace and writing in the professions is available through a range of formats. Mini-Vids briefly introduce important issues regarding writing, teaching and learning. Transforming Talks take an in-depth look at fundamental issues in writing and writing instruction at SLCC. Workshops engage participants in hands-on experiences to improve writing instruction and writing for professional goals. Individual, small-group and department consulting is available by request. Tiffany Rousculp, Director of Writing Across the College, tiffany.rousculp@slcc.edu
Jeff Webb, Director of Institutional Research, jeffrey.webb@slcc.edu
The Utah Education Network (UEN) SLCC Faculty Development has renewed its relationship with the Utah Education Network. UEN trainings focus on how we integrate technology into our teaching. They offer a number of valuable workshops and online courses designed to support faculty in effectively using technology to engage students. David Bate, Curriculum Developer, david.bate@slcc.edu
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Authentic Leadership, Teaching and Communication
Department-Based Development Opportunities
Center for Authentic Leadership and Mindfulness (CALM)
The Office of Sponsored Projects
The CALM retreat is held each fall and spring at Silver Fork Lodge in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It provides faculty members with the opportunity to slow down, unplug and listen to their own voices. To apply for CALM contact soni.adams@slcc.edu For more about CALM: faculty.slcc.edu/faculty-development/touchstone.aspx
Fall 2016 2nd Generation CALM (for anyone who has ever attended a retreat) October 6-7. 1st Generation CALM (for first timers), October 20-21.
Spring 2017 1st Generation CALM (for first timers), April 13-14. 2nd Generation CALM (for anyone who has ever attended a retreat), April 20-21.
Crucial Conversations Crucial Conversations offers tools to engage in difficult conversations respectfully and in a way that preserves open dialogue. What does it look like when we promote open dialogue among our colleagues and students? Creativity and collegiality flourish, and mutual respect improves in the workplace and the classroom.
An Intro to Crucial Conversations Have you avoided conversations where you feel intimidated, worried you will be misunderstood or so upset you don’t want to face the other person? This workshop teaches you how to successfully negotiate tense encounters with colleagues, supervisors, students and family.
Non-Violent Communication Non-Violent Communication (NVC) is an approach and skill set for authentic, compassionate and effective communication developed by Marshall Rosenberg and based in restorative justice and humanism. It has been used throughout the United States and around the world for conflict resolution, peace, education and therapy. Through NVC you can increase your clarity and ease of authentic expression, communicate with peace, create win-win outcomes, deal effectively with emotions and conflict and deepen your wellbeing and relationships. NVC is part of the CALM (Center for Authentic Leadership and Mindfulness) offerings.
This in-person, one-hour course provides a quick overview of grants, including how they work at SLCC. Designed for all faculty and staff, emphasis is placed on finding, funding and getting started once a funding source is identified.
Grant Administration Training Series A fully-online, self-paced, open access course comprised of grant administration classes. Designed for all leadership, faculty and staff involved with any type of grants at SLCC. The online modules listed below must be taken in order.
Introduction to Grants and the Office of Sponsored Projects Explains the basic framework used to administer sponsored project activity at SLCC. Outlines how sponsored projects are managed at the College and why systems of oversight are necessary. By the end of this module, you will understand the stages of the grant lifecycle and tasks within each stage, identify the tools used during each stage of the grant lifecycle, and describe the role of OSP, PI and other players in each stage of the grant lifecycle. (Online)
Regulations for Sponsored Projects Explains how to find and gain knowledge of the major regulations governing public grants with focus on compliance with sponsor rules, SLCC policies and the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Uniform Circular. This module is meant to be an introduction to the regulations. (Online)
Compliance and the Sponsored Projects Handbook Outlines the compliance responsibilities of Principal Investigators (PI) and grant personnel, and explains how the Sponsored Projects Handbook can help individuals fulfill those responsibilities. (Online)
Grant Writing Primer Provides a simplified, shortened version of a full grantwriting course and is targeted to writing a grant proposal for any funding source. This course is for those writing a grant for internal sources (Staff Development, Faculty Development, Community Engagement, etc.), external private partners (the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, etc.) or external public partners, (the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, etc.).
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Faculty Development and Learning Advancement Teaching Circles This year, the offices of Faculty Development and Learning Advancement will be leading two teaching circles focused on two recent books, Small Teaching and Leveraging the ePortfolio for Integrative Learning. We believe there is value when a critical mass of faculty and academic administrators read the same book and engage in college-wide discussions on teaching and learning. Discussions of both books will culminate in visits from the respective authors in Spring 2017. Dr. James Lang will visit SLCC on March 9, 2017 to present on small teaching strategies and conduct workshops. Candyce Reynolds will visit SLCC on March 30, 2017 to present on ePortfolios for integrative learning.
Small Teaching by James Lang James Lang provides an accessible summary of established learning science around spaced retrieval practice, prediction, interleaving and the roles motivation and emotion play in a student’s learning. But Lang’s real contribution is to help us translate this knowledge into classroom practice. He argues that small, incremental changes can produce meaningful improvements in the classroom. If you are interested in participating in a Faculty Development and Learning Advancement-led discussions of Small Teaching, or if you want to start a Small Teaching group of your own, contact Jason Pickavance at jason.pickavance@slcc.edu
Leveraging the ePortfolio for Integrative Learning by Candyce Reynolds and Judith Patton
With over 15 years of experience at Portland State University using ePortfolios in two different disciplines, Reynolds and Patton write about ePortfolio as a pedagogy rather than a technology. ePortfolio pedagogy—with its emphasis on collecting artifacts, connecting them in various ways and reflecting upon one’s work—is inherently integrative, but doesn’t always succeed. Reynolds and Patton situate ePortfolios in the literature of integration and provide practical advice and techniques that faculty can immediately incorporate into their courses. If you are interested in participating in a Leveraging the ePortfolio for Integrative Learning group, contact Emily Dibble at emily.dibble@slcc.edu.
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Publication Center Publication Pedagogy & Practice: A Professional Development Series In this project-based professional development, we integrate publication theory and practice in the studio setting of the Publication Center. Participants will receive close and collegial coaching and mentoring. At the completion of each sequence, we certify relevant knowledge of theory in publication, circulation and design, as well as hands-on practical knowledge. In each sequence, participants will self-design a project for a classroom or workshop setting. The series is organized into four sequences. They are designed to be taken in order, but after the first sequence, any of the other three can be taken in any order. For questions on how to register for the following opportunities, contact Lisa Bickmore at lisa.bickmore@ slcc.edu or Charlotte Howe at charlotte.howe@slcc.edu
SEQUENCE 1a: The Center + Print Basics (8 hours, Fall Semester) This sequence will comprise reading, instruction and hands-on practice, focusing on print design as an influence on composition and writing studies. Participants will be introduced to the Publication Center and learn InDesign basics by laying out simple, designed-for-print documents like broadsides. Finally, they will engage in project design from start to finish and will teach the project in a classroom or workshop setting.
SEQUENCE 1b: Next-Level Printing, Next-Level Equipment (12 hours, Fall Semester)
adaptable purposes. Participants will learn how to design and lay out a book in InDesign. They will work with the Center’s printers and press, the Docucutter and the creaser, and they will bind books with the coil binder, perfect binder and saddle stitch binder. Participants will design a booklet from start to finish and will teach the project in a classroom or workshop setting.
SEQUENCE 2a: Using Digital Tools, Creating Accessible Web Artifacts (12 hours; Spring Semester) This sequence will comprise reading, instruction and hands-on practice, focusing on multimodal composition practices and design for accessibility. Digital project(s) of choice may include film (video essay, digital story, documentary), annotated web object, digital comic or digital curated display. All projects will be designed and executed with accessibility practices in mind. Participants will design a booklet from start to finish and will teach the project in a classroom or workshop setting.
SEQUENCE 2b: What is Handmade? What is the Work of the Hands? (15 hours, Spring Semester) In this final sequence, comprised of reading, instruction and hands-on practice, we will use InDesign to lay out a print book in a standard edition and adapt to a special handmade edition (with special attention to accessibility). We will also use binding tools for handmade bindings (including the perfect binder), etching press, linocut and bookmaking tools. Participants will design a book project from start to finish and will teach the project in a classroom or workshop setting.
This sequence will comprise reading, instruction and hands-on practice, focusing on a history of print forms, including the book as well as adaptable print forms for
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Thayne Center Community Conversation Series How to Use the Thayne Center (or What Can the Thayne Center Do for You?) This interactive workshop will explore the range of opportunities for staff, faculty and administrators to engage in the community. The Thayne Center strives to build reciprocal partnerships with organizations in the community and departments here at SLCC. From serviceleadership development for students, to your department building, strategic-community-based partnerships, the Thayne Center is SLCC’s bridge to the community. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Learning as a Way of Leading Explore the theoretical framework of nine “learning tasks” for leaders published by Stephen Preskill and Stephen D. Brookfield in 2009. This training will examine the challenges, benefits and famous leaders for each of the nine learning tasks: Be Open to Others, Critical Reflection, Support Growth of Others, Collective Leadership, Analyze Experience, Question, Democracy, Sustain Hope in the Face of Struggle and Create Community. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Community Engaged Teaching Did you know that Service-Learning is just one of many ways to enrich your course with community knowledge? In this workshop we will examine a range of best practices for community-based teaching. Attendees will leave ready to implement tools of community engagement and receive leads for community partner organizations applicable to their courses. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
eLearning and Instructional Design Sub-Track 1: Canvas Tools A Brief Introduction to Canvas Faculty will be introduced to the basic features and tools in Canvas, view examples of well-designed courses and learn how to get help with their Canvas courses. This is not an in-depth, how-to class. It is merely intended to expose faculty to ways Canvas can help them in their teaching. This online course is a prerequisite for additional Canvas workshops. (Online, Self-study, 30 minutes)
Setting Up Your Canvas Gradebook Faculty will learn how to set up a Gradebook in Canvas and learn some common settings and best practices for managing the Gradebook. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Using SpeedGrader in Canvas Faculty will be introduced to the SpeedGrader feature of Canvas and the ease and flexibility that SpeedGrader allows in grading and giving feedback to students. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
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Using Communication Tools in Canvas Faculty will be introduced to Canvas communication tools and learn how each can be used to share information and feedback with their students. Using these tools effectively will benefit the students’ learning experience and build community in the course. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Using Pages in Canvas Faculty will be introduced to Canvas pages, learn their features and benefits and learn best practices for using pages in Canvas courses. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Using Files in Canvas Faculty will learn how to use Files in Canvas and how files help keep students on track and keep courses organized and up to date. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Using Quizzes in Canvas Faculty will learn how to create and organize quizzes in Canvas. Still using Scantrons? Step into the 21st century by learning to use the Quizzes tool in Canvas! (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Communicating to Create Community in Online Courses In this discussion-based training, faculty will learn the importance of consistent, positive and timely communication with their students to build a safe and effective learning community. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Effective Online Discussions Faculty will learn how to make discussions a viable learning tool in online courses. Discussions can build community online and increase students’ critical thinking skills as they share ideas and facilitate their own learning. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Best Practices for Online Groups A primary best practice for online teaching is creating community. One of the ways to do this is by creating group experiences. Faculty will learn about types of groups, pros and cons of online groups and activities to help facilitate a successful online group project. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Sub-Track 3: Designing Quality Online Courses
Using Modules in Canvas
An Introduction to the Quality Matters Rubric
Faculty will learn how to use the Modules feature in Canvas to organize content and create a course that is simple to navigate. Faculty will learn how to group assignments, discussions, quizzes and content pages into modules and consider the pros and cons of various organizing schemes, such as chapters, weeks or themes. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Curious about the Quality Matters rubric? Come see why SLCC has adopted the rubric as a standard for the design of online courses. Learn how implementing these standards can help improve online courses. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Using Conferences in Canvas Faculty will learn the features and benefits of conferences in Canvas and the best practices for hosting conferences in Canvas using tools like Adobe Connect, Big Blue Button and Cisco WebEx. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Sub-Track 2: Best Practices for Teaching Online Helping Students Navigate Online Courses Do students seem lost in your Canvas course? Come learn how to create an effective environment your students will enjoy and find easy to use. This workshop will cover the key elements and best practices to improve course navigation, look and feel. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Cultivating Engagement in the Online Classroom Faculty will be introduced to the methods for developing a student learning community in online courses. The workshop will include a discussion of developing and maintaining “teacher presence” online. (Workshop, 45 minutes)
Quality Matters Peer Review Training Faculty will learn the process and best practices for conducting peer reviews of online courses using the Quality Matters rubric and the Quality Matters Course Review Management System (CRMS). (Workshop, 3 hours)
Aligning Your Course Using Backward Design Faculty will be introduced to the backward design process and understand that outcomes, objectives, assessments and learning activities must align to ensure that students can achieve the desired course outcomes. Faculty will also be encouraged to use authentic assessments and learning activities. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Creating Effective Rubrics in Canvas Creating effective rubrics can be difficult. Come learn about some best practices that will help making effective rubrics easier. Then learn how to use the rubric tool in Canvas. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
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Equity and Inclusion Inclusive Excellence This workshop explores the essentials of developing a shared understanding of inclusivity and equity. As language is so vital to our shared experiences, participants will explore definitions of inclusivity, equity and diversity. A major component of SLCC’s Mission is open access—a critical component that has long been part of our culture given our belief that diverse perspectives, life experiences and cultures fundamentally enrich the learning environment. Participants will think about their role in managing their own biases and stereotypes and help foster a community that continually engages in this important work. (Workshop, 60 minutes) Facilitator: Shellie Joe Enscoe, Director of the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
Diversity Across the Curriculum As one looks at demographic trends in the U.S., major changes have occurred. In light of these developments, every faculty member who stands before a class has a responsibility to incorporate both content and methods that meet the needs of a diverse student body to prepare them to enter a multicultural, globalized society. This seminar provides a practical guide for college faculty members to efficiently and effectively create culturallyinclusive courses and learning environments across disciplines. Facilitator: Roderic Land, Special Advisor to the Presdent, roderic.land@slcc.edu
Cracking the Codes: Implicit Bias & Systems of Inequity Implicit bias describes the automatic association people make between groups of people and stereotypes about those groups. Under certain conditions, those automatic associations can influence behavior—making people respond in biased ways even when they are not explicitly prejudiced. Discussions of implicit bias tend to focus on implicit racial biases; however, implicit bias can be expressed in relation to non-racial factors, including gender, age, religion or sexual orientation. As with all types of bias, implicit bias can distort one’s perception and subsequent treatment either in favor of or against a given person or group. This seminar seeks to explore participants’ implicit bias, how it impacts our engagement with others and the implications it has in classroom settings.
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LGBTQ+ Awareness Safe Zone is a program which identifies faculty and staff who will provide empathy, acceptance, support and resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning students. The Safe Zone symbol posted in an individual’s workspace lets students and staff know they can go to that person for help, for advice, or to talk in confidence with a person who will be supportive and accepting. This symbol also means that biased and offensive actions and comments will be addressed in an educational and informative manner. (Workshop, 60 minutes) Facilitator: Elisa Stone, Professor, English, elisa.stone@slcc.edu
Library and Information Science Copyright Made Simple: Learning How to Utilize Fair Use and Other Tools Participants will learn the importance of copyright in their day-to-day activities and how exceptions such as fair use, in conjunction with tools such as Creative Commons can make integrating copyright considerations easier. (Online, 45 minutes)
Library and Information Literacy Introductory overview of information literacy, based in the competency standards of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Areas of focus include: defining information needs; access to information; critical evaluation of information resources; use of information in accomplishing a task; and the economic, ethical, legal and social issues around information. The goal of this tutorial is to make the integration of information literacy assignments an easier option for faculty. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) Participants will learn about the open content movement in higher education and why they might be interested in either supplementing their course with OER or completely replacing a traditional textbook with open content. In addition, faculty will learn about the licensing framework that enables open content and be introduced to various open content repositories. (Workshop, 60 minutes) Facilitator: Jason Pickavance, Interim Director of Faculty Development
Faculty Development and Training Opportunities
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
ePortfolio
ePortfolio 101
We will work together to design an assignment that collects evidence of critical thinking in conjunction with meeting your course objective(s). Participants will leave the workshop with a blueprint for completing their assignment. In addition, assignment authors can send finished products to the workshop facilitators for review and feedback if desired. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Salt Lake Community College has been using ePortfolios since 2010 and has one of the most robust ePortfolio initiatives in the country. In this session, faculty will learn more about SLCC’s ePortfolio initiative and what their role is in helping students fulfill this requirement in General Education courses. We will cover the start of ePortfolios at SLCC; why we use ePortfolios; how ePortfolios integrate into General Education and other programs at SLCC; the student ePortfolio requirements for General Education courses; and ePortfolio resources for faculty and students.
Facilitator: Tom Zane with a faculty member
Digication 101 Workshop
Critical Thinking 2: Rubric Development
Beginning Fall 2016 all new student ePortfolios will be created in Digication. It is very important for faculty to attend this workshop to understand how this new system works. Topics include navigating student ePortfolios in Digication, creating assessment groups, templates and privacy. Participants will finish the workshop having created a sample page for one of their courses so they can show students what they expect. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Assessment Critical Thinking 1: Assignment Development
We will work together to create a rubric that you can use to score your students’ submissions and provide them with meaningful feedback on the quality of their critical thinking. Participants will leave the workshop with a finished scoring tool ready to use with their students’ submissions. Tom Zane will be available after the workshop for any follow-up reviews and other feedback. Bring one course assignment that requires your students to turn in an artifact, in writing, a video or other format, that is capable of showing you their level of critical thinking (e.g., their levels of analysis, evaluation, inference, etc.). (Workshop, 60 minutes)
One-on-one Assessment, Measurement & Evaluation Consulting Have questions about assessment, evaluation, test or quiz design, rubric development, questioning methods or anything else related to learning about students’ learning? Tom Zane is available to work with individuals or groups by appointment. Contact Tom directly via e-mail at tom.zane@slcc.edu
Signature Assignments Workshop This workshop provides hands-on training in developing excellent signature assignments that allow students to demonstrate their achievement of learning outcomes. You will learn how to help students use multi-media to showcase their work and design signature assignments to reinforce quantitative literacy and strengthen information literacy. Participants will finish the workshop with new and/ or improved signature assignments to showcase in their own faculty professional portfolios. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
ePortfolios for Integrative and High-Impact Learning What role can ePortfolios play to help students integrate their learning? This workshop will demonstrate integrative uses of ePortfolios in all classroom settings, including High-Impact Practices such as Service-Learning, First-Year Experience, learning communities, undergraduate research, etc. Participants will finish the workshop with specific tips to help students make connections—across disciplines and/or over time, from academic work to their personal and professional lives, and from school to the broader world. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Reflection We want students to be reflective practitioners regardless of their major. What are the theoretical and practical underpinnings of deep reflective practice? This workshop will feature hands-on training in developing more effective reflection prompts for students. Participants will finish the workshop with new or updated reflection prompts for their courses and will write their own reflection on reflection for their professional ePortfolio. (Online, Workshop, 60 minutes) 15
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Professional Portfolios This workshop (presented in partnership with WAC@ SLCC) is geared to help you create your professional portfolio in Digication. It will focus on collecting and organizing evidence, writing narratives, aligning the portfolio with rank and tenure rubrics and showcasing yourself as a reflective practitioner in higher education. Participants will finish the workshop with a great start to their own professional portfolio and be able to either continue developing it on their own or seek assistance from the ePortfolio Office. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
The ePortfolio Lab Faculty are free to drop into the ePortfolio lab for assistance. Labs are located in the basement of the Markosian Library at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus and on the third floor of the South City Campus.
ePortfolio Teaching Circle In addition to offering workshops and lab support, Learning Advancement will support a teaching circle this academic year. We will read Leveraging the ePortfolio for Integrative Learning. Contact david.hubert@slcc.edu if you are interested in joining this teaching circle.
High-Impact Teaching Practices Learning Community The Learning Community, much like the ePortfolio, is fundamentally the cross-pollination of individual courses “playing” together. This “playing” together of courses has been shown to engage students in active learning across disciplines, invite collaboration and creation of knowledge across disciplines and expose faculty to new ideas from colleagues. The workshop will offer a brief overview of what worked and what didn’t in the cross-pollination of HIST 1700 and ENGL 2010, as well as showcase students’
History Told Slant website. Participants will work together for the bulk of the workshop on cross-course-pollination activities. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Common Intellectual Experiences Common Intellectual Experiences provide a means for students, faculty, staff and/or the surrounding community to engage in sustained, in-depth and critical conversations on a shared issue or topic over the course of a semester or academic year. The workshop will offer a brief overview of several Common Intellectual Experiences already taking place at the College. Participants will work together in small groups to develop ideas and, perhaps, assignments for a Common Intellectual Experience. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Global Learning Global/International courses, programs and co-curricular projects at SLCC help students explore cultures, life experiences and world views different from their own. This workshop will explore ways that faculty and students can “study abroad” in Salt Lake City. Participants will share ideas on activities and projects that collaboratively and equitably address the world’s most pressing and enduring issues through critical and creative thinking and experiential learning. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Service-Learning Professional Development Series Service-Learning is a high-impact practice that enhances course learning outcomes and student engagement while also addressing community-identified needs. Service-Learning incorporates critical reflective thinking and civic engagement into academic coursework by means of integrating service opportunities with nonprofits, governmental and/or educational community partners.
Part 1-Service-Learning Theory, Research and High-Impact Practices In this module, faculty learn about the theory and research surrounding Service-Learning pedagogy, and gain knowledge about the Association of American Colleges & Universities designation of Service-Learning as a high-impact practice, and its effect on retention and student engagement. (Online)
Part 2- Community Partnerships In this module, faculty gain knowledge about utilizing community partners as an instructional strategy as well as the key elements involved in developing and maintaining partnerships to provide experiential ServiceLearning opportunities. Faculty have the opportunity to develop partnership resources for their course or department. (Online)
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Community Partner Speed Dating will be offered concurrently with the Community Partnerships Module. Faculty and partners meet over refreshments to discuss mutual goals and service opportunities for students. Faculty have the opportunity to develop several partnerships for their course.
Part 3- Critical Reflection and Civic Engagement In this module, faculty gain knowledge about critical reflection. Guided reflection helps deepen student learning and is essential to connect service to course content within Service-Learning pedagogy. Reflection is also an essential component of ePortfolio. Faculty have the opportunity to create reflection prompts for their course. (Online)
Part 4- Creating a Service-Learning Grant & Designation (SLG&D) proposal In this module, faculty receive support in revamping their course with Service-Learning pedagogy. Exercises are provided to generate ideas around Service-Learning course design. Faculty have the opportunity to create a SLG&D proposal draft. (Online) An in-person faculty session is offered concurrently with the Creating a SLG&D Proposal module for faculty to meet Service-Learning staff and/or other ServiceLearning practitioners in order to generate and/or solidify ideas around Service-Learning course design
Faculty, Staff, Administrator and Partner Mixer This informal networking session will be hosted at an off-site location and will provide faculty, staff, administrators and community partners the opportunity to discuss community engagement and Service-Learning pedagogy. Join us to network and discuss civic engagement topics that interest you.
Departmental Workshops Workshops are arranged on an individual basis as requested.
Service-Learning and Partnership Support Individual consulting services offered focused on the integration of Service-Learning pedagogy into curriculum. Please contact the Service-Learning/Study Abroad office for details at 801-957-4688. Community partnership development is also offered through the Thayne Center for Service & Learning at 801-957-4555.
Instructional Research and Inquiry Research the Effectiveness of Your Own Teaching Part 1: Research Design. A crucial part of the research design process is asking good questions and figuring out what data you need to collect to answer those questions. In this workshop we will discuss the data that is available in Banner and Canvas, how to work with Institutional Research to get it and how to define an appropriate comparison group for your research. We will talk about the limits of data analytics. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
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Faculty Development Catalog 2016–2017 Part 2: Data Analysis. Now you have some data. What do you do with it? In this workshop we will walk through the mechanics of cleaning and organizing a dataset in MS Excel and introduce some basic concepts in descriptive analysis, as well as some simple statistical concepts. We will also walk through producing charts in Excel and discuss rules of thumb for graphical presentation. (Workshop, 60 minutes)
Institutional Research Showcase Do you want to know more about institutional-level metrics at the College? Attend the Institutional Research Showcase to learn about College-wide research efforts on various topics including student enrollment patterns, variability in student pass rates and early predictors of student success. The IR Showcase will not presume a familiarity with statistics but will seek to engage faculty at a conceptual level in conversation about these research findings.
Utah Education Network (UEN) Workshops (BYOD—bring your own device) Integration of Technology in the Classroom This workshop focuses on incorporating multimedia presentations and online tools to enrich the learning experience for students. Learn how to use an array of online educational resources and tools in a project-based framework. Gain familiarity with technology such as whiteboards, document cameras and iPads, and explore UEN resources. (Workshop, 120 minutes)
Using Social Media to Enhance Learning (BYOD) This workshop helps teachers tap the educational potential of social media tools for the classroom. Participants will learn how tools like Twitter, Pinterest, Google +, Facebook and more can be incorporated into the classroom. Along the way, participants will explore strategies for using social media tools to challenge and engage students. (Workshop, 120 minutes)
Teaching and Learning in the Cloud (BYOD) This workshop helps educators integrate mobile devices and cloud tools into a project-based educational framework. Participants gain experience using mobile devices, testing applications for educational use and exploring strategies for teaching with this technology. Facilitator: Jared Covili (UEN) (Workshop, 3 sessions, 120 minutes)
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why formative assessment is important and how to use it in the classroom with free digital online tools to assess students’ learning. (Workshop, 3 sessions, 120 minutes)
Learning through Virtual Reality Experiences (BYOD) This workshop explores the impact of virtual reality (VR) on the college classroom. Why is VR useful for education? How does VR change the student’s learning experience? What are the VR Trends? What VR resources such as apps, tools, etc. are available? (Workshop, 120 minutes)
Using Makerspaces to Promote Discovery Learning Based upon ideas from the Maker Movement, participants will explore a variety of activities that provide creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent as they deeply engage in science, engineering and tinkering. We will have Ollie and Sphero app-controlled driving robots, arduino kits, Wonder Workshop Dash and Dot Robots, littleBits, Makey Makey and Google Cardboard available for faculty to experiment with. (Workshop, 120 minutes)
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Gamification (BYOD) Can you use gamification to engage and motivate students and how do you build game-design into your course? This workshop will explore gamification mechanics and elements including incentives, competitions, leader boards and progress indicators. Specific applications to the classroom will also be addressed. (Workshop, 120 minutes)
UEN Online Course Options Do you want to dive deeper into technology integration? The following courses will go into more depth than the above workshops. These courses will include projects and assignments, online discussions and reflections. Earn SUU credits or a UEN Certificate of Completion. Contact David Bate at david.bate@slcc.edu for instructions on how to register.
EDUC—The Connected Educator: Develop Your Personal Learning Network (PLN) This course will address how to tap the educational potential of social media tools for your classroom. Learn how tools like Twitter, Pinterest, Teaching Channel, Google+, Facebook and more can be incorporated into your classroom. Along the way, participants will explore strategies for using social media tools to challenge and engage students and improve student-teacher communication.
EDUC 5950 Online Tools for Flexible Formative Assessments Effective formative assessment can transform the teaching and learning experience and dramatically improve student learning outcomes. This course focuses on why formative assessment is important and how to use it in the classroom with the help of several online tools. The participants in this course will learn to use free assessment tools like Answer Garden, Padlet, Socrative, Kahoot!, ClassKick and NearPod to help them formatively assess their students’ learning.
EDUC 5990 Teaching Digital Citizenship In this course participants will learn what digital citizenship is, how to teach students to be responsible digital citizens, how to talk with students openly about cyberbullying and other potential pitfalls of social media. Participants will learn how to model digital citizenship, and develop tools and lessons to use with students of all ages.
EDUC 5095 Teaching and Learning with iPads iPads have emerged as a powerful tool for engaging students in curriculum-related tasks. This two-day course helps educators integrate this technology into a projectbased educational framework. Participants gain experience using iPads, testing applications (apps) for educational use and exploring strategies for teaching using this technology.
Additional topics include finding free educational media from UEN’s educator apps library, eMedia and iTunes U.
EDUC 5596 Google for Educators This course helps teachers increase student communication and critical thinking skills by incorporating Google tools into educational projects. Besides modeling experiential learning, the course guides participants through Google Advanced Search, Docs, Calendar, Groups, Video and more. It also includes discussion and brainstorming specifically to help teachers make the most of the educational potential of these free and widely accessible online tools.
Universal Design The Universal Design Initiative represents a partnership between the Professional Development Center and the Disability Resource Center.
Universal Access, Core Training The UAD consists of four core training sessions (listed below) and a choice of two elective workshops that give participants information and practice in creating documents, courses, videos and other electronic communication in a way that is understood and accessible to all students, including students with disabilities. (Note: a core workshop can count as an elective if taken a second time with advanced work in the area.)
Introduction to Accessibility This session defines common problems with accessibility and best practices to correct accessibility errors. Attendees will gain a basic understanding of how they might be affected by accessibility and how they can help make their own work more accessible to students, faculty and staff with disabilities. (Core, Workshop, 60 minutes)
Universal Design This session will help define Universal Design principles and ADA laws. Participants will practice redesigning classroom spaces, online environments and coursework with Universal Design Principles in mind. (Core, Workshop, 60 minutes)
Creating Accessible Documents Learn how to recognize accessible documents and how documents are translated via screen reader software. This session will cover best practices for accessible document creation. (Core, Workshop, 60 minutes)
Video Captioning This session covers the basics of video captioning. Learn how to search SLCC library and online resources for professionally-captioned videos. Participants will also practice captioning through Amara.org. (Core, Workshop, 60 minutes) 19
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Writing Alternative Text “Alt-Text” is a written description of a digital image. These descriptions are important to make images accessible to students who are blind or have low vision. Learn how to identify decorative images and how to write useful alt-text, suited for broader content. (Elective, Workshop, 60 minutes)
Writing Across the College The WAC@SLCC program provides four levels of support for writing instruction and writing in your professional activities.
Mini-Videos These 5-10 minute videos introduce you to important issues regarding how we use writing in teaching and learning. They can be watched on your own or used as starting points for larger discussions. They are available at WAC SLCC YouTube channel: wac@slcc • The Nitty-Gritty of Writing Assignments • What NOT to Do with ESL Writing • Talking to Students about Writing Assignments • Unlocking the Puzzle of Citation Systems • Why Can’t My Students Write? • My Students Need Help!
Transforming Talks These longer videos take an in-depth look at fundamental issues in writing instruction at SLCC. They can be watched individually or can provide the basis for deep conversations about how we use writing pedagogies to foster student success.
Writing Assignments: What Students and Faculty Should Expect In 2015-2016, students and faculty worked together to establish common expectations for writing assignments at SLCC. This WAC Transforming Talk provides the impetus for this work, what it means and how it will impact teaching and learning.
Working with ESL Writers All of us want to help ESL writers succeed, but few of us know how to do that well. This WAC Transforming Talk explores the circumstances that ESL writers encounter in college writing and provides effective strategies for improving the ESL writing experience for our students.
What Students Learn in Composition…and What They Don’t When faculty assign writing, most assume that their students have taken their English composition course(s) and will be prepared to complete writing assignments on their own. Even if students have finished this requirement 20
(which is often not the case), composition courses cannot prepare students for every writing situation they will encounter in college. This WAC Transforming Talk clearly explains what students learn in their required composition courses and what faculty can do to bridge from that learning to successful writing in their program areas.
What College Writing Looks Like: The Student Perspective Many perspectives of college writing come from the faculty viewpoint. They lament the quality of student writing and express frustrations about “students these days.” This WAC Transforming Talk looks at writing through the SLCC student lens. How do students encounter writing in college; assignments, professors and writing instruction? Listening to our students’ perspectives can provide us with valuable insights into how we might all work better together.
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Workshops Faculty can enroll in these hands-on workshops that explore issues related to writing instruction and writing for our own professional development and goals.
WAWA: Writing Awesome Writing Assignments How do your writing assignments rate for awesomeness? Are they interesting and engaging? Do they produce great student writing that you enjoy? This 90-minute workshop will take your old writing assignment(s) and make them awesome through smallgroup activities. One in early fall and one in early spring. (Workshop, 90 minutes)
Super Sabbatical Proposals Are you planning on a sabbatical next year? Take this 90-minute workshop to learn how to write a proposal that rocks. Enrollment includes follow-up consultation from the WAC director on sabbatical proposal drafts. (Workshop, 90 minutes)
What Should I Evaluate? Building Confident Responses to Student Writing Faculty have to evaluate student writing, but very few of us have ever been taught how to do it. This can lead to ineffective response, but we’re too afraid to ask for support or direction. In this two-part 90-minute workshop series, faculty will experience a supportive environment to share grading concerns and learn strategies to build confident responses for students. (Workshop, 2 x 90 minutes)
Writing for Academic Publication: Canvas Course and Writing Support Group Even though SLCC faculty are teachers first, we are scholars as well. In fact, we are the knowledge-makers of higher education pedagogy, in addition to other areas of research and expertise. Getting that knowledge out in the public forum can be hard without support. This WAC Canvas course and support group provides information and collegiality to get your writing done. Complete the Canvas course and then attend the monthly meetings to write. Enrollment includes individual consultation from the WAC director on writing projects. (Online and a bi-weekly meeting)
Consulting The WAC@SLCC program offers individual, small-group and department consulting on any writing concern for your teaching (e.g. syllabi, assignments, Canvas pages, grading) and for your own professional activities (e.g. tenure portfolios, publications, conference proposals, sabbatical requests). Contact 801- 957- 3232 or wac@slcc.edu
President’s Leadership Institute Salt Lake Community College President’s Leadership Institute will provide faculty, staff and administration an opportunity to be introspective, interactive and collaborative in an effort towards becoming better and transformative leaders. While the College has many strong leaders, the Institute is designed to assist in expanding those leadership characteristics and guiding others who are interested in developing stronger leadership skills. The Institute will provide an opportunity for participants to interactively learn more about leadership styles, management tools and higher education administrative operations. All faculty, staff and administration are welcome to take advantage of this opportunity and help Salt Lake Community College become an even greater institution of higher learning. Mallory Bohn, Technician, President’s Office, mallory.bohn@slcc.edu or Roderic Land, Special Assistant to the President, roderic.land@slcc.edu
Online Faculty Development Options Faculty Development is building online modules. We will pilot eLearning development options in Library Science, ePortfolio and High-Impact Teaching Practices during the coming year. You can find these options listed under those tracks in the catalog.
Bridge This year, Faculty and Staff Development, in partnership with eLearning, will pilot Bridge, a new training and development platform. Bridge is a professional development learning management system built by Instructure (the company that created Canvas). It is mobile-ready and includes an intuitive authoring environment. The goal is to build two to three faculty development modules in Bridge this academic year and receive feedback. This is a first step in thinking about how we can improve online training and development opportunities for faculty and staff.
Magna Commons and Academic Impressions The Faculty Development Office has subscriptions to both Academic Impressions and Magna Commons. We are also renewing our partnership with UEN. Between all three resources there are a number of online training and development opportunities that range from short 20-minute teaching tips and advice from Magna Commons to more extensive, sequenced opportunities in Academic Impressions and UEN.
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Academic Impressions SLCC has a subscription to Academic Impressions. Academic Impressions offers professional development rooted in practical application and delivered by experts. The topics are needs driven and research based for higher education professionals. Watch for scheduled webcasts throughout the semester to gather practical knowledge that will make a positive impact on your role in the institution.
Magna Commons Salt Lake Community College has unlimited on-demand/ online access to two of Magna Publications’ Digital Libraries: Magna Commons and 20-Minute Mentor Commons. These programs give faculty access to hundreds of hours of professional development topics: teaching strategies, student engagement, grading and feedback, course design, classroom management and technology in the classroom. To sign up for Magna Commons contact david.bate@slcc.edu
Teaching Circles A teaching circle is a group of faculty members who will work together for one semester to focus on pedagogy for improving teaching and learning. The circle can be discipline-specific, but can also include faculty from different disciplines throughout the College. Previous topics included assessments, active learning strategies, classroom assessment techniques (CATs), developing rubrics and classroom management. Teaching circles are for sharing good teaching and learning pedagogy and to help individuals improve and teach more effectively. Teaching circles approved by the Faculty Development Office and the relevant Associate Dean will receive financial support and recognition. To apply for a teaching circle visit the Faculty Development website or contact David Bate at david.bate@slcc.edu
The Open Teaching Project The Open Teaching Project is an SLCC faculty speaker series. The goal of the series is for faculty across the College to share teaching innovations. This we year we have four Open Teaching Project speakers from a variety of disciplines.
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Tam Hoskisson, Assistant Professor, History, “OER and American History” This session will cover Hoskisson’s experience in piloting the history department’s newly-created online text, American Civilization, A Brief History. Learn how he insured his students’ tranquility, promoted their general welfare and secured them the blessings of a free textbook.
Gabe Byers, Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Assistant Program, “Design as a HighImpact Practice: OTA Students Create Assistive Devices” This talk will explore a project where students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program design, create and present unique adaptive devices that will enable individuals with disabilities to perform everyday tasks. The project is a high-impact teaching practice, serving as a capstone to integrate knowledge, promote creativity and higher-order thinking and embed community-based learning. This talk will focus on the development and planned growth of the project as well as student outcomes. Finally, a discussion on how to develop similar projects within other disciples will be presented.
Claire Peterson, “Modeling Civic Engagement for Students” Students often feel disenfranchised in relation to their ability to connect with global issues and in their capabilities to affect meaningful change or influence. Developing curriculum and facilitating opportunities for students to gain awareness and become involved with local organizations that tackle global issues on a local scale can provide meaningful opportunities for engagement and highlight the potential of students’ political and social efficacy. In order to do this effectively, it is important for faculty to participate in development opportunities that facilitate personal growth, development and awareness of global issues and their associated implications for our local environment. By modeling this awareness and participation, faculty can provide students with accurate and up-to-date curriculum and opportunities.
David Davenport and Connie Spanton-Jex “Teaching ASL with Technology” This course looks at the integration of technology into American Sign Language. Experiments using iPads, the Swivl and GoReact video feedback are discussed. The use of these these technologies to provide students with feedback, to record and flip our class sessions and as tools to reflect upon our own teaching practice are explored. The course will cover the challenges and successes of pilot efforts and technology plans going forward.
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Grants, Awards and Recognitions
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SLCC Grant Opportunities for Faculty Community Engagement Grant Faculty and Staff Community Engagement Awards are one year awards open to full-time Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) faculty and staff working to advance SLCC’s mission to promote engaged learning and outreach. The award incentivizes development and innovation of engagement initiatives and promotes cross-college collaboration. Awards of between $250 and $20,000 are given in support of new initiatives or specific innovations that significantly change or increases community engagement in an existing initiative. A total of $45,000 is available each fiscal year. Funding must be used within the fiscal year that the award was granted. Requests for funding less than $2,000 may be made at any time. Requests for grants greater than $2,000 must be submitted by the deadlines listed online at the Government and Community Relations webpage, www.slcc.edu/ government-relations/community/communityengagement.aspx There will be a workshop approximately one month prior to each deadline. Applicants are encouraged to attend a workshop or call Jennifer Seltzer Stitt in the Office of Community Relations to discuss ideas and receive feedback on applications.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Grant The Office of Special Assistant to the President seeks to leverage faculty, staff and student-driven innovation to improve the recruitment and retention efforts of diverse faculty, staff and students. Known as the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Grant (EDI), this initiative will challenge faculty, staff and students to conceive and implement projects that advance campus diversity. The maximum of each awarded grant is $2,000. Faculty, staff and student organizations are encouraged to submit proposals that are innovative, impactful and move the needle on diversity for underrepresented/ underserved populations. Contact: Dr. Roderic Land, Special Assistant to the President, roderic.land@slcc.edu or Mallory Bohn at mallory.bohn@slcc.edu
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Innovation of the Year Award The Innovation of the Year Award is an opportunity for all employees to showcase their creative excellence in innovation. This contest is designed to recognize employees and celebrate ideas that inspire innovation in education. Through this contest, the College will send the SLCC Innovation of the Year Award winner (up to two individuals, if a team proposal) to a nationally-recognized conference approved by the committee chair. The Innovation of the Year overall award winner receives $3,000 to advance their innovation. The Excellence in Innovation winners will receive $500 to advance their innovation and share their work with the College. We invite all Salt Lake Community College employees to reflect on their projects and achievements within the last five years and consider sharing them in the SLCC Innovation of the Year Contest. Call for Proposals is annually in January. Contact: Anjali Pai, Director of Staff Development, anjali.pai@slcc.edu
Teaching and Learning Grants The Office of Faculty Development will be offering 5-8 teaching and learning grants for the 2016-2017 academic year. Grants are between 1,000 and $2,000 and support faculty in innovative teaching projects. We are in the process of revising the teaching and learning grant categories for the coming academic year.
Flipped Classroom Pedagogy Grants The office of Faculty Development is offering 5-10 grants between $1,000 and $2,000 to support faculty in flipped classroom pedagogy. Grant money can be used to purchase equipment or support professional development around the flipped classroom. A Request for Proposals will begin in August 2016.
Open Educational Resource Grants Educational Initiatives will be offering OER Initiative grants between $500 and $2,000 to support faculty in projects involving the adoption, adaptation or building of openly licensed educational content with the purpose of including that content in the classroom. The goal is to either replace expensive commercial resources or reduce the overall cost. A Request for Proposals will begin in August 2016.
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Service-Learning Grants
Exemplary Faculty Service Award
The Service-Learning Grant & Designation (SLG&D) program within the Learning Advancement division supports faculty who engage in high-impact pedagogies, specifically Service-Learning. The SLG&D program also collaborates on an institutional level to create engaged departments/programs. Refer to the individual course and engaged department RFP guidelines for detailed info or contact the Service-Learning/Study Abroad office at 801-957-4694.
The Exemplary Faculty Service Award is given to a full-time faculty member who, while at Salt Lake Community College, has given outstanding service to the College, the profession and/or larger community. The two past winners are Melodee Lambert and Dr. Nick Safai.
Alan E. Hall Award A biennial award given to a faculty or staff member or collaborative team at each of the eight USHE institutions, the award is given to support initiatives with clearly defined and well-conceived innovative strategies that are intended to improved undergraduate student success. Award Objectives • Reward an innovative strategy leading to student success that is likely to be highly effective and replicable and which can be launched, augmented or advanced with an investment of $5,000
Friday, November 13, 2016 the following materials are to be sent to Jenn Balfour at jenn.balfour@slcc.edu
Teaching Excellence Award The Teaching Excellence Award is given to recognize true excellence in professional education at Salt Lake Community College. The award reflects a cumulative body of teaching excellence rather than just a single year of fine work. Teaching excellence encompasses professionalism both within the classroom and in service to the department, division, College and community. Call for nominations, November 7, 2016 Written Nominations Due, December 2, 2016
• Highlight the work of innovators to develop a culture of innovation among Utah’s institutions of higher education • Draw attention to effective innovations at USHE institutions The awardee or awardee team at each USHE institution will receive $10,000: $5,000 direct award to the faculty/ staff member(s) (split equally between team members if a team is the awardee) and $5,000 to be placed in an institutional account for the staff/faculty awardee or awardee team for the advancement of the highlighted innovation (Innovation Implementation and Augmentation Fund). Nominations of an awardee team shall clearly identify the individual member of the team who will be designated to serve as the person managing the Innovation Implementation and Augmentation Fund for the team.
Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Each year, the College selects a distinguished faculty lecturer to present in the spring on an area of scholarly inquiry. The position includes a budget and one course release. Recent lecturers include Ted Moore, Karen Kwan and Melissa Helquist. This year’s distinguished faculty lecturer is John Close. He will speak on April 13 at 12:30 p.m. in the Oak Room. The title of his talk is “The Role of Community Colleges in U.S. Economic Growth.” For questions on how to apply for the Distinguished Faculty Lecture contact david.hubert@slcc.edu
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Events SLCC and Faculty Development offer a number of large events each year. These events can become meaningful entry points or moments of recognition in one’s professional development journey. They also help us have better conversations about our shared priorities and values. Attending college-wide events is an important part of what it means to be an engaged faculty member at SLCC.
Convocation, August 23, 2016 Each fall, we come together as a College to mark the beginning of the new academic year. This year, the College is excited to welcome Dr. Michael Wesch from Kansas State University as the Convocation keynote speaker. In addition to being an accomplished scholar, Dr. Wesch has achieved a reputation for his work around undergraduate education and student engagement. You can see his latest project at myteachingnotebook.com
Faculty Convention, April 7, 2017, Miller Campus Faculty convention is held at the end of every academic year. We celebrate faculty achievement and, in some years, we invite a speaker to provoke, inspire and entertain. The spring 2017 faculty convention will be held April 7. Faculty Convention will be returning to its roots at the Miller Campus. Plan to join us and celebrate our academic accomplishments.
Employee Recognition, April 21, 2016, Jordan Campus SLCC’s Employee Recognition Celebration is a great way to honor the accomplishments and contributions of the people we work with every day. Both full-time and part-time faculty and staff are invited to attend.
SLCC Technology Day, September 29, 2016
Local Conference Opportunities
Faculty Development is partnering with Staff Development, IT, eLearning, Library Services and the Faculty and Staff Associations to offer an SLCC Technology Day. Join SLCC employees to explore technology tools and resources. Learn tips on Office 365, Google, Canvas, library databases and apps. Find out what help is available to support innovative projects. Try out digital tools you will use in your job. Enjoy sessions focusing on solutions to tech-related challenges.
The Association for General and Liberal Studies will be holding its annual conference in downtown Salt Lake City this fall. This is a perfect opportunity to engage in national conversations around general education.
The Tanner Forum on Social Ethics, October 19, 2016 Former Secretary of Labor Dr. Robert Reich will be our Fall 2016 speaker for the Tanner Forum on Social Ethics at the Grand Theatre. He will speak on economic inequality and how we can make capitalism work, as he says in the subtitle off his recent book, “for the many, not the few.”
Fall Faculty Conference, October 8, 2016 The Fall Faculty Conference will focus on technology and how it relates to the learning of higher order thinking skills. • Collaborate with like-minded practitioners to gather innovative teaching and learning ideas. • Take part in a discussion of James Lang’s book, Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning. • D ive deep into the research on how to engage Millennials and Gen Z students. • Be inspired by showcase presentations and breakout sessions that will invigorate a passion for teaching and learning.
Association for General and Liberal Studies Annual Conference, September 29– October 1, 2016
The Great Teachers’ Summit, October 20-22, 2016 Utah Valley University (UVU) is sponsoring the 2016 Great Teachers’ Summit at the Zermatt Resort in Midway, Utah. The Great Teachers’ Summit (GTS) is a unique peer-to-peer faculty development seminar. College educators sharing ideas and insights about improving teaching skills is essential to the success of the Summit. Come prepared to discuss a technique or strategy that has worked well for you, and an instructional problem you are still seeking to solve. If you are willing, you may also prepare a presentation of a particularly effective instructional activity or device.
What Is an Educated Person? October 27-28, 2016 This year’s conference run by the Utah System of Higher Education focuses on general education. This fall, we are fortunate to have incoming AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella be the keynote speaker for the conference. Learning Advancement and Faculty Development will support 10 faculty registrations and lodging for this fall’s conference at the Zermatt Resort in Midway.
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UCET Conference, March 16-17, 2017 Join fellow Utah educators at the Utah Coalition of Educational Technology (UCET) Conference to explore the use of technology integration in the classroom. Sessions focus on both theory and practical applications, including maker spaces, drones, Google apps, social media and formative online assessment tools.
First Annual Intermountain Teaching and Learning Conference, March 30-31, 2017 Join us at Utah Valley University for the Intermountain Teaching and Learning Conference to celebrate and discuss evidence-based teaching practices. Faculty will showcase and discuss innovative teaching and learning practices.
Utah Women in Higher Education Network (UWHEN), April 7, 2017, Price UT The Utah Women in Higher Education Network (UWHEN) is part of a national group of networks that carry on the work of the ACE Women’s Network at the American Council on Education (ACE). The SLCC Chapter of UWHEN, which began winter of 2015-16, was started to create an environment of collective empowerment for all women working in higher education at Salt Lake Community College and partnering institutions. The SLCC Chapter invites women of all backgrounds to engage in professional development, networking, mentoring, discussion and action on topics that are important to its members and provide opportunities to develop leadership skills and abilities. The SLCC Chapter has also been charged by President Deneece Huftalin to create opportunities for professional development for women from all levels of employment or leadership. The annual UWHEN meeting is an opportunity for Utah women in higher education to engage in discussions about leadership, growth and professional development. Angie Napper, Assistant Director, Instructional Design, eLearning (and SLCC UWHEN Chapter President), angie.napper@slcc.edu
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