Faculty and Staff Gather for Professional Development Day Professional Development Day offered a variety of development opportunities that provided information for our full-time employees and adjunct instructors. Humorous motivational speaker Charles Marshall presented two sessions about creating success with extraordinary customer service and how our iCARE standards are critical to our success.
Physical Plant Director Ken Kopera led sessions titled “Academic Buildings: The Next Phase.” As we turn our efforts to revitalizing our academic buildings, attendees were asked to share their thoughts and views on how to make vintage facilities (Pickens Hall, Anderson Hall, Oconee Hall, Wilson Hall, for example) the best they can be.
Mark Vickery, information systems/business analyst, and Kate Baggett, our new IT consultant, both standing, delivered a session about the current technology in the TCTC classrooms and tips to prevent technology from sabotaging your class. Attendees also learned about the new Flexible Learning Experience.
Are You Hostage to Your Digital Habits? was the title of IT Manager Luke VanWingerden’s session that focused on digital habits and how to reclaim your time and attention.
Faculty and staff packed both sessions of the interactive and informative “Walking in the Shoes of an Individual with Dyslexia facilitated by Heidi Bishop (not pictured).
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