View and register for any and all of our scheduled workshops in our CET Professional Development Calendar. Just click on a workshop title within the calendar to learn more about it or register.
Thinking about advising students? Need a refresher? Cover the basics in this three-hour session offered twice this week.
New Advisor Training
All new advisors and returning advisors interested in a “refresher” advising session are invited to attend New Advisor Training, designed to aid and enhance new and current advisors. This is a prerequisite for many of the subsequent Academic Advising workshops. This workshop will guide you through the introductory steps of becoming an effective first-time advisor and will focus on all of the following:
- Theories of Advising
- Advising first semester students
- The Early Warning System
- Introductory Banner Training
Upcoming Sessions: Tuesday, 9/25, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. OR Wednesday, 9/26, 1 – 4 p.m.
Locations: 9/25 in BTC Meeting Room 2; 9/26 in CTR 230 (The Center for Academic Engagement conference room)
Website evaluation
An article from the journal Nature noted that Wikipedia had less mistakes than the online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Are you wondering if certain websites provided decent information? Attend this workshop to identify seven criteria for evaluating a website and start putting them into practice. Bring a sample website to discuss.
Upcoming Session: Tuesday, 9/25, 2 – 2:45 p.m.
Location: MRV 010
In a Middle States working group? Want to learn how to find and access information about HVCC committees, BOT info and more? Join Bonnie Farrell as she shows participants how to navigate the Portal.
Blackboard for the Rest of Us: An Introduction to the Portal
The MyHudsonValley Portal System is an online gateway to loads of valuable information and resources (both on-campus and off!) Are you using it? Well, if you’re not you might be missing out on all the Portal has to offer! Did you know you can access customized content including the up-to-date weather information, information on campus news and events, tools like a calculator and dictionary, the library’s online resources, current news about organizations you are involved in at HVCC including your bargaining unit, and so much more!
Upcoming Sessions: Wednesday, 9/26, 2 – 3 p.m. OR Friday, 9/28, 9 – 10 a.m.
Location: CET Computer Lab in BTC 1033
Published: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:44:25 +0000 by c.prylo