The Center for Effective Teaching (CET) is offering five workshops the week of Sept. 25 to 29 that address evaluating websites and integrating library sources in Blackboard, recognizing needs and working with students, and the challenges and solutions for anyone who is a supervisory position.
Website Evaluation
How can you tell if a website’s information valid or fake? Is a .org always better than a .com? How do you determine the quality of a website? Give the website the CRAP test! Attend this workshop to discover what the acronym stands for and to learn the criteria for evaluating a website. Also learn how to spot Fake News. Bring a website to discuss.
When: Monday, Sept. 25, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Where: Marvin Library Room 010 (bottom floor lab)
Facilitator: Cynthia Koman
Certificate Credit: Teaching and Learning
Category: Integrating Instructional Technology
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Supervisory Challenges and Solutions – EAP
Supervisors will learn how to recognize and identify a distressed employee, what their role is in helping that employee meet work performance standards, and how to effectively utilize EAP as a tool for successful intervention.
When: Wednesday, Sept. 27, 9-11 a.m.
Where: Campus Center 204
Facilitator: Capital EAP Representative
Certificate Credit: Leadership Development
Category: Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Effectiveness
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Integrating Library and Media Services in Blackboard
Learn how to integrate library resources (articles, e-books, and videos) through persistent links and creating web links in Blackboard. A persistent link will get you to the same source every time. The library databases that will be used as practice to link content include Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, ebrary, Films on Demand and more.
When: Wednesday, September 27, noon-12:45 p.m.
Where: Marvin Library Room 010 (bottom floor lab)
Facilitator: Stephanie Clowe
Certificate Credit: Teaching and Learning
Category: Integrating Instructional Technology
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How Faculty Can Support Transgender Students
in Today’s Political Landscape
Research finds that trans students report more hostile campus environments, including classroom environments, than other students. This webinar will provide specific strategies that faculty can use to create supportive classroom and department environments for trans students. Topics covered will include sexual harassment, misgendering and misnaming, restroom access, and strategies for teaching about trans people.
- Learn about the experiences of trans college students today and the current cultural, legal, and political landscape for trans people.
- Recognize how faculty can affirm trans students’ identities through name and pronoun practices in the classroom.
- Understand ways in which you can respectfully teach about trans people and provide support to trans students.
- Receive resources on addressing the needs of trans college students.
When: Wednesday, Sept. 27, 3-5 p.m.
Where: BTC Meeting Room 1
Facilitator: Michelle Bannoura
Certificate Credit will be offered to one of the following areas:
Teaching & Learning (Classroom Management)
Leadership Development (Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Effectiveness)
Academic Advising (Advising Special Groups)
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Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
This workshop address how learning disabilities (LD) can impact an individual’s academic ability and faculty and staff can make a course accessible to students with learning disabilities. Along with a PowerPoint presentation, there will be interactive role playing.
When: Thursday, September 28, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Campus Center 150
Facilitator: Donna Tortaro
Certificate Credit will be offered to one of the following areas:
Teaching & Learning (Classroom Management or Pedagogy)
Leadership Development (College Policies and Issues)
Academic Advising (Advising Special Groups)
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To register for any of these workshop, please visit the CET registration page at http://www.hvcc.edu/cet/workshops/register.html.
For more information about upcoming workshops, please visit the CET website at http://www.hvcc.edu/cet/workshops/index.html.
Published: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 18:49:48 +0000 by t.bocketti