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Upcoming Professional Development

Week of November 8-12

This week’s spotlight:

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The Center for Teaching and Learning needs a new name. Here at ACC we want the center to be relevant to both staff and faculty. Currently, the name "Center for Teaching and Learning" implies a faculty focus. The CTL committee has narrowed names to four. Vote for your favorite! Have your voice heard!

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Center for Training and Leadership (CTL)

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Center for Employee Advancement (CEA)

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Center for Faculty and Staff Advancement (CFSA)

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Center for the Advancement of Faculty and Staff (CAFS)

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Who you "otter" know!

Way to go Dorie!

Dorie Miller

Library Specialist

Learning Resource Center

Dorie Miller is an Associate Librarian in the LRC. Dorie is an instrumental member of the LRC and works tirelessly to provide the best customer service to our ACC community and beyond. She may be behind the scenes, but her attention to detail and hard work keep the Library running smoothly. Most notably, Dorie completed an Associates in Library Science where she learned cataloging and foundational theory in librarianship. Her educational attainment allowed Dorie to become our cataloger – a job often reserved for a professional librarian. Her work is flawless, as she has worked diligently to cleanup many of our records and provide a more systematic, logical system for cataloging. Also, Dorie goes above and beyond in thinking of ways in which students can enjoy the time they spend in the Library. If you’ve been in the Library recently, you’ve probably seen students playing chess and completing puzzles. Dorie is responsible for making these items available and keeping them fresh. Our students love it. Dorie Miller is a team player and loves ACC. Go Dorie, we love you!

Nominated by Sara Thynne

Click here to nominate someone for next week's "Who you otter know."

Upcoming Trainings at ACC

ACC Trainings

Maximizing Your Google Drive

Hosted by Laura Gaines

November 10^th 10 AM

https://zoom.us/j/92814043973?pwd=ZDhIOHErMnNrNDk2WlJBYVE3ZnJLZz09

Honors Program Overview

Hosted by John Neathery

November 10^th

2:00 pm

https://zoom.us/j/99687116029?pwd=UGNzNnFlcXY0c3BIcmk2TTJScmdYUT09

Distance Learning Trainings

November 5 at 11:00 AM in Zoom - Facilitator: Mercer Bufter

Communication and Organization in Online Courses - In an online course, clear communication and user-friendly organization go hand-in-hand. This session offers strategies and techniques for creating a Moodle course that is easy for students to navigate and easy for you to share information.

Link to session - https://zoom.us/j/92264930187

November 8 at 2:00 PM in Zoom - Facilitator: Monica Isbell and Jennifer Jones

Selecting Accessible Materials - This workshop will provide an update on accessibility laws, ACC accessibility practices, and guidance on selecting instructional materials that meet accessibility standards.

Link to session - https://zoom.us/j/92264930187

November 9 at 2:00 PM in Zoom - Facilitator: Mercer Bufter

Developing and Using Rubrics in Online Courses - This workshop will explore best practices for using rubrics as a tool to help support and assess student learning.

Link to session - https://zoom.us/j/92264930187

November 10 at 1:00 PM - Hosted by Quality Matters - Requires Registration

Principles and Best Practices for Using Visuals in Course Design - Discover how visual design can enhance online learning and hear an overview of basic graphic design principles, components, and considerations. Ideas for incorporating visuals into the design of your online course will be presented, as well as a downloadable resource — the Bridge to Quality Design Guide — that walks you through all facets of designing a quality online course. A Webinar hosted by CourseArc and Quality Matters.

Aviso Trainings

Tue, Nov 9 @ 4pm - Filtering 101

Thur, Nov 11 @ 10am - Notes & Alerts

Thur, Nov 11 @ 2pm - Filtering Your Roster to Your Advantage

Fri, Nov 12 @ 11am - Creating Tasks

Link to sign-up: https://forms.gle/wA5hB3XcBJKqbqC97

PD Opportunities Outside ACC

DEI-Growth, Understanding, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (G.U.I.D.E.) Conference

Who: Rowan Cabarrus Community College

What: DEI-G.U.I.D.E. Conference

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College wants to invite you to attend our second annual virtual Growth, Understanding, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (G.U.I.D.E.) conference this fall. The G.U.I.D.E Conference is FREE.

The conference aims to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (D.E.I.) Issues in Higher Ed, K-12 schools, communities, and workplace industries by building community and competency among all levels of employees and will cover the D.E.I. subjects such as:

Implicit Bias
Norms/Discomfort in D.E.I. Conversations
Strategies and Potential Trends with African American Males in Higher Ed
Breaking Down Present-day Barriers
Gender Identity
Equity and Engagement
B.G.T.Q.I.A. and more

When: Thursday, November 18, 2021, 9am–4 pm, and Friday, November 19, 2021, 9am–1pm.

Where: Click this link to register

Questions: Rowan Cabarrus Community College Diversity & Inclusion Committee (diversity&inclusion@rccc.edu)

Planning and Producing Educational Video (Technology Bootcamp Series)

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Educational videos effectively convey much more information to a more diverse audience of learners than a printed handout, but require planning, execution, polish, and posting to a reliable platform—far more than simply recording a video on a smartphone and posting it to social media. In this second video bootcamp, teachers will take a giant step toward creating and delivering video that will further the educational mission in their subject area. Working in a supportive group atmosphere, participants will practice the techniques of planning, producing, and sharing video that is designed to quickly and effectively communicate a message.

Note: Video production is time-consuming and computer intensive. Participants will need a modern multimedia computer with at least 8 GB of memory.

Session I

November 12 – December 17, 2021

Open enrollment begins Oct. 25

Open enrollment is now open.

The Yellow Star

If you see a yellow star it denotes a professional development opportunity that might be of particular interest to staff.

If you are aware of additional professional development opportunities please send them to ctl@alamancecc.edu.

For information about the Center for Teaching and Learning or to submit upcoming trainings,

please contact Jennifer Jones at ctl@alamancecc.edu

Jennifer Jones (DL)

336-506-4115

Jennifer Jones

(Education)

336-506-4276

Center for Teaching and Learning | CTL Website