Happy Holidays From SBVC Professional Development Committee

 

 

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Sabbatical Leave 2011-2012: Informational Meetings

 

It Is Not Too Late to Register---California Community Colleges' Success Network: Accessing Student Voices to Create a Design/Mind Space for Faculty

 

California Community Colleges' Success Network (http://3csn.org)
BSI Professional Development Grant

 

 

Accessing Student Voices to Create a Design/Mind Space for Faculty

 

 November 19, 2010

10:00 AM - 02:30 PM

 

Location: San Bernardino Valley College

 

         North Hall Room (NHR) 221

 

In this half-day workshop facilitated by Tom deWit and Sean McFarland from the Acceleration in Context Initiative (AIC), faculty will build a creative and analytical space to revisit and reimagine their classroom practices. Two related facts serve as a foundation for the day:

§  Students have the Capacity to do far more than what is often asked of them; and,

 

§  Students accelerate when the teacher trusts in this Capacity. Likewise, faculty Capacity will be invoked as part of this workshop's focus on classroom redesign. Faculty will consider how weaving Love into the classroom can be an explicit strategy for leveraging Capacity and for integrating students' affective and cognitive domains.

 

Faculty will also be invited to consider ways to integrate Inquiry and Student Voices into the classroom. The ongoing project spearheaded by McFarland inside the Faculty Inquiry Network-"Student Voices Across California"-will serve as a backdrop.

The core concepts of Capacity, Love, Inquiry and Student Voices will lay the groundwork for entering into an intellectual and aesthetic arena called Design/Mind. Design/Mind is an AIC professional development approach where faculty collaboratively design lessons, practices, and curriculum models that reconnect faculty with their discipline, bring students to the center of their own learning and respond to the evolving dynamic found in any classroom.

Attendees will also be introduced to a network of colleagues doing similar work around the state. This workshop will be of value to anyone interested in completion, acceleration or effective teaching. Please RSVP in advance.

For more information contact:

 

Jennifer Mendoza, PhD

Faculty Regional Coordinator/Inland Empire,

California Community Colleges' Success Network (http://3csn.org)
BSI Professional Development Grant

(909) 384-8972 (Work)

jmendoza@valleycollege.edu

http://fier.3csn.org/ (regional website)

 

 

 

An Apple A Day: Online Teaching and Learning

 

 

Visit @OneForTraining website!

 

For more information contact:

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Great News! SBVC Faculty Sabbatical Leave 2011-2012 Informational Sessions

 

 

Facilitated by: S. Courtney Hunter

 

 

 To register  or for more information contact:

S.Courtney Hunter, Coordinator

Professional and Organizational Development

San Bernardino Valley College

701 South Mount Vernon Avenue

San Bernardino, California 92410

(909) 384-8623

 

Reminder---SBVC The Great California Shake Out: Informational Session --October 20, 2010

 

San Bernardino Valley College

Informational Session

October 20, 2010

Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Location: The Library Viewing Room (LIB 149)

Facilitated by: Dr. Don Buchanan

 

 

 

For more information contact:

Professional and Organizational Development

Coordinator, S. Courtney Hunter

E: shunter@valleycollege.edu or Ph: (909)384-8623

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reminder: Blackboard 9 Preview

 

 

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Take A Look: Professional Development Activity Calendar - October 2010

 

 

SBVC Professional Development

Fall 2010

 

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

This is a reminder that the Professional Development Department has many activities available on-campus and online for both faculty and staff.

 

To see what training is available during the month of October 2010, please click on the link below:

 

Professional Development Calendar

 

Please register online, follow the prompt on the training session(s) of your choice. Be sure to check the calendar regularly for new courses that may be added to the calendar after this date.

 

If you have comments or questions, please contact Courtney Hunter at 384-8623 or email: shunter@valleycollege.edu .

 

Thank you,

 

SBVC Professional Development Committee

 

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Available to SBVC Staff and Faculty: 3CSN Professional Development Opportunities

 

California Community Colleges’ Success Network

 

 

Dear Faculty and Administration:

 

This academic year, 3CSN (the Basic Skills Initiative professional development grant) will offer a variety of activities, resources, and support to help you and your campus achieve the objectives of the statewide Basic Skills Initiative (BSI). 

 

One such professional learning opportunity for this fall is our Learning In Networks for Knowledge Sharing—part 2  (LINKS 2). This second in a series of LINKS events will take a deeper look into student success in terms of completion, breaking completion into more manageable chunks known as milestones and momentum points. At these events, participants will examine data related to specific momentum points and learn how to apply tools supported by 3CSN (i.e., inquiry/gap analysis, data benchmarking, and logic models) to identify and address key momentum points that lead to successful completion of milestones such as the ESL/basic skills pathway, as well as longer completion paths such as certificates, degrees, and transfer readiness.  Participants will also learn about high-leverage strategies that can be used to support, and perhaps even accelerate, pathway completion.

 

 

Three day-long (approximately 9 am to 4 pm) LINKS 2 events will be offered throughout the state:

 

·         Friday, October 22^nd in the San Diego area (California Center for the Arts, Escondido)

·         Friday, October 29^th in the Los Angeles area (Los Angeles Valley College)

·         Friday, November 19^th in the northern/central California area (Diablo Valley College)

 

These events are FREE and lunch will be provided. Attached is a flyer with additional information, including registration web links. Colleges are encouraged to send teams representing faculty and administration in ESL/basic skills, counseling, and other disciplines across the campus. Be sure to register early, as space is limited. For more information about these LINKS 2 events, regional 3CSN activities and support available to you locally, or general information about 3CSN, please visit our website at http://3csn.org.

 

We look forward to working with you as we all work to help our students with basic skills needs!

 

Sincerely,

 

Lynn Wright and the 3CSN Coordinators: Daniel Bahner, Lisa Brewster, Jan Connal, Donna Cooper, Daryl Kinney, Jennifer Mendoza, Anniqua Rana, and Cleavon Smith

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Development Activity Calendar - October 2010

Dear Colleagues,

 

This is a reminder that the Professional Development Department has many activities available on-campus and online for both faculty and staff.

 

To see what training is available during the month of October 2010, please click on the link below:

 

Professional Development Calendar

 

Please register online, follow the prompt on the training session(s) of your choice. Be sure to check the calendar regularly for new courses that may be added to the calendar after this date.

 

If you have comments or questions, please contact Courtney Hunter at 384-8623 or email: shunter@valleycollege.edu .

 

Thank you

 

SBVC Professional Development Committee

 

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From Your Desktop: SBVC Wellness Wednesday -- Promoting Health and Wellness @ Work

 

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here    SBVC Wellness Wednesday     Promoting Health and Wellness @ Work September 2010     Topic: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices   §  Identify effective strategies to reduce stress. §  Discover food items that enhance brain performance. §  Implement daily exercise routines at your desk.      Learning Resources: Stress Management Food For Thought Exercise at Your Desk       Take a Time Out Break Be encouraged to visit the Professional Development   Rest and Relaxation Room (LA 204-E)    Need Sometime to Think Visit the Reading and Reflextion Room (LA -204 A)    Open 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday -Thursday            Additional Resources:   Head to Toe Wellness Guide by Dr. Andrew Weils, MD   Mayo Clinics: Healthy Lifestyle     Wellness Wednesday is published monthly. Please be sure to share these ideas with your colleagues, family, and friends. To learn more about workshops and activities, please see the Professional Development Calendar.    For additional information, please contact S. Courtney Hunter at (909)384-8623 or shunter@valleycollege.edu .       Valley College | 701 Mt. Vernon Avenue | San Bernardino | CA | 92410

 

Faculty Focus Newsletter: Are You Committing Plagiarism? Top 5 Overlooked Citations

Send to a Friend | My Account | Subscribe to RSS September 29, 2010     Are You Committing Plagiarism? Top Five Overlooked Citations to Add to Your Course Materials By Miki Crawford, PhD Although we strive to uphold academic integrity, we may unknowingly be committing plagiarism. As we know (and tell our students) plagiarism is copying from a source verbatim, but it is even more than that. According to Reference.com, “plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.” When we hear of faculty plagiarism, it mostly involves a publication. However, do you create PowerPoint® presentations from text content? Do you use ideas or handouts from colleagues? Do you copy a chapter from a book as supplemental reading without providing the source information? Do you use pictures or trademarks from the Internet? If so, you may be guilty of plagiarism. As faculty we should be aware of content that we distribute and whether we need to provide proper citations. While searching Google with the keywords, faculty plagiarism, there were over 7,000,000 results. While narrowing the search using the keywords “faculty committing plagiarism,” the sites that I viewed have: 1. information about student plagiarism or 2. information about a professor who has committed plagiarism. Information to remind faculty how they may be committing unintentional plagiarism is needed. Students are now using the same tool that faculty often use to identify faculty plagiarism—the Internet. By typing in a line or two from an assignment or other teaching materials, students are able to find online sources and possibly expose faculty plagiarism. For decades The Teaching Professor newsletter has been a trusted source for educators who are committed to creating a better learning environment. Each issue delivers thought-provoking and practical articles on a wealth of critical topics … from motivating students ...  to incorporating technology into the classroom ... to establishing a framework for student-centered learning … and much more. Learn More » Here are some considerations for faculty when creating course materials: 1.    Place a citation at the bottom of your PowerPoint slides (or better yet, on the master slide) to reference your textbook. If you use a direct quote/definition from the text, include the page number afterward. 2.    Provide credit where credit is due when using ideas, organization of content, or quotes from colleagues. 3.    Provide references on any copied materials that you use as supplements and consider the Fair Use Law. 4.    Write or type Web links or references on any articles that you send to students or upload on a course content site such as Blackboard. After recording the citation on the article, it can be copied as a pdf. Merely citing these on Blackboard may not be enough. 5.    Do those pictures from the Internet that you wish to use have a copyright sign or is the website copyrighted? If so, request permission before you copy. There are plenty of open source pictures and graphics on the Web that are for anyone’s use. However, trademarked images should not be used without permission. Academic integrity is a vital component of our professional responsibility. We set an example for students and, make no mistake, they are watching! Dr. Miki Crawford is the faculty coordinator and an associate professor in communication at Ohio University Southern Campus.     Discover What Works in Today’s Classroom The Teaching Professor is a lively,informative newsletter with a singular purpose: to provide ideas and insight to educators who are passionate about teaching. Annual subscriptions start at just $89, and include online access to past issues. Learn more about The Teaching Professor » Faculty Focus is on Twitter. Article Topics Asynchronous Learning and Trends Educational Assessment Effective Classroom Management Effective Teaching Strategies Curriculum Development Instructional Design Faculty Development Faculty Evaluation Learning Styles Distance Learning Online Education Philosophy of Teaching Learning Communities Teaching and Learning Trends in Higher Education Teaching Careers Community College Academic Leadership   Get RSS Headlines Subscribe today »

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