Teaching & Learning Series
The Teaching & Learning Series focuses on proven strategies that can be implemented at the course level to create inclusive climates and engage all students in deep learning. Our goal is to provide our ELAC family with workshops on self-regulated learning, active learning, research-based principles for building inclusive communities and teaching to increase student learning, developing a first-gen mindset, recognizing student learning and success and to consider how information about who our students are and how they are performing can be used to ensure their success.
Even though the Office of Professional Development's physical office is closed, many programs and services are still being offered online.
Interested in attending workshops from the comfort of your own home? Check out our virtual Teaching & Learning Series!
To sign up for any Teaching & Learning workshop, please log into your SIS account and then go to the Vision Resource Center: https://bit.ly/3l2k7MP
Upcoming Workshops
11 February
Thursday
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Creating Culturally Relevant Assignments
Students do better in classes with faculty who acknowledge student backgrounds with culturally relevant lessons, readings, and assignments. In this workshop, participants will learn to identify culturally relevant practices and develop a culturally relevant lesson or assignment.
Presenter: Luis Orozco
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/TLCreateCulturallyAssignments
16 February
Tuesday
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Using Technology in the Classroom: Transform Your Lectures
Participants will be introduced to the features of Notability, a note-taking app, and Google Docs for the purpose of elevating their lecture presentations. Using Notability, workshop participants will explore how to present lecture topics and step-by-step problems more dynamically with animations and even how to incorporate student work samples. Participants also will learn how to use Google Docs to increase participation in their classroom, to answer multiple-choice problems, and to have students practice justifying their reasoning.
Presenter: NaRi Baek
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/TLElacTechInClass
18 February
Thursday
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Happy Chat
Grab your favorite late afternoon beverage and join us for an informal chat on teaching, learning, best practices, and tech tools.
Presenter: Nora Zepeda
Registration Link: http://bit.ly/TLHappyChats
23 February
Tuesday
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community of Practice Meeting
Our CoP offers a forum to discuss and collaborate on best teaching practices. What holds the CoP together is the passion, commitment, and the collective experience of its members. We welcome all members of the ELAC community to join our CoP. Because we have a holistic approach to education, we value the voices and input of all campus constituents and friends.
Presenter: Nora Zepeda
Registration Link: http://bit.ly/ElacCOP
24 February
Wednesday
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Growth Mindset Strategies in the STEM Classroom
Dr. Carol S. Dweck in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success describes growth mindset, the idea that with help and effort we can grow our basic qualities such as aptitude, interest, and temperament. In this workshop, participants will discuss research conducted on the importance of growth mindset specifically in the STEM classroom and brainstorm ideas for implementing growth mindset in STEM classes.
Presenter: Raymond Oropeza
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/TLGrowthMindset
25 February
Thursday
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Harmony and Discord: Creating Class Community Through a Social Media Platform
Whether from students or teachers, the lack of community or bonding is a common complaint about the transition to fully online instruction. But there are options. One that is gaining traction in scholastic circles is the social media platform Discord. This platform offers students a place to build a class community, largely for themselves, in a virtual space. This workshop’s goal is to shed light on this emerging technology that will be used to create “the virtual quad” for individual classrooms. Participants will learn how to start their own account, populate a server for a class, organize that server into distinct channels, post vital class content, directly chat with students, and navigate the automated features of the platform.
Presenter: Nick Barkawitz
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/TLHarmonyDiscord
9 March
Tuesday
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Intersex 101, and an Introduction to the LGBTQ+ Center at ELAC
This workshop offers a safe space to discuss, learn, and share about intersex people. More common than many may think, 1.7% of babies are born with sex characteristics don’t fit the typical definitions of female or male. Participants in this workshop will gain an understanding of intersex people, associated terms, and facts versus myths.
Presenter: Lynn Wood
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/TLIntersex101
10 March
Wednesday
10am - 11:30am
OER: Keeping It Simple, Practical, and Equitable!
Are you intrigued about finding free materials for your Canvas shell as a way to make your course more equitable? Are you short on time? This workshop is designed for participants to quickly locate OER in their discipline with a targeted online search. In the process, participants will gain confidence in finding materials and transforming them into a Canvas page and assignment for their class.
Presenters: Mandy Concoff Kronbeck, Krishana Hodgson-DeSilva, Sara Behseta, Maria Betancourt
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/TLKeepSimple
18 March
Thursday
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Student-Centered Classroom: How to Integrate the Student’s Perspective
With the new student-centered funding formula emphasizing closing achievement gaps, helping students prioritize their success, and targeting access and success for disadvantaged students, instructors must concentrate on students’ needs and helping them stay focused on their academic achievement, especially now with remote learning. This workshop helps participants identify students' views and expectations for face-to-face and online classrooms, and to compile effective strategies to integrate the student's perspective into their curriculum and instruction.
Presenter: Rokeya Rahman
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/TLStudentCenteredClass
18 March
Thursday
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Happy Chat
Grab your favorite late afternoon beverage and join us for an informal chat on teaching, learning, best practices, and tech tools.
Presenter: Nora Zepeda
Registration Link: http://bit.ly/TLHappyChats
23 March
Tuesday
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community of Practice Meeting
Our CoP offers a forum to discuss and collaborate on best teaching practices. What holds the CoP together is the passion, commitment, and the collective experience of its members. We welcome all members of the ELAC community to join our CoP. Because we have a holistic approach to education, we value the voices and input of all campus constituents and friends.
Presenter: Nora Zepeda
Registration Link: http://bit.ly/ElacCOP
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