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1 Destination LEARNING Fall Workshop Guide Register Now: Mesa Community College Center for Teaching & Learning

2 fall 2012 workshop guide Teaching Strategies to Supercharge Your Classroom Explore several instructional strategies that will help you connect with students and create a challenging and energized classroom environment. Design your course around outcomes, teach with passion and develop a compendium of Web 2.0 tools that assist in checking for understanding as your student engage in the lessons. Participants will create activities to take back to the classroom and use. Bring your own lessons to work on! /0003 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, August 18, 1-4pm Improve Student Success with Classroom Assessment Techniques Classroom assessment is both a teaching approach and a set of techniques. The approach is that the more you know about what and how students are learning, the better you can plan learning activities to structure your teaching. The techniques are mostly simple, non-graded, anonymous, in-class activities that give both you and your student useful feedback on the teaching-learning process. Participants will create activities to take back to the classroom and use. Bring your own lessons to work on! /0001 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, September 8, 8am-12 pm Engage the 21st Century Learner with Active Learning & Web Tools Explore innovative H.O.T. (H = Handy; O = Outstanding; T = Time-saving) Web 2.0 Tools integrated with empowering instructional strategies that incorporate the 21st Century skills through active learning modalities, such as: wikis, LiveBinder, Wordle, eportfolios, Weebly, and digitized interactive presentations and notebooks applicable to all disciplines. Learn how you and your student can use these applications to gather and organize resources; share and collaborate; and create portfolios and presentations. Participants will create activities to take back to the classroom and use. Bring your own lessons to work on! /0001 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, September 15, 8am-12 noon /0002 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, September 29, 8am-12 noon Web-Connected Minds: How Technology Transforms Brains, Teaching & Attention Neuroscience is finding that today s multitasking digital media environment and the use of the internet affects students brains, focus and behavior and will transform teaching, education and learning. Explore how the internet, Web 2.0 tools, newly discovered best teaching practices and social networks are being used to rethink learning, teaching and interventions /0001 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, October 27, 11:30am-3:30pm

3 mesa ctl training Curriculum Mapping & Instructional Design (Meets the Gold Star Requirement) In this workshop, you will design a curriculum map based on the most relevant concepts related to your course and competencies to build thematic units. Using this map, you will create a unit alignment by writing measurable learning objectives that connect your course materials and assessments to the course competencies /0001 CTL Workshop Room Friday, September 14, 1-4pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, September 22, 8:30-11:30am Creating & Using Rubrics to Assess Learning in Canvas This workshop will focus on how to create rubrics in Canvas. Rubrics are an effective evaluation tool emphasizing the criteria and objectives of an assignment. Through a handson interactive activity, participants will discover and share how effectively rubrics can be used within their curriculum by creating a sample of their own /0006 CTL Workshop Room Friday, September 21, 11am-1pm /0007 CTL Workshop Room Wednesday, October 24, 3-5pm Outcome Based Learning and Informative Assessment Participants will be able to connect the three main functions of formative assessment with instruction. You will be provided the opportunity to identify and/or create formative assessments, that are clearly aligned to lesson objectives, to check for understanding, adjust or refine instruction and give appropriate feedback to students. This process is studentcentered and will promote the development of metacognitive skills for learners /0001 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, October 6, 8:30-11:30am /0002 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, October 11, 3-6pm Quality Matters at MCC (Official Peer Review Training) Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to acknowledge the quality of online/hybrid courses. While the QM recognition is limited to online and hybrid courses, the principles used are not limited to any type of course. They can be easily applied to your face-to-face courses using any Learning Management System (LMS). QM framework is about course design, and making your course navigation and structure intuitive, so that students questions will be more focused on the content of your course. QM recognized courses improve both student learning outcomes, student success, and retention /0002 CTL Workshop Room Friday, October 12, 9am-3pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Friday, November 30, 9am-3pm

4 fall 2012 workshop guide Getting Started with Google at MCC Attend this workshop to learn the basics of using Google Mail and Google Calendar at MCC. Get an overview of the mail and calendar interface, including helpful tools to make composing mail and setting events a breeze! /0007 CTL Workshop Room Monday, August 20, 4:30-6pm /0008 Red Mountain PV209 Wednesday, August 22, 3-4:30pm /0009 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, August 25, 8:30-10am Get to Inbox Zero!: Organizing Gmail with Labels & Filters Don t be overwhelmed by your mail! In this session we will explore how to use the Gmail search, filters and labels features to organize your Gmail Inbox while not compromising your access to important messages /0001 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, August 28, 9-10:30am /0002 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, October 13, 8:30-10am I Got Your #: Control Your Phone With Google Voice Want to eliminate voic from your life? Want to text students or have them call you, but don t want them to have your personal details? Defeat the blinking light on your phone with Google Voice! Integrate your work and home phone messages with your Gmail. Get a FREE phone number that you can share with anyone and will ring or text you without invading your privacy /0002 CTL Workshop Room Friday, August 31, 4-5pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, September 11, 11am-12 noon /0004 CTL Workshop Room Monday, October 29, 1-2pm It s a Date!: Using the Google Calendar to Set Meetings Having trouble finding a time to meet? Learn how to schedule meetings effectively using the Employee Google Calendar system. Participants will learn how to use the find a time feature, send invitations, manage invitation lists, attach documents to events, set reminders, create repeating events and more! /0002 Red Mountain PV209 Wednesday, September 5, 3-4pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, September 6, 3:30-4:30pm /0004 CTL Workshop Room Friday, September 21, 8:30-9:30am Create and Store Documents in Google Drive Create presentations, documents and spreadsheets and then store them and more with Google Drive /0001 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, September 18, 8:30-10am /0002 Red Mountain PV209 Wednesday, September 19, 3-4:30pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, September 27, 3:30-5pm

5 mesa ctl training Break Open a Can of Easy: Using Canned Responses in Google Save time and energy by automating your s using filters and canned responses in Gmail /0001 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, September 20, 11am -12 noon /0002 CTL Workshop Room Monday, September 24, 5:30-6:30pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, November 27, 4-5pm Using Google Tasks to Track Your To-Dos Is your fridge covered with to-do notes? Ditch the stickies for Google Tasks. Tasks is a tool within Google Gmail and Calendar to help you keep track of all of life s little details from your mobile device or computer /0001 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, September 20, 3-4pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, September 25, 9-10am Formula for Success!: Building Survey & Registration Forms with Google Google Forms is a simple and effective way to survey students, faculty and staff or to collect registration information for your events. During this session you will learn to create a basic Google Form and collect valuable data for your surveys or activities /0002 Red Mountain PV209 Wednesday, September 26, 3-4pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Friday, September 28, 3:30-4:30pm Reflecting on Learning: Creating Blogs/Journals Using Google Sites In this session we will explore how to create class/department blogs and student journal spaces using Google Sites. Learn to pick templates, modify content and set privacy permissions without any coding. Best practices for blog and journal assignments will also be discussed /0001 CTL Workshop Room Monday, October 1, 5-6:30pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, October 9, 8:30-10am Create Not So Tricky Wikis & Intranet Sites with Google In this session we will explore how to use Google Sites to build project based wikis and department/program or project intranet sites. Learn to pick templates, modify content and set privacy permissions without any coding. Leverage the Google announcement and lists tools to create dynamic updates that will keep your users informed and on target /0001 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, October 18, 3:30-5pm

6 fall 2012 workshop guide Canvas F2F: Grades, Assignments, Files & More! Canvas enable your face-to-face class with grades, assignments and course files. Foster a community space away from the classroom where students can communicate, set-up study groups and share their learning discoveries /0001 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, August 21, 4-5pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Friday, August 24, 9-10am /0003 CTL Workshop Room Monday, August 27, 5:30-6:30pm Grade Like a Boss: Canvas Speedgrader No need to be overwhelmed by piles of papers or hundreds of online discussion threads. Whether you teach face to face or online the Canvas Speedgrader (desktop or ipad app) can save you time while providing for rich grading feedback with rubrics, commenting and more /0001 CTL Workshop Room Friday, August 24, 3:30-4:30pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, September 25, 3:30-4:30pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Friday, September 28, 8:30-9:30am Assessing Student Learning in Canvas Canvas is the Learning Management System of choice at Maricopa County Community College District. This workshop will show the options available to help you know how well your students are learning in your courses. The workshop does a brief overview of Rubrics, Discussions, Quizzes, and Assignments /0006 CTL Workshop Room Monday, August 27, 10:30-12 noon /0007 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, August 30, 1:30-3pm Using the Canvas Quiz Tool Effectively Specific training on creating quizzes and surveys in Canvas. Creating quiz/survey questions, question banks, the quiz settings (such as selective release), and looking at student quiz attempts will be covered in this workshop. Best practices in quiz design will also be discussed /0001 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, September 4, 8:30-10am /0002 Red Mountain PV209 Wednesday, September 12, 3-4:30pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Monday, September 17, 4:30-6pm /0004 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, October 13, 10:30am-12 noon Two for One: Turnitin & Canvas Turnitin is the leading tool for the prevention of plagiarism. In this workshop we will explore how to use this tool within Canvas /0001 CTL Workshop Room Friday, September 7, 3-4:30pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Monday, September 10, 9-10:30am

7 mesa ctl training Break Down the Walls: Using the Canvas Faculty Journal to Enhance Student Success The Canvas journal tool allows faculty to make notes and archive messages about students that will carry with that student throughout their academic experience. In this session we will explore how these notes can help build a bridge between class experiences and special programs, providing students with seamless care that can improve their success /0001 CTL Workshop Room Monday, September 10, 5:30-6:30pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, September 13, 11:30am-12:30pm Let s Get Together: Canvas Groups Learn to use the Groups Feature in Canvas to set-up study groups, group projects, wikis and more /0001 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, November 10, 8:30-10am /0002 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, November 13, 11am-12:30pm Peer to Peer: Using Canvas Peer Review Explore the pedagogy of Peer Review assignments, including Rubrics. Learn to use Canvas to set-up Peer Review assignments /0002 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, November 8, 3-4:30pm /0001 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, November 10, 10:30am-12 noon On Air!: Podcasting in Canvas Podcasting is a great tool for sharing course content and assessing student learning through project-based assignments. In this workshop explore the options for faculty and student podcasting in Canvas /0001 CTL Workshop Room Monday, October 15, 2-3pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, October 18, 11am-12 noon The Three C s: Collaboration, Chat & Conferencing in Canvas Explore the interactive features in Canvas that can bring a dynamic, high-touch learning environment to any class /0001 CTL Workshop Room Friday, November 16, 3-4:30pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, November 20, 8:30-10am

8 fall 2012 workshop guide MS Word - Pt. 1, Super Basics New to Word? In this brief overview workshop we will explore the basics of word processing including navigating the interface, the format and entry of text, using templates, importing and editing clip art/images, adjusting page layout, saving, printing and more /0001 CTL Workshop Room Monday, November 5, 4:30-6pm /0002 Red Mountain PV209 Wednesday, November 7, 3-4:30pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, November 8, 8:30-10am MS Word - Pt. 2, Tools and Advanced Formatting In this brief overview session participants will learn advanced formatting techniques using tables, columns, footnotes/endnotes and bibliographies. Mail merge, labels and other Word tools will also be addressed /0001 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, November 15, 3:30-5pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Monday, November 26, 9-10:30am MS Excel - Pt. 1, Super Basics In this short overview workshop, discover the power of datasheets! Participants will learn to navigate the interface, create basic worksheets, format the appearance of the worksheet and cells, adjust the layout and more /0001 CTL Workshop Room Monday, November 19, 4:30-6pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, November 27, 8:30-10am /0003 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, November 29, 3-4:30pm MS Excel - Pt. 2, Basic Formulas & Creating Charts In this brief overview of the advanced features of Excel, learn how to use formulas to create dynamic datasheets that calculate sums and convert data to charts to visualize your data in new ways /0001 CTL Workshop Room Monday, December 3, 9-11am /0002 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, December 6, 3-5pm

9 mesa ctl training Picture Perfect: Basic Photo Editing with Photoshop - Pt. 1, Beginners Discover the power of photo editing in Photoshop. This session will cover opening photos, cropping and resizing photos, basic filters and layer adjustments to make every image picture perfect! /0001 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, October 2, 8:30-10am /0002 Red Mountain PV209 Wednesday, October 3, 3-4:30pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Monday, October 8, 4:30-6pm Picture Perfect: Basic Photo Editing with Photoshop - Pt. 2, Intermediate This session will cover how to use selections, layers adjustments and effects in Photoshop to edit images and text /0001 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, October 11, 8:30-10am /0002 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, October 16, 3-4:30pm Picture Perfect: Basic Photo Editing with Photoshop - Pt. 3, Advanced Perform magic tricks with photos by making things disappear and reappear with the Content Aware, Patch and Spot Healing tools in Photoshop /0001 CTL Workshop Room Friday, October 19, 3-4:30pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Friday, October 26, 8-9:30am Go Pro: Getting Started with Adobe Acrobat Pro for Forms & More Get an overview of the Pro features of Acrobat Writer such as fillable forms, combined files and eportfolios. Participants will see examples and get a chance to share ideas on how to use Adobe Acrobat Pro for instructional and department projects /0002 Red Mountain PV209 Wednesday, October 17, 3-4:30pm /0003 CTL Workshop Room Monday, October 22, 4:30-6pm /0004 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, October 23, 8:30-10am Moving Pictures!: Video Editing with Photoshop Photoshop has added video editing. Learn to create sharp and professional videos without a fancy video editor. This session will cover importing, editing, adding soundtracks and other basic features of the PS video editor /0001 CTL Workshop Room Wednesday, November 28, 11am-12:30pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Tuesday, December 4, 3-4:30pm

10 fall 2012 workshop guide Integrating Study Skills into Classes Discussions around improved study skills are useful for all our students as we work to improve student success and retention. Participants will go through a series of activities and discussions focused on time management, test preparation, problem solving, reading a textbook and more. Discussions will also include how to motivate students that such discussions are beneficial to their success to foster buy-in and participation. While the specific activities in this session were developed for my calculus-based, introductory physics course, they should be adaptable to most any discipline /0001 Red Mountain PV209 Thursday, August 23, 1:30-3:30pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Wednesday, August 29, 3-5pm Paint by Numbers: Using Canvas Analytics to Improve Student Retention What can numbers tell us about student success? Take this workshop to dive into the in-depth analytical tools provided by Canvas. See how students are doing across the class and how interventions can impact retention /0001 CTL Workshop Room Thursday, October 4, 11am-12 noon Lesson Design & Delivery This workshop will explore research-based instructional techniques to implement in any lesson design to support your learners of the 21st century. Components featured will be learning objectives, Bloom s Taxonomy, scaffolding content to build background, increasing student interaction and integrating digital tools /0001 CTL Workshop Room Friday, November 9, 1-4pm /0002 CTL Workshop Room Saturday, November 17, 8:30-11:30am CTL Fall Fest - Mark Your Calendars Mark your calendars for our NEW Fall Fest, a week of innovative teaching and learning workshops! Workshops will cover a variety of topics: ipads for instruction, digital tools for a variety of assignments and instructional materials, video editing/delivery, tips and tricks for PowerPoint/Word and more! A full schedule and registration information will be available in October!

11 mesa ctl training About the Center for Teaching & Learning at Mesa Community College The Center for Teaching and Learning leads and inspires the advancement of innovative teaching and learning for student success. Mission The Center for Teaching and Learning at MCC provides: Leadership and support for teaching and learning at the college Guidance for innovative classroom teaching and learning projects Consulting services in support of teaching and learning and academic success Professional development opportunities for enhancing student learning Environments for professional collaboration, reflection, and dialogue Our Programs C.A.F.E. Program The goal of the C.A.F.E. program is to provide professional development opportunities for adjunct faculty to become more integrated into the college community and academic culture at Mesa Community College. In addition, this stipend-based program will encourage adjunct faculty to contribute to the academic life of the college. C.A.F.E.. is not a district-wide program, thus only adjunct faculty who teach courses at Mesa Community College and are not board approved employees are eligible. Workshops that are eligible for C.A.F.E. credit are marked in this guide. For more information about the C.A.F.E. program, visit ctl.mesacc.edu/programs/cafe/. Learning Spaces The Center for Teaching & Learning has two experimental classrooms: AS 191 and AS 196 on the Southern and Dobson campus that are available for use by faculty innovation and experimentation with teaching and learning or new instructional designs. Faculty can submit a proposal to use the rooms for focused experimentation on a longer-term basis, or they can request the rooms for intermittent or occasional use. For more information about the Experiemental Classrooms, visit ctl.mesacc.edu/programs/ experimental-classrooms/. Other Programs The Center for Teaching & Learning offers a variety of programs for the development of faculty and staff and innovative teaching and learning, including: Teaching and Learning Grants, New Faculty Experience, ipad Program, Gold Star and more! For more information about these programs, visit our web site at ctl.mesacc.edu.

12 Workshop Registration Information mesa ctl training To register, use the MCCCD HRMS (Human Resource Management System) system: For registration directions, please visit: Our Full Calendar We are always adding more workshops to our schedule. Keep up-to-date by visiting our calendar: Services at MCC Southern & Dobson The Center for Teaching & Learning is available at the Southern and Dobson Campus Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm in the AS Building. Services at MCC Red Mountain The Center for Teaching & Learning is available at the Red Mountain Campus Monday-Thursday, 9am-3pm in the Palo Verde Building, Room 207. Our Staff Feel free to contact any of our staff to learn more about the CTL or to request a workshop: Helice Agria, Technology Developer/Trainer (480) Beth Alsen, Instructional Design (480) Jeffrey Anderson, Developer/Programmer Analyst (480) James Bowles, Systems Administrator (480) John Griffith, Next Generation Faculty Fellow john.griffith@mesacc.edu Paul Hickey, Systems Administrator (480) Andrew Kasian, Enterprise Applicaiton Designer (480) Melanie Kroening, Business Systems Analyst (480) Rosie Magarelli, Adjunct Faculty Developer (480) Cheryl Patton, Office Coordinator (480) Jennifer Strickland, Interim Director (480)