Stay Informed!
We promote upcoming professional development opportunities in this newsletter, on the portal, and on our Faculty Center Facebook Group. The Facebook Group allows you to receive reminders of upcoming events that you are interested in participating in, enjoy photos from various events, and interact with your colleagues.
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Fall 2021 In-Service Sessions this Summer
Fall 2021 in-service will run the same way as in-service from the last two semesters. Full-time faculty will complete three hours of professional development over the summer and part-time faculty will complete one hour. Of course, faculty are always welcome to do more. We are excited to bring you many impactful and engaging in-service professional development opportunities this summer. Please see the attached document for information about the sessions. More information will be sent later in the summer about day-of in-service Zoom programs. Please keep your eyes open for additional session offerings to be added. Any questions, email samantha.gross@bucks.edu
We are excited to bring you many impactful and engaging in-service professional development opportunities this summer. Please see below for information about the highly recommended Bandwidth Recovery Workshop (and a free book!) and many other excellent programs coming your way. More sessions will be added soon. Please see emails from your deans about in-service details and requirements and links to sign-up for sessions.
In-Service Professional Development Sessions
All sessions are one hour in length unless otherwise noted.
Highly Recommended Program Highlighted in Yellow
Links to Register and Connect Are Below
More sessions to come!
Sessions Descriptions, Sign-Ups, and Links
Chicken Soup for all Modalities
Presented by Learning Resources Faculty and Staff
Chapter 1 – Help! Anytime, Anywhere!
Wednesday, July 7th
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Now that you’ve settled in with remote teaching, there are many resources at your fingertips to move you forward in making your teaching engagements more efficient and engaging. Learn where you can find these resources and how to incorporate them into your professional life at Bucks.
Chapter 2 – Humanizing your Course by Building Community and Engaging Students
Wednesday, July 14th
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
The past year has been challenging for everyone, particularly our students. Learn how to humanize your course through trust, presence, awareness, and empathy so that your students can reach their full potential.
Chapter 3 – Put Your Syllabus in the Spotlight!
Wednesday, July 21st
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
The Faculty Syllabus plays a critical role in bringing you and your students together at the beginning of the semester. Learn how your branded, templated syllabus can be edited, directly in Canvas, to include your specific teaching components that will provide consistency and reliability for your students.
Chapter 4 – Proctoring Assessments…or Not
Wednesday, July 28th
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Remote teaching has proved to be a business boom for proctoring software companies. While proctoring technologies can facilitate a secure assessment environment for exams, there are qualities of authentic assessments that can also guard against academic dishonesty. Learn how you can best test students’ learning at a distance and reduce cheating through our options for proctoring and the use of authentic assessments.
Chapter 5 - New and Advanced Features in Canvas
Wednesday, August 4th
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Canvas provides faculty and students with an intuitive and engaging online experience when all of its features and functions are practiced. Learn about the new and upcoming revisions to Canvas, as well as, some of the advanced features that will empower you to become an expert Canvas user.
Roundtable: Writing Intensive Course Designation Proposal Draft Review and Feedback
To sign up, click this Sign-up Genius Link:
In this session, participants will be introduced to the proposal draft for revamping the College’s Writing Intensive course designation in order to reinforce writing skills, get better writing from our students to read when grading, and prepare students for the academic and workplace challenges ahead of them. This proposal draft also includes a “Writing Enhanced” option individual faculty can choose to participate in, training for faculty, and recognitions for both faculty and students. The proposal review will cover how the proposal draft relates to writing-across-the-curriculum principles and common practices at other community colleges and some of our transfer schools. Participants will then be invited to ask questions and give feedback on the proposal draft. Taking “Writing Across the Curriculum 101” will enhance one’s experience in this session, but is not required; WAC concepts will be explained as needed by the participants.
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COLL 101 for Employees, 3rd Edition
What do our students need to know to make the most of Bucks? Find out by attending these sessions! They’re a great way to find out what happens outside your own department and make Bucks truly “one college!”
Schedule:
Week 1: Admissions, Testing Center, Financial Aid, Scholarships
Tuesday, July 13 at 2pm or Wednesday, July 14 at 3pm
Week 2: Prior Learning Assessment, New Student Advising and Orientation, Registrar, Student Accounts
Tuesday, July 20 at 2pm or Wednesday, July 21 at 3pm
Week 3: Academic Advising, Transfer Services, Learning Resources, Help Desk
Tuesday, July 27 at 2pm or Wednesday, July 28 at 3pm
Week 4: Counseling, The Accessibility Office, the CARE Team, Student Life & Athletics
Tuesday, August 3 at 2pm or Wednesday, August 4 at 3pm
Week 5: Graduation and Commencement, Center of Student Employment & Career Development, Alumni Services and Opportunities
Tuesday, August 10 at 2pm or Wednesday, August 11 at 3pm
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Faculty to Faculty: COVID Stress
Presented by Marianne Kepler with Samantha Gross
Tuesday, July 13 at 7pm
Walk with your colleagues about COVID =-related stress that may affect you or your students. Learn stress management techniques to use in- and outside of the classroom:
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Effective Teaching Strategies for Working with College Students Diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Presented by Karen Kaplinski
Thursday, July 23 at 7pm
This session will discuss the learning challenges and strengths of students diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Effective teaching strategies will be explored with an emphasis on capitalizing on a student’s strengths while addressing possible learning and behavioral issues.
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Bandwidth Recovery Workshop
Presented by Cia Verschelden
Thursday, July 29, 2021
9:30am-12:30pm
This workshop fulfills the entire in-service obligation.
We will learn about several interventions designed to help students recover bandwidth, beginning with a strengths perspective about what skills and abilities they are bringing to the table – “funds of knowledge.” The interventions include values affirmation, connecting the known to the unknown, growth mindset, and high-hope syllabi.
Participants will:
- Think about the ways in which we can increase certainty for students (or at least not add to uncertainty).
- Understand that students have “funds of knowledge” and that beginning with those strengths will help them recover bandwidth and increase the likelihood of academic success.
- Be introduced to several evidence-based interventions that show promise in helping students regain bandwidth.
- Reflect on the potential of the interventions for use in the classroom and in other settings with students.
Cia Verschelden is Special Projects Advisor for the Integration of Academic and Student Affairs at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. She recently retired as Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Malcolm X College - City Colleges of Chicago. She taught for over 25 years at two- and four-year institutions in social work, sociology, women’s studies, nonviolence studies, and first-year seminar. Her administrative posts have included department chair, institutional assessment lead, and vice president of academic and student affairs. Cia has a B.S. in psychology from Kansas State University, an M.S.W. from the University of Connecticut, and an Ed.D. from Harvard University. Her book, Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and Social Marginalization, was published in 2017 and her new book, Bandwidth Recovery for Schools: Helping Pre-K-12 Students Regain Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Trauma, Racism and Social Marginalization, in 2020.
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Program of Study Assessment
Presented by Maureen McCarty
Tuesday, August 3 at 7pm or Wednesday, August 4 at 1pm
What is the difference between a course assignment and a Program of Study assessment? What happens to the Program of Study assessment results? How does everybody else assess their program? What am I supposed to do when there is an assessment scheduled in my class? Is there more than one way to do Program of Study assessment? Join Maureen McCarthy, Director of learning Assessment, to discuss these and all of your questions about program of study assessment.
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General Education Assessment
Presented by Maureen McCarthy
August 10 at 7pm or August 11 at 11am
This fall, we will be embarking on the second assessment of our General Education Program. Join Maureen McCarthy, Director of Learning Assessment, to find out what we learned from the first assessment, what we are doing about it, and what we have planned for the second assessment.
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Roundtable: Writing Intensive Course Designation Proposal Draft Review and Feedback
In this session, participants will be introduced to the proposal draft for revamping the College’s Writing Intensive course designation in order to reinforce writing skills, get better writing from our students to read when grading, and prepare students for the academic and workplace challenges ahead of them. This proposal draft also includes a “Writing Enhanced” option individual faculty can choose to participate in, training for faculty, and recognitions for both faculty and students. The proposal review will cover how the proposal draft relates to writing-across-the-curriculum principles and common practices at other community colleges and some of our transfer schools. Participants will then be invited to ask questions and give feedback on the proposal draft. Taking “Writing Across the Curriculum 101” will enhance one’s experience in this session, but is not required; WAC concepts will be explained as needed by the participants.
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Faculty Learning Communities
Facilitator, Kate D'Auria
Our summer Faculty Learning Community reflected on what we learned this past year and explored Backward design, also known as Understanding by Design from Wiggins and McTighe. UbD challenges us to begin with the end in mind when we plan our classes:
- Where are we going? (student learning outcomes)
- How will we know when we get there? (assessment)
- How will we get there? (instruction and active learning)
Consider this as you plan your fall classes, here is a link with more detail.
Look for more on UbD this fall.
Happy summer to all! - Kate
Cite this guide: Bowen, Ryan S., (2017). Understanding by Design. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved [todaysdate] from Print Version Overview The Benefits of Using Backward Design…
cft.vanderbilt.edu
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Middle States Minute
Middle States Commission for Higher Education (MSCHE) Self-Study Draft is ready for your feedback.
Need a MSCHE ref-fresher? Check out our video:
Throughout the summer and fall, we welcome your input to this draft. To access the draft and to share your feedback anonymously, complete the “Give us Feedback” form at: bucks.edu/middlestates. Recipients of the form are self-study co-chairs Associate Professor, Jackie Burger and Associate Provost, Kelly Kelleway. You may provide your name and email address if you prefer.
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FaST LANE
FaST LANE – Zooming Online Now!
FaST Lane Canvas and Course Help
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For Faculty: WebAdvisor Functions Moving to Self-Service
This is not part of in-service.
Monday, July 12
11am-11:30am
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Stitch-in via Zoom
Wednesdays, noon-1pm
Join us for our usual Stitch-in. We are using Zoom to meet. Bring your project to your computer and take your mind to a different place. The Zoom link will be posted in the announcements on My Bucks.
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Need Help? Visit the Help Desk and Services Center LibGuide
Check out this link to locate useful information including contact information, hours, and tutorials for the technology used at Bucks.
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Feedback and Ideas? Contact Us!
If you have an idea for a topic you'd like to present, or one that you would like to see presented by someone else, contact any of us!
We promote upcoming professional development opportunities in this newsletter, on the portal, and on our Faculty Center Facebook Group.
The Facebook Group allows you to receive reminders of upcoming events that you are interested in participating in, enjoy photos from various events, and interact with your colleagues.
We hope you’ll join our Facebook Group- Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
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CONTACT US
Linda McCann
Faculty Development Coordinator
Karl Carter
Director, Personal and Professional Development
Kate D'Auria
Associate Professor, Education
Faculty Learning Communities
Samantha Gross
Associate Dean, Academic Initiatives
Jacqueline Burger
Learning Technologies Liaison
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