Fall 2013 Week of Accountability Calendar

By Helice Agria | August 7, 2013

Get an A +! Success from Day One CTL Events

Explore a week of activities that focus on the MCC Success from Day One Initiative. From exciting new Canvas tools to engagement strategies, the Mesa Community College Center for Teaching & Learning is your support and resource for innovative education technology and pedagogy. Plan to start your semester with this fun and informative week of activities!

Questions? Contact us at: (480) 461 – 7331 OR ctl@mesacc.edu

Saturday, August 10

8:30a.m. – 12:30p.m. New Adjunct Faculty Orientation
HRMS Course #001830, Section #0001; CTL Workshop Room (AS175), Southern & Dobson Campus

Welcome to teaching at Mesa Community College! This session will cover all the little and big things you need to know about being an Adjunct Faculty Member for MCC. Contact the CTL for more information, (480) 461-7331.

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CTL Open Lab
CTL AS Building, Southern & Dobson Campus

Drop in during any time of the open lab to access resources and help with Canvas or building/planning your course! CTL Staff will be available to answer questions as you work on your classes to get started for the semester. Handouts and computers are available so that you can come in and work and ask questions as you go.

Monday, August 12, 2013

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CTL Open Lab
CTL AS Building, Southern & Dobson Campus

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
A+ Achieving a Learning-Centered Syllabus (C.A.F.E. Eligible)
HRMS Course #001201, Sections #0008 OR #0009; CTL Workshop Room (AS175), Southern & Dobson Campus

Engaging students in the learning process begins with the syllabus. In this session we will explore how to construct a syllabus that not only conveys the required MCCCD/MCC policies and procedures of the class, but introduces students to the goals of the learning process. Discover how to build a syllabus that focuses on meaningful expectations, learning objectives and provides students with the resources to be successful from day one. Feel free to bring your syllabus to work on as the last part of the session will allow some time for participants to work together on syllabi.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. New Faculty Experience
CTL Conference Room (AS170), Southern & Dobson Campus

Welcome to MCC new faculty! We are glad you are here. The first-year experience of a full-time faculty member is marked by transitions: the teacher’s focus is continuously expanding to include aspects of the college community that were previously not within view. Mesa Community College ‘s New Faculty Experience, a series of dialogs and seminars, facilitates these transitions by providing information, activities, and interactions that integrate the new residential faculty member into the life of the college.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. A+ Actively Engaging Students in the Classroom (C.A.F.E. Eligible)
HRMS Course #001962, Section #0001; CTL Workshop Room (AS175), Southern & Dobson Campus

Explore innovative and empowering instructional strategies that engage students and assess learning from day one. Participants will see a variety of effective methods for engaging learners and conducting classroom assessment that create opportunities to better understand and affect student learning on a daily basis. If you have an activity that works well with your students and you would like to share it with the group, feel free to bring it to the session. The last part of the session will involve participants creating an engagement activity that you can use with your students during the first week of class.

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. A+ Attending to Participation & Canvas Roll Call (C.A.F.E. Eligible)
HRMS Course #001963, Section #0001; CTL Workshop Room (AS175), Southern & Dobson Campus

How should we measure attendance in a course? Should it be based on a student’s physical presence, participation or a combination of both? In this session we will explore different pedagogical ways of monitoring attendance and how these may affect student success. Work with colleagues to draft an attendance-participation policy and review the features of the NEW Roll Call tool in Canvas to help you implement it.

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. A+ Analytics for Retention: Monitor Student Learning in Canvas (C.A.F.E. Eligible)
HRMS Course #001739, Section #0003; CTL Workshop Room (AS175), Southern & Dobson Campus

What are learning analytics and how can we effectively leverage them to improve student learning and success? Attend this session to dive into the analytical tools provided by Canvas to help you track student progress and consider how to leverage data to implement intervention strategies to improve outcomes and completion.

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. A+ Access to Success: Assistive Technology Software for a Seamless Transition (C.A.F.E. Eligible)
HRMS Course #001829, Section #0002; CTL Workshop Room (AS175), Southern & Dobson Campus

Join us for a session presented by the Disability Resources & Services office about five pieces of software being offered across MCCCD. They provide access to students with visual and physical impairments, learning and attentional difficulties and issues with time management, organization and study skills.

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. A+ App-tastic! New Features in Canvas (C.A.F.E. Eligible)
HRMS Course #001826, Section #0002; CTL Workshop Room (AS175), Southern & Dobson Campus

Explore the new features and updates to our learning management system, Canvas. From new integrations like the App Center and Roll Call Attendance to new user interface options in Discussions and the reintroduction of tools like Chat, Canvas is striving to continuously improve the system and meet the needs of our learning community. Join us for a hands-on session dedicated to all things new in Canvas!

Friday, August 16, 2013

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CTL Open Lab
CTL AS Building, Southern & Dobson Campus

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CTL Red Room Open House
CTL AS Building, Southern & Dobson Campus

Discover the mysteries of the “Red Room” Multimedia Suite in the MCC Center for Teaching & Learning! Get a tour of the space and learn about the amazing multimedia production services provided for the creation of engaging course learning materials. Stop by for refreshments and participate in some fun multimedia magic activities!

Saturday, August 17, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CTL Open Lab
CTL AS Building, Southern & Dobson Campus

Questions?

Contact us at: (480) 461 – 7331 OR ctl@mesacc.edu

Web Site & Event Calendar: ctl.mesacc.edu