Fall 2014 Semester Start-Up Schedule
It’s Go Time! Fall is Almost Here!
The Mesa Community College Center for Teaching & Learning is offering an exciting variety of learning opportunities planned to help you start your semester out right. See our Fall 2014 Semester Guide Book for descriptions and dates for all of our upcoming opportunities. Check our calendar for updates.
A Registration System Designed to Track Your Growth:
CTL sessions use HRMS (Time & Labor) for our registration system. The system allows for an up-to-date attendance system that integrates with your employee record and allows for wait-lists for busy sessions. Each opportunity has a unique course and session number to make it easy to identify and register for. Please feel free to contact us, ctl@mesacc.edu, if you have any questions or concerns about how to register with this system.
Register through HRMS – http://tinyurl.com/MCCRegisterNOW
Registration Instructions HRMS – http://tinyurl.com/hrmsregister
Session Opportunities for August 10 – August 22
GO LEARNING MANAGEMENT!
10 Steps to Getting Started in Canvas
Canvas is the Learning Management System of choice at the Maricopa Community College District. Did you know that Canvas can benefit any course format -face-to-face, hybrid and online? Learn how to communicate with your students, post course materials/ syllabus, set-up assignments and grades within Canvas in just 10 easy steps.
Pick from the following sessions:
Monday, August 11, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
HRMS Course #001839, Session #0008; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
Tuesday, August 12, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
HRMS Course #001839, Session #0009; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
Thursday, August 14, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
HRMS Course #001839, Session #0010; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
GO GOOGLE!
Getting Started with Google – Mail and Calendar
Attend this session to have hands-on assistance in using the MCCCD Google Mail and Calendar systems. Learn the basics to effectively communicate and organize your work schedule!
Wednesday, August 13, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
HRMS Course #001718, Session #0012; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
GO SUCCESS FROM DAY 1!
Building a Learning-Centered and Interactive Syllabus
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 in an engaging way.
Pick from the following sessions:
Friday, August 15, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
HRMS Course #001201, Session #0011; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
Monday, August 18, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
HRMS Course #001201, Session #0012; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
GO-TO CANVAS FEATURES!
What’s New in Canvas?
Explore the new features and updates to our learning management system, Canvas. From Draft State to live polling, join us for a session dedicated to all things new in Canvas!
Pick from the following sessions:
Monday, August 18, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
HRMS Course #001826, Session #0005; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
Friday, August 22, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
HRMS Course #001826, Session #0006; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
GO STUDENT ENGAGEMENT!
Early, Often and Awesome! Building an Effective Learning Community
The dynamics of what makes a class gel can seem at times mysterious. In this session we will explore methods for capturing the “lightning” to purposefully build and sustain an engaging learning environment that connects students with each other, you and the content. A variety of welcome activities, assessment techniques, group exercises and collaborative assignments for online, hybrid and face-to-face class formats will be introduced and discussed. Bring your own ideas to share with the group!
Pick from the following sessions:
Monday, August 18, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
HRMS Course #001555, Session #0003; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
Friday, August 22, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
HRMS Course #001555, Session #0004; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
GO-TO A NEW STATE!
Canvas Draft State
Canvas has recently released the highly anticipated Draft State feature that allows for content in Assignments, Quizzes, Modules, Pages, and Discussions to be in an unpublished (draft) state even if the course is published. Draft content will be invisible to students and excluded from grade calculations, giving faculty an opportunity to further develop assignments or activities before releasing them in the course. In this hands-on session we will explore how to successfully manage this new state of affairs in Canvas.
Pick from the following sessions:
Monday, August 18, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
HRMS Course #002116, Session #0005; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
Friday, August 22, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
HRMS Course #002116, Session #0006; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
GO UNIVERSAL!
Disability Resource Services at MCC
Join the DRS Director, Cindy Jepsen, and her team as they discuss how the DRS office can help and support faculty in ensuring that students with disabilities have an equally effective and equivalent educational opportunity as those students without disabilities. Providing accommodations and accessible/alternative course materials will be addressed.
Friday, August 22, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
HRMS Course #001829, Session #0003; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
GO-TO SUPPORT!
New Adjunct Orientation
Welcome to teaching at Mesa Community College! New Adjunct Faculty Orientation is designed to welcome new Adjunct Faculty to Mesa Community College. Orientation includes a welcome by President Dr. Pan and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Mabry. This session will cover all the little and big things you need to know about being an Adjunct Faculty Member for MCC. Meet fellow faculty members, discover success strategies for starting the semester off right including syllabi creation, and learn about the crucial support systems available to you and your students at MCC.
Saturday, August 16, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
HRMS Course #001830, Session #0003; CTL AS Building – Room 175; Register Now
CTL Open Labs
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.
Southern & Dobson CTL, AS Building
Saturday, August 16, 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Monday, August 18, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday, August 22, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Red Mountain, Palo Verde Building, Room 207
Monday, August 25, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 27, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
View the full calendar.
Questions? Call the CTL 1-7331.
For a full description of the sessions visit the CTL Calendar, ctl.mesacc.edu/events/calendar.