The S.A.F.E. Topics Podcast team is back at it with our latest episode continuing the series on Universal Design for Learning (UDL)! Our hosts Sean and curry are joined by Catherine Walker (Computer Science) and Liesl Madrona (CE Instructional Designer) in a conversation on “Accessible Houses Make for Better Homes – How Structure and Pedagogy Work Together.”
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OI am sending this out at 11:25pm on a Friday night – just to keep the streak alive. Also, Friday nights aren’t what they used to be…kay, I was a bit late getting this out today. Yeah, things are coming in late today…
3 resources related to teaching and learning, 2 online tips and tricks, and 1 question for reflection
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(3) Resources
Academic Impressions We now have a year-long subscription to this professional development service that offers faculty learning on such topics as teaching, DEI work, online course design, and many others. There are both synchronous and asynchronous offerings. I have only started to poke around on this platform, and I would welcome any feedback from others who decide to complete some of the webinars/training.
Our College President included this resource in a recent update email. Here is the message from Dr. Sunny Cooke – Academic Impressions: MiraCosta College employees now have access to Academic Impressions which provides extensive online leadership and professional development resources specifically for colleges and universities. Several of the training sessions address subjects such as: engaging in empathy, managing your emotional labor in the workplace, and communicating effectively in high-anxiety times (to name a few). Log on (with your single sign on) and start learning.
ASCCC Webinar Many faculty members are struggling with ensuring the kinds of lab-based experiences they would hope to achieve during distance learning. These sessions bring folks together to share effective tools and practices while opening up space for people to share.
Strategies and Effective Practices for Conducting Labs and Activities Online (Hard-to-Convert Courses) Date/Time: Monday, December 7th, 3:30-4:30pm Date/time: January 7, 2021 3:30-4:30
As the pandemic persists, Career Technical Education faculty have taken on a heavy lift of delivering quality career education to their students. Laboratory modifications for online environments continue to be a challenge. This professional development session will offer resources, expert advice, and a conversation to help us all better serve our students. Bring your best ideas!
Presenters: Dr. Lynn Shaw, Academic Senate, CTE Curriculum Director Jimmie Bowen, Antelope Valley College Audrey Le Baudour, RDEE, RHT, Santa Rosa Junior College Agriculture faculty member, TBA
On Course This organization has long been recognized as a quality professional development resource for strategies, techniques, and ideas that work toward the goal of student success. They regularly host conferences and workshops on teaching, learning, and college success skills – these events have hefty price tags. However, their newsletter archive includes helpful entries that are succinct and relevant to current challenges in higher education.
(2) Online Tips and Tricks
Keeping Up With Your Class Using Canvas Analytics Using this feature, you can go beyond viewing student grades by seeing page views data, participation, and submissions. You can also track page view by date to see when students are accessing your course. This could be helpful when planning the release of content and assignments. Feels Big Brotherish – because it is.
SpeedGrader Hacks Okay, so I know most of us are familiar with SpeedGrader at this point. However, there may be options in this SpeedGrader that you are not using and/or aware of. Last week, James Garcia (Sociology) introduced me to the keyboard shortcuts in SpeedGrader. How could I miss that?!? Well, it is likely that there are more efficiency hacks to uncover with this essential Canvas tool.
(1) Question
If you were not online, where would you be?
Stay joyful,
Sean Davis Joyful Teacher in Residence Coordinator, C3 Teaching and Learning Center
***You are receiving this newsletter because you are a faculty member at MiraCosta College. I, Sean Davis, am the coordinator of our C3 Teaching and Learning Center***
Okay, I was a bit late getting this out today. Yeah, things are coming in late today…
What a week. I hope you are well, and things are as decent as they can be.
3 resources related to teaching and learning, 2 online tips and tricks, and 1 question for reflection
Looking for archived resources, tips/tricks, and questions?
Revisit the past editions of the C3-2-1 Newsletter here.
Want to share?
If you have some resources, tips/tricks, and questions to share, please contribute to the newsletter using this C3-2-1 Form.
There are so many great resources on this site! The A-Z Index of Teaching is fantastic. OneHE’s four-pronged community-based approach to better teaching includes being Connected, Informed, Questioning, and Caring. This site is definitely worth a visit (or several).
Of particular use for a day like today is their step-by-step activity for checking-in on students to see how they are feeling today. Here it is – Four Ideas For Checking-In
A Message from the President/Superintendent of MiraCosta College
Last Friday, our college president, Dr. Sunny Cooke sent out an email detailing information on and resources for the election as they are pertinent to MiraCosta employees. Here is a snippet from her message:
SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYEES:
These are particularly stressful times, and the unknowns of election results and impacts may seem overwhelming at times. I want to reiterate MiraCosta’s commitment to you and emphasize the importance of self-care.
All MiraCosta employees are eligible to receive confidential support. The Employee Assistance Services for Education (EASE) program provides free, short-term counseling over the phone or by appointment. To learn more, please contact the EASE Program at 800.722.3273.
Should you need to take a personal leave day or some time off, please work with your supervisor on approval.
Make sure to practice self-care and stress management including:
Please focus on healthy eating, adequate exercise and sleep, and stress relief techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, and other forms of mindfulness
Tuning out election news if it becomes too stressful
Reach out to talk to a friend or family member when you are feeling overwhelmed or particularly concerned
Turn your focus to helping a friend or neighbor in need
f your schedule permits, give back to your community by way of volunteering.
Our Mental Health Counselors on Campus have developed a set of six, short health and wellness videos that will be shared each week, for six weeks beginning the week of November 2, 2020.
Regardless of the election results, MiraCosta will uphold our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and condemn any acts that attempt to distract us from our core values and mission.
November is National Career Development Month!
Our Faculty Director of the Career Center, Donna Davis, invites us to engage this month starting with a kick-off FLEX workshop next Monday, November 9 (see attached flyer)
Here is a bit from Donna –
Although we can’t celebrate with free coffee, as we have in years past, we invite you to kick off the month by attending a Flex workshop next Monday, 11/9/20, from 2:30 PM-4 PM; see the attached flyer to RSVP and get the Zoom link.
At next week’s Flex, we’ll
introduce the MiraCosta-customized Career Coach exploration tool,
share an assignment 5 faculty implemented using Career Coach last spring, and
review feedback from students who completed the assignment.
Can’t wait to get started? Click “Explore Careers and Programs” on the MiraCosta home page or click “Explore Careers” on any academic program page
This site provides a pretty solid list of tools and tricks for engaging students in Zoom. Some of the ideas are pretty basic (like sharing your screen), but others are a bit more advanced AND fun – like “Bingo” and Hosting a “Game Show.”
What kind of lecture video do you want to present? Classroom style? Khan Academy-like? Animation? This site provides these lecture recording techniques and more. There is also a section on dos and don’ts that are based on research focused on viewership.
Some key takeaways- keep videos short, talk fast with enthusiasm, and use relevant visuals
(1) Question
How are we remaining flexible and understanding as we know this week has impacted our students in very different ways?
Stay joyful,
Sean Davis Joyful Teacher in Residence Coordinator, C3 Teaching and Learning Center
The S.A.F.E. Topics Podcast team is back at it with our latest episode! In this release, we are changing up the format from our one-word conversation into an ongoing series on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Our hosts Sean and curry are joined by Aaron Holmes (Access Specialist, DSPS) and Jeff Higginbotham (Faculty Director, DSPS) in a conversation on “Designing Classes for All Learners: Possibility or Pipe Dream.”
The S.A.F.E. Topics Podcast has released the second episode of season two today on the topic of “Leaders.” This episode delves into what leaders and leadership are all about from some very qualified and talented faculty members. Also, they are fantastic leaders!
In this second episode of The S.A.F.E. Topics Podcast, we explore the dynamic and fluid concept of leaders. Our hosts Sean and curry are joined by Maria Figueroa (Chair of Letters), Luke Lara (Counseling and Academic Senate President), and Joe Salamon (Physics Chair) in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, “leaders.”
Looking toward a collaborative, compassionate, and reflective leadership
Understanding how one’s background influences their outlook of leadership
Reflecting on our ancestry through family and cultural backgrounds of leadership
The necessity of trusting leaders
Strategizing as collectives and engaging faculty of color to talk about equity and our students
The Latinx cultural personal approach that one is invited into leadership by elders
The difference between the academic senate and department chair
Communities of practice – filling the gaps of AB705
The journey of conocimiento from Gloria Anzaldúa’s work
What does it mean as a counselor on a micro level as a leader and conversations with students?
Moving away from traditional modes of conditioning – Paulo Freire’s “Banking System”
Leadership hoarding
How should students be leading right now in this day and age?
“Knowing that you don’t know something but you can know about it.”
Having more empathy being key
Observing the Black Lives Matter movement and youthful leaders arising
Learn from what our students are doing now and honoring those that have come before us.
The S.A.F.E. Topics Podcast Team
curry mitchell – Faculty, Letters (Co-host) Sean Davis – Faculty, Sociology (Co-host) Kelly Barnett – Intern and Music Technology Student (Audio Editor) James Garcia – Associate Faculty, Sociology (Show Notes)
