Workshops

This class is now full. Look for this class to be offered in the Fall semester.

This is a two-week self-paced Canvas workshop to write a heartfelt syllabi welcome statement for your courses and office. Your personally written statement augments the VPAA consolidation link of various official statements. Your short statement will invite diverse students into your most important course outcomes, tailored to your own view about humanity. Your syllabus is often the first interaction students have with your curriculum. Offering an authentic statement is like setting out a beautiful welcome mat at your front door. You will review six ideological approaches to welcome statements and fashion your own with positive suggestions and feedback. This workshop encourages you to explore your academic freedom and ways to extend a sense of belonging through professional practice. Limited to 12 people. Assistance with logging into a Canvas class is available through WebCollege, 775-673-7814. Note: This is a Diversity Track* Class. Complete at least THREE Diversity Track classes and receive a Diversity Track Certificate of Completion.

Experience a Year of Sustainability Spring '23 recharge! Cecilia Vigil and Micaela Rubalcava will describe some of the TMCC Year of Sustainability events and happenings. We will help you brainstorm ideas to apply for a grant from the TMCC Foundation for your spring sustainability activities. Recipients of fall sustainability grants will tell their stories of abundance. We will all get inspired for upcoming Earth Day culmination activities. Note: This is a Diversity Track* Class. Complete at least THREE Diversity Track classes and receive a Diversity Track Certificate of Completion.

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Learn about new features in Canvas, including New Analytics, updates to Quizzes and Discussion Boards.

Synthesizing and crediting the ideas of others: what does this look like toward the end of the first-year composition sequence? How do we differentiate and evaluate the elements of a proficient verses marginal synthesis? What metaphors might we use to describe it? English department faculty will be discussing and “reverse norming” pre-scored synthesis assignments from the fall, with an eye on reaffirming department standards for the synthesis learning outcome. Additionally, faculty are invited to share and discuss their own assignments and activities that support synthesis. This workshop will be interactive and maybe even a little fun.

If you enjoyed the Kick-Off's Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jose Bowen and his talk on inclusivity, this class will give you more depth on the subject. This presentation will emerge from a series of conversations with one another about what it means for a student to “see” and “hear” themselves in the classroom. More specifically, we’ll focus our conversations on inclusive course content, inclusive instructional strategies, and the impact of each on student engagement and success. Ultimately, our goal is to share the intellectual shape that our collaborative, exploratory conversations take—conversations which will be anchored in theory, research, and direct classroom experience—with other TMCC faculty; doing so to provide a forum for pedagogical reflection, inquiry, and discussion. Note: This is a Diversity Track* Class. Complete at least THREE Diversity Track classes and receive a Diversity Track Certificate of Completion.

Interested in learning about some of the helpful tips and tricks that Canvas has to offer? This session is for you. Learn how to copy course content into your future courses, arrange your dashboard, view the new student analytics, run the accessibility checker, and more. Pre-registration is not required for this workshop.

During the Fall Semester, TMCC's students nominated their Career Champions. Join us to hear how your colleagues positively impacted the lives of TMCC's students. Celebrate the champions among us!

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An introduction to the TMCC Library Special Collections Family History Room offerings. Learn how to integrate family history research into the curriculum and make learning fun for students.

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This workshop will offer STEM faculty an additional way to create exams using the LaTeX typesetting system. This can be an effective tool in formatting equations, tables, graphs, and more within a written document. We will explore open-source LaTeX packages and templates, and registrants will create an account to a free, online LaTeX editor where their documents will be saved and accessible at any time. Our goal will be to create an exam that exhibits a variety of mathematical diagrams (i.e. equations, tables, graphs, images, etc.) to serve as a base model in creating future exams.

Research indicates that many students do not do the assigned reading for class: or they do not read for full comprehension or at the depth faculty would like them to. This workshop will focus on ways that faculty in all disciplines can encourage students to read purposefully for their classes, including strategies for reading digital and OER texts. In addition to research-based general techniques for encouraging students to read more effectively, participants will leave with specific strategies that work for most fields and disciplines. There will be time for a Q&A to discuss any questions about college-level reading and study skills.

This session will serve as an introduction to Packback Deep Dives, Packback’s newest product. You will see exactly how this tool does the “red pen” correcting, allowing instructors to focus on subject-specific feedback and pushing the student’s ideas and content, rather than correcting mechanics. For students, it is a research assistant and writing tutor providing instant feedback on their writing and source credibility. The overall goal is to highlight exactly how this tool will save instructors time, not add something else to their plate! We will present exciting data from the Fall 2022 semester as well as a testimonial from a current TMCC instructor that is implementing Deep Dives.

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This session will be designed for instructors who have not yet implemented Packback’s discussion tool. We will focus on student-driven learning with our inquiry-based discussion model. We will highlight how AI can reduce the administrative burden for instructors, allowing them to focus their time on teaching while still improving the discussion quality and engagement experience for students. The overall goal is to highlight exactly how this tool will save instructors time, not add something else to their plate! This session will introduce a problem to help instructors understand how traditional discussion can miss the opportunity to get students immersed in the course. We will then provide a quick walkthrough of the technology through a TMCC case study lens so you can see how simple the implementation is. We will wrap up with a brief data share and Q&A session.

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This presentation will provide a brief overview of Title IX civil rights law, its regulations and requirements to provide supportive measures/resources to students. The main training objective will be to help faculty understand the law, expectations and campus resources related to Title IX accommodations. An update regarding the proposed 2023 regulations and associated changes will also be provided. Time for Q&A will be included at the end of the presentation. This is a Diversity Track* class. Complete at least THREE Diversity Track classes and receive a Diversity Certificate of completion.

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Ungrading puts focus on student learning and meaningful feedback instead of letter grades. In this presentation, the discussion will cover how veteran ungraders have used the method in a variety of subjects, its pros and cons, and how we can use ungrading to better help our students learn.

Presenters Julie Ellsworth and Adine Stormoen will present the major skills that students develop through involvement in undergraduate research and other high-impact experiential learning activities. From learning about primary literature to understanding the relationship between confidence and evidence, students develop skills important to their persistence in STEM and other fields. Faculty members currently involved in undergraduate research projects will be joining this presentation to showcase the continuum of project types and opportunities available at TMCC, as well as to share their experiences of being involved in research and the mentoring of students.

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The library has lots to offer beyond books on a shelf. This presentation will review the available library services to help faculty deliver quality instruction without physical resources. It will also briefly introduce you to our new library management system which allows you to search and discover a variety of databases, journals and digital material. So many changes! Great class for new and existing faculty.

This session will cover all Canvas topics in one day. In this session, you’ll learn the basic features of Canvas including Global Navigation, Preferences, and creating content to include: Modules, Files, Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, Grades, and Incorporating Rubrics. This is the mandatory training faculty need to complete to teach online. Pre-registration is required for this workshop. Upon successful completion of all learning activities, faculty completing this training for the first time will receive a $100 stipend. 

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How do educators grow student-centered sustainability? How do we deepen routines and content with culturally relevant sustainability? This workshop models its own student empowerment and culturally relevant process and content. Participants will engage in a real-time Diversity Circle, asking and answering big picture culture questions about sustainability. Participants will learn how to use the circle process to (1) deepen course content or academic routines, (2) transform required objectives and outcomes, and (3) prepare students for public presentations to connect academics to diversity holism and sustainability. Note: This is a Diversity Track* Class. Complete at least THREE Diversity Track classes and receive a Diversity Track Certificate of Completion.

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This session is designed for current Packback users that are interested in a workshop_style event that will help them maximize their Packback community. The first part of the session will focus on how to leverage and maximize discussions happening on Packback. Discussion will be lead by Evan Murphy, TMCC’s Packback Consultant, but will focus on highlighting instructor thoughts and ideas. This second part of this event will introduce current users to Packback Deep Dives, Packback’s newest product. A quick demonstration will show professors exactly how this tool does the “red pen” correcting, allowing instructors to focus on subject-specific feedback and pushing the student’s ideas and content, rather than correcting mechanics. It will also model how the tool will benefit students, it is a research assistant and writing tutor providing instant feedback on their writing and source credibility. The overall goal is to highlight exactly how this tool will save instructors time, not add something else to their plate!

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"Will I be graded for this?" A question that created the traditional model of grading is being reexamined to the purpose of asking ourselves, how can I make my grading practices more equitable? What is the role of support work? And how does demonstrated learning fit into grading? Different approaches to equitable grading will be introduced and discussed, such as new ideas when considering attendance, participation and late work. The goal is to have a conversation about the different grading models that exist and learn from one another, not to identify one as "right" or "wrong". By giving meaning to our own grading practices, we can strive for equity that highlights student achievement and overall learning.

This presentation will relate the adventure of building a game to engage students in a composition class. We will go over the theory behind gamification and the steps and design elements that can be used to create a similar gamification effort in your own class.

In this workshop, you will learn how to enhance lectures and class environments using iPads. You will be introduced to 1) connecting the iPad in both in-person and online teaching environments and 2) using a handwriting note app (Notability) to engage students and maximize work effectiveness. We will also look at how to integrate the iPad with Canvas to grade assignments and organize and manage course materials in one place. Be ready for some helpful tips!

Need a faculty website? Learn to build and maintain a faculty website quickly, without knowing HTML or installing software. This workshop will introduce you to Google Sites, an online website publishing tool that allows you to create a template-driven website from scratch.

This class is full. Look for it to be offered again in the Fall Professional Development Week.

Mental Health First Aid teaches people how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in adults ages 18 and older, with an emphasis on student situations. Learn how to offer and provide initial help, and how to guide a person toward appropriate care if necessary. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, psychosis, and addictions. Certification is available. Held over two dates, Jan. 12 and Jan. 13, 1–5 p.m. each day.

Unfortunately, this class is canceled. We hope to be able to provide it in the Fall.

This presentation will define community-based participatory research, how to use it to achieve equity, and provide an interactive learning session that covers community-based engagement.

Attend this panel discussion with members of both the NFA and administrative negotiating teams. We will describe changes to the contract which took effect on Dec. 16 and answer questions from participants.

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This will be an educational and interactive session. Come prepared to do introspective work as well as small group work. Attendees will learn about and discuss the differences between microaggressions and implicit bias and the harm they have on the receiving end. Attendees will walk away feeling seen, heard, and with tools to act for change. Note: This is a Diversity Track* Class. Complete at least THREE Diversity Track classes and receive a Diversity Track Certificate of Completion.

SafeZone training provides participants the opportunity to increase their knowledge/awareness related to gender, sexuality, and LGBTGEQIAP+ topics. Participants will learn terminology and pertinent information, as well as explore their own prejudices, assumptions, and privilege, with the goal of being able to more effectively support individuals exploring any aspect of their gender, sexuality, or identity within the LGBTGEQIAP+ community. Participants will receive a SafeZone Trained sticker (for individuals or for an office if everyone within is SafeZone trained). SafeZone signs/stickers communicate to people that those within the space have knowledge related to gender, sexuality, and LGBTGEQIAP+ concerns and also that there is someone able and willing to support them. Note: This is a Diversity Track* Class. Complete at least THREE Diversity Track classes and receive a Diversity Track Certificate of Completion.

This Smart Classroom Training will give participants an overview of how to use all smart classroom equipment. This includes training on how to display using the projector or document camera as well as play videos with sound. It will also give an overview of how to run a Zoom meeting at the teacher's station.

A review of our emergency preparedness and response during a violent incident or active shooter. Active shooter/workplace violence incidents are often unpredictable and evolve quickly. In many cases, active shooter incidents have no pattern or method to the selection of victims, which results in an unpredictable and evolving situation. The goal of this workshop is to share awareness of actions that may be taken before, during, and after an active shooter/workplace violence incident. This scenario-based workshop features facilitated discussions to inform participants on the best practices associated with preparing for and responding to an active shooter or workplace violence incident.

This class is full. Please consider registering for the Jan. 30 offering of this class.

Pre-registration is required for this workshop. This online workshop is a one week long course hosted in Canvas, and is the online equivalent to in-person Canvas I, II, III. In this session you’ll learn the basic features of Canvas including: Global Navigation, Preferences, and creating content to include: Modules, Files, Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, Grades, and Incorporating Rubrics. This is the mandatory training faculty need to complete to teach online. Upon successful completion of all learning activities, faculty completing this training for the first time will receive a $100 stipend. The facilitator will contact registrants with access information.

You will use natural materials to make Earth Day Tiles in the Ceramics Lab with Candace Garlock and Micaela Rubalcava. Be an artist! Get messy! Have fun! Micaela collected fallen beetle-groove (Groovy Beatle) sticks to roll out unique Earth landscapes on clay to make display tiles in honor of the upcoming Earth Day 2023. Candace Garlock guides our process of rolling and cutting Earth circles with beautiful designs. We have changed this class to accomplish everything in one day, Jan. 18.

We will discuss best practices for teaching foreign languages and formulate ideas regarding course design and accessibility. In addition, our Vista Higher Learning rep, Carolyn, will talk about the new 7th edition of Vistas that will be available to TMCC’s Fall 2023 classes. 

This class will be held in-person; however, the instructor is providing a Zoom link in case the campus is closed due to bad weather.

Pre-registration is required for this workshop. This online workshop is a one week long course hosted in Canvas, and is the online equivalent to in-person Canvas I, II, III. In this session you’ll learn the basic features of Canvas including: Global Navigation, Preferences, and creating content to include: Modules, Files, Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, Grades, and Incorporating Rubrics. This is the mandatory training faculty need to complete to teach online.  Upon successful completion of all learning activities, faculty completing this training for the first time will receive a $100 stipend. The facilitator will contact registrants with access information.