Faculty  &  Staff  Development Opportunities

Making Assessment Work for You  
 September 15 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm     
Donna Miller, Conger 222  

How do you know what you are doing in your classroom is working?  We will begin with the learning outcomes for your course and identify assessment methods that work for you and your students.  From there we will discuss how to use assessment results for improving instruction.

Why Don't My Students Think I'm Groovy? Engaging the Millennial Student
 November 14 at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm     
 Dr. Christy Price, Nursing 108

What factors influence student motivation and desire to engage in the process of truly learning?   Obviously, there are some influences beyond the professor’s control, but research in educational psychology suggests that one thing professors can do to increase student engagement is to create a learning environment that is in some ways linked to, and supportive of, the current student culture.  During this workshop, we will review the literature regarding the culture of the millennial student and share the findings of some of the presenter’s initial research regarding millennial student culture.  Throughout the presentation, faculty will be asked to reflect on how they might engage students in the courses they teach, by connecting with the current student culture.  Digitized video clips of student interviews will be utilized in order to facilitate discussion regarding practical steps we can take to increase student engagement through connecting with millennial student culture.

Assessment for Teaching Enhancement Workshop
April 17 , 9:00 am - 4:00 pm     
 Larry Kelley, Nursing 108

Larry Kelley will be providing a one-day workshop on Assessment for Teaching Enhancement.  Topics will include Course Mapping, Creating and Implementing the Annual Assessment Plan, and Creating and Implementing the Teaching Enhancement Plan. Hands-on activities will include completing a course mapping exercise, creating an assessment plan, and creating a teaching enhancement plan.  Participants will conclude the workshop with documents developed during the hand-on activities.  The cost of the workshop is $75 and you may register below.

Microsoft Office 2007 Workshops (Word and Excel)
April 20 and 21, Janet Weaver

MS Word 2007
Monday, April 20, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Conger 221
or
Tuesday, April 21, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Conger 109

MS Excel 2007
Monday, April 20, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Conger 221
or
Tuesday, April 21, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Conger 221

Are you ready to make the switch to Office 2007?  Janet Weaver will cover some basics of both Microsoft Word and Excel 2007. The workshops will be repeated at alternate times to try to accommodate most schedules. During these workshops you will be introduced to the new office layouts, customization, and  formatting techniques. The workshops will be customized for the needs of the attendees.  Please email Janet at jweaver@abac.edu with any topic requests.

Microsoft Office 2007 Workshops (Word and Excel)

Word 2007 Basics –
Tuesday, May 5, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm in Conger 221

 Excel 2007 Basics
Wednesday, May 6, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm in Conger 221

Click here to register for one of these sessions

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