Illinois Adult Ed PD Network-Excellence in Adult Ed Lesson Bank
Monday, February 13, 2023
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
More Professional Development Opportunities!
BHC
Community of Practice – Spring 2023
Professional
Development Opportunities for BHC Faculty presented by BHC Faculty and Staff!
We have several wonderful professional
development opportunities for you, please take advantage!
Register for as many of these opportunities as
you would like via this registration link: https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/bcPgWB66fnFrdd20E
Presenters
will reach out with more information once you have registered.
Hope to
see you there!
1) Accommodations 101
Why
do students with disabilities get the accommodations they do? What process do
students go through to access services? Learn more about the Interactive
Process that is required by the ADA for students to get approved for
accommodations. Jen will share some resources that you can take back to the
classroom and share with students to help support their disability.
Presenter: Jen
Holldorf, Disability Services Coordinator
February 1 @ EC (B-230), 1-2:00 pm
February 2 @ QC (1-304), 1-2:00
pm
February 7, 10-11 am via Zoom
February 8, 10-11 am via Zoom
2)
Creating an Engaging Classroom: Implementing Active Learning
Techniques
Do you
want to increase student engagement? Research demonstrates that active teaching
techniques improve student understanding and can be effective in developing
high-order thinking. Join the workshop to learn ways to develop and deploy
active learning techniques to engage students and to use technologies for
fostering active learning.
Presenter: Kelly Wu, Instructional Designer
February 10 from 10 - 11 am via Zoom
February 15
from 3 - 4 pm via Zoom
3)
Workshop - The Multilingual Learner
Based
on Claire Kramsch’s (2019) book The Multilingual Subject, this workshop
aims to facilitate discussions on developing our own definition of multilingual
learners. Then, through our definition, the discussion moves forward in
identifying the types of multilingual learners we might find at BHC, their
educational needs in our context, and possible teaching tools to assist their
learning.
Presenter: Janet
Francisco, Academic ESL Program Coordinator
February
14, 2-3:00 pm via Zoom
April
20, 2-3:00 pm via Zoom
4) Dear Freshman: A Professor’s Guide to Getting
it Right
Join
faculty and staff for a discussion on the book, Dear Freshman: A Professor’s
Guide to Getting it Right. Come prepared to share and gather ideas on how
to use the material from the book to help our students be successful in
college. You can find a copy of the book at the Black Hawk College library,
bookstore and Amazon.
Presenters: Dr. Traci
Davis, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Katie Johnson, Associate
Professor of Speech
February
15, 2-3:00 pm via Zoom
5)
Contract Grading for Writing Assignments: How to Increase
Standards and Student Success at the Same Time
In
this workshop, Andrew Hoogheem will present an alternative praxis for assessing
student writing. Participants will learn how to synthesize best practices in
designing and assessing writing assignments, transforming them from high-stakes
barriers into genuine learning experience.
Presenter:
Andrew Hoogheem,
Associate Professor of English
February
22, 2-3 pm via Zoom
6) Streaming Media Through the Library
Have
you ever wanted to explore adding videos or films to your class? Come to this
brief session on streaming media through the BHC Library! Databases covered
will include Kanopy, Swank, Criterion On-Demand, and more!
Presenter(s): Library
Staff
February
28, 2-2:30 pm pm via Zoom
March
1, 2-2:30 pm via Zoom
7) Making the Switch to Canvas’ New Quizzes
The
pressure is off from making the switch from the Classic Canvas Quizzes tool to
the Canvas’ New Quizzes tool. Canvas is leaving it up to us if we want to stay
with the same ole same ole, or move forward with new features and
opportunities. Come learn if New Quizzes is for you.
Presenter: Andy
Olson, Director of the TLC and Online Learning
Wednesday,
March 1, 3-4 pm via Zoom
Thursday,
March 2, 3-4 pm via Zoom
8)
Teaching with Video
Video can help provide an element of engagement
and lecture in online courses. It also provides an opportunity for adding more
visual and audio elements to your class. This workshop will offer advice on how
to improve the quality of your videos, making them more engaging to your
students.
Presenters: Kelly Wu, Instructional Designer and Adam Kruckenberg,
Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences
March 10, 10 - 11 am via
Zoom
March 22, 3 -
4 pm via Zoom
9)
Designing Courses with Open Educational Resources
Open
educational resources (OER) give educators the ability to adapt instructional
resources to the individual needs of learners, to ensure that resources are
up-to-date, and to ensure that cost of educational resources is not a
barrier to learners. This workshop provides a practical approach to designing
courses using OER.
Presenter: Kelly Wu, Instructional Designer
April 14, 10 - 11 am via
Zoom
April 19, 3 -
4 pm via Zoom
If you are interested in serving as a future
presenter, please reach out to Katie Rushing-Anderson at andersonka@bhc.edu with your topic. Thank you!
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