Session 1-1. Tools and Tips for Making Your Online Courses More Accessible
In this educational session, we’ll explore ways to make your online courses more accessible to students who require accommodations. The tool Ally will be discussed, and we’ll use design principles focusing on best practices for formatting Canvas Pages, Word documents, PDFs, and PowerPoint Presentations by utilizing proper text color and contrast, Alt Text, document text, text headers, and tables.
Presenter: Stephen Tomasovitch (Distance Learning)
Room: S-207
Session 1-2. Manikin Shenanigans: How Nursing Students Learn from Simulation
The benefit of using Clinical Simulation experiences in the Nursing Program is that students become confident dealing with situations they will encounter in practice. They also learn from their mistakes in a safe, supportive environment and gain experience with conditions they may not encounter during clinicals. Join us during this session to learn more about how we incorporate simulation in our classroom instruction and the nursing program.
Presenters: Mona Stanley, Michelle Sink, Mary Melfi, & Donna Hamilton (Nursing)
Room: L-114
Session 1-3 (Repeated Session 3). Learning the Library Through Tutorials
The SJR State Librarians have created a set of tutorials to help your students through their research journeys. These tutorials cover evaluating sources, the databases, and the library catalog. During this session, participants will receive a demonstration of these tutorials as well as information about where to find them and different ways to incorporate them into the classroom. The librarians will also explain how these tutorials could be used as part of a flipped classroom library instruction model. Participants will also get a sneak peek of other things coming from the library in 2023, and plenty of time will be saved for Q&A.
Presenters: Kendall McCurley, Andrew Macfarlane, Dr. Brittnee Fisher, Joyce Smith, & Eric Biggs (Library)
Room: S-206
Session 1-4 (Repeated Session 2). Marshmallow Challenge
This activity involves several teams competing to assemble the tallest freestanding structure in a given time period with set materials. The activity will assist participants in building a strong, healthy team. After completing this session, participants will be able to do the following:
Presenters: Michelle Mancil (Tutoring) & Terry Thomas (Business Office)
Room: S-105
Session 1-5 (Repeated Session 4). Think Again: Cultivating the Power of Rethinking
"The purpose of learning isn't to affirm our beliefs; it's to evolve our beliefs"--Adam Grant. This session explores Grant's work "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know" from a student-centered perspective. What if we taught students how to rethink and relearn? Together, we will examine strategies to help students (and ourselves) move away from rigidly fixed beliefs towards cultivating rethinking and allowing curiosity to drive thinking.
Presenter: Jack Hall (Student Affairs)
Room: S-212
Session 1-6 (Repeated Session 3). Using Turnitin as a Tool, not a Weapon
During this session, attendees will learn about the new Turnitin for Faculty website and how to use Turnitin most effectively in their classes. There will also be a faculty panel discussion on using Turnitin as a writing tool. Participants are encouraged to share their Turnitin best practices to make this a collaborative learning session, not just another presentation.
Presenters: Royce Bass (Arts & Sciences), Paul Andrews (English), Heather Jones (Distance Learning), Edwin Turner (English), & Jason Whitmarsh (Humanities)
Room: T-209
Session 1-7 (Repeated Session 2). Let's Get Reel: Using Film in the Classroom
Film - whether a documentary, feature film, or instructional video - is a powerful tool for engaging students and fostering meaningful consideration, synthesis, and discussion of course material. This session will provide you with a pedagogical knowledge base and set of resources that will enable you to effectively (and legally) use film as an instructional tool in any discipline.
Presenter: Dr. Christina Will (Learning Resources)
Room: S-204
Session 1-8 (Repeated Session 3). Connecting the Dots: Making Learning Meaningful
As educators, we are fully aware that making connections is the key to meaningful learning. Unfortunately, historically, subjects have been delivered not only as separate and distinct but also as only a means to an end (i.e. test score, grade, diploma). Therefore, students often view academics as "less-than"--not relevant to their future. It is self-defeating as college educators to continue to isolate weighty subjects from real-world experiences. In this session, we will highlight the benefits of 'connection' and explore ways to help students see that what they are learning directly relates to their lives outside of the classroom.
Presenters: Lisa Mahoney & Alex Asbille (English)
Room: S-201
Session 1-9 (Repeated Session 4). How can we help you tell your story?
The Strategic Communications Team wants to arm you with the best communication tools to reach current and/or prospective students and tell the SJR State story. Learn how to request or create engaging communication to bring students to your class, office, or next event. Hear about the latest updates to our website and how you can make our front door of marketing more welcoming. Learn ways you can support SJR State on social media, on campus, or in your community. We’re ready to share all of the best kept Strat Comm secrets, and we have SJR State SWAG! The Strategic Communications Team is your own in-house marketing and public elations team whose job is to make yours easier!
Presenters: Michelle Srjogren, Susan Kessler, Tammy Lane, & other team members (Strategic Communications)
Room: T-204A
Session 1-10 (Repeated Session 4). Keep Calm & Crush Purchasing!
Join us for a fun session as we review everything you need to know about Purchasing at SJR State! This will be a fun presentation with sweet treats as a reward for teams that correctly answer Purchasing review questions.
Presenters: Alma Johnson, Keith Martin, & Lesley Foster (Purchasing)
Room: T-204B
Session 1-11 (Repeated Session 4). The Do’s and Don'ts of Filling Out a Performance Evaluations
This session will provide career service, professional support, and administrative employees with guidance on the College’s evaluation tools new to 2023. Discussion will include both the self-evaluation and formal evaluation tools, in addition to discussion of informal evaluation. The faculty evaluation tools and process will not be discussed during this session.
Presenter: Amy Stanley (Human Resources)
Room: S-203
Session 1-12 (Continued in Session 2—Part 1 of 2). Nearing Retirement in the FRS
This 90-minute workshop focuses on discussing practical issues important for those nearing retirement. Topics include setting retirement goals, including income needs, and understanding your sources of retirement income, including FRS plans and Social Security. We'll look at distribution options for various plans and explore how to create an annual income stream in retirement that can last your lifetime. The workshop will explain taxation, required minimum distributions and the potential order for withdrawals. Throughout the workshop, we'll highlight the many resources available to you as an FRS employee.
*Attendees should plan to attend this session for both Sessions 1 and 2.
Presenter: Dan Grable (FRS)
Room: S-104
Session 1-13 (Repeated Session 3). Stretching Your $$$ with Extreme Couponing
Join us to learn the do's and don'ts of couponing and how to stretch your dollars. This presentation will teach you how sales cycles run, couponing rules, the best way to shop, how to stockpile, and how to get items for FREE!
Presenter: Olivia Luke (Nursing)
Room: T-203
Session 1-14. Animal Farm - Pigs, Power, and a British Rock Band
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegory, a satire, and a fable all rolled up into one short little book. This session will briefly cover Orwell’s life, look at the impact of Animal Farm on popular culture, and end with a peek into Orwell’s other masterpiece, Nineteen Eight-Four.
Presenter: Jay Engelbrecht (English)
Room: S-210
Session 1-15. Continuing Education and Corporate Training
Do you have a hobby or skill that you are passionate about and want to share with others? You may want to give back to your community and teach a community education course like Yoga, Zumba, or Photography at your SJR State campus and receive an hourly compensation. In addition to community education, we also provide local businesses with face-to-face and online training that assist in various subjects such as computer software, marketing, communication, writing, leadership, and professional industry certifications. Join me at this session to learn about opportunities for SJR State faculty and staff to teach community education and corporate training courses.
Presenter: Joel Abo (Business Education)
Room: T-208
