Faculty Convention Committee

SLCC Printing Services

SLCC Dining Services
Faculty Teaching & Learning Center
Faculty Services
Faculty Senate
Faculty Association
Shirley Riggs
Christine Gonzales
Jim Fisher
Cheryl Sorensen
Win Jensen
Special Thanks:

Schedule at a Glance
1:00 2:00 p.m.
Carnahan Lounge
Student Center
2nd Floor
2:10 3:00 p.m.
Student Center
2nd Floor

Registration Table opens

Faculty Social
Faculty Innovations
Break-out Sessions I

Doors open for dinner in Oak Room

Dinner
Welcome & Introductions
Distinguished Faculty Lecture Award
Dr. Karen Kwan
Teaching Excellence Award
Sponsored by the SLCC Foundation
Adjunct Academy Graduates
Performances by SLCC Faculty

5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 8:00 p.m.

Break-out Sessions III

4:20 5:10 p.m.

Student Center
2nd Floor

Break-out Sessions II

3:15 4:05 p.m.

Student Center
2nd Floor

Breakout Session 1: 2:10 3:00 pm

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FACULTY PERFORMERS:

207

TTWWADI: An Interactive Workshop to

Develop Course/Program Assessment Plans
Participate in an interactive workshop of small
groups to develop critical thinking signature
assignments and course/program rubrics.

SLCC JAZZ BAND

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ENSEMBLE

LOUISE BROWN
SLCC MUSIC

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FACULTY TRIO
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Facilitating Adult Learning:

Creative Tips and Techniques
(Continued in Session Two)
Discuss the principles of andragogy and learn
over 50 concrete tools for facilitating adult
learning.
iPad Apps in the Classroom
Learn to easily use, save, and share presentations in online, hybrid, and traditional
classrooms and utility for lectures, activities,
and non-synchronous modalities. Roundtable
ideas for additional applications.
Working the Puzzle: Classroom
Management Strategies
Learn strategies for positive classroom management, and discuss the Student Code of Conduct
and the Faculty Responsibility for a Safe and
Effective Learning Environment Policy.
Our Most Important Responsibility as
Community College Faculty
Recharge, retool, and recommit to facultys
critical gatekeeper role; see its importance,
understand how it impacts students and
society, and learn to implement it.

Breakout Session 2: 3:15 4:05 pm

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Lois Oestreich
Assistant Professor
Education
Richard Hemingway
Assistant Professor
SAT Electronics
Jeanine Alesch
Associate Professor
French
Kevin R. Miller
President
VisionBound International, Inc.

Christie Bogle
eLearning and
Academic Support/
English

Mildred Sparks
Director, FTLC
Marlin Clark
Assistant Vice
President and Dean,
Student Life
L. Cameron Mosher
Adjunct Instructor
Mathematics

Breakout Session 3: 4:20 5:10 pm

Continuous Improvement & Office Organization

Learn best practices for office organization,
including Feng Shui and Kaizens methods, to
create a vibrant and successful energy.

Hilda Sandi-Montero
Administrative
Assistant
Academic & Career
Advising

Career ePortfolios: Using What You Know

about ePortfolios to Secure Employment
Use what you know about ePortfolios to create a
positive online presence. Build a Career
ePortfolio.
Facilitating Adult Learning:
Creative Tips and Techniques
(Continued from Session One)
Discuss the principles of andragogy and learn
over 50 concrete tools for facilitating adult
learning.
Working with Student Veterans 101
Review basic military culture; address challenges
for military members returning to college; identify how to work with these students; and
explore topics such as PTSD, TBI, and veteran
sensitivity training. Participants will receive the
book From Combat to the Classroom.

Robert Ameling
Employment/Career
Advisor
Career and Student
Employment Services

Darlene Head
Manager, Veterans
Services
Dr. D. Aaron Ahern
VA VITAL Coordinator
Mike Foster
VA VetSuccess on
Campus Counselor

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Successfully Assigning and Assessing

Student Oral Presentations
Learn key elements for creating oral presentation assignments, mentoring students in all
aspects of presentations, and assessing presentation assignments.

Dr. Carolyn Clark

Professor
Communication
Shirene McKay
Assistant Professor
Communication

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Kevin R. Miller
President,
VisionBound International, Inc.

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Disability 1010: Working with Students

with Disabilities
Improve disability sensitivity, review federal laws and
their application at SLCC, and discuss classroom
strategies and scenarios to better accommodate
students with disabilities.
Engaging Students in Mathematics with Group
and Classroom Activities
Participate in a demonstration of various ways to
engage math students with fun ideas that are tested
and highly approved of by students. Participation
expected. Fun, enjoyment, and laughter encouraged.
Singing and dancing appropriate.

Exploring Educational Sustainability from

Low-Income/First-Generation College Students
Explore concepts of social and educational sustainability from the perspective of six community college
students with low-income and first-generation college
backgrounds.
Future Shock Has Arrived.
How Are You Readjusting?
See how Alvin Toffler from Future Shock challenges
us to reanalyze who we are, what we do, and why
we do it.
Dealing with Emotionally Distressed and At-Risk
Students: Information, Strategies,
and Resources for SLCC Faculty
Increase your awareness of mental health issues among
SLCC students; learn how to identify the causes and
warning signs of student distress and suicidal behavior,
and how to intervene effectively to connect students
with the appropriate resources.

Candida Darling
Director
Disability Resource
Center

Cindy Soderstrom
Associate Professor
Mathematics
Cyril Watt
Assistant Professor
Mathematics
Megan Borrowman
Instructor
Mathematics
Karl Skatten
Adjunct Instructor
Mathematics
Gregory York
Roberts, Ph.D.
Director,
TRIO

Louise Brown
Adjunct Instructor
SAT ESL

Scott Kadera, Ph.D.

Psychologist
Manager
Counseling Services
Health and
Wellness Services
James Renola
LCSW