AD ASTRA TRAINING BASICS (CTLE-P115-560)
2024-05-29 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | L243
Astra Training

SELF-CARE: SOCIAL HEALTH (CTLE-E124-546) - CLOSED
2024-06-05 12:00 - 13:00 | B132, United States
This is the tenth session in the self-care series hosted by the Wellness Coordinator and the Center for Teaching and Learning. Understand the significance of social health for mental well-being. Actively engage in activities to improve and strengthen social connections.

DUE DATES AND QUIZ ATTEMPTS (CTLF-C207-530)
2024-06-06 11:00 - 11:50 | A280

MVLA: CHAT GPT FOR TEACHERS (CTLF-M222-530)
2024-06-10 00:00 - 2024-08-02 23:30 | A280
This course is designed for faculty members interested in learning more about artificial intelligence and how it might be used in the classroom. Students will gain foundational knowledge in AI, learn effective prompting techniques, and explore innovative classroom activities. The course aims to equip educators with practical skills to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes through AI applications.

INTRO TO CANVAS/REFRESHER (CTLF-C101-501)
2024-06-13 11:00 - 11:50 | Webinar, United States

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Q&A (CTLE-V210-530)
2024-06-14 10:00 - 11:00 | A280
This is a time for anyone to connect online to ask questions of the Coordinator of Employee Training and Development. This includes, but is not limited to, questions about or related to leadership, supervisory, soft skills, and technology. Please note that any faculty that has Canvas-related questions should reach out to the Center for Teaching and Learning directly or attend a Canvas-specific session

SELF-CARE SOCIAL HEALTH (CTLE-E124-547)
2024-06-17 12:00 - 13:00 | A280
This is the eleventh session in the self-care series hosted by the Wellness Coordinator and the Center for Teaching and Learning. Understand the significance of social health for mental well-being. Actively engage in activities to improve and strengthen social connections.

STAYING ENGAGED WHILE REMOTE (CTLE-V123-530)
2024-06-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Webex
The presentation’s objective is to explain what remote work is, how to stay connected to work while working remotely, and how to thrive remotely.
https://moarinevalley.webex.com/meet/walkerd253

SELF-CARE: EXERCISE EXCITEMENT (CTLE-E125-546)
2024-07-10 12:00 - 13:00 | B132, United States
This is the twelfth session in the self-care series hosted by the Wellness Coordinator and the Center for Teaching and Learning. NO EXERCISING WILL BE DONE, we will explore the value of daily activity for self-care. Discover ways to incorporate this into daily life for all abilities.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Q&A (CTLE-V210-531)
2024-07-12 10:00 - 11:00 | A280
This is a time for anyone to connect online to ask questions of the Coordinator of Employee Training and Development. This includes, but is not limited to, questions about or related to leadership, supervisory, soft skills, and technology. Please note that any faculty that has Canvas-related questions should reach out to the Center for Teaching and Learning directly or attend a Canvas-specific session. Contact Deidre Walker for online access information.

SELF-CARE: EXERCISE EXCITEMENT (CTLE-E125-547)
2024-07-22 12:00 - 13:00 | A280
This is the thirteenth session in the self-care series hosted by the Wellness Coordinator and the Center for Teaching and Learning. NO EXERCISING WILL BE DONE, but we will explore the value of daily activity for self-care. Discover ways to incorporate this into daily life for all abilities. Contact Deidre Walker for online information.

Ready, Set, Teach: Equipping Faculty for Success
2024-08-13 14:15 - 2024-08-14 17:00 | Online
The Center for Teaching and Learning is excited to announce the launch of our “Ready, Set, Teach: Equipping Faculty for Success” virtual professional development series, taking place on August 13-14, 2024. This series will cover a range of engaging topics designed to enhance your teaching skills, including strategies for teaching today’s learners, the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, building inclusive connections, understanding accessibility and UDOIT, exploring new features in Canvas, and discovering useful features in Outlook. For additional information and to register, please visit the training series page on the CTL website.

Self-Care: Health Holidays (CTLE-E130-546)
2024-08-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Online
This is the twenty- fourth session in the self-care series hosted by the Wellness Coordinator and the Center for Teaching and Learning. We will share tips on maintaining health during the holidays while celebrating your 2024 self-care journey. Raffle prizes for attendees of all sessions and healthy snacks will be provided.

Self-Care: Sleep (CTLE-E129-547)
2024-08-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
This is the twenty-third session in the self-care series hosted by the Wellness Coordinator and the Center for Teaching and Learning. Join discussion on the value of sleep and explore solutions for sleep-related issues. We will connect via Microsoft Teams to continue discussing sleep.

Self-Care: Spiritual Awareness (CTLF-E126-546)
2024-09-04 12:00 - 13:00 | B132, United States
This session is in-person and is the sixteenth session in the self-care series hosted by the Wellness Coordinator, Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion, and the Center for Teaching and Learning. This session will focus on the spirit part of the mind,
body, and spirit (soul) connection. We will hear from different representatives of the spiritual groups that have been
identified as part of the demographics of our Moraine Valley Community College family.

Self-Care: Spiritual Awareness (CTLE-E126-546)
2024-09-04 12:00 - 13:00 | B132, United States

Leading with Impact: Enhancing Your Portfolio (CTLE-V203-560)
2024-09-05 10:00 - 2024-10-24 11:00 | D116, United States
Leading with Impact: A Skills Series is a three part series takes individuals through identifying who they are as leaders to building leadership portfolios and finally equipping them with a manager’s toolkit to help them as a supervisor at Moraine Valley Community College. This program is a strongly encouraged for all supervisors across the college.

Neurodiversity for Higher Education (CTLF-M227-530)
2024-09-09 - 2024-10-18 | Online
Neurodiversity – the idea that people’s brains differ markedly from each other – is an emergent topic in educational practices. Some ways that neurodiverse brains differ from neurotypical brains can include ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia, PTSD, and others. Many neurodiverse students process information differently, perceive sensory input differently, and have different emotional regulation needs and skills. This class will teach ways in which neurodiverse brains may think and behave differently in educational environments than neurotypical brains, provide applications and ideas on how to include neurodiverse students more fully in classrooms, and help our students more fully actualize their educational experience by working in concert with their abilities to be more successful.

NUVENTIVE OVERVIEW FOR FACULTY (CTLE-V131-501)
2024-09-11 15:30 - 16:30 | L243
In this session, faculty will observe how departmental assessment leads use Nuventive to create assessment plans, access Canvas outcomes and grades data, and submit reports.

Got Professional Development Questions? Here to answer your development questions (CTLE-V210-530)
2024-09-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This is a time for anyone to stop in and ask questions of the Coordinator of Employee Training and Development. This includes, but is not limited to, questions about or related to leadership, supervisory, soft skills, and technology. Please note that any faculty that has Canvas-related questions should reach out to the Center for Teaching and Learning directly or attend a Canvas-specific session.

Online Content: Tips and Tricks (CTLF-I124-530)
2024-09-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
This workshop provides educators with practical strategies for creating and enhancing online course content. Learn best practices, discover useful tools, and gain actionable insights to improve your online teaching.

Self Care: Spiritual Awareness (CTLE-E26-547)
2024-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
This is the seventeenth session in the self-care series hosted by the Wellness Coordinator, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,
and the Center for Teaching and Learning. We will connect via Microsoft Teams to reflect on the panel discussion from
September 4 as well as allow people to share how their spiritual journey has helped them with self-care. Additionally,
we will share insights on understanding the religious communities represented at Moraine Valley Community College
and how we engage in ways to foster inclusion.

Positive Classroom Interactions (CTLF-S144-501)
2024-09-17 15:30 - 17:00 | R. Smith, S. Gray
This faculty-focused interactive workshop is designed to provide faculty members tools to generate positive communication between themselves and their students. In addition, the workshop will explore methods to de-escalate tense situations between faculty and students. We will also examine how diversity, equity and inclusion play a role in generating positive communications. The goal of the workshop is to provide faculty members with tools and examples to utilize to generate positive interactions and tools to de-escalate difficult conversations.

Safe Zone Ally Workshop (CTLE-D103-501)
2024-09-19 15:30 - 17:00 | S117A, United States
Safe Zone is a successful and highly utilized program at college campuses around the nation. Faculty and staff interested in this free, non-mandatory training on how to support members of our LGBT*QIA+ community can attend this two-hour session led by our campus’s trained Safe Zone facilitators. Faculty and staff successfully completing the training will receive a Safe Zone placard which they can display at their workstation.
To maintain the highest standards for supporting this program and the LGBT*QIA+ community, we are asking that those who have been trained in Safe Zone prior to Fall 2022 go through the training again. In addition, newly designed placards will be issued that include training expiration dates. In the meantime, of course, we encourage you to display other symbols of support as you wish.

Positive Classroom Interactions (CTLE-S144-502)
2024-09-24 15:30 - 17:00 | TBD, United States

AI in the Classroom (CTLF-T158-531)
2024-09-25 15:30 - 16:15 | Online
In this session, faculty will discuss how artificial intelligence can enhance faculty productivity in the classroom. Additionally, this session will showcase resources available in the AI Toolkit on CTL Website.

Nuventive for Assessment (CTLE-V130-501)
2024-09-25 15:30 - 16:30 | L243
The Nuventive Assessment Platform improves upon the MVCC student learning outcomes assessment initiative by delivering a more efficient planning and reporting process. In addition, Nuventive provides: data dashboards, streamlining plan and report templates aligned with feedback, a central document drive, and curriculum mapping tools; to enhance student learning outcome trends – interconnected through real-time visualization – illustrating how learning occurs throughout your curriculum.If you are the program or department leader responsible for the annual CLO and PLO assessment plan and report, be among the first to experience hands-on training on Nuventive

Self-Care: Cancer Awareness (CTLE-E127-546)
2024-10-02 12:00 - 13:00 | B132, United States
This session is in-person and is the eighteenth session in the self-care series hosted by the Wellness Coordinator and the
Center for Teaching and Learning. The cancer associations have some strands of cancer that they promote awareness of.
We will be discussing all types of cancers during this month. Experts will discuss the importance of being aware, getting,
and doing the recommended screenings.

Positive Classroom Interaction (CTLF-S144-503)
2024-10-03 15:30 - 17:00 | S117A, United States
You are invited to a faculty-focused interactive workshop entitled “Positive Classroom Interactions.” We have noticed that as the semester gets closer difficult conversations with students increase. How can we reduce the likelihood of the those stressful conversations and what can we do when they happen?
This workshop is designed to provide faculty members with tools to generate positive communication between themselves and their students. The workshop will also explore methods to de-escalate tense situations between faculty and students. We will also examine how diversity, equity and inclusion play a role in generating positive communications.
The goal of the workshop is to provide faculty members with tools to generate positive interactions and to de-escalate difficult conversations. The Positive Classroom Interactions Workshop is PGU eligible.

Nuventive Refresher: Viewing Data and Submitting Academic Reports (CTLE-V134-501)
2024-10-09 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
In this refresher session, faculty assessment leads will learn how to view data and submit reports using Nuventive.
