Tuesday January 17, 2006

 8:00-8:30

Student Center

Continental Breakfast

 8:30-9:30

Student Center

Welcome and Introductions
Dean Colli, Acting President

 9:30-9:45

Student Center

Break

 9:45-11:45

Student Center

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Norena Badway, Associate Professor in Higher Education Leadership at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA.
“Learn How Your Students Learn”
Provides professional development to community colleges across the nation on topics of student learning outcomes assessment, curriculum integration and learning communities.

 12:00-1:00

 Student Center

Deans, Chairs and Coordinators Working Lunch

 1:00-3:00

Division Meetings-Check this link for variation on the 1:00-3:00 pm schedule

 3:00-5:00

Department Meetings- Check link for variation of 3:00-5:00 pm schedule.

 5:00-6:30

College Conference Room

New Adjunct Faculty Orientation
Pamela Amor

 6:30-7:00

Griffin Gate

Refreshments for New Faculty

 7:00-7:45

Griffin Gate

Introducing 4Faculty.org and Syllabus template – This workshop offers an introduction to this community college-oriented training site to earn staff development hours from your home or office - any time of the day or night!
Julie Middlemas

 8:00-9:00

Student Center

Adjunct General Session
Pamela Amor

Wednesday January 18

 9:00-11:00

Room 318

Project  Success
The workshop will consist of the nuts and bolts of putting together a link, curriculum considerations and integrating teaching strategies and assignments. Instructors that are currently linked will also discuss their links and share the advantages of sharing communities.
Sue Jensen

 9:00 – 10:00

Tech I (70-103) in the LTRC

Distance Ed Track 1, Introduction to Pedagogy and Methodology
A: Orientation to Teaching Online
Kats Gustafson and Diane Mayne-Stafford

 10:00-12:00

Room 542

How to Write SLO for Your Syllabus
Chuck Passentino

 10:00-12:00

Tech I Room 70-103 in the LTRC

Distance Ed Track2, Developing Distance Ed Classes
A: Beginning FrontPage
Basic introduction to Microsoft FrontPage.  Learn how to create a home page, insert and format text, insert a graphic, create a hyperlink, insert a syllabus and create additional pages.
Andrea Garzanelli (Please RSVP x 7385)

 1:00-3:00

Room 318

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
It’s in your Lincoln Navigator, your cell phone, and, until recently, wrapped around Martha Stewart’s ankle .Learn more about GPS technology as you explore the ever-changing landscape that is Grossmont College. Unlike Martha’s ankle bracelet, we will be using hand-held GPS devices. Comfortable shoes recommended.
Mark Goodman & Tim Cliffe

 2:45 – 4:15

Room 409

Punch and Kick your stress away
You will relieve stress (hitting pads) and improve your fitness while learning a few boxing and Tae Kwon Do basics. Bring workout gear, a towel, a yoga mat (if you have one) and a bottle of water.
Carlos Contreras

 1:00-3:00

Room 523

Connecting Education  to the Workplace
This workshop will provide you with current information you need to know to help your students’ transition from college and get a fresh start in the world of work.
Nancy Davis

 1:00-2:30

Tech I Room 70-103 in the LTRC

Beginning Excel
Basic intro to MS Excel.  Learn how to create a spreadsheet, insert formulas and text.
Illyana McManus

 1:00–2:30

Tech II (70-104) in the LTRC

Distance Ed Track 1, Introduction to Pedagogy and Methodology
B: Introduction to Developing Online and Hybrid Courses
Sandia Tuttle

 3:00-4:00

College Conference Room

Work Experience Community Service Learning.
This workshop will cover the State of California Title 5 regulations and our district procedures as they relate to work experience service learning.  Directions for completing all work experience/community service learning forms will also be covered.
Dean Colli

 3:00-5:00

Room 220

Part-Time Issue Forum
An update and discussion on the current issues affecting Part-Timers, including Paid Office Hours, Equity Pay, Health Benefits, Workload.
Special Forum: Changing the 60% law to 80%David Milroy and Raul

 3:30-5:00

LRC Library Instruction Lab

Introduction to ARTStor
Learn how to create image groups for yourself and for use with students and colleagues through this new database that encompasses art, architecture, archeology and design.  Faculty from Art, Humanities, anthropology and various other disciplines will find this database useful.
Julie Middlemas

 4:00-6:00

Room 357

Eating Green: Why Should You Adopt A Plant- Based Diet, and How to Do It
Brief survey of the healthful, ethical, humanitarian, and environmental reasons for adopting a vegan lifestyle—Tips for making a vegan diet practical, affordable and downright delicious.
Gordon Brown

 5:00- 6:30

Room 358

Curb Cuts to Learning: Universal Design in the Classroom
Faculty and instructors at institutions of higher education are teaching to an increasingly diverse student population.  The diversity in terms of ethnicity, language, and disability presents an opportunity for instructors to enhance the curricula that will address the varied learning styles of students.  This presentation will explore the concept of universal design and its principles in regards to teaching and learning. 
Mari S. Guillermo, Ed.D.Adjunct Faculty – Disability Services Management Program
Bobbie J. Atkins, Ph.D., C.R.C.San Diego State University – Interwork Institute

 5:00-6:30

College Conference Room

New Adjunct Faculty Orientation
Pamela Amor

Thursday January 19

 8:00-10:00

Room 247

Theater Arts Spring Preview
An introduction to  the Theatre Arts Department
Production for the Spring 06 semester. How your students can benefit
Beth Mallette, Hank Jordan, Craig Everett, Jerry Hager

 8:00-10:00

Room 359

Sexual Harassment Workshop
Sexual Harassment is not only detrimental to the learning environment, it is illegal. This workshop will cover the laws against sexual harassment, descriptions and examples of sexual harassment, and suggestions on how to prevent sexual harassment in your classroom.
Anthony Zambelli, JD – Attorney and Professor Business Law at Cuyamaca College

10:00-12:00

Griffin Gate

Academic Senate
Beth Smith

10:00-12:00

Career Center

Career Center and Student Job Placement Open House.
The Career Center has many new resources to assist students with Career Development, Job Search, Occupational Information and workplace attitudes and behaviors.  During this Open House, Faculty will be able to observe workplace professionalism and participate in various workplace experiential activities and video.

10:00 - 11:30

LRC Library Instruction Lab

Introduction to Infotrac’s new platform.
Thomson Gale PowerSearch is the cross-product tool that now allows users to search all InfoTrac and Gale Virtual Reference Library (eBooks) databases in the same search. This feature simplifies searching and improves content management since it allows custom collection development of both periodical and proprietary content.
Kurt Stovall from Thomson-Gale.
Grossmont and Cuyamaca library staff only.

10:00-11:30

Tech I (70-103) in the LTRC

Web Accessibility
This workshop will focus on developing web content that conforms to district/section 508 web accessibility standards and results in more accessible and usable Web-based content.
Will Pines
Please RSVP x7852 or will.pines@gcccd.edu

 11:00-12:00

Tech II (70-104) in LTRC

Micrograde
Online Grading
Shirley Pereira

 11:00 – 12:00

College Conference Room

Curriculum Proposal Development Workshop
This workshop is for any faculty member or dean who is planning on submitting curriculum proposals for fall ’06 and would like assistance in preparing forms or creating outlines.  Questions regarding the Curriculum Committee process will be answered.
Dean Colli, Chris Hill & Marsha Raybourn

12:00-1:00

Breezeway outside of Room 220

United Faculty Lunch

 1:00-3:00

Room 220

United Faculty Meeting
Zoe Close

1:00-2:30

Tech I Room 70-103 in the LTRC

Intermediate Excel
Intermediate MS Excel.  Learn how to create a spreadsheet, insert formulas and text.
Illyana McManus

2:00-4:00

Tech II (70-104) in the LTRC

Distance Ed Track 1, Introduction to Pedagogy and Methodology
C: Contrasting  Blackboard and WebCT
Which should you choose?
Jerry Buckley

 3:30-5:00

LRC Library Instruction Lab

Faculty- Librarian Collaboration to help Students Succeed. Library instruction web site’s links will be demonstrated with emphasis on team-teaching.
Michelle Blackman

 5:00-6:30

College Conference Room

New Adjunct Faculty Orientation
Pamela Amor

Friday January 20

 8:30-1:00

College Conference Room

New Full –time Faculty Orientation Breakfast & Bus Tour
New full- faculty will participate in various networking and information sharing activities including a bus tour of East County communities.
Dana Quittner

 9:00-1:00

Tech 2 room (70-104) in LTRC

Animation of Mathematical Objects.
This is the second workshop in the sequence. It will provide hands-on training in precise animation using Power Point. Level of sophistication ranges from elementary to intermediate.
Cary Lee

 9:00-10:30

LRC Library Instruction Lab

Faculty- Librarian Collaboration to help Students Succeed. Library instruction website’s links will be demonstrated with emphasis on team-teaching.
Michelle Blackman

10:00-12:00

Tech 1 room (70-103) in the LTRC

Distance Ed Track2, Developing Distance Ed Classes
B: Intermediate FrontPage
Learn how to build tables to control layout, create a navigation bar, create bookmarks, tips to make your website accessible, publish your website and learn how to make future updates to your website.
Andrea Garzanelli (Please RSVP x 7385)

 11:00-12:00

Tech II (70-104) in the LTRC

Distance Ed Track 1, Introduction to Pedagogy and Methodology
D: What’s New in Technology
See demonstrations of the Tegrity system, Camtasia, Captivate and other software.  Distance Ed faculty.
Diane Mayne-Stafford

Thursday January 26

 5:00-6:30

College Conference Room

New Adjunct Faculty Orientation
Pamela Amor