Newer practitioners must navigate the currents quickly sometimes in stormy waters. The Certificate of Achievement Program offered by NCSPOD provides a compass, a mentor who often serves as "first mate" and resources to keep the boat moving. Learn more about this program through the snapshots of our current participants.
Kay Weiss, Dean of Humanities, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA; kweiss@valleycollege.edu
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NEW PRACTITIONERS
An inbox often controls people instead of people controlling their inbox. The result is overloaded inboxes, warnings from Information Services, important messages being missed, and a feeling of being weighed down by too much email. By managing an inbox effectively, faculty and staff can become more productive, accomplish more, and be free of the issues that are caused by full inboxes. Simple techniques useful to email users will be demonstrated.
Keith Krieger, Technical Training Coordinator in Staff and Organizational Development, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS; kkrieger@jccc.edu
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY
Recent advances in research addressing the benefits of community service activities and civic engagement have demonstrated numerous educational, environmental and psychosocial benefits (Hoffman and Wallach, 2007a). This session will help you incorporate these benefits as you seek to establish or improve community service projects at your institution. More importantly, the session presenters would like to share their experiences in establishing a community service program and identify the strategies that will help you in assisting your faculty to incorporate community service activities into their courses.
August Hoffman, Professor of Psychology at Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN; august.hoffman@metrostate.edu and
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Competency-based Professional Development is sweeping like a tsunami through corporations and many public sector organizations in North America and around the world. Find out why and the basics of how you could ride this wave. Organizations use competencies and competency models to improve design, program quality, and objectivity for professional development and human resource management. Virtually all the core programs can benefit, including orientation, training, development plans, career development, succession planning, and performance planning and review. In this presentation, the presenter will introduce the basic concepts and then discuss some of the more advanced applications of competencies. The session will be split between about 60% background and 40% interactive activities.
Jim Graber, President of Business Decisions, Inc. (BDI), a talent management consulting, software and content development firm, Chicago, IL; jgraber@businessdecisions.com
STAFF DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
In this workshop you will discover how emotionally intelligent you are, why it matters in your professional and personal life and how to develop the skills to improve your level of self awareness. The knowledge you will gain will pay off immeasurably in your ability to relate to and work with others.
Linda Chapman, Director of the Center for Academic and Professional Excellence (CAPE),
College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; linda.chapman@csn.edu
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
During these times of economic uncertainty and budgetary cutbacks in higher education, fear and lack of motivation in employees can filter into the workday. Workgroups may be experiencing low morale, low productivity, and a lack of employee engagement. How can supervisors help alleviate fear, boost morale, foster learning and energize the team? By turning an ordinary work day into fun, supervisors can create learning opportunities that bear little or no monetary expense and benefit both the institution and the people.
Mary Greiner, Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; mgreiner@ccbcmd.edu
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
As communities, schools and workforces become increasingly diverse, cultural competency and the elimination of cultural and personal bias become correspondingly important issues. What are some of the new skills and perspectives needed to meet the challenges of a more diverse population? Through personal stories, group exercises, and films, participants will learn that cultural competency requires not only an awareness of cultural differences, but also cross-cultural communications skills, community development expertise, and an awareness of social issues and contexts. Discover the conscious and unconscious ways in which racism permeates our attitudes and behaviors and affects our relationships.
Lee Mun Wah, internationally-acclaimed diversity lecturer and trainer, filmmaker, community therapist, poet and educator, StirFry Seminars AND Consulting, Berkeley, CA; munwah@stirfryseminars.com
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY, LEADERSHIP
This session will provide an overview of the Business Process Analyst Training and Coaching program at Maricopa Community Colleges. The presenters will describe how the program developed to train employees throughout the college system on the process of documenting and improving their business processes. They will also share how they coach individuals to facilitate improvement projects and provide mentorship during the project. The presenters will describe how this program has evolved and where to start if you are interested in applying business process improvement to your own organization.
Patricia Honzay, Director for Employee and Organization Development for the Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ; pat.honzay@domail.maricopa.edu and
Andrew Lenartz, Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ; andrew.lenartz@domail.maricopa.edu
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Want some teaching tips and strategies that you can pass on to both your classroom and online instructors? This session will be audience driven using short videos to address teaching questions and concerns provided by the attendees. The videos will provide a basis for discussion of the strategy presented and additional best practices will be solicited from the attendees. STARLINK’S collaborations with hundreds of nationally renowned educators and its extensive video library form the basis of this faculty development session. Handouts with additional teaching strategies will be provided.
Henry Hartman, Executive Director of STARLINK, Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, TX; hhartman@dcccd.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ONLINE
Formative assessment is a quick and efficient method to engage students in the learning process, monitor learning, and identify barriers that may impede student success. It also serves as a direct and immediate way to evaluate one’s teaching and collect data on student engagement. Formative assessment has been shown to increase student engagement and retention. The Community College of Baltimore County has connected various faculty groups and events to this concept. This session will offer a brief introduction to formative assessment while focusing on, various templates, faculty experiences, and results of student feedback, highlight a broad strategy for student engagement and success.
Natalie Kimbrough, Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, The Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; nkimbrough@ccbcmd.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT
Come join this information sharing session with a true survivor of today’s Telecommunications industry. Participants will discuss the formation of highly productive teams and their different roles in an organization. Your knowledge of teams will expand through discussion of engaging knowledge workers in team membership, maintaining the team and virtual teaming. Through the use of a case study, you’ll see how an OD intervention utilizes team development to harness the strength and creativity of people. Expect to participate!
Jonathan Jennings, Avila University (Employed at Sprint), Overland Park, KS; jack.jennings@sprint.com
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Find out how a sabbatical project turned into a pilot program for the preparation of new department chairs and the revitalization of continuing chairs! Hear about the project, find out how the pilot is going and share in a discussion of how to best prepare and empower faculty serving in this important position!
Teresa Huether, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, St. Louis, MO; thuether@charter.net
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP
How can we validly demonstrate the real value of faculty development programs? This question is oftentimes asked for annual reports, budget planning, and to provide evidence that faculty development makes a difference. This topic is of timely importance given the current budget cuts and program reductions occurring at colleges and universities nationwide. Evaluating the success of faculty development programs is difficult and complex and the common practice of gathering satisfaction and participation data does not tell the real story. This interactive session will provide an overview of common assessment practices and key concepts for improving the design of valid assessment plans.
Susan Hines; faculty developer, program developer, and adjunct professor at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; shines@smumn.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT
In times of change, effective management of the diversity within organizations is more critical than ever. This session will present MOSAIC, Maximizing Our Strengths As an Inclusive Community, Maricopa's capacity-building diversity and inclusiveness program designed for faculty and staff. Through presentation, discussion and interactive experiential activities, participants will review the program content, theoretical framework and challenges inherent in a district-wide implementation strategy that focuses on systemic change.
Rory Gilbert, Manager of Diversity Initiatives for Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ; rory.gilbert@domail.maricopa.edu and
Jacque Starks, Diversity Coordinator with the Employee and Organizational Learning Team, Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ; jacque.starks@domail.maricopa.edu
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY
KALM is an academic training and professional development program offered by CTL at Kaplan University. KALM originated from the Chairs Leadership Program. In 2007, the role of the Chairs changed; they no longer had teaching assignments. Chairs became responsible for the hiring, training, mentoring, and management of faculty and chair retention plummeted because they were underprepared for a leadership role. A pilot program was developed to provide the needed leadership skills. After 2 successful years it has now grown to include Campus Deans and Directors, KU Online ADoFs, ADoCs and Academic Chairs and is a 12 week Blended Learning Program.
Ellen Scalese, Director of Faculty for the Center for Teaching and Learning at Kaplan University, Parkland, FL; escalese@kaplan.edu
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP
Step UP is a magical program. It taps into Howard Community College’s finest qualities and is valued because it creatively addresses retention of high-risk students. The program encourages employees from all constituencies to engage and connect with students in a unique and personal way by implementing life coaching skills. In Step UP, students are paired with a coach who is there to support, encourage, and help them transition to college.
Sue Frankel, Professor of English; Director of Step UP; Howard Community College, Columbia, MD; sfrankel@howardcc.edu;
Melodie Gale, Assistant Director of Student Support Services/Retention Coordinator and Step UP leadership team, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD; mgale@howardcc.edu; and
Mark Tacyn, Assistant Professor of History and Step UP coach, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD; mtacyn@howardcc.edu.
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
With the current economic situation doing more with less is the name of the game. How do you provide training for staff with no budget? Join the presenter for a look at two different training opportunities at Century College in White Bear Lake. The first training is for a group of college laboratory assistants who tutor students on campus. The other training is for administrative assistants at the college who meet quarterly. There will be time to brainstorm ways that you can do this on your campus.
Marianne Wygant, Staff Development Specialist, Century College, White Bear Lake, MN marianne.wygant@century.edu
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Going “digital” can be a bit overwhelming. How do you keep track of your links, files, blogs, email, and website materials? How do you go about organizing and sifting through the vast array of resources on the Internet and turning them into an easy-to-use and coherent set of learning materials for the classroom or online environment? People always tell me that they can’t believe I get so much done - it’s easy if you have the right tools! I don’t claim to have all the answers, but I’ll tell you what seems to work for me (and what hasn’t).
Maria Andersen, Math faculty member, Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, MI; wyandersen@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY
The stakes have never been higher and staff members have never needed straight talk from their leaders more than they do today. During times of chaos, crisis and change you must reach, motivate, and engage your staff. However, internal communication, the way it’s practiced in most institutions today, is simply not working. Many institutions keep using ineffective models for disseminating information. Here’s the good news: making communication more effective can actually be cheaper and easier than what you’re doing now. This session will provide a new model for thinking about all of your internal communications.
Jodi Krause, Master’s degree student in Organization Development at Pepperdine University and Director of Organization Development at Cisco Systems, Campbell, CA; jodi.krause@pepperdine.edu
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Dedication in your career, family, and other activities can be very rewarding but also very stressful, and sometimes overwhelming. Join NCSPOD member Andy Masters, as he will help you spend more time on the items most important in your career and your life. Andy helps audiences across the country become masters of prioritization, time delegation, and work/life balance allowing you to control your schedule, and not allowing your schedule to control you. Andy's positive and entertaining program provides specific tools you can apply immediately so you can get more done, in less time, with higher quality, and less stress. Enjoy this entertaining, interactive, and inspirational program!
Andy Masters, noted author and motivational speaker, Masters Performance Improvement, Plantation, FL; andy@andy-masters.com
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
The Kaplan University Center for Teaching and Learning is responsible for the support and development of more than 3,000 remote/online faculty. This presentation focuses on the CTL's attempts to build faculty development programs that enhance faculty success, build community, and help its remote faculty members to feel connected to and engaged with the University.
Donna Liljegren, Senior Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Kaplan University, Chicago, IL; dliljegren@kaplan.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ONLINE
This session will describe and illustrate an innovative professional development program on recruiting, hiring, and keeping diverse faculty and staff that is being used in hundreds of colleges and universities. Participants will engage in small group discussion on how to assess and change the search and hiring process at their colleges. You will participate in two sections of the workshop, including viewing select excerpts from video interviews of faculty and administrators of color and discussing in small groups how to assess and change the search and hiring process at your respective colleges.
Pauline Kayes, President of DiversityWorks Inc., a coalition of educators providing diversity education , Champaign, IL; pkayes@diversityworksinc.net and
Yvonne Singley, Vice President of DiversityWorks Inc., Champaign, IL; yvonnesingley@comcast.net
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY
At the heart of the Engaged Campus is an active institutional commitment to reciprocal, sustained relationships with local communities and organizations. This commitment reflects both the specific mission of the campus and the public responsibilities of any major institution. It affects a wide range of decision-making processes, programs, and policies. Join Minnesota Campus Compact in exploring a rich variety of ways that civic engagement can turn the idealized language of goal and mission statements into real outcomes for your institution and for your community.
John Hamerlinck, Senior Program Director at Minnesota Campus Compact, St. Paul, MN; john@mncampuscompact.org
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Diversity education, multicultural learning, intercultural competence – trendy words or real purpose? This workshop will explore easy ways in which faculty can incorporate development of students’ intercultural skills into classroom activities. Interactive activities will be featured.
Anneli Adams, Executive Director for Professional Excellence and International Development, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; anneli.adams@csn.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY
This session will discuss the development and implementation of an institution-wide “organizing principle” to guide institutional capacity building. Combining theory and practice in organizational leadership and assessment, the presenter will describe the development of this strategic framework and its use in guiding resource development and allocation, programmatic assessment, and faculty/staff development. Also discussed will be the role of leadership in overcoming faculty/staff resistance to assessment, the development of an assessment initiative to support the Organizing Principle, and the emerging development of the resulting institutional infrastructure.
Margaret Drugovich, President of Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY; drugovichm@hartwick.edu and
Lori Collins-Hall, Assistant Professor, Chair of Sociology and Assessment Coordinator, Hartwick College., Oneonta, NY; collins_hall@hartwick.edu
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP, ASSESSMENT
Looking for a way to break down the silos at your Institution? Want your faculty and staff to work together to create better transparency and collegiality among all areas of the college? Wish your employees were knowledgeable about all areas of the College when interacting with students or the Community? Then the Ambassadors Cross-Training Academy is for you!
Lee Grimes, Director of the Office of Professional Development, South Texas College, McAllen, TX; lgrimes@southtexascollege.edu;
Brandi Kennedy, Professional Development Specialist, South Texas College, McAllen, TX; bakennedy@southtexascollege.edu; and
Simon Rodriquez, Instructional Technologies Specialist, South Texas College, McAllen, TX; sjrodriq@southtexascollege.edu
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, STAFF DEVELOPMENT
How can professional development help community colleges meet the challenge of keeping up with the exponential growth of online courses while maintaining exceptional quality? Creating innovative and engaging online classrooms is a challenge even for seasoned professors. The San Jacinto College Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning has established an exciting, multifaceted Distance Learning Teaching Community that features online observations, showcases, panels of experts and a companion resource site as well as external professional development opportunities. Session participants will take away a plan for creating an exciting and effective professional development experience for DL faculty.
Susan Lustick, Biology Professor and Faculty Fellow for the SJC CETL, San Jacinto College, Houston, TX; susan.lustick@sjcd.edu; and
Ann Tate, Director of The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX: ann.tate@sjcd.edu; and
Sharon George, Information Technology Instructor, San Jacinto College North, Houston, TX; sharon.george@sjcd.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ONLINE
How do faculty know if students are learning what is most critical? Are students learning something else? Or drowning in a deluge of information? Classroom Assessment Techniques can help faculty determine what and how students learn, and assist faculty in teaching students to swim in today’s tricky educational waters. In this workshop, faculty developers will explore ways to help faculty use Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) to improve student learning. If you already use CATs, bring some favorites to share. If CATs are new to you, come and find out how they can help determine what students know, what they still need to learn, and what factors influence learning.
Michele Neaton, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Century College, White Bear Lake, MN; michele.neaton@century.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT
Changing student demographics are reshaping the cultural and linguistic educational landscape. These changes, when coupled with emerging 21st century exigencies, present unique challenges and opportunities for those in education. This session details how a college situated in the midst of one of the most diverse urban settings in North America is attempting to transform lives and communities where global citizenship and social justice becomes a signature learning experience. The session examines the core strategic initiatives and the resulting practices and activities that have contributed to organizational redirection. The session concludes by drawing implication for leadership and organizational development.
Zafar Syed, Dean of Organizational Learning and Academic Development, Centennial College, Toronto, ON; zsyed@centennialcollege.ca
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY, LEADERSHIP
One of the most significant changes of recent years is the accelerated shift in course section assignments to part-time instructors. Too often new part-timers enter the classroom unprepared for the challenges ahead. A growing number of institutions have addressed this change by implementing initiatives designed for part-timers. This session highlights the commonalities of successful initiatives.
Richard Lyons, noted author and consultant, Faculty Development Associates, North Hutchinson Island, FL; lyons@developfaculty.com
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ADJUNCTS
What is it about a learning object that engages students? What do students find contextually appropriate? Can a learning object move beyond its neutrality and motivate the learner? How can learning objects ease the online instructional process? This presentation takes the learner on one instructor’s journey to get past the perception of learning objects as only digital resources and, instead, to transform them into teachable moments. Information in this session draws upon the presenter’s personal experience as both an instructor and a student, and data collected from her current research into students’ perceptions of learning objects.
Caterina Valentino, Adjunct Professor, School of Health Services Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON; oparker@ican.net
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ONLINE, TECHNOLOGY
Staff and Leadership Development at Century College is done by a hardworking, fun, creative and energetic committee. Representation on the committee includes all classifications and areas of the college. It provides diverse input into directions we take and opportunities created for our campus. Members communicate to their work areas and bring back to the committee information needed to strengthen what we offer. It is a grassroots approach to staff and leadership development. Come and learn how to implement this strategy on your campus!
Jane Nicholson, Dean in Continuing Education/Customized Training and Director of Staff Development, Century College, White Bear Lake, MN; jane.nicholson@century.edu
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
In these difficult economic times, it is especially important to help new faculty adapt to the job as quickly as possible. Investing time and energy in the new faculty up front is an important factor in developing balanced, high performing educators. To that end, the presenter has created a year-long orientation that presents new instructors with information as they need it. Though rich discussions, layers of mentors, on-line assignments, teaching observations, teaching demonstrations, and a series of speakers, our new faculty are incorporated into the culture of the college quickly and not only survive the first year , but actually thrive!
Martha Robertson, Faculty Coordinator of Professional Development, San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX; martha.robertson@sjcd.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
What are the real top ten skills for academic leaders? Come hear the presenters’, listen to them debate a few, and work with a small group of colleagues on your personal list. They will explain and use the ‘consequence and sequel’ thinking skill to explore the consequences of having/not having certain skills, and with your small group you will do the same. As a group you will build a consensus on top skills, and discuss the consequences for us as faculty, staff and organizational development professionals. Finally, the presenters will identify ways to modify this workshop for local campus use, and explore alternative workshop styles.
Note: This session is one of four, linked workshops at the conference. Focusing on building leadership skills, these workshops have dual aims. First, participants will learn more about themselves as leaders. Second, during each we will discuss ways to modify the workshop itself in order for participants to be able to run a similar one on their own campuses. Each session may be taken independently of the others or several or all may be combined for an in-depth experience.
Bill Searle, Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT; wsearle@acc.commnet.edu;
Ben Hayes, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS; bhayes@kckcc.edu; and
Kay Weiss, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA; kweiss@sbccd.cc.ca.us All are past Regional Vice Presidents and Presidents of NCSPOD.
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP
No, don’t run away! This is NOT another flakey ‘Vision Workshop’. Our colleges must learn to be leaner, smarter, more focused, and more future-oriented. The presenters believe that empowered servant leadership is the most effective way to do this. Tightly focused personal and departmental visions are the most practical approach to building this type of leadership, and they will show you how to do this. Starting with your personal vision, you will jointly engage in a practical process easily adaptable to your local situation. You will then learn ways to combine and align personal visions into departmental visions through a practical process, also with an easily adaptable workshop design.
Note: This session is one of four, linked workshops at the conference. Focusing on building leadership skills, these workshops have dual aims. Each session may be taken independently of the others or several or all may be combined for an in-depth experience.
Bill Searle, Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT; wsearle@acc.commnet.edu;
Ben Hayes, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS; bhayes@kckcc.edu; and
Kay Weiss, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA; kweiss@sbccd.cc.ca.us
All are past Regional Vice Presidents and Presidents of NCSPOD.
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP
Conversations on teaching and learning usually focus on the cognitive domain: skills and concepts that students must master to learn course content. However, the affective domain plays a critical role in student learning. It governs students' motivation, self-efficacy/self-confidence, resiliency, willingness to learn, and a mindset that promotes growth and pursuit of new knowledge. Those issues are the topics of an online scenario-based course where participants consider how the affective domain influences their own teaching. This session will provide a course overview and engage participants in a course activity and discussions on strategies for addressing the affective domain in college classrooms.
Daryl Peterson, Valencia Community College, Winter Garden, FL; dpetersonedu@aol.com and
Patrick Nellis, District Director of College Training and Development, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ONLINE
Visual Explorer (VE) is a resource for groups seeking to explore complex topics from a variety of perspectives in order to strengthen a shared understanding and prepare for taking more effective action. At the core of VE is 224 high-quality color images that provide a channel through which mediated dialogue can occur. The presenter has used this VE three-stage process with great success in teaching course content, and facilitating retreats and staff-, department-, and organizational-wide planning sessions. It is a powerful tool to help groups or students to imagine alternatives, ask new questions, tap into personal experience and passions, and much more.
Gail Liberman, Clark College, Vancouver, WA; gliberman@clark.edu
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Building new leaders: Many talk about it; few do it. In 75 minutes you will learn the basics of a deceptively simple model that aligns follower needs with leadership behaviors and vision -- increasing the self-efficacy of people, modeling empowerment, and coaching toward a clear and compelling vision. Does it get better? Yes. You will also learn how to conduct similar workshops at your institution. Simple in structure, with built-in complexity as people learn the basics, this proven approach to leadership is applicable at all levels in our organizations.
Note: This session is one of four, linked workshops at the conference. Each session may be taken independently of the others or several or all may be combined for an in-depth experience.
Bill Searle, Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT; wsearle@acc.commnet.edu;
Ben Hayes, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS; bhayes@kckcc.edu; and
Kay Weiss, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA; kweiss@sbccd.cc.ca.us
All are past Regional Vice Presidents and Presidents of NCSPOD.
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP
Norwalk Community College will present their model for ePortfolio faculty development that involved four main steps: (1) recruitment; (2) training; (3) celebration(!), and (4) implementation. The NCC Team will discuss their two-semester long process, spending significant time describing the specific format of the workshops, including small and large group activities, guest lecturers, choices of articles, etc. They will also address the kinds of surveys and reflections they asked their pilot participants to do. Handouts will be available.
Lisa Dresdner, Chair of the English Department and Chair of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT; Ldresdner@ncc.commnet.edu;
Lois Aime, Director of Educational Technologies/Distance Learning, Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT; LAime@ncc.commnet.edu; and
Janie Burkhardt, co-coordinator of Learning Communities and one of the pioneers of ePortfolio, Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT; JBurkhardt@ncc.commnet.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY
As leaders, how do you impact the emotional state of your organization? What specifically do you do to drive faculty and staff loyalty and engagement? We know that a positive, resonant organizational climate is linked to critical outcomes of retention, engagement, and bottom-line success. We also know that when you’re leading change, it’s often not what you say – but how you say it – that moves the organization forward. This unique session is comprised of interactive exercises, dynamic discussion and live improvisational theatre (no PowerPoint!). Experienced OD leaders (and veteran actors), the presenters will demonstrate concepts and teach skills through realistic and often hilarious scenes that are performed right in front of you.
Cindy Maher, a founding partner at Leading Edge Coaching AND Development, West Hartford, CT; mahercc@comcast.net
Carol Grannis, founder of Leading Edge Coaching AND Development, Woodbury, MN cmgrannis@comcast.net
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Online learning presents new challenges for students with disabilities, the faculty who create the courses they take, and the institutions who support these students. This session will provide insights into 1) elements in an online course that may present accessibility challenges to students with common disabilities; 2) universal design tips that faculty can use when creating course materials efficiently; 3) effective student support processes that complement universal design; 4) various software options available to students with disabilities to access most online elements; and 5) software tools for creating accessible online course elements when basic “universal design” practices are not sufficient.
Molly Herman Baker, Director of the Teaching/Learning Center and Online Learning, Black Hawk College, Moline, IL; bakerm@bhc.edu
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Does the way you prefer to resolve conflict undermine the leadership you seek to provide? It does for many people. This workshop helps you examine your primary conflict handling style, while also looking at how the way you handle conflict affects how others perceive your leadership efforts. Do they complement each other? What are the five primary conflict handling styles anyway? What are some strategies for aligning your approach to conflict resolution with preferred leadership styles? How can you adapt this workshop for use at your institution? Come and find out.
Note: This session is one of four, linked workshops at the conference. Each session may be taken independently of the others or several or all may be combined for an in-depth experience.
Bill Searle, Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT; wsearle@acc.commnet.edu;
Ben Hayes, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS; bhayes@kckcc.edu; and
Kay Weiss, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA; kweiss@sbccd.cc.ca.us
All are past Regional Vice Presidents and Presidents of NCSPOD.
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP
The Community College of Baltimore County employs over 1,400 adjunct faculty to teach its Continuing Education Programs in many locations. Faced with the complex tasks of providing continuity of instruction, increasing communication, providing professional development opportunities and developing a fair and comprehensive evaluation tool, the presenter developed a variety of strategies. Come and discuss some successful and unsuccessful approaches to improving opportunities for all of your adjuncts.
Karen Paris, Coordinator of Adjunct Faculty for Continuing Education, The Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; KParis2@ccbcmd.edu
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ADJUNCTS
This interactive presentation will explore the powerful connection between emotional intelligence and faculty development. Specific skills and strategies will be identified and applied to gain effective tools for enhancing emotional intelligence to improve faculty leadership, performance, and develop highly engaged classrooms. Experiential activities will be combined with learning objectives throughout the presentation designed to assist participants to reflect on and build upon best practices to enhance emotional intelligence competencies and climate. Debriefing exercises will also be used at the end of each activity that are designed to provide participants with the opportunity to reflect further on the connection between emotional intelligence competencies, student success, and effective faculty development.
Will Wilson; faculty chair of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, a consultant; a clinician; and a coach, Capella University, Blowing Rock, NC; wwilson1963@gmail.com
Lori LaCivita, lead core faculty member with a specialization in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Capella University, Ft. Pierce, FL; doclacivita@yahoo.com
FACULTY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP
An aggressive approach was taken when given the challenge in the new institutional master plan to expand and enhance professional development opportunities. A 3-month New Employee Orientation Program that includes enhancements for new supervisors and administrators was developed and required for all new full and part-time employees. A key to implementing this new program and for instigating change at the institution is gaining the cooperation of supervisors. To support these stakeholders, a Supervisor’s Academy was established requiring 8 hours of training each year. This session will explore the evolution of these two key programs and share initial outcomes of their implementation.
Jonathan Paver is the Executive Director of Professional Development for Triton College, River Grove, IL; jpaver@triton.edu
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP
Caution! Significant change may take place in session participants. This session will cause you to laugh out loud as you look at real-life scenarios that will challenge you to reexamine your passion, commitment, and attitude; and inspire you to take your teaching and leading to the next level. Come learn how to apply the concepts and principles that led to an organization becoming one of the top 12 workplaces in the world to work for. Get ready to participate in one of the most entertaining and challenging sessions you have ever experienced. In short get ready to be different with your students.
Kevin Tutt, and Michael Daggs, principals and noted facilitators, trainers and consultants, Tutt and Daggs, Abilene, TX engage@taylortel.net
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Learn how McHenry County College prepared for a large number of retirements through an engaging and interactive professional development program which prepares participants to take on new responsibilities at the College and promotes organizational learning. Attendees will receive a "starter kit" to recreate this successful program at their own colleges.
Pat Stejskal, Director of Professional Development, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL; pstejska@mchenry.edu
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP
In 2004 Nova Scotia Community College support staff embarked on a learning journey in the Leadership Exploration and Awareness Program. This program was designed by and for support staff, looking to enhance their impact on the College. Since that time, participants in this program have been charting their own course to success by taking charge of their learning and living the results of their experience. Prompted by the success of this voluntary program, the college and the union collaborated on building a similar learning program (Learning College Portfolio) into the latest collective agreement that leads to a celebration recognizing their learning and an increase in salary. “The self-explorer, whether he wants to or not, becomes the explorer of everything else.” Elias Canetti
Michelle Creelman, Learning Programs Coordinator for Organizational Learning, Nova Scotia Community College, Halifax, NS; michelle.creelman@nscc.ca;
Natalie Fancy, Curriculum Unit as a Curriculum Support Specialist., Nova Scotia Community College, Halifax, NS; natalie.fancy@nscc.ca and
Ann Bourque, Bookstore Manager for the Burridge Campus and Steering Committee member to develop the Leadership Exploration and Awareness Program, Nova Scotia Community College, Halifax, NS; ann.bourque@nscc.ca
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Two decades ago, the presenters were bold (or naive) enough to deliver a presentation at Hawaii's statewide faculty conference called "How to Ensure a Great Retreat." But, as serial Train-the Trainer participants (ISWs, CATs, Teacher Formation, Appreciative Inquiry, etc.) they are pleased to announce that an old dog CAN learn new tricks! 400 retreats later, they have infused many of those "lessons learned" into their "failed retirement" retreats. Please come to this session to: 1)review the still-relevant ideas of yesteryear, 2)learn the new fine-tunings, 3)discuss how you might use some of these good ideas on your campus (sans retreat) and 4)share YOUR good ideas that enrich retreats.
Mike McHargue, teacher, counselor, professional developer and retreat leader; Foothill College, Boise; ID; podprovocateur@yahoo.com and
Elizabeth McHargue, Boise, ID; lizmike1@aol.com
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
This presentation and discussion will focus on learning from one organization's experience of engaging employees across the organization in transformational change. The presentation will focus on successes and challenges identified through evaluation and the resultant key principles. Participants will be invited to engage in dialogue on the practical application of the principles, as well as offer ideas of their own.
Gillian Nichol, Manager of Organization Effectiveness, The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Toronto, ON; gnichol@michener.ca
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
As we prepare students and ourselves for life in the 21st century we are encouraged to not only think globally and act locally but also to learn locally and act globally. Reflecting on ‘where we were’ and ‘where we are’ is important as we prepare for the future. We are global citizens responsible for each other’s future. As we plan our own goals, understanding our role in the global society is a challenge for each of us, a challenge that has been undertaken by an international learning initiative called “The Earth Charter”. Join this interactive session as we explore where we are and what the Earth Charter, a people’s charter, has to offer us as we plan our future in a global society.
Bobbi Dunham-Carter, Organizational Learning Specialist, Nova Scotia Community College Canada; VP Publications, NCSPOD; and Fellow, United States Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development: bobbi.dunham-carter@ncspod.org
PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABILITY
The North American Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development is an affiliate council of the American Association of Community.
