Webinar Description: As we support our students to graduation and for post-completion success, it is essential that we prepare them to live and work in a diverse and global ecosystem. In our next Transformative Conversation, we are excited to welcome Dr. Leeva Chung, from the University of San Diego and co-author of “Understanding Intercultural Communication,” to discuss how we can prepare our students to work and thrive in diverse and global environments. We also hope to have a student to include in the conversation.
Webinar Date/Time: February 1, 2023, 2PM
Sponsor: Gardner Institute. Series Hosted by Dr. Monica Flippin Wynn
(If you attend this or any session in the series, please send documentation of attendance along with your name and P number to Scott.A@ptc.edu or Martin.L@ptc.edu, and we will update your PD transcript.)
Provides test preparation study materials for over 1,800 different academic, professional, and career exams covering 16 different subject areas including nursing, med-tech, teaching, construction and industry, public service, social work, business, college admissions and placement, graduate and professional school, English language, and others. Over 1,500 tutorial videos available for students. New videos added regularly.
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This year’s conference (hosted by Coastal Carolina University — CCU) is titled “The New Three Rs: Reconnecting, Reshaping, Renewal.” It will be held at CCU on July 20-21, 2023. The deadline for conference proposals in March 31, 2023. More information is available here: https://www.coastal.edu/app/ceteal/sccitl/.
This year’s South Carolina Education + Business Summit will be held at the Greenville Convention Center, June 26-29, 2023. Proposals are being accepted through March 1: https://ebsummit.info/submit-a-proposal.
The Teaching and Learning Tuesdays webinar series provides professional development opportunities to faculty, staff, and administrators of the SC Technical College System. Topics on teaching and learning, student engagement and retention, and assessment and accreditation are covered in the TLT series.
Registration information is made available on the TLT webpage: https://www.sctechsystem.edu/tlt/. These are the TLT sessions currently scheduled for 2023:
Feb 21: PASCAL
Mar 21: Putting Student Success Initiatives on the Map: A Framework to Inform Effectiveness and Efficiency
All events will be in the Student Center (Greenwood Campus) from 12:45pm-1:30pm, or you can join us online. Please encourage students to attend.
Tuesday, January 24 Understanding Motivation and Goal Setting
Participants will discuss how to motivate themselves towards goal achievement. The goal of a college degree is within reach, and in this interactive workshop participants will have an opportunity to define their goals and visually outline them. One of the outcomes of this workshop will be a Vision Board that participants may take with them. The WebEx link to join is below.
Tuesday, February 7 Improve Your Writing Skills and Make Use of the Writing Center
Hear from a PTC faculty member on how you can improve your writing skills. Learn how to get through writer’s block, improve your writing style, and make less mistakes. The WebEx link to join is below.
All events will be in the Student Center from 12:45pm-1:30pm
Tuesday, February 21 Learn What’s Needed to Transfer to a College or University
Celebrate Black History Month and learn about transferring. Visit with representatives from local Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCU) and hear about their transfer opportunities. Whether you are researching where to apply, completing admission essays, or somewhere in-between, this event is a great opportunity for you! Attend a workshop with PTC faculty/staff members who will share their experiences attending a HBCU and gather transfer resources from PTC’s Transfer Coordinator. The WebEx link to join is below.
Tuesday, March 14 Job Fair, Career Etiquette, and Networking Case Scenarios
In this interactive workshop, learn how important it is to understand professionalism and ways to conduct yourself at the job and in general business interactions such as virtual and in-person meetings, social media, and business dinners and receptions. The WebEx link to join is below.
Tuesday, April 4 Financial Literacy – Hands-on Budgeting
Information will be provided on free resources to help guide you with money management responsibilities and goals. There will also be interactive activities to help you better understand how college degrees, credit, savings, and life goals can impact your household budget and future goals. The WebEx link to join is below.
This online training in D2L contains a recording of the training session from August 18, 2022, as well as guides for creating a Course Master syllabi, approving syllabi, and instructor syllabi editing. If you had not had the training or would like a refresher, please use the link below to register. You are also welcome to view our current Syllabus Library. NOTE: All classes should be using Simple Syllabus in Spring 2023.
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) has excellent teaching and learning strategies which can be implemented in any discipline. To take a look (by academic division) of a growing list of resources you may be able to quickly implement in your classes, please go to AVID Resources (available in the RESOURCES link at the top of your D2L homepage). If you have questions about accessing this resource, feel free to reach out to Lisa Martin (Martin.L@ptc.edu).
Do you want to encourage your students to interact with what they are reading in your classes? Do you wish students would spend time thinking about new material you introduce and how it connects with what they already know? One quick, effective AVID strategy that can help is “Dialectical Response.”
Dialectical Response (or double-entry journaling) is a “writing-to-learn strategy that facilitates students’ interaction with a text by enabling them to take intellectual risks while gaining familiarity and experience connecting with the text” (Shapiro & Cuseo 17-19).
For detailed information about Dialectical Response, visit our AVID Resources page in D2L.
Directions:
Login to D2L.
From the D2L homepage, go to RESOURCES.
Click on AVID Resources.
Click on CONTENT.
Go to Referenced AVID Resources.
Go to High Engagement Practices for Teaching and Learning.
See pages 17-19 of the eDocument (42-44 of printed document).
Please contact Lisa Martin if you have questions about using Dialectical Response or accessing the AVID Resources page in D2L.
Reference: Shapiro, D. and Cuseo, J. 2018. AVID for Higher Education: High Impact Practices for Teaching and Learning. pp. 17-19.
2. You can also access it by going to the Library homepage https://www.ptc.edu/college-resources/library, selecting the Databases link, and finding the Chronicle of Higher Education link by clicking on the letter C in the A-Z list.
3. To read it anywhere, create a personal Chronicle account while on campus. https://tinyurl.com/nhd2pvv5 Use your college email address.
