Nov./Dec. 2008

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Spring Development Day

As the semester flies by, we would like to remind you to mark your calendars for Spring Development Day, scheduled for January 16, 2009.  The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located at 6121 North IH-35.  Breakfast will be served from 8:30am until 9:30am; the morning program will begin at 9:30.  Afternoon professional development workshops will be held at the Highland Business Center, from 1:30-3:00 and 3:15-4:45. 

If you have any questions about the event or would like to offer a workshop in the afternoon, please contact Nicole Bell in the Office of Professional Development.  You may reach her at nbell@austincc.edu or 223-7997.

Workshops

In addition to our usual offerings, the list below previews workshops being offered this fall. Just click on the name of the workshop to get more information or enroll.

Supervisor Series: Integrating Servant-Leadership with Foundations of Management
11/13/2008, 9:00am-12:00pm, HBC 201.0 Boardroom
11/13/2008, 2:00pm-5:00pm, HBC 201.0 Boardroom

EHS: First Aid
11/14/2008, 8:00am-1:00pm, HBC 215
12/11/2008, 8:00am-1:00pm, HBC 215

Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) Workshop
11/14/2008, 1:30pm-3:00pm, HBC 214.0

DC: eStaffing: A Workshop for Department Chairs
11/14/2008, 9:00am-10:30am, HBC 212

Adding Multimedia to Your PowerPoint
11/14/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm, EVC 2202

Breezing Through the Holidays
11/17/2008, 11:30am-12:30pm, HBC 201.0 Board Room

Fast and Fantastically Healthy Lunches
11/19/2008, 12:30pm-1:30pm, PIN 1013

Managing Holiday Stress
11/19/2008, 12:30pm-1:30pm, HBC Room 301

Do YOU Need Calcium?
11/20//2008, 10:00am-12:00pm, HBC 218

Adjunct Impact: A New Online Module for New Adjunct Faculty
11/21/2008, 1:30pm-3:00pm, HBC 410
12/5/2008, 1:30pm-3:00pm, HBC 407

Self-Assessment/Self-Awareness: Student Learning through CATs
11/21/2008, 9:00am-10:30pm, HBC 410

Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional: Forms
11/21/2008, 1:00pm-3:00pm, HBC 212

Course Redesign: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
12/5/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm, HBC 103.2

EHS: CPR/AED
12/5/2008, 9:30am-3:30pm, HBC 214
12/16/2008, 9:30am-3:30pm, HBC 214

Photoshop CS3 - Basics
12/12/2008, 9:0:-10:30am, HBC 212

Photoshop CS3 - Intermediate
12/12/2008,10:30am-12:00pm, HBC 212

Addressing Workplace Issues Using the Servant-Leadership Management Philosophy
12/12/2008, 2:00pm-3:30pm, HBC TBA

Microsoft 2007

Unravel the mysteries of Microsoft Office 2007. Get online training at your desktop on Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more. Go to http://www.austincc.edu/hr/profdev/eworkshops/index.php to find out what software training you can access from your computer.

It’s "Evaluation Time.”

Important Announcements:

• Materials for all evaluation sessions have been mailed out.

• 12-week sessions were mailed out 11/5/08 and need to be completed by November 26th.

• Faculty teaching 16-week classes need to have evaluations completed by November 26th.  Consult the evaluation window on your pink envelope packet for other sessions (2nd 8-week or 12-week sessions, for example) or go to www.austincc.edu/hr/eval/calendars.php#eval.

• For the 16-week session: If you have not received your packet by 11/10/08, fill out a request at: www.austincc.edu/hr/eval/requests/evalrequestform.php; please make sure to give us the instructional method (lecture, lab, clinical) so we send you the correct forms.

• Some 16-week course evaluation packets are still being re-routed—be patient.

• Portfolios are due the first week of November of each year unless your chair has communicated otherwise—more details are available online about portfolio 3-year rotations.
  
  

• Use ballpoint pens on our Class Climate forms. Your envelope may say to use pencil, but use ballpoint or felt tip pens if possible.

• Do not use old scantron forms (bubble-in greenish forms). The forms we use now say Class Climate on them; an image of what they look like is at www.austincc.edu/hr/eval/assessments/ONLYLec.pdf. If you are short of forms call 223-7745. 

• If a course was entered into datatel after 8/25/08, there is a high likelihood that no evaluation packet was created; if in doubt, please double check with our office.

• January 09—Professors will now receive their reports at their ACC e-mail; Department Chairs will receive CDs for the department, one to archive and one to use as needed. 
  

Contact: Faculty and Staff Evaluation Coordinator Martha Perez, Ph. D.
At 223-7745   mperez3@austincc.edu 
Evaluation Central:  www.austincc.edu/hr/eval/

NISOD MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES

Join the next NISOD Webinar: Learning about Learning Communities
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST
What reaction do you get when you mention "learning communities" on your campus? Excitement? Apprehension? Join NISOD for a discussion of the great opportunities and challenges in organizing learning communities on campus! Panelists will give a panoramic view of the issues involved in successful learning communities, including historical underpinnings, infrastructure and support, and promising practices in the classroom. From concept to implementation, these education experts will offer valuable insight that you will not want to miss!
Presenters:
Vincent Tinto, Author and Distinguished University Professor, Syracuse University
Julie Phelps, Project Director, Achieving the Dream, Valencia Community College
Terry Rafter-Carles, Professor, Valencia Community College
To sign up, go to: http://www.nisod.org/webinars/index.html#nov08

NISOD Calls for Proposals

NISOD’s 31st Annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence is May 24-27, 2009 in Austin, Texas. The Call for Presentations deadline is December 1, 2008.
At this conference, NISOD celebrates teaching and leadership excellence by inviting proposals for breakout and small discussion group sessions from college faculty, staff, presidents, and other key administrators, including deans, department chairs, and college teams.
To learn more and to submit a proposal, go to: http://www.nisod.org/conference/proposal.html

IMPORTANT NOTE: Austin Community College will have some complimentary registrations available for presenters. If you plan to present at or simply attend this conference, you may wish to wait to register (pay) because your registration may be able to be covered by the college. Once you register and pay, ACC cannot reimburse you for your costs.

"TCCTA: Building a Better Texas"

The Texas Community Colleges Teaching Association comes to Austin February 19-21, 2009, offering workshops on educational trends and issues that specifically affect community college teachers. The convention will take place at the Renaissance Hotel. Besides the discipline-specific workshops, there will be seminars on technology, profesional development, and financial planning, as well as the 15-minute G.I.F.T.S. sessions for classroom improvement. For more information, go to http://tccta.org/events/convention2009/index.html.

Sabbatical Leave Requests Due on December 1

Sabbatical leave is a privilege that is intended to benefit both the college and the employee. The President may grant this leave to staffing table employees. Leave may be granted for the purpose of personal and/or professional improvement, which will in turn benefit the college, through activities such as formal and informal study, acquisition of new skills, or keeping abreast of new technologies, research, and community service.

Sabbatical Applications for the 2009-2010 Academic Year are due on December 1 in the Professional Development Office, c/o Melissa Richardson. For questions about Sabbatical leave, contact mrichard@austincc.edu.