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Professional Development Opportunity at TCCTA
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WorkshopsIn addition to our usual offerings, the list below previews workshops being offered this spring. Just click on the name of the workshop to get more information or enroll. EHS: CPR/AED Blackboard Series Spanish Conversation Series PowerPoint 1 Dreamweaver CS3 Basics Balancing Multiple Roles: The Working Parent
AP Images SoftChalk Training Addressing Workplace Issues Using the Servant-Leadership Management Philosophy
Budget and Purchasing - A Workshop for Dept. Chairs Performance Feedback: A Workshop for Department Chairs Situational Management eStaffing: A Workshop for Department Chairs WEBINAR: Psychological Needs of Returning Veterans |
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Class Climate - As you know, we are for the first time using Class Climate software and processing for all evaluations for the Fall of 2008. We piloted the software in the fall of 2007 with select departments and used it for spring and summer 2008 evaluations; this was our first opportunity to use it for our largest and most challenging evaluation cycle. Thank you for all the feedback we have received thus far. Evaluation Results Via Email - The subject name of the email is created automatically by this software; for all the emails sent out prior to today (1/21/09), the subject line in the email was “Class Climate survey: [SURVEY name, e.g. HIST 1301-001]”. However, for clarity, from today onward, the subject line of emails will say “Evaluation Results Class Climate survey: [SURVEY name].” In order for faculty members to obtain their results each semester, they may want to consider adding the Class Climate emails to their safe senders list or adding the recipient as a contact (in Outlook 2007, select “Actions”, “Junk E-Mail”, and “Add Recipient to Safe Sender’s List”; in ACC Webmail, choose to add the recipient as a contact). In doing so, faculty will more likely have immediate access to the results in their inbox and will not have to search through their “spam” messages in order to find the evaluation emails. Scan Quality of "Comments" - In regards to scan quality, the zoom feature in Adobe will let you enlarge any digital image up to 6400%. With this feature, anything that was written in pencil or was illegible can be expanded in your computer and you can read just about anything on the page. Spring Evaluation Requests - Please spread the word that spring and summer evaluations are “BY REQUEST ONLY.” The request link is on our website: www.austincc.edu/hr/eval/requests/evalrequestform.php. The earlier you can request the better for our office; March 9 is the cutoff date for spring evaluation requests and July 1 for the summer requests. For more information contact, Faculty and Staff Evaluation Coordinator Martha Perez, Ph. D. at 223-7745 or mperez3@austincc.edu |
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The Network
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Christina Michura moved over a thousand miles from Columbus, Ohio, to take her new seat as Professional Development Coordinator in Professional Development and Evaluation Programs. Christina is not new to Austin and even taught for eight years at ACC as an Adjunct Faculty Member in Speech and Communications. She also taught full-time for Central Texas College in Killeen, where she received Employee of the Year, and served as the Director of Forensics (that's the Speech and Debate Team, not the crime scene). Her background in education covers a wide spectrum including adjunct work at Franklin University and Columbus State Community College while serving as an Academic Advisor at Ohio Dominican. Christina's Master's Degree in Organizational Communication includes an emphasis in Professional Development/Training as well as a specialization in Higher Education.