Fall 2020 Institute Week
Keynote Speaker Lasana Hotep
Updated 8.19.20
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MON TUE WED THU FRI
Monday, August 17, 2020
MJC Latina Leadership Network (FLEX# 5129)
Via Zoom - Ariana Gonzalez
12:00pm-1:00pm
MJC's Latina Leadership Network will host a lunchtime meeting for MJC employees who
would like to learn more about LLN. We will be sharing information about the upcoming
LatinX Leadership Academy for students, Raza Graduate Celebration, and more! If you
are not able to attend but would like to stay connected, sign up for the LLN email
list by completing the form below: https://forms.gle/xRzbKkJnkobEkyfE8
Presenters: Judith Martinez, Liz Camboia, Alynna Martinez
Zoom Link
Behavioral Intervention Team-101 (FLEX# 5130)
Via Zoom - Natalie Hassell
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Behavioral Intervention Team is here to help provide services and support to your
students. Learn about the BIT procedures and interventions as well as how you can
submit a BIT referral. Presenters: Eric Garcia and Natalie Hassell
Zoom Link
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Strong Workforce New and Continuing Program Meeting (FLEX# 5150)
Via Zoom - Jenni Abbott
10:00am - 11:00am
The proposal window for the 2021-22 academic year opens in September. Details about
the proposal process can be found at the Strong Workforce webpage. In this one-hour meeting, we will share information and changes, including:
- Current funding opportunities
- Changes to funding timelines
- State Chancellor's Office focus on short-term training
- Project idea discussion
- Labor market data
Using Student Surveys to Collect Microdata that Helps Students Succeed (FLEX# 5131)
Via Zoom - Mike Smedshammer
10:30am - 11:30am
Equity gaps persist in higher education and are even wider online. In this presentation,
we will explore how instructors can survey students and target those who may need
extra support early on, when students are most vulnerable, and when the Imposter Syndrome
feels most acute. Using student-generated microdata, instructors become Warm Demanders
by using Canvas video feedback tools to form the instructor-student relationship students
need to succeed.
Zoom Link
MJC UndocuAlly Network - Resources and Support Services for Students (FLEX # 5132)
Via Zoom - Ariana Gonzalez
Polet Hernandez, CSU Stanislaus Dream Center Coordinator and MJC Alumnae
Paloma Hernandez, Immigration Legal Services Staff Attorney - Community Colleges Project
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Learn about the MJC UndocuAlly Network, scholarships for undocumented students, immigration
legal resources, transfer opportunities, and community resources.
Faculty and staff can also subscribe to the MJC UndocuAlly Network Listserve to receive
updates, information, and resources. https://forms.gle/24R1vQHR5RntHSA47
Zoom Link
Six Equity Practices to Enhance Online Instruction (FLEX# 5133)
Via Zoom - Mike Smedshammer
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ever hear of a "liquid" syllabus? What about a "Wisdom Wall"? or "Bumper Video"?
In this presentation, we will discuss six specific practices designed to "humanize"
online courses. These practices are being developed as part of the Humanizing Academy,
a grant-funded research project between MJC, the OEI, Humboldt State, and UC Irvine.
Zoom Link
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Space, Place, and Embrace: Making the Most of Online Teaching & Remote Services for
Students with Disabilities (FLEX# 5134)
Via Zoom - Jacquelyn Forte
8:00am-9:00am
The outcome of this presentation will focus on the following:
- Strategies for creating spaces that are welcoming, accessible, and valuable when teaching online and in-person
- Setting the stage for equity-minded teaching and learning
- Recognizing the signs of stress in students
- Approaches to a better understanding of and meeting the needs of students
Zoom Link
Video Storage and Captioning through 3C Media (FLEX# 5135)
Via Zoom - Ashli Bumgardner
10:30am - 11:30am
3C Media offers video storage and professional captioning services to California Community
College faculty. You can upload your instructional videos to 3C, have them professionally
captioned, and embed them in Canvas with a few clicks. Join this workshop to go over
the basics of getting started with 3C Media: uploading a video, requesting captions,
and streaming in Canvas.
To get a head start, sign up for a 3C Media account and make sure to "request uploads."
Zoom Link
Zoom Break-out Rooms: Tools for Engagement and Interaction (FLEX# 5136)
Via Zoom - Yolande Petersen
9:00am-10:30am
Learn to use Zoom Break-out rooms for engaging and effective small-group work, including
the following skills:
- Setting permissions to enable break-out rooms and other hidden tools.
- Training students to use tools within break-out rooms to collaboratively create community art, graphs, and documents.
- Save work in small groups to share with the whole class.
- If time, other engaging Zoom activities will be shared.
Download the presentation handout using this link.
Zoom Link
Getting to Know Your Online Learner (FLEX# 5137)
Via Zoom - Annesa Hartman
11:00am-12:00pm
If you are shifting your course to partially online or fully online during this crazy
time for us all, it might seem daunting to not have direct contact with your learners.
Are they new to online learning? Have they had a bad experience with online before?
Will they be smarter than you in the online environment? In this workshop, we will
explore three different learner personas, portrayals of typical learners, that help
us assess these challenges and find ways we can make their experience with the learning
more successful.
Zoom Link
Utilizing Free Tools to Support Student-Generated Content (FLEX# 5138)
Via Zoom - Nita Gopal
1:00pm-2:00pm
With the rise in popularity of motivating students by offering choices in their educational
activities, the questions that follow are what tools are intuitive to the student,
easy for the instructor to guide, compatible with the school’s LMS, and accessible.
This workshop will present a few tools that instructors could encourage students to
use for collaboration and creative thinking.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the workshop, teachers will be able to
- discover the utility of some online tools that are free, intuitive to the student, and easy for the instructor to guide.
- infer ways of offering students choices in their educational activities.
- evaluate the utility of the same tools to deliver instructional materials.
Zoom Link
Safe Zone 101 (FLEX# 5139)
Via Zoom - Ryan Amaral
1:00pm-2:30pm
The purpose of this session is to give participants an introduction to LGBTQ+ information
to provide an overview of what is the LGBTQ+ community, understand what is a safe zone, how to be an ally, and understanding the difference
between gender, sex, and sexuality to enhance the student experience at MJC. Presenters: Alynna
Martinez, Liz Camboia, Ariana Gonzalez and Judith Martinez
Zoom Link
Embed Questions in Videos with PlayPosit (FLEX# 5140)
Via Zoom - Ashli Bumgardner
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Have you ever wondered how students are engaging with the video content in your online
courses? Maybe you'd like to point out important information during the video or pause
to ask students a question. Now, you can use PlayPosit to embed questions for students
directly within the video, score their responses, and sync them with the Canvas grade
book! Join this workshop to learn how it works and even create your own! Join online
through Zoom!
Zoom Link
Using Perusall for Student Group Annotations (FLEX# 5151)
Via Zoom - Andrew Kranzman
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Perusall is a Canvas app that allows for group annotations. Students can read and
interact with text together, commenting on specific sections as they go. In this
workshop, English Professor Andrew Kranzman will discuss how he uses Perusall in his
courses to create community and enhance student engagement.
Zoom Link
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Space, Place, and Embrace: Making the Most of Online Teaching & Remote Services for
Students with Disabilities (FLEX# 5141)
Via Zoom - Jacquelyn Forte
10:00am-11:00am
The outcome of this presentation will focus on the following:
-Strategies for creating spaces that are welcoming, accessible, and valuable when
teaching online and in-person
-Setting the stage for equity-minded teaching and learning
-Recognizing the signs of stress in students
-Approaches to a better understanding of and meeting the needs of students
Zoom Link
Using Proctorio for Online Exam Proctoring (FLEX# 5142)
Via Zoom - Mike Smedshammer
10:30am - 11:30am
Do you remember the Respondus Lockdown Browser? Proctorio is like that, but on steroids. This can be good and bad, and we will
discuss why. In this session, we will review Proctorio, a program designed to help
prevent cheating in online exams.
Zoom Link
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL. PLEASE EMAIL VICKIE MULVANEY-TRASK TO REQUEST TO BE INCLUDED ON THE WAITLIST.
Pathway to Student Success: Teaching Strategies and Curriculum Support
(Option One = $150 Stipend -AND- 2 hours of Flex Credit Available FLEX# 5156)
(Option Two = 4 hours of Flex Credit Available - FLEX# 5143)
Via Zoom - Belen Robinson, Vickie Mulvaney-Trask
1:00pm-5:00pm
Faculty are invited to participate in a training that will focus on teaching strategies,
curriculum support, classroom management, and college approaches for inclusive and
equitable practices that promote a positive learning community for student success.
The focus will be on remote and online teaching. There are a limited number of $150
stipends available to faculty members (full-time and adjunct) who participate in the
workshop. Email Vickie Mulvaney-Trask to request the stipend. Presenter: Belen Robinson
Zoom Link
Student Success and Support through the Collaborative and Re-Entry Success Network
(FLEX# 5144)
Via Zoom - Glen Stovall & Ulises Ochoa
1:00pm-2:00pm
Glen and Ulises will introduce faculty and staff to the Re-Entry Success Network.
The program was initiated for students that have been formerly incarcerated. Students
who access the program services will:
- Recognize the reduced rates of recidivism as they progress through the completion of continued higher education degrees.
- Engage with a community of peers and staff that identify with their personal and academic experiences.
- Participate in workshops and sessions that allow for increased persistence and completion rates.
- Identify the resources available at Modesto Junior College that will contribute to the successful completion of their academic goals.
- Demonstrate comprehension of personal and academic expectations of the college environment.
Zoom Link
Module Design in Canvas (FLEX# 5145)
Via Zoom - Ashli Bumgardner
1:30pm - 2:30pm
This hands-on workshop will cover Canvas module essentials such as including overview
and conclusion pages, creating a variety of activities, and setting module prerequisites
and requirements. We'll use the accessibility checker as a guide along the way. Join
online through Zoom
Zoom Link
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
Hello, Anyone Out There? (FLEX# 5146)
Via Zoom - Annesa Hartman
3:00pm-4:00pm
The online learning environment can be… well…disorienting. What are the ways to keep
students connected? Engaged? Progressing with success? In this workshop, discover
some simple strategies for keeping your online students grounded as they explore new
territory.
Friday, August 21, 2020
Fall 2020 Institute Day Via Zoom (FLEX# 5147)
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8:30am - Program Begins - Zoom Link
Welcome Messages, Pathways Update, Classified Staff Awards, Purdy Award, Beacon of
Hope, Prizes, and More!
There will be a break between the morning session and the introduction of our Keynote Speaker.
10:15am - Keynote Speaker, Lasana Hotep
A Q&A session is scheduled immediately after Lasana Hotep's presentation. If you would like to ask a question, please email George Boodrookas during, or immediately after, the presentation.
Lasana Hotep
Lasana O. Hotep is an antiracist and antisexist educator, strategic thought partner, and equity-advancing executive coach with a commitment to dismantling institutional inequities and creating transformative solutions for people and organizations. As the founder and Lead Consultant of Hotep Consultants, he leverages his culturally sustaining historical analysis with practices rooted in racial justice to address issues of equity within the workplace. Lasana currently serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to these roles, he is a writer, highly sought after lecturer, and established education professional.
Additional Friday Activities
Open Office Hours with Ashli Bumgardner
Via Zoom - Ashli Bumgardner
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Drop in at any time during this open Q & A to work with us one-on-one to get your
Canvas questions answered! This one's for you! Join us online through Zoom.
Zoom Link
Department and Division Meetings (FLEX# 5148)
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Contact your supervisor for exact times, Flex number, and zoom link information.