Adjunct Faculty Resources

On this page, you will find resources to help you navigate HCC processes, teaching resources, technology tutorials, and important contacts. 

HCC Processes

New Adjunct Faculty Orientation - Learn about HCC processes and procedures, such as myHCC and Canvas, and semester obligations, such as submitting NA grades, final grades, final exams, and attendance procedures
Drop/Add/Withdrawal Dates - View the current drop/add and withdraw dates for your classes this semester
Adjunct Advancement - View information about adjunct promotion requirements & procedures and access the advancement request form
Student Accommodations - Learn about your roles, responsibilities, and resources for helping students who need special accommodations 

Professional Development

Professional Development Calendar - View upcoming professional development events
Register for Professional Development - Register for PD sessions to earn PD credit
PD Transcript - View all PD sessions you have registered for and completed per PD year or All Time 
Annual Refresher Training - View required training that MUST be completed each year by March 31st
Office of Faculty Development - Contact the Office of Faculty Development and learn more about our services

Teaching Strategies

New Faculty Crash Course - Brand new to teaching? This course will give you the basics you need to be effective and efficient in your teaching tenure here at HCC, including active lecturing, group work and discussion strategies, teaching technologies and more! 
Spectrum of Active Learning Techniques - Need some inspiration on facilitating active learning activities in the classroom? Check out this presentation for ideas that take little to no preparation to more complex techniques that can lead to higher engagement
Teach Online - View information for online teaching and upcoming sessions for the required training to teach online at HCC

Technology Tutorials

Canvas
Canvas is HCC's Learning Management System (LMS) which helps to organize both online and face-to-face courses. Canvas can be used to post assignment prompts and collect work from students online, facilitate online discussions, message students directly within Canvas, create online pages to host resources, videos and information, and facilitate and grade online quizzes. 
Check out the videos below for tutorials on how to do each of these tasks within Canvas. 

Assignments

Discussions

​Inbox
Pages
Quizzes
Google
The Google Apps Suite contains many different apps that can be used by students and faculty for free through their HCC emails. Although there are many apps available, some of the apps that are most frequently used by faculty for teaching are Google Docs (a collaborative word-processing app), Google Slides (a collaborative presentation creation tool), and Jamboard (a collaborative whiteboard). Below are video tutorials for how you can create and share each of these tools with your students. 
Docs
Slides
Jamboard 
Office 365
HCC subscribes to Microsoft Office 365 which contains a suite of tools such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and much more! Faculty and students have access to download the full version of Office 365 for free by signing into https://portal.office.com with their HCC email address and password. Office 365 can be used completely online (without installing the programs to your computer), or you may download the full suite of apps to your personal computer by clicking on the "Install Office" button on the Office 365 dashboard after signing in. 

HCC uses Microsoft Outlook, which is a part of the Office 365 app suite, to manage our email system at the college. Outlook is available as a web app, an installable desktop app, as well as a mobile version you can access from your smartphone. The video below demonstrates how to access Outlook online and how to set it up on your mobile device. 

Outlook
Padlet
Padlet is a collaborative online corkboard tool that can be used to facilitate online activities and discussions. HCC currently has several Padlet Pro accounts that faculty can request to utilize the full features of Padlet. Contact IMFacultyLab@howardcc.edu to request a Padlet Pro account. The video below provides a tutorial introduction to Padlet and provides some ideas on how faculty may use this tool in their instruction. 
Tutorial 
Quizizz
Quizizz is a free online quizzing tool that can be used to host competitive quiz games where students compete against each other to score the most points. Faculty can select from a public library of existing quizzes or create their own quiz from scratch. The video below shows how to use Quizizz to facilitate a quiz game for real-time use in the classroom or online. 
Tutorial 

HCC Services Contact

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
IMFacultyLab@howardcc.edu 
​CL 270
  • Professional development
  • Confidential consultations
  • Classroom orientations
  • Teaching strategies
  • Instructional technology support
​Instructional Media
Media@howardcc.edu 
  • Captioning​
  • Instructional Video Creation
  • Lecture Capture
  • ​Mediasite Training
​eLearning
eLearning Request Form
eLearning@howardcc.edu 
  • ​Canvas support
  • Online teaching strategies
  • Professional development
  • VoiceThread support
  • Online instructional technology training
Technology Service Center & AV Services
HelpDesk@howardcc.edu
443-518-4444
  • Login & password assistance
  • Classroom technology support
  • Faculty loaner laptops
  • Office technology support
Public Safety
443-518-5555 for emergencies
443-518-5500 for non-emergencies
  • Emergency reporting
  • Classroom access issues
  • Unsafe behavior assistance
  • Parking lot and after hours accompaniment
​Disability Support Services
443-518-1300
  • Student accommodations
  • Information on working with students with disabilities​
  • Assistive technology
  • Alternative formats for course materials
​Library
443-518-1460
  • Information literacy sessions
  • Digital resources (books, articles, movies)
  • Database and research support
Facilities
443-518-1900
  • AC/Heat temperature control in the classroom
  • ​Cleaning services
Payroll
443-518-4754
  • Timesheet support
Human Resources
humanresources@howardcc.edu 
​443-518-1100
  • ​Pay and benefit questions
  • Staff development
  • Required training & annual refresher training
  • Harassment concerns 
Adjunct Representative
John Wesolowski 
​jwesolowski@howardcc.edu 
  • Questions and concerns 
  • Adjunct faculty meetings

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