Faculty @ the Center Newsletter

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2019-2020 Academic Year

August 2019
  • Welcome from Jean
  • August PD
  • Adjunct Institute in Laurel
  • FPLC Kickoff
  • IDEA Objectives
  • Welcome New Faculty
  • Mentoring Handbook
  • Important Links
  • Student Hours
  • First Day Strategies

2018-2019 Academic Year

May 2019
  • May PD
  • Faculty Take 10 Tech Expo
  • Faculty Spotlight - Ahmed Benkhalti
  • Kahoot! Mobile Quizzing
  • Faculty Spotlight Continued
  • Faculty Grant for Hybrids
  • Summer Reading List
  • August PD
  • Student Behavior Survey
  • Summer PD Consultations
  • Morgan State CCLP
  • MCAPD Call for Proposals
  • IDEA Course Evaluations
April 2019
  • Call for Tech Expo Presenters
  • Engineering Dynamic Roller Coasters
  • Adjunct Institute
  • Applying Concepts to Real Life with Analytical Problems
  • IDEA Course Evaluations
  • Access Mediasite via Canvas
March 2019
  • Call for Tech Expo Presenters
  • Required Refresher Training Deadline is Approaching!
  • Addressing Attendance Issues The ‘Unmissable’ Lecture
  • March Adjunct Institute
  • Office Technology Zoom Room
  • View Your IDEA Reports
  • Free Access to the New York Times Online
February 2019
  • Call for Presenters: May Teaching Tech Expo
  • February Adjunct Institute
  • May & August PD Dates
  • Canvas Corner
  • Encouraging Students to Read
  • Accommodation Memo
January 2019
  • PD Week & Mini Conference
  • Java with Jean
  • Adjunct Institute Spring Kickoff
  • Dental Hygiene Teaching Methodology Workshop
  • Mediasite Upgrade
  • DH Room Renovations
  • IDEA Objectives
  • First Day Strategies
December 2018
  • Upcoming January Professional Development
  • Adjunct Institute Spring Kickoff
  • Canvas Corner
  • Mediastite Upgrade
  • Chef David Milburn - Making Lemonade out of Lemons
  • Welcome Trish Raysor
  • Accessibility Tip: Alt Text for SmartArt
  • Tech Tip: Hoonuit
November 2018
  • ​Preparing for January PD
  • Adjunct Institute CTE
  • What the Tech?
  • Assignment Prompts that Invite Students
  • Teaching Circles & PD
  • Accommodations Memo
  • Canvas Corner: November News
  • Tech Tip: Review for the Final with Jeopardy Labs
October 2018
  • Java with Jean
  • Adjunct Institute
  • Mediasite News
  • MCAPD Conference
  • Faculty Spotlight: Eve Brunson-Pitt
  • Canvas Corner: Welcome Jamie Bourne & Maureen Martin
  • Brightlink Projectors
  • Mid-Semester Motivation
  • Tech Tip: Midterm Survey using Google Forms
September 2018
  • August PD Week
  • Adjunct Institute
  • Faculty Spotlight: Natalie Weech
  • Faculty Spotlight: Philip Vilardo
  • DH 202 Learning Studio
  • Canvas Corner
  • Closed Captioning
  • ESL Pronunciation Lab
  • MCAPD: James Lang
  • IDEA Course Objectives
  • Tech Tip: Google Voice
August 2018
  • Welcome Back!
  • Letter from Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Greg Fleisher
  • Upcoming Workshops
  • Adjunct Institute
  • Faculty Support Website
  • Howard Hall
  • Canvas Corner
  • Canvas Tips
  • Canvas Accessibility
  • Mediasite: New Updates
  • IDEA Course Objectives
  • First Day Strategies

2017-2018 Academic Year

May 2018
  •  Summer Professional Development
  • Teaching Tech Expo
  • MCAPD Conference
  • Faculty Spotlight: Jeanette Ruiz
  • Coffee & Tea Winners
  • Conference Insights
  • Teaching Tip: Save Time Giving More Efficient & Effective Feedback
  • AV Has Moved!
  • IDEA Course Evaluations
  • Library Hot Spots for student check-out

April 2018
  • April/May Professional Development
  • Teaching Tech Expo
  • MCAPD Conference
  • STEM Faculty FPLC
  • Semester Successes
  • Coffee & Tea Winners
  • Student Study Strategy
  • What We’re Reading: Make Just One Change
  • Tech Tip—Padlet 
March 2018
  • March Professional Development
  • Survey Takeaways
  • Winners Announced!
  • Faculty Spotlight
  • We want to feature YOU!
  • New Look for the Wiki
  • Faculty ‘Take-10’ Teaching Tech Expo 
  • Technology Tip 
February 2018
  • January Professional Development
  • Adjunct Institute Spring Semester Offerings
  • Student Panel
  • Guest Lecturer Michelle Pasko on Minimizing Classroom Disruptions
  • Winners Announced!
  • Find MediaSite Videos
  • Getting students to learn their classmates’ names
  • Technology Tip
January 2018
  • Faculty Development Statistics
  • Adjunct Institute Spring Semester Offerings 
  • Winners Announced!
  • Newsletters on the Wiki
  • Hickory Ridge Update
  • What We’re Reading  
  • Suggested First Day Activities 
December 2017
  • IDEA Evaluations
  • Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Yang Yu 
  • Survey
  • Grade Submissions  
  • Individualized Learning
  • Quick Tip: Share Notes 
November 2017
  • January PD MiniConference Submissions
  • Escape as Engagement 
  • Video Software Pilot
  • Faculty Spotlight: Josh Massey
  • Quick Tip: Keepers
October 2017
  • The Story of Two Students 
  • “Nuggets” Mini Modules
  • What We’re Listening To
  • Video Software Pilot
  • Quick Tip!
September 2017
  • A Word from the VPAA
  • Student Panel  
  • Classroom Orientations
  • What We’re Reading
  • Faculty Participants Wanted
  • Quick Tip!
August 2017
  • Welcome Back
  • Upcoming Workshops
  • First Week Strategies
  • IDEA Course Evaluations
  • What is an Instructional Designer? 
  • Quick Tips!