Three Upcoming CETL Opportunities

Your colleagues with NOVA’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) applaud your efforts offering students a range of remote learning opportunities these past eight weeks, and we invite your participation in the following three opportunities. If your schedule will not allow you to join the second and third virtually, video recordings will be available on the CETL page later this month. Should you have further questions, contact Nicole Tong, ntong@nvcc.edu.

A CETL-led Virtual Meet-Up. Monday, May 4, from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. This will be an opportunity to reflect upon teaching during the online pivot, to share final exam assessment plans & concerns and to discuss virtual course design considerations for Summer 2020.

Zoom Meeting: https://vccs.zoom.us/j/99017872759?pwd=eE1rZ002bGZib1NNRWM3STJrczFSQT09

Meeting ID: 990 1787 2759

Password: NOVACETL

A SCHEV-Sponsored Webinar: “Equity, Compassion, and Connection: Practical Pedagogy During COVID-19” Thursday, May 7 from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. This webinar is for two- and four-year faculty members across Virginia. Registration is required; limited spaces remain. Invitations to this were first offered via email from OPD last Friday.

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0Wkoz0NpSc-m8nzr8BcSOg

This webinar will focus on establishing basic principles surrounding equity-driven teaching practices in the context of the current Covid-19 crisis. It is intended to provide faculty who will be teaching online this summer or fall with practical strategies to support equity in the areas of course design, course delivery and assessment, with a particular focus on the challenges of transitioning from face-to-face instruction to online instruction in the current public health environment. The content will be appropriate for faculty at both two-year and four-year institutions.

The presenters of this webinar are members of a SCHEV-sponsored Faculty Learning Community, who have spent the 2019-20 academic year studying equity-driven teaching strategies:

Presenters:
Jamie Lennahan, Germanna Community College
Elizabeth Bensen, Reynolds Community College
Thomas Geary, Tidewater Community College
Monica McFerrin, Tidewater Community College
Nicole Tong, Northern Virginia Community College

An Optional Reflective Survey for Full- and Part-time Teaching Faculty. Please respond by Friday, May 15. The team will use your responses to develop professional development opportunities in 2020-2021; replies will also be summarized for the team’s annual report to Academic Affairs, provosts, and academic deans.