ADA
Required

Presenter: Bobbie White
Overview of the recent changes in both state and federal laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment and the Texas Administration Code.   Effects on higher education for faculty and staff.

EOP (Emergency Operations Plan)
Safety & Security
Required

Presenter: Captain Michael Horak
EOP is critical information needed for the safety of students, faculty & staff at our Eastfield community.
Please RSVP to 4pdtracking@dcccd.edu.

EFC History (Fall College Convocation)
Required for new Employees

Presenter: Jerry C. Henson
Enjoy a light-hearted, informative ramble through the history of Eastfield with some of the original students, staff and faculty who were "present at the creation." Catch a glimpse of the personalities, ideas and organization that have moved the college for nearly forty years.

FERPA
Federal Regulations
Required

Presenter: Glynis Miller
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
This is critical training for all employees. Please encourage all part time employees and student assistants to attend also.
No RSVP required.

New Employee Orientation
Required for New Employees to EFC

Presenter: Emilia Cummings
Welcome to Eastfield!!
As a new employee, we want you to have the best experience and orientation possible to Eastfield College. During the orientation, you will be able to meet other new employees, learn about the District, Eastfield College, employee resources and participate in an optional campus tour.

RAIN (Respond - Assess - Isolate – Notify)
Safety & Security
Required

Presenter: Captain Michael Horak
Learn how to properly respond to an incident on campus.
Please RSVP to 4pdtracking@dcccd.edu.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
Required

Presenter: Victor J. Soto
At the end of this session, participants should be able to:
Define the term “learning outcomes”.
List characteristics of good learning outcomes.
Write learning outcomes using Bloom’s taxonomy verbs.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
Part II: Writing Student Learning Outcomes.
Required

Presenter: Victor Soto
Topic: Student Learning Outcomes, Part II: Writing Student Learning Outcomes.
The purpose of this workshop is to help faculty construct well defined student learning outcomes for each of their individual courses.
It will helpful for faculty to bring their course syllabus to this workshop.
Staffs are welcome too.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
Part III: Teaching Methodologies
Required

Presenter: Victor Soto
Course Level Assessment and Teaching Strategies Part III
The most important reason for assessment is to improve student learning. This next step is to select the assessment techniques or measures that will give you the information you seek about your students' learning and how to improve their learning experience

Conflict is an Opportunity
Elective

Yes, Conflict can be an opportunity.  This course can show you how to deal with conflicts and give you specific steps for turning conflict into a challenge to grow.  
This session will cover how to:
Describe the best way to recognize a conflict exists.
Explain the key to listening productively to a problem.
Identify the benefit of remaining focused on actions, not personalities.
Explain the pattern of getting and giving feedback.

e-Campus v9
Elective

Presenters: Jane Penney & LCET Trainers
First hour will be V9 review. Second hour will be Q & A with LCET trainers. Specific questions should be sent to Patrick Lawton.

e-Campus
Technology
Elective

Presenter: Jane Penney
Using eCampus:  The course management system that EFC uses for online, hybrid, and supplemental classroom instruction.  Students who register for online courses will be able to access all course information, assignments, and testing through login to eCampus.

e-Campus: Drop in Q & A e-Campus Ver 9
Elective

In preparation for the Wintermester, 2009, and Spring, 2010 semester, EFC will have  a general "drop in" question/solution session related to eCampus Ver 9.  This Q & A session will offer faculty an opportunity to receive personal assistance on a first come/first served basis.

• Do you have a specific issue needing attention? It might be helpful to email Patrick Lawton prior to the session, so he can come prepared! 
• Do you currently have templates for your course(s)? You can now login to eCampus V9 and make any revisions you need. 
• Don't have templates?  Suggestion: There is a link to the request form on the right of the eCampus Course List screen (Template Request). Once you see the template on V9, you can request that content from a course be copied (link to Course Copy Request Form).

Ethics 4 Everyone with Brenda Jean Patrick
Elective

Presenter: Brenda Jean Patrick
This session is a unique and powerful resource for employees at all levels. It provides practical information to guide individual actions, decisions, and daily behaviors. And it will help your entire department understand that, when it comes to business ethics, everyone is responsible ... everything counts

FAST TEAM- Accessibility
Technology
Elective

Presenter: Karen Reed
As distance learning becomes one of the preferred tools in academia it is important to remember that the Universal Design of online courses is necessary to ensure that all students will have equal access, opportunity and usability of the resources available to them. Helping ensure that accessibility policy and state and federal laws are fully met as part of an instructor’s responsibility to the learner.
There is often a learning curve when professors take their courses to the digital classroom and frustration can result when they are told that not only will classes need to be online but that they must be accessible as well. This is why the "Faculty Access to Supportive Technologies, (FAST) Team" was created. The FAST Team provides technical support to help professors bridge the gap between traditional classroom teaching and the rising demand of online teaching environments. The FAST Team's goal is to help professors explore tools and standards for creating online courses that will help them connect with the modern online student, bringing education to a new level of awareness that of the digital minded.
The FAST Team is tasked with assisting with Universal Design concepts and usability of online courses. Some examples of software used by students with disabilities include screen readers, screen magnification software, braille input / output devices, voice recognition software and scanning software that assists students with learning disabilities and visual disabilities. One of the goals of the team is to assist in ensuring that courses online will be accessible to such software and that the delivery of the course is designed in a way that is usable by all students

FAST TEAM- Using Pronto Instant Messaging in your Online/Hybrid Course
Technology
Elective

Presenter: Robin Bartoletti
Say Hello to Pronto!
The educational experience does not end when a student leaves a classroom; it carries over into hallways, the library, computer lab and common areas. Come and learn about how the newest version of Wimba Pronto replicates these informal learning settings in the online environment that are imperative to student retention, engagement, and successful learning outcomes.

Handling Difficult and Distressed Students
Elective

Presenter: Jeff Quan, LPC
Topics may include:
Crisis intervention
Signs and symptoms of a distressed student
Guidelines for interaction
Student Profiles:
     The aggressive student
     The violent student
     The anxious student
     The depressed student
     The suicidal student
     The student in poor contact with reality
     The demanding student
     The developmentally disabled student
     The student who has been sexually harassed
Referral resources

Investing 101: Prepare yourself for the Future
Elective

Presenter: Adam Prewitt, CRPC ING Financial Advisors, LLC
What might be preventing you from making investment decisions?  We’ll reveal eight common ways investors get derailed, and explain how to get back on track.

Personal Accountability at Work
Denys Blell
Elective

Presenter: Denys Blell
A Professional Development Seminar
This presentation examines the psychosocial dynamics of blaming and personal accountability in organizations, as well as the value that accountable behavior holds for personal, interpersonal, team and organizational learning and effectiveness.  Strategies for practicing personal accountability are presented and facilitated. Light refreshments served.

Personal Safety
Safety & Security
Elective

Presenter: Captain Michael Horak
Safety tips for traveling to and from campus, while on campus and safely using the OC Pepper Spray for self defense. The OC Spray will be offered for purchase for $15.00.
Please RSVP to 4pdtracking@dcccd.edu.
Minimum of eight RSVP attendees required.
To purchase the OC Spray ($15.00) in advance, please contact Captain Horak prior to the class.

Preventing Sexual Harassment 
Elective

Preventing Sexual Harassment explains what specifically constitutes a complaint of harassment, specifies how and when a supervisor should work with Human Resources, and provides specific strategies for recognizing, responding to and resolving complaints of sexual harassment and unlawful discrimination.

Travel Training
Elective

Presenters:  Melanie Reynolds & Misty Lee
How to...What to fill out…Who to take it to!