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Prof Day 18 Presentation Descriptions

Prof Day 18 Presentation Descriptions

Session 1 (10:15 am ‐ 11:15 am)

LF KEROUAC Read & Write-Accessibility Technology

Are you interested in learning how to level the playing field and provide more equitable access to content for our students who are struggling readers and writers? Has someone mentioned Read & Write but you don't know what they are talking about or how to use it? Have you noticed a purple puzzle piece on your tool bar or a link to Read & Write? Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about this fantastic resource which is available to all students and staff. Presenter: Valerie Morse

LC 101 APPLE SESSION: Discover and Explore: iPads for Teaching and Learning

The Apple team will demonstrate how recent versions of iOS on the iPad can improve the in-class experience for faculty and students. Using two screens, attendees will virtually watch over the shoulders of a faculty member and a student in our simulated class experience. We will demonstrate the functions of iOS which improve the experience of displaying (airplay), and exchanging (airdrop) resources. Furthermore we will look at the different ways that iOS can help to capture the analysis of or reflection on those resources via markup or narration. Presenter: Ian Camera

LC 102 APPLE SESSION:Q&A with Keynote Jon Landis

You are invited to join our keynote speaker for a time of informal Q&A about issues addressed during the keynote presentation.

LC 103 APPLE SESSION: Imagining the Connected Campus for Students, Staff, and Faculty

Despite the growth of classroom technologies, many campus administrative processes remain paper based, location dependent, and manually driven. In a 2016 study, over a third of college students reported feeling overwhelmed and frustrated by administrative paperwork, especially for financial aid, transferring courses, and communicating with advisors. In this session, participants will learn how connected campuses are embracing mobile technology to improve communications and save time and money for students, staff, and faculty. Workshop format will combine discussion and demonstration. Attendees are encouraged to bring their iPad or iPhone. Presenter: Megan Raymond

LC 104 APPLE SESSION:Everyone Can Code - Apple

Technology has a language. It’s called code and Apple believes coding in today’s technology rich world is an essential skill. Teaching students to code helps them learn how to solve problems, work together in creative ways and helps them build apps that bring their ideas to life. To that end, Apple has designed a program that lets anyone learn, write, and teach code and offers a free and comprehensive Everyone Can Code curriculum and certification to help colleges teach coding. Please join this session, delivered by Apple, as they discuss how other community colleges are using this program to improve career readiness and deliver pathways to students seeking to be software developers and IT professionals. Presenter: Jennifer Dame

LC 105 Pathways to Peace Training: A social literacy and primary violence prevention strategy

"Pathways to Peace is a vehicle to make schools safer learning environments by creating space for educators and students to acknowledge the pain of grief and loss, build skills for peaceful living, and reinforce the belief that peace is possible.” Safer Learning Space is a 50 minute program of guided conversations and activities. Participants will discuss what it means to have a peaceful classroom, acknowledge the presence of pain/loss and the need for healing, and identify ways to support students and fellow participants. Presenter: Jan Arabas

LC 110 MCC Marketing Communications: Help us Help you

When you begin planning a special event or project – you may need to book a room, reserve technology support or submit a catering order – don’t forget about marketing! By providing the Marketing Communications team with accurate and timely information, we can help you promote your courses, feature your students, and publicize your events. Learn how to submit a Marketing or Social Media Request Form and help us help you! In this workshop, you will learn how to promote your courses/projects, highlight your students, publicize your events, and utilize the Marketing and Social Media Request Forms. Presenter: Ronald Campbell

LC 111 Sexual Harassment: What Managers, Supervisors and Department Chairs Need to Know

This training will provide managers, supervisors and department chairs with an in-depth look at the Policy Against Sexual Harassment, as well as applicable State and Federal laws. This training will focus on identifying harassment and discrimination, provide an overview of the complaint procedure, as well as help managers and supervisors understand their obligations under the Law for reporting these incidents. Managers will also explore several realistic scenarios to help guide them through addressing issues of harassment and discrimination in the work place. Presenter: Alisa Chapman

LC 112 SOTL SESSION:High Impact Practices Using Active Learning

Students are more successful when they engage with their peers. Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders work closely and collaboratively with students in the classes they support. They reinforce difficult concepts in their weekly group study sessions using proven student success strategies. Assistant Director Christine Bell and Supplemental Instruction Coach Beth Kelley will share some of the activities that are commonly used in SI sessions that will enhance the learning experience for all students that you work with on campus. Walk away with new activities and strategies in this hands-on workshop! Presenters: Christine Bell & Beth Kelley

LC 113 SOTL SESSION:Service Learning 2.0:

Come hear from Sociology Professor Mike Cermak about his organizations that employ MCC students and engage in service learning and academic opportunities for the Lowell community. Coordinator of Civic and Service Learning Patrick Kenney will discuss how his office is building new community partnerships and working with professors to develop their service learning projects. Discuss how you can bring Service Learning into your courses. Presenters: Mike Cermak & Patrick Kenney

LC 114 SOTL SESSION:TRiO Works! Adapt TRiO Success Strategies to your Work with Students

Everything you ever wanted to know about TRiO... What is TRiO? Who is the TRiO student? Why does TRiO work? Join TRiO counselors Catherine Dillon and Justyn Thoren to learn how faculty and staff can bring some of the highly effective TRiO practices into the classroom and into daily interactions with students. Presenters: Catherine Dillon and Justyn Thoren

LC 118 SOTL SESSION:Transfer 101

If you work with students in or out of the classroom, this session is for you. Talk with Jane Fain, MCC transfer counselor, to learn key information about MassTransfer, Common App, Transfer Scholarships, and Fall vs. Spring Transfer. Use these valuable tips to help your students navigate the sometimes tricky world of transfer. Presenter: Jane Fain

LC 207 SOTL SESSION:Introduction to Financial Aid

A plethora of research confirms that negotiating the complex Financial Aid system is particularly challenging for First Gen students. Ask Deb Marsella, Associate Director of Financial Aid, the questions students most often ask you. Find out how communicating key facts and deadlines to students can save thousands of dollars and keep them on the path to graduation. Presenter: Deb Marsella

LC 208 SOTL SESSION:Voices from the Front Lines

In this interactive panel discussion, hear what Donna Colella of the Honors, Phi Theta Kappa, and Dual Enrollment Programs; Bernadette Ficociello from Campus Administration; Chantavia Harris from the Humanities Division; and Kiara Logan from Student Accounts have learned about students' needs, struggles, and expectations. Learn how we can improve communications with students to smooth their paths through college. Panelists: Donna Colella, Bernadette Ficociello, Chantavia Harris, Kiara Logan

LC 209 What's New in OU Campus

We will be providing a refresher course for editors who have taken training and would like a chance to review proper editing procedures. Also we will discuss responsive design and how it is important to the future of our website. Presenter: Cheryl Ruiz

LC 210 Introduction to MCC Navigate

This presentation will orient faculty advisors to the essential functions of MCC Navigate needed to begin assisting students. These features include: Logging into MCC Navigate and learning about the Home, Calendar, Conversations and Marketing Campaign Screens. Presenters: Bryan Wint & Scott O'Neil

LC 211 Managing Insights: Supervisor Skills for Success

The presentation will focus on best practices for managing union employees, fundamental supervisory principles, and how the Collective Bargaining Agreements and the Policy on Affirmative Action govern and provide guidance on important employment matters. Presenter: Marielle Abou-Mitri & Reginald Nichols

LF 205 Active Shooter Safety Training

How to respond to an Active Shooter event on campus. This session will provide background information on police response, how response has changed, and provide and options-based approach (A.L.i.C.E.) for people to use in the case of an Active Shooter event.Presenters: Public Affairs Staff

LF Assembly Recharging Mentally and Physically

This seminar is designed to help you: Identify the signs telling you to recharge mentally and physically; Determine your obstacles to recharging and how to overcome them; Explore ten strategies to help you recharge; Develop a recharge plan that works for you Presenter: Leslie Lagos, Lifeworks

LC 304 Successful Strategies for Managing Challenging Student Behaviors: A SAIT Team Approach

Join us for this interactive session where we will review and discuss effective strategies for addressing problematic student behavior. The presenters will offer tips and tools for preventing issues before they occur, for intervening in challenging situations, and for implementing emergency protocols. Topics covered will include: behind the scenes with the Student Assessment and Intervention Team (SAIT), faculty and students’ rights and responsibilities, and student mental health matters.

Presenters: Pam Flaherty, Dean of Students Lynn Gregory, Personal Counselor/Student Affairs Consultation Liaison

Session 2 (11:30 am ‐ 12:30 pm)

LF KEROUAC Using Blackboard Outcomes for Assessment: Using the data

This is a discussion of how to use Blackboard outcomes to conduct your assessment, and then how to use the results in data form to implement improvements to your program. Presenter: Halye Sugarman

LF 204 SOTL/APPLE SESSION:iPads Across the Disciplines

English Professor Denise Marchionda is a certified Apple Educator. Come and explore some uses of the iPad for teaching and learning in any subject area. Classroom simulations and general use strategies will be demonstrated. Presenter: Denise Marchionda

LC 102 APPLE SESSION: Leadership Session - Managing Change

You are invited to join our keynote speaker for a discussion around strategies to leverage mobile technology in our changing world and classrooms with information that is literally at our fingertips. We will also spend time exploring best practices around creating a culture that embraces change and one that welcomes the opportunity to create modern and flexible learning environments. Presenter: Jon Landis, Apple Corp.

LC 101 APPLE SESSION: Discover and Explore: iPads for Teaching and Learning

LC 103 APPLE SESSION: Imagining the Connected Campus for Students, Staff, and Faculty

LC 104 APPLE SESSION:Everyone Can Code - Apple

LC 105 Using Your iPad to Access Library Resources

Did you know you and your students can use apps on your iPad or mobile device to watch streaming media, eBooks, scholarly articles, and popular magazines through Flipster, the digital newsstand? Bring your device and be ready to explore! Presenter: Kara Schwartz

LC 110 SOTL SESSION:Come take the HELM! Introduction to New Library Catalog Services

This presentation is a guided tour of the MCC libraries' new Koha open source catalog and the new HELM network of libraries. Learn why MCC helped lead the way to create this new network of Academic libraries to help you and our students gain access to more relevant academic materials. We'll show you how to locate and request library resources wherever you are, using any device. We'll also review how to request material in the Commonwealth Catalog, a statewide library network, and tried and true services such as inter-library loan using OCLC and how to access MCC library resources from home. Presenters: Jordana Shaw and Donna Maturi

LC 111 Sexual Harassment: What Faculty & Staff Need to Know

This training will provide employees with an in-depth look at the Policy Against Sexual Harassment. This training will focus on identifying harassment and discrimination, and provide an overview of the complaint procedure. Employees will also explore several realistic scenarios to help guide them through identifying issues of harassment and discrimination in the work place and how to report it. Presenter: Alisa Chapman

LC 113 SOTL SESSION:100% Course Completion Initiative

Last spring 22 faculty launched a one-semester pilot to share, document, and reflect on strategies used to achieve 100% student completion in a selected course. Whether you are a member of the original 100% group or interested in joining us this spring, participate in a lively discussion with Kim Morrissey and Stacey Hargis and to learn about the program's successes and challenges; contribute how to shape the Spring '19 program. Presenters: Kim Morrissey & Stacey Hargis

LC 114 Information Literacy Beyond ENG 101 & 102

Information Literacy isn’t just limited to English courses, so it’s important to introduce students to research in their majors and prepare them to start thinking as researchers as well as finding their voice as academics. MCC librarians will share subject specific information literacy and ways the library can help students start critically analyzing scholarship, even if they are not assigned a research paper. Since research differs from discipline to discipline, it is important for students to have experience researching within their field as they transfer to institutions where they are expected to have these skills. There will be a short in-class activity as an information literacy lesson example. Presenters: Carrie Salazar & Joanna Gray

LC 118 SOTL SESSION:Perusall & Screencastify

Do you want to increase student participation, engagement with readings, and class preparedness? Do you want to decrease your grading load and time answering repetitive how-to emails without sacrificing quality of engagement or delivery? Come and learn how to use two great tools: Perusall and Screencastify. Screencastify is a free screen recorder for Chrome - an easy way to create step-by-step instructional video tutorials. Perusall is a free, online annotating program that improves student preparedness for classes, enables them to critically read and annotate assigned texts as a group, and provides automated grading for faculty. The workshops will focus on Perusall and Screencastify use for different classes/assignments, and the results of English Department research on Perusall in ALP and more advanced ENG classes. Participants are encouraged to bring their own electronic devices to practice, play, and learn. Beginners and advanced Perusall/Screencastify users are welcome. Presenters: Kerri Gamache & Lara Kradinova

LC 209 SOTL SESSION:Blackboard Collaborate: Building a Community of Online learners

Building community online can be more challenging that a face-to-face class. Research shows that students who feel connected to their learning environment, their peers and Instructor/s, are higher achievers. With the growth of online learning, join Jen and Roxanne to learn tools to create interactivity, engagement and community online. Jen and Roxanne will demonstrate Collaborate, a synchronous web conferencing tool to meet with your student’s remotely. We will also demo how to use a video application within your Bb Collaborate class. Presenters: Roxanne McCorry & Jen Bauer

LC 210 Introduction to MCC Navigate

LC 211 SOTL SESSION:Tableau Visualizations of MCC Fact Book Data

Access to data is critical when trying to move the needle to increase enrollment, course completion, retention, persistence and graduation rates. The Institutional Research Office is transitioning from a paper fact book to Tableau Visualizations that enable people to see key information about students, as well as faculty and staff demographics online. Try out this powerful tool at this interactive session. Presenters: Shirley Salamone and Robin Marra

LF Assembly The Basics of Investing: Understanding the Terminology

This seminar is designed to help you: Clarify the role of investing in financial planning; identify some basic money management principles; define various investment options; indicate key factors relative to investing money. Presenter: Jeffrey Tomaneng, Lifeworks

LC 304 Successful Strategies for Managing Challenging Student Behaviors: A SAIT Team Approach

Join us for this interactive session where we will review and discuss effective strategies for addressing problematic student behavior. The presenters will offer tips and tools for preventing issues before they occur, for intervening in challenging situations, and for implementing emergency protocols. Topics covered will include: behind the scenes with the Student Assessment and Intervention Team (SAIT), faculty and students’ rights and responsibilities, and student mental health matters.

Presenters: Pam Flaherty, Dean of Students Lynn Gregory, Personal Counselor/Student Affairs Consultation Liaison

Session 3 (2:30 pm ‐ 3:25 pm)

LF KEROUAC What do FYE/IDS 101, IDS 102 and IDS 103 have in common? Come and find out!

“IDS 101 Freshman Seminar,” “IDS 102 Service-Learning” and “IDS 103 Leadership” — What do these three, one-credit courses have in common? They are all part of a pilot whereby students are enrolled in all 3 IDS courses with each course lasting 5 weeks. In addition to the integration of the Freshman Seminar, Leadership and Service-Learning curriculum, students in this cohort are also reading Liz Murray’s “Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard,” the common book for all three courses. Guided reading, reflections, thought-provoking questions and discussions are all part of this three-IDS model. Presenters: Jo Mucci, Lorraine DiBona-Jones, Lauren Ellis, Pavithra Giridharan

LF 204 SOTL/APPLE SESSION:iPads Across the Disciplines

LF 205 ISLO Innovations: Developing Assignments & Learning Activities around Multicultural & Global Literacy

We can all agree that the classroom is ripe with opportunities to build intercultural knowledge and provide interactions that build global awareness in our students, but how does one do that through assignments or learning activities? How does one capture the impact that these experiences have on the students? Join your colleagues for a lively panel discussion as they share their experiences incorporating the Multicultural & Global Literacy ISLO into their course. This panel discussion is perfect for faculty looking to gain better insight to engage with the Multicultural & Global Literacy ISLO , and for staff that want to learn about the exciting experiences happening in the classroom. Panel: Matthew Olson, Ed , Dona Cady, Deb Botker/Panel Moderator: Gordon M. Curry

LC 101 APPLE SESSION: Discover and Explore: iPads for Teaching and Learning

LC 102 APPLE SESSION: Leadership Session - Managing Change

LC 103 APPLE SESSION:Imagining the Connected Campus for Students, Staff, and Faculty

LC 104 APPLE SESSION:Everyone Can Code - Apple

LC 105 Asian Studies and Creating Diversity in the Classroom

Come hear from faculty who have created curriculum on Asian/Cambodian themes and how these modules connect the study of various disciplines to the current conditions that may be seen in Asia and in the Cambodian-American experiences in Lowell that so directly affect many our students. Presenters: Dona Cady, Kerri Gamache, Lara Kradinova, Willy Ramirez.

LC 110 Introduction to MS Outlook

This session will introduce users to the essential features of MS Outlook, particularly the calendar function which can sync with MCC Navigate. Presenter: Pramod Bhardwaj

LC 111 Sexual Harassment: What Faculty & Staff Need to Know

This training will provide employees with an in-depth look at the Policy against Sexual Harassment. This training will focus on identifying harassment and discrimination, and provide an overview of the complaint procedure. Employees will also explore several realistic scenarios to help guide them through identifying issues of harassment and discrimination in the work place and how to report it. Presenter: Alisa Chapman

LC 112 SOTL SESSION:Ambient Belonging”: Who is in the Room Depends on What is in the Room

"Ambient Belonging" refers to the feeling of fitting into an environment. Research suggests that the degree to which people feel that they belong in a typical setting (such as an office or a classroom) can have a huge impact on how comfortable and productive they will be in that setting -– and even whether they will choose to return to it! This session, facilitated by English department chair Jill Keller, will focus on increasing our awareness of how things that are in a room (or absent from it) can increase or decrease the ambient belonging that our students might feel in our classrooms, personal offices, and administrative offices. This session is designed for faculty, staff, and administrators. Presenter: Jill Keller

LC 113 SOTL SESSION:Information Literacy Beyond ENG 101 & 102

Information Literacy isn’t limited to English courses. It is important to introduce students to research in their major to prepare them to think as researchers and find their voice as academics. MCC librarians will share subject specific information literacy and ways the library can help students start to critically analyze scholarship, even if they are not assigned a research paper. These skills will be especially important to students as they transfer to 4 year institutions. Following our discussion, librarians will lead a sample information literacy lesson. Presenters: Carrie Salazar & Joanna Gray

LC 114 SOTL SESSION:Building Relationships Inside and Outside the Classroom

Why do you work at a college? If you are a faculty member, it is most likely because you love your content area and you love your interaction and the relationships you build with students. If you work in another area of the college, again it is because you love what you do and the relationships you build with students. Research tells us student retention rates improve when students and faculty/staff build relationships. This session will allow us to explore several ways colleges around the country have built programs that improve faculty/staff and student relationships. Science faculty Stacey Hubbard will lead the discussion about programs and strategies that can achieve empowering student relationships outside and within the classroom. The following article will be the jumping-off point to the discussion: https://www.universitybusiness.com/article/ties-bind-higher-ed-campus-together. Presenter: Stacey Hubbard

LC 118 SOTL SESSION:Lessons Learned from PSY 125: A Course for Students Placed on Academic Probation

Students’ mindsets have important consequences for how they experience college and how they respond to setbacks and adversity. A complex mix of internal and external factors are related to student success and degree completion (Johnson, Rochkind, Ott, & Dupont, 2012). This session will cover some of the non-cognitive factors related to student success addressed in PSY 125: mindset; hope; and self-compassion. Come learn about these constructs and brainstorm how you can utilize them to help your students. Presenter: Cathy Pride

LC 207 SOTL SESSION:Success Re-Imagined: Challenging the Dominant Paradigm in Higher Education

We argue for a new way of defining community college success based on students' own stated goals, and the institutions' ability to provide opportunities to meet those goals, rather than goals imposed by the traditional top down model. After reviewing research aimed at better understanding the community college population, we will provide a forum for participants to collegially discuss what serves the best for our students in the light of a survey conducted with them on success and persistence. Presenters: Binnur Ercem & Jennifer Pisarik

LC 208 SOTL SESSION:Creating a Culture of Persistence & Student Success

The SoTL Community came forward one year ago with a bold proposal to increase student persistence from fall to spring by 50% by January 2023! Researching the data, we discovered this goal would be accomplished by supporting and empowering about 200 more students to return to Middlesex for the spring term. We believe a campus-wide culture of persistence and student success could be critical in achieving this goal. Join us for a lively discussion to find out how we faculty, administrators, and staff can implement individual and departmental practices to create a culture in which persisting and graduating are the norm! Presenter: Cathy McCarron & Sally Quast

LC 209 Seated Yoga [NOTE: This session has been moved to Lower Cafe]

This presentation is perfect for beginners and experiences practitioners! Join us for this unique yoga experience, facilitated my MCC faculty and certified YOGA practitioner Christine Connolly. This Kripalu Yoga session offers a gentle, meditative style of yoga that includes breath work, and warm up movements leading into seated (and a few standing) yoga postures. Participants will be invited to move at their own pace, honoring their body’s needs in each moment. The Kripalu approach is a compassionate, non-judgmental self-inquiry, connecting mind, body and spirit. No equipment or experience needed – just bring yourself and your desire for self-care and increased mind/body awareness. Presenter: Christine Connolly.

LC 210 Introduction to MCC Navigate

LC 211 Engagement through Lowell's Working Cities Initiative

The city of Lowell became part of the Massachusetts Working Cities Challenge Initiative in 2016. Overall the initiative focuses on cross sector collaboration to support economic growth, engaging community members, and working to improve the lives of low-income residents by changing systems. Come learn about the work the initiative is doing in the Acre neighborhood, voice your thoughts and explore ways that you and your students can become engaged with this important work.Presenter: Susan Anderson

LF Assembly How to overcome our biases by walking boldly towards them

A conversation based on the work of Vernā Myers, participants will discuss opportunities and actions to move beyond our biases and towards engagement that values our differences. This session is an excerpt of the work being done by the Racial Equity & Justice Institute team at MCC. MCC is a longstanding member of the Leading for Change consortium who is sponsoring the Institute. This year MCC is participating in the Racial Equity & Justice Institute to explore and identify hopeful, data-driven strategies to close achievement and opportunity gaps in higher education. Presenter: Darcy Orellana