Thursday Schedule

AM Sessions
Presenters	Session Title	Session Description	Time	Notes
John Ramont Tony Carrillo Jr.	Budget Update	An overview of the Governor's 2021-2022 Preliminary Budget and its potential impact to community colleges together with the economic and COVID-19 conditions and outlook.	8:00-8:50 am
Tula Marin Craig Doussett Adell Bynum	What are the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)Programs at COD?	We invite you to get informed about three TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Programs that provides benefits, and services to help low-income and first generation college students to become successful at graduating from COD, and to transfer to a four-year university. This session will also provide an overview of the TRIO SSS national, and our campus programs (in particular, TRIO ACES, DSPS and Veterans), and why we need your help to share these great resources with students.	8:00-8:50 am

9:00-10:00 am Keynote Speaker Dr. Jennifer Taylor-Mendoza
Presenters	Session Title	Session Description	Time	Notes
Jin An-Dunning	Equity Resources: Videos, Books, & More	Want to incorporate more equity related resources into your teaching but don't know where to start? In this session, we will cover how to find free and quality sources via the COD Library and beyond.	10:00-11:00 am




Kurt Spurgin	Keeping students connected and motivated online	As we have all been forced to transition to an online learning environment, students are struggling with social and scholastic isolation. This session will offer suggestions to help engage student while creating a sense of community in your classes to help students feel more connected with COD and with each other.	10:00-11:00 am
Andrea Staehle Donna Greene	Institutional Professional Development Committee and Survey	Did you know that COD has a Professional Development Committee? The PDC is comprised of members from all groups, and its goal is to communicate and provide trainings to the campus community. This session will be a brief introduction to the PDC, and explain the recently developed PDC survey for institutional trainings. Let your voice be heard by attending this session!	10:00-11:00 am
Marvin Gabut Craig Donahue	DE Equity Rubric Section E	Come learn about DE Equity Rubrics as a research-based course (re)design evaluation instrument to help teachers make online course experiences more equitable for all students	10:00-11:00 am
Enjoy a lunch Break. See you at 12:00 pm.

Jin An-Dunning	Open Educational Resources: Free the Textbook	1 out of 4 California Community College students have dropped out of 1 or more classes due to textbook costs. The high and rising cost of textbooks is not just alarming - it is an equity issue that disproportionately affects not just our most disadvantaged students, but our disadvantaged students of color. In this session we will discuss the impact OERs can have on student success, address articulation questions, and how to find open educational resources through COD Library's new OER guide.	12:00-12:50 pm
Ed Reed	Speaking Across the Curriculum	How do you incorporate speaking activities into your class? The friendly experts in your neighborhood Communication Studies department can help you answer that and any other questions you might have about communication in the classroom in what is the first in an ongoing series.	12:00-12:50 pm
Corbyn Voyu Sarah Fry	Curriculum Mapping in eLumen	Dear Department Chairs, Ever wonder where different learning outcomes are addressed within a program? Wonder if there are any gaps in the learning or in outcomes being addressed? Join us in this active workshop geared towards Department Chairs or Discipline Coordinators and will focus on the "how-to" map in eLumen. Curriculum Mapping is the next stage of outcome work at COD, completed mapping for all departments is due this Spring 2021.	12:00-12:50 pm
Christina Corrales-Cotto	Establishing an Inclusive Learning Environment, The First Day of Class	There are many things you can do from the very first day of class to help students feel welcome. This workshop will share some of the important strategies that are easy to implement and help to build community and student engagement right from the start.	12:00-12:50 pm
Craig Donahue Marvin Gabut Christina Corrales-Cotto	Camp Canvas for Beginners	Uneasy or not familiar with Canvas? This session starts with logging into Canvas, and continues the lesson for the beginner on "how to" navigate, view, and have basic knowledge about one's Canvas Account, and what Canvas can do for their course(s).	1:00-1:50 pm
Leslie Quinones	DSPS, Integral to Equity	Students with disabilities are often left out of the equity conversation. Come and learn best practices of creating a learning environment for students of all abilities. Bring all of your questions about DSPS, this will be an interactive presentation.	1:00-1:50 pm
Melissa Flora Jorge Perez	Objection! Using Canvas tools to Clarify Objectives and Keep Grades Fair	One of the core ethics of teaching is that of being “fair”. This does not mean everyone gets the same grade, but it does mean that no students are significantly helped or hurt by how we run our classes. Canvas offers many features and tools to help achieve the goal of fairness. Topics may include: rubrics, discussions, quizzes, feedback opportunities, navigation links, and announcements. While examples will be from mathematics courses, faculty from all departments are welcome.	1:00-2:20 pm
Dennis Burgess	DIY Computer Workstation Ergonomics Adjustment Training	Do you have more aches and pains due to working at home? Join this session and learn how to properly adjust your chair, keyboard, monitor and mouse, as well as many other tips to help you to improve your work from home environment and your health!	1:00-1:50 pm
Ed Reed	Program Showcase	Learn more about what makes COD great! The Program Review Showcase is an opportunity to learn about the diverse academic programs we offer to our students. The following programs will present their 5-year comprehensive reviews: American Sign Language, Astronomy, Business Management, Counseling, DSPS, Foreign Languages, Hospitality Management, Library, Work Experience	2:00-3:50 pm
Craig Donahue Marvin Gabut Christina Corrales-Cotto	Camp Canvas for Intermediate and Advanced Users	Faculty will learn how to create, edit, import, export, embed, and work content into their Canvas Courses to increase student learning and meet course and College objectives.	2:00-2:50 pm
Dr. Oscar Espinoza-Parra	White educators as allies and advocates of diversity	This session focuses on white allies and educators who engage in social justice, racial justice, diversity, and equity. This session will include conversations from College of the Desert white educators (i.e., faculty, administrators) who engage in diversity and why it matters to white educators. This session aims to reframe the conversation of racial justice is not only a concern for people of color and why it is essential for white allies to partner and collaborate in the difficult and challenging work of equality. This session aims to offer lessons from the white educators in listening, learning, and understanding the world from different lenses while sparking conversations and acts of change with the majority group.	2:00-2:50 pm
Corbyn Voyu Sarah Fry	Assessing SLOs in eLumen	This introductory course is focused on the purpose of meaningful assessment, and the "how-to" in our Outcomes & Assessment software, eLumen. Assessment can bring to light equity gaps, gaps in learning, and best practices in our teaching. If you are a new faculty member, or not clear in the purpose and process of assessing SLOs, please join us! *Every faculty member, full-time and adjunct, is responsible for assessing their course SLOs on a regular basis.	2:00-2:50 pm
Craig Donahue Marvin Gabut Christina Corrales-Cotto	Camp Canvas Open Lab	This Canvas Open Lab time is for faculty members to come and get individual attention to build their course content, and learn more about Canvas' capabilities specifically geared toward their courses.	3:00-3:50 pm
Jorge Pérez	Reflections on Bell Hooks and Paulo Freire	In this session we will explore writings from Bell Hooks and Paulo Freire, in particular from Teaching to Transgress and Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and how these writings relate to equity in the classroom.	3:00-3:50 pm
Brian Thompson	Creating Dual Enrollment Pathways and Partnerships	Creating Dual Enrollment partnerships with our K12 partners through our existing CCAPP agreements can be a difficult task! Come learn everything there is to know about Dual Enrollment including how you can offer your courses in a pathway at the K12 districts, creating a seamless pipeline of students into your programs. Dual Enrollment helps to provide amazing early college access opportunities for students across the entire Coachella Valley and is an excellent way to reduce equity in education gaps through broadening college access and creating a college going culture. At the session, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions about the Dual Enrollment process as well as meet your appointed Dual Enrollment Liaisons for your academic schools.	3:00-3:50 pm
Elizabeth Kelsey Nicholle Clark Sarah Gaete Talia Fraser	How Nutrition Instructors Saved Our Students $52,000	“Can I stay in the class?” “Will I get too far behind if I can't purchase my textbooks until I get paid again in two weeks?” Or “I am waiting on my financial aid?” In the first weeks of the term we have all received this impassioned communication.	3:00-3:50 pm
School Meetings	School Meetings	Look for an email from your Division Administrative Assistant with the Zoom Link for your meeting: ASBU: Beth Allen-Bentley COMM&HUM: Cheri Maki HSED: Mark Demry MASC: Steven McCrary SSAR: Tina Gonzalez	4:00-5:00 pm
Department Meetings	Department Meetings	Look for an email from your Department Chair with the Zoom Link for your meeting.	5:30- 7:00 pm
We hope you have enjoyed the sessions today. We will see you tomorrow!