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CETAL offers several workshops that focus on different teaching approaches and emerging practices. Workshops are led by faculty and administrators from across the college (and external facilitators, on occasion) and provide faculty with opportunities to learn about different teaching strategies to try out and to share their successes and challenges with one another.
CETAL offers several workshops that focus on different teaching approaches and emerging practices. Workshops are led by faculty and administrators from across the college (and external facilitators, on occasion) and provide faculty with opportunities to learn about different teaching strategies to try out and to share their successes and challenges with one another.
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Summer 2025 Workshops & Classes
Summer 2025 Workshops & Classes
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND DISTANCE LEARNING
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND DISTANCE LEARNING
Tuesday, May 20, 2025- Monday, June 30, 2025 (6 weeks Online Asynchronous)Facilitator: Tammy Ray (Instructional Technology & Distance Learning)
The purpose of this course is to introduce educators to developing a course blueprint, Web-design consistency, communications tools, and setting up a gradebook. A general overview of Desire2Learn (D2L) will be provided.
This course will provide educators with valuable resources and important skills needed to develop and manage an enhanced course effectively. The course is instructor-led, six-weeks long, and fully online. Thus, participants will have an opportunity to experience learning at a distance in an online environment.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - Monday, August 18, 2025 (8 weeks Online Asynchronous)Facilitator: Tammy Ray (Instructional Technology & Distance Learning)
The purpose of this course is to introduce educators to instructional design, communications tools, using group work online, creating interactive content, and deciding upon online assessment items.
This course will provide educators with valuable resources and important skills needed to develop and teach an online course effectively. The course is instructor-led, eight-weeks long, and fully-online. Thus, participants will have an opportunity to experience learning at a distance in an online environment.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - Monday, August 18, 2025 (8 weeks Online Asynchronous and Two In-Person Meetings)In-Person Meetings on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 3:00- 5:00pm and Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:00- 5:00pm Facilitator: Tammy Ray (Instructional Technology & Distance Learning)
The purpose of this course is to introduce educators to designing a hybrid course blueprint, integrating online and face-to-face learning activities, and identifying the components of a pedagogically effective hybrid course. This course will provide educators with valuable resources and important skills needed to develop and manage a hybrid course effectively.
This course is instructor-led, eight-weeks long, and combines face-to-face sessions with online learning activities. Thus, participants will have an opportunity to experience learning using a hybrid model of instruction.
DESIGNING ACCESSIBLE MATERIALS
DESIGNING ACCESSIBLE MATERIALS
PDF Accessibility
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 3:00- 4:00pm on Zoom ORThursday, July 17, 2025 9:00- 10:00am on ZoomPDF Accessibility
Facilitators: Kyle Ahlmann (Instructional Improvement and Distance Learning) and Ryan Karp (Instructional Improvement and Distance Learning)
This training is designed to help faculty understand and apply best practices for incorporating accessible PDFs into course content. Participants will learn how to identify common accessibility issues in PDF documents, use tools to adjust the readability of content, and ensure materials meet compliance standards. Through guided demonstrations and practice, faculty will gain the skills needed to create and update PDFs that are accessible for all students. This training is ideal for instructors working with readings, worksheets, and other PDF-based course materials.
Thursday, June 26, 2025 9:00- 10:00am on Zoom ORTuesday, July 1, 2025 3:00- 4:00pm on Zoom
Facilitators: Kyle Ahlmann (Instructional Improvement and Distance Learning) and Ryan Karp (Instructional Improvement and Distance Learning)
Discover how YuJa Panorama can transform D2L course content into a more accessible and inclusive learning experience for all students. This session will introduce you to key features of Panorama, including its ability to generate accessibility scores and reports, seamlessly provide documents in alternative formats, and easily adjust webpage elements for various user preferences.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 3:00- 4:00am on Zoom ORFriday, April 18, 2025 10:00- 11:00am on Zoom
Facilitators: Kyle Ahlmann (Instructional Improvement and Distance Learning) and Ryan Karp (Instructional Improvement and Distance Learning)
The learning management system for ECC, D2L (Desire to Learn), offers a series of benefits for course design. It streamlines key processes for instructors and makes organizing content, delivering instruction, and monitoring student progress easier to manage. For students, it offers features that simplify the process of navigating to instructional materials and completing coursework.
D2L includes a variety of great features and tools that promote the accessibility of content, discussions, assignments and quizzes. In this workshop, we will explore features that can be used to enhance the learning experience for all students using D2L.
FACULTY OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK
FACULTY OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK
Dates TBAOnline Asynchronous via D2L
Better understand the observation and feedback process, from both perspectives. This online, asynchronous course outlines the processes, timelines, strategies, and expectations of the faculty observation process and feedback at ECC.
*NOTE: This course runs for two weeks asynchronously online via the D2L platform. Throughout the course, there are interactive checkpoints for participants to pose questions and test out ideas. Participants will have access to the D2L course on the start date listed when they register.
Registering for Workshops
Registering for Workshops
Registration for all ECC professional development events (CETAL and HR-POD) will take place through the eTalent Learning platform.
To register for CETAL content-workshops and the TeachECC conference
Navigate to the Employee tab of the accessECC Portal.
From the Employee Apps , select eTalent.
For more information, including written instructions and video tutorials, on navigating eTalent Learning, see the ECC Electronic Platforms page.
Registering ahead of time through eTalent ensures that the course shows up on your transcript and helps for logistical preparations.
Receiving Lane Movement Credit for CETAL Workshops
Receiving Lane Movement Credit for CETAL Workshops
Lane movement, as stipulated by the ECCFA contract and describd in the Faculty Development Handbook, is the process by which faculty advance in salary level, based on credentials and acquired lane movement credits. CETAL's Content-Based Workshops are automatically pre-approved for lane movement. As defined in the Faculty Development Handbook, the number of CFD Workshop Clock Hours for the Year to be applied towards lane movement from CETAL is equal to the number of CETL workshop clock hours divided by 24. For instance, a single two-hour CETL workshop would equal 2/24 CFD Workshop Clock Hours to be applied toward lane movement. For more information, consult the Faculty Development Handbook.
Resources and Recordings from Previous Offerings
Resources and Recordings from Previous Offerings
Resources and recordings from previous CETAL workshops and classes are available via the page below and are organized by series.
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