RSVP for All College Day
Friday, August 23, 2024
Theme: Change Means Possibility
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Check in, breakfast, coffee BYOCup |
| 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM | Welcome, Gathering and Housekeeping |
| 9:00 AM – 9:10 PM | Chancellor Brad Davis |
| 9:10 AM – 9:45 AM | President Jennifer Taylor-Mendoza | Climate Survey |
| 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Gary Ware | Playful Possibilities – Leveraging Improv Thinking and Play to Fuel Change In an increasingly systematic world, the necessity for adaptability, resilience, and innovative thinking has never been more evident. My keynote, "Playful Possibilities - Leveraging Improv and Play to Fuel Change," proposes an engaging journey through the world of improvisation and play, illustrating not just how these elements are crucial for personal and professional growth, but how they serve as underpinnings for fostering change and possibility. |
| 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Dr. Bhattar Session #1 for Classified (pre-registration for Classified) School Meetings | Fox and Campus Center |
| 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM | Lunch | Campus Center or BBQ at the Courts |
| 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM | Dr. Bhattar Session #2 for Classified (pre-registration for Classified) AI Session for Faculty |
| 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Department Meetings |
| 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Pickle Ball Tournament! (Does not count for FLEX) |
In addition to the All College Day RSVP, please be sure and register for all sessions you plan to attend using the Vision Resource Center found on the Portal.
Monday, August 19
| Topic | Facilitator | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday, August 20
| Topic | Facilitator | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assign & Assess Early and Often | Laura Plunkett | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | |
| Academic Senate Retreat for Current Senators | Meg Farrell | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Club Room |
| Faculty Walkthrough: Finish eLumen Mandatory Course Revisions EFFICIENTLY We know you are all very busy and we want to save you time. Come get tips on how to minimize your curriculum course workload. Many departments have somewhere between 1 or as many as 7 courses that need revisions this Fall with due dates between August 28th and October 9th. Get an online walk through with Curriculum Chair, Kristen Jackanich, on how to use the resources available on the Curriculum Website | West Valley College as well as a detailed list of the common areas that most need to be edited and could slow down the process. You are encouraged to log into eLumen and launch at least one workflow during the meeting. If you cannot attend or if you have questions regarding NEW curriculum please come to the Curriculum Office Hours on Fridays during the semester. |
Kristen Jackanich & Curriculum Committee | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Join via Zoom |
| Disability Needs and Being a Caring Campus A workshop for faculty |
Amy Delevett | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Zoom |
Wednesday, August 21
| Topic | Facilitator | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Faculty Academy | Michelle Francis | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Che |
| Academic Senate Executive Team Retreat (Closed) |
Meg Farrell | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Club Room |
| Accessibility Inventory Working Session Join this flex-time workshop where you'll complete the "Course Materials and Technology Inventory" form (a required inventory for listing all course video links, software applications, digital documents, and physical technology). This 2-hour workshop will provide faculty time to fill out the required form together, in a supportive and encouraging environment. Amy Delevett, ADA Compliance Coordinator, will host and assist with narrowing down what you need to list in the form. By completing the form, you'll be supporting progress with campus accessibility. Apprehensive? Think of what Tina Fey would say, “You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” You got this! |
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Join via Zoom |
Thursday, August 23
| Topic | Facilitator | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Faculty Academy | Michelle Francis | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Che |
| Giving Meaningful Feedback when Evaluating Faculty – Strength-based Perspective | VP of Instruction | ||
| Faculty Appraisal Forms and Articles: What’s New and Improved? | Kate Disney Brenna Wundram Kelly Neary |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Zoom |
| Change is Happening Faculty Panel about AI and how they are using it in their classes |
DE Committee | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | |
| We are CE! Join us for important Career Education program Updates Calling all Career Education (CE) faculty and staff, please join us to hear important updates and give feedback about the direction of Career Education at West Valley. We plan to exchange ideas and more importantly hear from you on challenges for career ed and workforce training and the ways we can improve support for you and our students in career ed programs |
Eric Grabiel & Provost Moon-Johnson | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Che |
| Using an Equity lens to Revise and Create Curriculum Curious how to incorporate more equity into your official Curriculum Outline? This workshop will discuss the Inclusive & Equitable COR Guide (formerly called Diversity Equity Inclusion Access and Belonging (DEIAB) COR Guiding Questions document), focusing on the high impact areas such as: Course Descriptions, Units/Hours, Requisites, and Textbooks. Remember Curriculum is a clear item under Institutional Responsibilities and possibly PG&D. |
Kristen Jackanich & Curriculum Committee | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Join via Zoom |
| Building Resilience in Students post-COVID | Michelle Francis and Erika Llantero | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Zoom |
Vision Resource Tutorial
Registration Instructions
- Log into the Vision Resource Center through the West Valley Portal.
- Click on the pop up to clear the welcome message.
- Go to “Learning” on the top bar and select “Workshop Calendar”.
- Click on the link for an event to see more details about it. Click on the “Request” button if you wish to register for that session.