Week at a Glance

Welcome to Convocation Week Professional Development Activities!

Click on the titles below to receive more information about the workshops or events.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dual Enrollment 2nd Annual Conference, UBCB (University Boulevard Classroom Building)

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Designing Group Work that Really Works, Larry Michaelsen Ph.D. in UBCB 2.112
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. New Faculty Orientation at Human Resources in UBCB 1.108
1:30 p.m. - 4:30p.m. Getting Beyond Covering Content: A Key to Student Motivation and Success, Larry Michaelsen Ph.D in UBCB 2.112

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. New Faculty Orientation with Academic Affairs in UBCB 2.112
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Professional Development Day for First Year Seminar Instructor in MRC-South Hall 130,131, and 132

WEDNESDAY, August 22

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Academic Affairs Meeting-Keynote Speaker: the Importance of Critical Thinking, Susanna Calkins, Ph.D. in SETB Lecture Hall
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Helpshops - Hosted by The Center for Teaching and Learning and ITS Online Learning Faculty Lounge in UBLB 3.102
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Best Practices Roundtable Discussions and Brownie Fest! Faculty Lounge in the Cavalry Building (CANCELLED)
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Enhancing Learning through Critical Thinking, Susanna Calkins, Ph.D. in SETB 3rd Floor Conference Floor
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Clicker Helpshop with Turning Technololgies in UBLB 3.102
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. New Adjunct Orientation Center for Teaching and Learning UBCB 2.112

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Building and Assessing Critical Thinking Capacity in Our Students, Susanna Calkins, Ph. in SETB 3rd Floor Conference Room
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Digital Measures Workshop in UBCB 2.112 (CANCELLED)
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Creating and Grading Effective Writing Assignments Faculty Lounge in UBCB 2.110 (CANCELLED)
11:00 a.m. - 12 noon Core Curriculum Revision Information Session: UTB Core Curriculum Task Force in UBCB 2.102
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Campus Suicide Prevention Program Workshop in UBCB 2.102

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Meet with Barnes & Noble Bookstore to learn about the benefits of eBooks Barnes & Noble Bookstore Conference Room Note: This meeting will be offered again at 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Meet with Desire2Learn, a holistic elearning solution provider linking quality instruction to social learning and more System, Cavalry Building Conference Room Note: This meeting will be offered again at 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
10:30 a.m. - 12 noon President's Convocation
2:00 p.m. - 4 p.m. Chat and Illuminate Helpshops - Hosted by The Center for Teaching and Learning, Library and ITS Online Learning in UBCB 2.112
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Meet with Barnes & Noble Bookstore to learn about the benefits of eBooks Barnes & Noble Bookstore Conference Room
1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.Meet with Desire2Learn, a holistic elearning solution provider linking quality instruction to social learning and more Cavalry Building Conference Center
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Graduate TA Orientation Orientation for Graduate Teaching Assistants and Future Graduate Students in UBCB 2.102

9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. New Adjunct Orientation, Center for Teaching and Learning UBCB 2.112
1:00 p.m. - 3 p.m. Animate Your PowerPoints, REK 1.502 (Computer Lab)

For more information about the offerings contact Betsy Price or Moises Estrada at 956-882-7334.