The PLAN
My IDP for this year will entail the following work/goals:
Professional Growth
* Attend an industry specific professional development opportunity
* Attend a teaching specific professional development opportunity
Service
* Get involved in department activities
* Enhance our relationships and partnerships with neighboring school districts
Instruction
* Find effective strategies for engaging college students both in-person and online
* Work with online instructors to enhance online instruction throughout the department
Year 2 Self-Assessment of Goals
Professional Growth
For Professional Growth, I met both goals but I would like to do more. The industry specific professional growth conference I planned on attending was cancelled at the last minute due to COVID-19, so I did not have the opportunity to learn all of the industry specific content I was hoping to. I was still able to learn valuable industry specific information at the Stop the Bleed and CPR/AED workshops, but I am really disappointed that I missed all of the interesting sessions that I signed up for at the conference. I plan on completing the online material that will be shared in lieu of the conference and I hope to have the opportunity to attend a similar conference in the near future.
I took advantage of our CTLE for teaching specific professional development opportunities. I attended parts 1 and 3 of the Boost Your Accessibility series, the New Canvas Gradebook training, the eCourse Best Practice Brown Bag Lunch, and had a individual training session with Cheryl Cohen. I also had the opportunity to attend the OERizona and meet with our librarian Michelle Petry to learn about creating and publishing resources for our students. I learned a great deal this year, and I hope to learn even more next year.
Service
I believe I successfully met my service goals. I am very proud of the service I have done for my department and the relationships I have built with neighboring school districts. In my department, I helped create blueprint courses to enhance our communication with students and I had the opportunity to represent my department at the Student Orientation, Advising Days, and on the Advisory Council. With the rapid adjustment to online teaching for COVID-19, I had the opportunity to help other instructors prepare their courses and help brainstorm ideas for converting active content to an online format.
To build relationships with neighboring school districts, I represented GCC at events hosted by Glendale Union High School District, Deer Valley School District, Peoria School District, and Agua Fria Union High School District. I also helped organize and host events on campus for Deer Valley Unified School District, Glendale Union High School District, and Peoria Unified School District.
I would like to maintain similar service goals in the future. Getting involved in the department's activities helps me connect with future and current students, build relationships with colleagues, and remain current on the programs we are offering.
Instruction
I have found successful strategies for engaging both my in-person and online students, but I am actively seeking more ideas. I am pleased that several students mentioned in their evaluation that they were engaged and enjoyed the learning activities in my class. To further enhance this goal, I plan on initiating some of the ideas I learned in the eCourse Best Practice workshop including the scavenger hunt to get my online students involved on campus. I would like to continue this goal next year because the more strategies I have, the better equipped I will be.
Throughout the year, I had the opportunity to work with online instructors and my department as a whole to enhance online instruction. I have been reaching out to all online instructors regularly to offer support and share best practices, and I will be meeting with each instructor to provide specific ideas. The COVID-19 pandemic gave me the opportunity to work with the instructors who were more resistant to utilizing Canvas. I am hopeful that through this experience, they will recognize the benefit of incorporating the tools we have in Canvas to organize information, enhance efficiency, and provide additional support to their in-person students. I would like to continue working on this goal next year and I hope to be able to provide our department with the support needed to utilize Canvas successfully.