IN THIS APRIL ISSUE . . .
Lots of new Learning Opportunities, both scheduled and self-paced!
Google's Socratic App w/Lynn McClelland (video).
Quest for Passion and Purpose Dialog Day
2022 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Recognition - Julie Olander.
PVCC's 2022 NISOD Excellence Awards recipients: Sean Petty, Raji Lauffer, Keith Kelly.
PVCC: How It All Began and the 35th Anniversary of PVCC's Sculpture (videos).
Puma Playback: Career Services and Maricopa Pipeline w/ (video).
Puma Playback: Maker Space w/David Weaver (video).
TOAST EDU: New Media Lab Experience (podcast).
PVCC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
FEATURE FOCUS
ANNOUCEMENTS
Got Photos? We are in the process of creating the 2021-2022 Year In Review video, which will be featured during the virtual year-end employee meeting on Monday, April 25, 2022. If you have photos from events and activities that you'd like to include, please upload those HERE.
Upload photos by Friday, April 8, 2022.
Look forward to seeing your projects and fun educational events!
LYNN'S TEACHING TID BITS
Got a minute? Here's a Teaching Tidbit that will make the Ferris Buellers of this world excited for class!
Catch this two-minute video on how to use Google’s Socratic app to create interactive exercises for your classes. It’s free for students to download on their cell phones. It works with the Google search engine, so you can use it in class. Plus, students can use it out of class for homework or for their own research.
Google's Socratic, Bueller will never want to skip a class again!
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
PVCC FACTS AND CULTURE
As a learning-centered college focused on providing excellent student outcomes, Paradise Valley Community College is proud to recognize Chemistry Faculty Julie Olander for her efforts in making a positive difference in the classroom.
Olander was recently awarded the 2022 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Recognition. She follows other recent PVCC faculty winners including Dr. Dina Preston-Ortiz (2019), David Bradley (2020), and Dr. Casey Durandet (2021).
Olander has served as chemistry faculty at PVCC since 2014 and as the college's faculty developer since 2018. In the chemistry classroom, Julie promotes student success by helping each student discover their own system for learning, unpacking, and then applying intimidating course content. Chemistry is taught alongside "how to learn" chemistry, the concept of which is not "built in" for most students. Upon completing the class, her students know the terms organization, rigor, practice, challenge, planning, prediction, connection, priming, and reflection.
Established in 2018, this recognition is named in honor of former American Association of Community College (AACC) President and CEO Dale P. Parnell. The 2022 recipients will be honored at AACC Annual 2022 on May 1, 2022.
Need To Learn Something MCCCD Related? We've Got You Covered!
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Paradise Valley Community College How Did It All Begin?
On May 2nd, 2022 it will be the 35th anniversary of PVCC's Dedication Day. Enjoy this brief video of how Paradise Valley Community College came to be an integral part of North East Phoenix.
PVCC Sculpture - 35th Anniversary
Landscape Architect/Sculptor Bob Watkins shares the story of how the sculpture, located in the center of the Paradise Valley Community College in the recently renamed, Cordova Plaza, was created in a 30th Anniversary Celebration video.
The sculpture above represents the educational process, moving from basic knowledge to complex ideas. The three simple shapes: circle, triangle, and square ascend and transform into more complex forms: the ellipse, parallelogram, and isosceles triangle. Similarly, through education, an individual is continually transformed; growing and changing to understand complex ideas and thoughts."
If you are interested in learning more about PVCC's history and culture, check out the timeline created five years ago when PVCC celebrated its 30th Anniversary!
Congratulations to PVCC's 2022 NISOD Excellence Awards Recipients!
The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Awards were established in 1991 to provide NISOD member colleges with a way to recognize employees doing extraordinary work on their campuses. PVCC is proud to announce the following PUMAS will be recognized nationally this year at the NISOD annual conference in May, 28-31, 2022.
Sean Petty
Business and Information Technology Division Chair, Computer Information Systems Faculty
Raji Lauffer
Computer Information Systems Faculty, Faculty Senate President
Keith Kelly
Music Faculty
Make plans to attend the virtual Year-end Employee Recognition Event on Monday, April 25, 2022 from 11:30am-12:30pm!
OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
This course is a resource of important Canvas information and how-tos, and also is a great resource for those already using Canvas.
MCCCD offers an abundant amount of professional development opportunities to enhance your work life. We have gathered here many resources from our district and beyond and put them in one central location for your convenience.
This course begins with an overview of online teaching and learning, then addresses many important topics for successfully teaching online, such as the Quality Matters rubric, learning objectives and alignment with learning activities, instructing your online course, best practices in online teaching, assessment, and accessibility.
In support of MCCCD's mission and values to provide access to higher education for diverse students and communities along with PVCC's diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, members of search committees at PVCC are required to take this course prior to serving on a search committee.
MCCCD District Center for Employee and Organizational Development (CEOD)
Click HERE to register and see additional CEOD Sessions. Note: there are many self-paced options and resources located in your Employee Learn Center that are open to ALL employees.
Have you been checking all your event sources? Be a good PVCC citizen and keep up to date on all the happenings on our campus! Make it a habit to check the Growl Daily and the Employee Calendar Weekly.
Did you know you can add virtual events to the college calendar as well? Need help? - Reach out to PVCC 25Live college administrator, Jeanette Saxon, at: jeanette.saxon@paradisevalley.edu
PUMA PLAYBACK VIDEOS
TOAST EDU PODCAST
PVCC's New Media Lab Experience connects students, faculty, and staff to a space where they can develop multimedia projects, collaborate with others, and utilize the latest content-creating technology for videography and podcasting. The media lab develops these 21st century skills within the context of their career choices and content, building a campus space where everyone's stories are valued and heard.
Career Services & Maricopa Pipeline AZ – where students make informed career choices that connect their current academic courses to their future plans.
Lynn McClelland and Sam Fraulino from the CTLEE visit David Weaver in the maker space located in the Computer Commons.
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Are you Interested in Showcasing
a Project or Program?
a Project or Program?
If so, consider doing a PUMA Playback Video! Reach out to Sam Fraulino or Lynn McClelland to learn more about how we can collaborate with you to make this a seamless and fun process.
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This podcast of the TOAST EDU, CTLEE Director Lynn McClelland and Instructional Media Developer Sam Fraulino sit down for a discussion about the upcoming development of PVCC’s New Media Lab Experience. Join in on this conversation to learn about what exactly the New Media Lab Experience is, who is involved, and the many positive learning opportunities it can bring all faculty, staff, and students to enhance their digital media experience.
The New Media Lab Experience at PVCC's Creative Commons welcomes students, faculty, and staff to a space where they can create multimedia projects, collaborate with others, and utilize the latest content-creating technology for videography and podcasting.
Click HERE to listen to more about TOAST EDU!