IN THIS ISSUE: APRIL 2023
Feature Story Submission Form
Lunch&Learn Sessions Open for April
PSY240's Suicide Prevention Walk
New Adjunct Faculty Section
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Awards
PVCC's cielo24
2023 Maricopa Summer Institute: Literacy Partners Project
MCCCD Center for Employee and Organizational Development (CEOD) - April Offerings
End of Year Travel Forms Reminder
TOAST EDU Podcast:
Ep04- Listen Up Faculty - This Is Your Next Student
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Introducing
Feature Story Submission Form
PVCC Faculty and Staff . . . Listen Up!
We at the CTLEE would like to feature your interesting projects, programs, performances, recognitions, etc. in this newsletter!
Did you develop a special project?
Got video/pics of student performance or work?
Want to share an outstanding student or employee story with the rest of the PV community?
Groovy! We wanna see it too!
Here are a few examples of some projects we featured in the past:
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lunch&Learn Virtual Sessions - April
Thur April 13: ChatGPT: An introduction
Thur April 27: MODPress: Beyond Textbooks
If you would like to host a Lunch&Learn session, please submit your topic in our new Lunch&Learn Form HERE
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Adjunct Faculty! . . . There is a new section in this newsletter specifically for you, so keep watch for the:
Adjunct Faculty Update
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Purchasing Deadlines
Please have all purchases paid/submitted by May 31, 2023. All procard purchases should be paused with the cycle ending on June 15th, 2023 and should not resume until July 1st, 2023. Contact Business Services if after end-date purchases are needed.
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If you have something you'd like to showcase, click the PV's Groovy Works Button above to fill out a really quick form and let us know about it. Our 'roving reporter' will contact you to further discuss possible entry into the newsletter!
And look! . . . Here's one now . . .
Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Campus Walk
On April 29th, PVCC is partnering with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to host a 5km (3.3 mi) walk called:
Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk
Our PSY240 classes are helping to plan and organize this event as part of a service learning project.
On-site registration starts at 8:00 am
Program starts at 8:30 am
The walk begins at 9:00 am
Family-friendly event with activities for kids open to all
Meet at Cordova Plaza for the program and to start the walk
Registration is free . . . Click the link above to register! You can be a virtual walker if you can't attend; if you do attend, you do not need to walk the full route.
ADJUNCT FACULTY UPDATE
FEATURE FOCUS
Dear Fellow Adjuncts . . .
We had 16 nominations for Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Awards! And, we had nominations from colleagues, students, supervisors, and division chairs. The nominations were impressive (but, what did we expect :-) ?)
Our college will send three winners to an awards dinner hosted by MCLI at the end of April. Be on the lookout for the award winners announcement from the AFEG President, Paul Franckowiak!
We are proud to represent you.
Susan, Chris, and Aman
PVCC Now Has CC!
Captioning, Transcription, Audio Description, and Translation Solutions for Your Media
cielo24 provides the participants of the Paradise Valley Community College departments, with pre-approved captioning, transcription, audio description, and foreign translation services for audio and video content.
Click the button below for more info on PV's cielo24.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
2023 Maricopa Summer Institute: Literacy Partners Project
May 15 - 26, 2023
Mesa Community College
Monday - Thursday In Person • Fridays are virtual
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Program Description: This professional development initiative provides faculty the opportunity to think, learn, and grow together within disciplinary teams and to engage with teams from across the district to discuss threshold concepts, learning theory, and knowledge transfer. Over the span of ten 3-hour days, the goal for this PD is to facilitate the use of writing in ways that support deep learning of disciplinary material as well as support faculty members and their departments/programs in their efforts to facilitate writing-knowledge transfer into their courses and across students’ future academic and professional spaces.
Pre-approved for 40 FPG clock hours • A one-time stipend of $1,265 • Must commit to all 40 hours.
TRAVEL REMINDER
The fiscal year end will be soon approaching. All applications (Travel Authorization froms) for travel occurring in May or June must be received in time for the May 2nd meeting in order to be considered for funding. Any applications for these months received after the May 2nd meeting will not be considered for funding.
Also be sure to submit the Travel Expense Report as soon after the activity as possible. Click HERE for instructions, per diem rates, mileage charts, etc.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
MCCCD 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 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?
Contact the PVCC 25Live college administrator,
Kelly Quick at:
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.
NEW PUMAS
After the official New Employee Orientation with the District and PV HR offices, this is a great place for new employees (New Pumas) to become better acquainted with PVCC's campus, structure, culture, and community.
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.
NEW MEDIA LAB EXPERIENCE
The New Media Lab in E142 is a place where we (CTLEE) will offer free sessions and support to faculty, staff, and students on media-related topics. Media Lab schedule will be
Tuesdays through Thursdays from 12:00 - 2:00 in E 142 from September 6th to December 1st. The lab will be closed the week of Thanksgiving.
TOAST EDU
Ep04- Listen Up Faculty - This Is Your Next Student
This podcast is focused on the next generation of students coming into our college system. As each high school year ends, more young teens graduate from high school and make their way into “your” classrooms. Ready and armed with a virtual backpack of digital skills of interactive media knowledge and creation skills, online course experience such as Canvas knowledge, along with other advanced skills.
These are the students that are extremely tech savvy and will be needing much more from their instructors to keep them engaged and better learners. Sit back and listen to a conversation with a 15 year old sophomore who will give us an insight to what she loves about her high school experience with her instructional multimedia and Canvas usage.
Have an Idea? Are you Interested in Showcasing a Project or Program?
Consider doing a PUMA Playback video or share your instructional project with the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Employee Engagement. You can fill out our new Feature Story Submission Form or contact us to learn more about how we can collaborate with you to make this a seamless and fun process.
Click the images to view and hear past episodes!
