IN THIS ISSUE: MARCH 2023
PVCC 2023 March Into Wellness Challenge
Maricopa Chair Panel Discussion
MCCCD's Center for Employee and Organizatiional Development -
March and April Learning Opportunities
PVCC's Self-Paced Canvas Courses:
Canvas Basics & Advanced
Preparing to Teach Hybrid/Online
Employee Engagement
Search Committee Implicit Bias
New Pumas (Info for new employees)
New Media Lab Experience
Introducing the Puma Portfolio!
TheForage.com – Work-Based Experience (WBE) Through Corporate Case Studies
AACC Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient: Dr. Chris Scinto
The NISOD Excellence Awards Award Recipients: Dr. Felicia Ramirez, and Dr. Doug Berry
Travel Form for End of Year
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IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN THE FUN!
March 1 through 31
Dust off your sneakers and tracker!
Sign up HERE
All physical activity counts! There will be prizes!
Track your steps daily, submit weekly.
Weekly champions announced every Tuesday.
Contact John Davenport for more info.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Calling for Nominations
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award
Submission Deadline: March 8, 2023
Awards Banquet/Ceremony: April 28, 2023
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Save The Date!
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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
FEATURE FOCUS
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?
Contact the PVCC 25Live college administrator,
Kelly Quick at:
kelly.quick@paradisevalley.edu
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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.
Introducing the Puma Portfolio!
A Puma Portfolio is an ePortfolio created using Google Sites that allows students to document, deepen, and reflect on learning experiences during their time at Paradise Valley Community College.
The Puma Portfolio template is now live and students can begin developing their own Puma Portfolio through google sites. You can see and download the Puma Portfolio Guide for instructions and resources on how to create a Puma Portfolio. For more information stop by the CTLEE Office in E125 or email Felicia.Ramirez@paradisevalley.edu
Puma Portfolios have many benefits for students and the college. As a High Impact Practice (HIP) and means of authentic assessment of learning, Puma Portfolios empower students to curate "signature" work that demonstrates directly the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they have gained as a result of learning experiences across curricular and co-curricular learning experiences, as well as how they feel about the collective experiences, and the ways in which the experiences/abilities/knowledge influence their hopes for the future.
A special thanks to the ePortfolio Institute Team (Leonard Macias, Lynn McClleland, Mike Ho, Jamie Martin, John McCrudden, Shareen Christie) and Sam Fraulino for assisting with template design.
TheForage.com – Work-Based Experience (WBE) Through Corporate Case Studies
Scalable 5-6 hour virtual work experience via corporate case studies gives students a genuine career advantage with the world's top companies. JP Morgan, Chase, KPMG, AIG, Bank of America, Lululemon, and Red Bull are just some of the major corporations that provide work experience to our students helping them gain the skills to be successful. In only 5-6 hour case studies, students learn the relevant tools necessary to complete a typical work day at that company. Students can compare their work with model examples from the company and earn a certificate, and they can add these certificates to their resume and LinkedIn account. More importantly, students who complete these programs are 4x more likely to land a job at a partner company through these types of work-based experiences.
Click HERE to see flier for more information.
To get your students or classes involved and for more information, contact John McCrudden: john.mccrudden@paradisevalley.edu
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.
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
AACC Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award
Named in honor of former AACC President and CEO Dale P. Parnell, this designation has been established to recognize individuals making a difference in the classroom.
The PVCC Recipient
Dr. Chris Scinto, Division Chair
Fine and Performing Arts
Dr. Felicia Ramirez
Communication Faculty
The NISOD Excellence Awards were established in 1991 to provide NISOD member colleges with an opportunity to recognize individuals who are doing extraordinary work on their campuses.
The 2022/2023
< PVCC Recipients >
Dr. Doug Berry
Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
R E M I N D E R
The fiscal year end will be soon approaching. Please submit any new Travel Authorization forms as soon as possible for travel and activities through June 30th, 2023. 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.
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.
CTLEE MEDIA
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. 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!
