Every month, the Office of Academic Development offers a variety of faculty development offerings. Please check out our Monthly Brochure to see the latest offerings.
Magna Commons is a subscription-based, on-demand, online, and campus-wide digital library of all of Magna Online Seminars. Suitable for faculty and administrators.
Comprehensive professional development, that works around ANY schedule
Magna Commons is an online, cloud-based professional development resource for faculty and administrators.
With a yearly subscription, your entire campus will have on-demand access to a library of the best Magna Online Seminars. Because all seminars are online, users can access this resource whenever and wherever they are. Watch seminars at home, at work, in a group, on a tablet, or even on a smartphone.
TOPICS COVERED
Seminars are appropriate for faculty and administrators. For faculty, topics are applicable to face-to-face and online classes. Both traditional and distance administrators will find valuable resources.
Topics include:
For Faculty:
Grading and feedback
Academic integrity
Syllabus development
Online course design
Student engagement
Issues with students
Technology Instructional vitality
Technology in face-to-face classes
Course design
For Administrators:
Managing faculty
online program quality
Strategy, policy, and budgets
Online marketing, recruitment, and retention
Leadership
Online technology
Program assessment
Registering for Sessions in Percipio:
1. To register for an event, log in to www.my.tctc.edu and click the Professional Development tile and then click on Percipio.
2. At the top of the screen, click Library.
3. A dropdown menu will appear. Go to Academic Affairs and click on Academic Development.
4. Click on Academic Development – Instructor Led Training.
5. You will see a list of all available trainings open for registration. Click on the session you want to register for.
6. Find the session you wish to attend and click the Register button in the lower right corner of that session. NOTE: For virtual sessions a Zoom link will appear under HOW TO JOIN in the lower left corner of the session.
7. If you wish to add the event to your calendar, click Add to Calendar in the lower right corner of the session.
8. A dropdown menu will appear. Select your desired calendar and either open the downloaded file or log in to your online calendar account.
9. To withdraw from the event, simply click the Cancel button in the lower right corner of that session.
If you need registration assistance or have issues accessing Percipio, please contact Michelle Jacobson at (mjacobso@tctc.edu or 864.646.2044).
Other Resources
Teaching & Learning Tuesday
The SC State Technical College System offers this webinar series to provide professional development opportunities on topics related to teaching and learning, student engagement and retention, and assessment and accreditation. Visit Teaching & Learning Tuesday for previous session recordings and a schedule of upcoming topics.
WIDS Learning Center
Their self-paced online courses guide participants to develop performance-based courses, programs, and other curricular components often while using the WIDS software. Visit the WIDS Learning Center for more information.
Previous Monthly Brochures
Looking to see what we have offered in the past? Check out our previous monthly brochures.