Presenters: Parran Vanniasegaram and Teck Ky  

Location: MS-116 

Target Audience:  Math 063 Faculty 

Session Details: Participants will learn new ways to teach continuous distributions in their Math 063 classes. 

Presenters: Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano 

Location:MS-204 

Target Audience:  Faculty, Counselors, and Classified Professionals seeking to deepen their work in creating a caring campus 

Session Details: This workshop will include valuable tools and care practices such as meditation, individual journaling, and collective reflection as part of our ongoing inner work as educators, as well as student affairs and academic support staff, serving our diverse student population. With 42% of our student population identifying as Asian, this workshop will provide insight into how our classrooms, programs, and departments may be challenged by the model minority myth -- that is, the false perception that all students of Asian descent, in particular, experience universal and collective success. This brave and vulnerable space aims to gather those who are genuinely invested in making EVC a transformative learning space in which we all thrive. 

Presenters:   Eric Narveson 

Location:  MS-102 

Target Audience:  Any Faculty 

Session Details: Attendees will be able to apply for salary advancement or sabbatical. 

Presenters:  Yeab  Kebede Rosalie Ledesma, Abdul Idris, and Kevin Nguyen 

Location: C101A

Target Audience:  Faculty, staff 

Session Details: Learning how the Foundation plays a role in the College's fundraising efforts - strategic funding priorities 

Presenters:  Pronto  and Tejal Desai-Naik 

Location: LETC 204 

Target Audience:  New and Veteran DE faculty and anyone who uses Canvas. 

Session Details: This is an interactive DE workshop on the Pronto Chat App.  It is basically a chat app on steroids that is integrated into Canvas.  It has in-app audio, video, and the chat/text function has a language translation feature that would be particularly useful for ESL and language courses. It has file upload and storage capabilities that would be wonderful for STEM and Art courses as it allows students to take a picture of their work and upload it immediately for the instructor to review in real time. If you are using Discord (or Piazza or Remind) then this is an excellent replacement which protects student’s privacy.

Key Takeaway: Faculty will learn how to enable and use Pronto Chat app in their course to interact with students to increase engagement and build community.

Presenters: Parran Vanniasegaram 

Location:MS-116 

Target Audience:  Any EVC employee who is looking to improve their critical and logical thinking skills and/or support our AMATYC Contest students. 

Session Details: During the 2022-2023 academic school year, EVC placed first in the entire country in the AMATYC Contest (a nationwide community college Math contest). For each of the last twelve contest exams, a "Knight, Knave, and Spy" problem has appeared on the exam. Participants will learn how to tackle these special problems. The problems simply require basic logical and critical thinking skills, no advanced knowledge of mathematics is necessary. 

Presenters: Irene.Gutierrez 

Location: LETC 228 

Target Audience:  Anyone

Session Details: Gain valuable insights on how to utilize Forms for various purposes, such as: Creating surveys and quizzes for feedback and assessments. Building forms for data collection and streamlining workflows. Collaborating and sharing forms effectively with colleagues. 

Presenters:  Tejal Naik and Nasreen Rahim 

Location: LETC 209 

Target Audience:  All Faculty, New or Veteran

Session Details: In this hands-on DE session, we will explore the various ways you can use an iPad and Apple pencil along with Canvas mobile app to grade and make annotations in student submitted work. We will use an easy low-tech way to use your iPad as a whiteboard that both you and your students can write on during a Zoom session. Bring your iPad if you have one. If you don't have one, no worries. We will have some available for you to borrow during the session. But, I will need to know how many to have on hand, so please complete this iPad Request form by 12 pm Wednesday 3/13, to let me know you will need to borrow an iPad. Please note: Faculty will need an iPad and Apple pencil or tablet and digital pen to participate fully.

Key Takeaway: Faculty will walk away having learned the magic of simulating ink pen and whiteboard annotations digitally, thus increasing productivity and student engagement

Presenters: J. David Eisenberg  

Location: C101A

Target Audience:  Faculty

Session Details: Learn what open source options are available to substitute for common applications they would otherwise have to buy 

Presenters: Grace Estrada

Location:  LETC232 

Target Audience:  Faculty who want guidance/assistance with CurriQunet assessment proposals 

Session Details: Attendees will be able to complete mandated SLO/PLO assessment reports 

Presenters: Eric Narveson

Location :MS-102 

Target Audience:  Adjunct Faculty 

Session Details: At the end of this session, attendees will gain an improved comprehension of the faculty hiring process. 

Presenters: Shara Cary and Angel Fuentes 

Location:  C101A

Target Audience:   Everyone

Session Details: By the end of the presentation, attendees will be equipped not only with the knowledge of why laughter matters in education but also with the confidence and tools to start integrating humor into their academic leadership and classroom environments. This will ideally lead to more engaging, effective, and joyful learning experiences for both educators and students, fostering an educational culture where laughter is valued as a key component of success. 

Presenters: Felicia  Perez

Location: Pickle ball courts

Target Audience:  Any

Session Details: If you haven't played yet come see why Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America! 

Presenters:  Kathy Tran and Thang Vu

Location: C101C

Target Audience:  Attendance at this session is strongly encouraged for all staff members who anticipate traveling in the near future.

Session Details:  Concur training will be offered to all staff members to familiarize them with the process of submitting travel requests and reimbursements through the Concur system.  This training will cover the steps involved in submitting travel requests, including the required documents that need to be included.  Additionally, staff will be trained on how to submit their travel reimbursements efficiently.