Upcoming College WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
All events are open to all NOVA faculty, unless otherwise specified.
August |
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| 14-15 | New Faculty Orientation I - 8:30-4, CE Forum, AN |
| 16 | Blackboard for New Faculty, Saturday, August 16, 9:30-12:45. Registration is required. Contact Nan Peck, npeck@nvcc.edu. CT 355, AN. Training conducted by Julie Peluso. |
| 16 & 19 | Extended Learning Institute - Faculty services, http://eli.nvcc.edu/fservices.htm; Online tutorials, http://eli.nvcc.edu/tutorials.htm Do you know how to copy a previous Blackboard course into your fall shell? Do you know how to check your site to make sure it is ready for the first day of class? Do you need some help? ELI ID Help is offering face-to-face, hands-on assistance. There are two more scheduled group sessions at ELI in the large conference room: |
| 19 | Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum, An Interactive Workshop Sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges for Achieving the Dream Institutions and CETL. Tuesday, August 19, 12:30- 2:30 pm, Schlesinger Center, AL. Registration is required. See the attached form. |
| 21 | College Convocation (with cluster meetings in the afternoon), 8:30-3, CE, Annandale |
| 21 | Faculty Benefits Orientation - Human Resources will host presentations and answer questions about health insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and DenoSys orientation. August 21, 4 p.m.; August 28, 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; August 29, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. All sessions are in the large Boardroom, Brault Building, Annandale. Call or email to confirm the date and time of your attendance, Erin Couch, 703.323.4276. |
| 22 | New Faculty Orientation III - August 22, 9-3, CE Forum, AN |
| 28 | Faculty Benefits Orientation - Human Resources will host presentations and answer questions about health insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and DenoSys orientation. August 21, 4 p.m.; August 28, 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; August 29, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. All sessions are in the large Boardroom, Brault Building, Annandale. Call or email to confirm the date and time of your attendance, Erin Couch, 703.323.4276. |
| 29 | Faculty Benefits Orientation - Human Resources will host presentations and answer questions about health insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and DenoSys orientation. August 21, 4 p.m.; August 28, 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; August 29, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. All sessions are in the large Boardroom, Brault Building, Annandale. Call or email to confirm the date and time of your attendance, Erin Couch, 703.323.4276. |
| September | |
| 15 | Constitution Day Events - Congressman Tom Davis will be the guest speaker for Constitution Day, Monday, September 15, 2008, at 12:30 in the CE Forum, Annandale Campus. |
| 17 | Faculty Benefits Orientation - Human Resources will host presentations and answer questions about retirement plans, deferred compensation and more. September 17 and 19, 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. All sessions are in the large Boardroom, Brault Building, Annandale. Call or email to confirm the date and time of your attendance, Erin Couch, 703.323.4276. |
| 19 | Faculty Benefits Orientation - Human Resources will host presentations and answer questions about retirement plans, deferred compensation and more. September 17 and 19, 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. All sessions are in the large Boardroom, Brault Building, Annandale. Call or email to confirm the date and time of your attendance, Erin Couch, 703.323.4276. |
| 26 | Friday, September 26, 9 am to 3 pm at The Inn on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. workshop “First Year Experience Through the Eyes of Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions.” Sponsored by VADE (Virginia Association for Developmental Education) Southwestern Regional Conference (co-sponsored by the Virginia Tech Center for Academic Enrichment and Excellence). Elaine Humphrey (elaineh@vt.edu). |
NVCC Faculty Resources
Technology Applications Center - TAC training includes online tutorials in Dreamweaver, Blackboard, Fireworks, and Photoshop, http://tac.nvcc.edu/calendar.htm
Extended Learning Institute - Online tutorials, http://eli.nvcc.edu/tutorials.htmBlackboard organizational site
Faculty/Staff Resource Center (Annandale) Course offerings
NVCC Professional Development
VCCS Center for Teaching Excellence (Northern Region) Directions to CIT
VCCS Professional Development Opportunities
Virtual Water Coolers for Faculty (featuring blogs, wikis and podcasting tips). This presentation was given by Nan Peck (CETL) and Cathy Simpson (TAC) at the New Horizons Conference.
Faculty Focus: Helping our Students with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mike Turner, Dean of Student Development, WO, spoke on Thursday, January 31st. His slides are posted here.