Autism Awareness

Dr. Jane Thierfeld Brown, Director of Student Services at the University of Connecticut School of Law, visited  Cañada College to facilitate a tw0-day series of discussions around Autism. Texts available in the division offices and for purchase in the bookstore: The Parent’s Guide to College for Students on the Autism Spectrum [Paperback] by  Jane Thierfeld Brown (Author), EdD (Author), Lorraine Wolf (Author), PhD (Author), Lisa … Continue reading »

Career Choices and Changes Workshop

Wednesday, March 13, 9:00-2:00 CIETL Center 9-154 Details & Online Registration for this FREE Workshop You’ll learn about a STUDENT SUCCESS COURSE that will: Ensure every student creates a meaningful Education Plan Increase the number of Completers for your college You’ll be introduced to: A proven model for ensuring students develop an online 10-year Career … Continue reading »

Flipped Classroom ePortfolio

Flipped Classroom ePortfolio:a community college teaching experiment The objective of this website is to share the process and results of my flipped community college classroom teaching experiment.   The experiment took place in Spring 2009, before the term flipped classroom was coined.  I offer this site to promote the sharing of teaching approaches and to … Continue reading »

Autism in the College Classroom

In collaboration with Skyline College, CIETL is planning a series of discussions and workshops on autism. On February 21, Skyline College is hosting a panel discussion from 12:00-1:30 On March 25 and 26, Cañada College will be hosting a series of workshops for college employees and students as well as family and community members. Join the DRC at … Continue reading »

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN CAÑADA’S ACADEMIC MAJORS AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION PROGRAMS

After providing an overview of research around effective practices Basic Skills in community colleges, Professor Bunch focused on the underlying question: How can we better understand the language and literacy demands of credit-bearing community college academic work, and how can students from language minority backgrounds best be prepared for and supported in meeting these demands? To help address … Continue reading »

Voice Thread Workshop

voice thread  bridges the gap between real-time discussions and standard video lectures or online presentations. This makes VoiceThread the platform for teaching, learning, training, and collaborating, on-demand. February 13, Wednesday, 2013 Time 12:30-1:30 pm Location 9-154 (CIETL Center) Contact: Anniqua rana rana@smccd.edu Join us as we learn how to use Voice Thread to connect with students … Continue reading »

Adjunct Faculty Professional Portfolio

Learn everything you need to know about building your portfolios Location: CIETL Center 9-154 **2 different times for your convenience** Tuesday February 12th 5:00-5:30 pm Wednesday February 13th 12:00-12:30   The adjunct faculty shall supply a faculty portfolio, which includes current course syllabi, sample class materials, sample examinations, sample quizzes, if used, and an explanation … Continue reading »

Task Force for ePortfolios

Members: Carol Rhodes, Chair Regina Blok, DSPS/SSPC Jenny Castello, ENGL/HSS Jolani Chun-May, student Romeo Garcia, TRIO/SSPC Hyla Lacefield, MART/BusWF David Meckler, Music/HSS Michelle Morton, Library and IPC Anniqua Rana, Engl/HHS Goal: To propose a framework  and policies for eportfolio creation and use at Cañada College that serves the purposes of student learning and college assessment. … Continue reading »

Employee orientations

Saturday, January 12, 2013 Agenda and documents Attendees Lizzette Bricker, CIUS – Center for University & International Studies Bill Schwartz, Engineering/CIS Sunny Choi, CIUS – Center for University & International Studies Janet Wyer, CBET/ESL Christine Coreno, Mathematics Jeffrey Rhoades, CIUS – Center for University & International Studies Brandon Price, Science and Technology Candice Nance, International Business Gary Ka … Continue reading »

Flex day Jan 2013

Please click on the following links for resources shared on flex day. Agenda Why ePortfolios? Plan for ePortfolio Spring 2013 Reflections 1. Do you currently incorporate any student reflection into your course?   2. What are some possible reflection questions specific to the discipline you teach? Assessing a Cohort CTE Program Technology Training Contact Information BLDG 09-154-Phone (650) … Continue reading »