Workshops, Conferences, & Webinars
The Academy for Teaching Excellence provides professional development opportunities for faculty every semester. Below are descriptions for upcoming workshops, webinars, conferences, and special events. Scroll to the bottom of the page for archives with links to more information about previous opportunities.
The Academy also offers Graduate Equivalency Courses (GECs). Learn more.
Questions? Please contact the Academy at 847.925.6174, academy@harpercollege.edu.
Workshops
Plant-Based Eating to Sustain Our Health and Our Environment
Join us for a session focused on how what we eat can have a positive impact on sustaining our health and our environment. Enjoy a whole food, plant-based meal, explore the research, and engage in a discussion about the benefits of a plant-based diet. You will have the opportunity to share a plant-based recipe or other environmentally friendly tips of your own and will leave with some meal plans and other strategies for a more sustainable lifestyle. Ideas contributed in the workshop will become part of an online resource shared by the Sustainability in the Classroom Community of Practice.
- Date: Monday, April 20, 2020
- Time: 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
- Location: Building F, Room F315
- Facilitators: Julie Ellefson, Chemistry and the Sustainability in the Classroom Community of Practice
- CEUs: 0.15
TILT-A-Course Luau
The TILT-A-Course Luau is an intensive three-day workshop based on the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework and Harper’s overall commitment to course quality. The Luau is an opportunity for faculty to focus on redesigning a specific, currently running course either on an individual basis, or as a departmental team. Each day will include sessions based on TILT principles as well as customized topics designed to meet the needs of the participants; each micro-TILT presentation will be followed by ample work time with Academy staff support as individuals and groups apply the principles in ways that are most meaningful in their courses. Learn more.
- Dates: Wednesday, May 27 – Friday, May 29, 2020
- Time: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Location: Building F, Room F317
- Facilitator: Academy for Teaching Excellence
- CEUs: 3.0
GeoTech Center Regional Workshop: Teaching with Geospatial Technologies
Do you use maps in your curriculum? Does your teaching include location or solving spatial problems? Are you interested in adding to your active learning resources? If so, this free summer workshop on teaching with geospatial technologies will be of interest. Participants will gain hands-on experience on teaching with ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, UAVs (drones), and Earth Imagery. Workshop participants will develop an exercise or lesson for use in one of their classes.
This workshop is sponsored by the National Geospatial Technology Center for Excellence (GeoTech Center), a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded organization that provides geospatial professional development opportunities and curriculum materials to K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities.
Participants who complete the workshop will receive $700 from the GeoTech Center. All full-time and adjunct faculty may register for the workshop. View workshop flyer.
- Dates: Wednesday, June 17 – Friday, June 19, 2020
- Time: Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Location: Building F, Room F317
- Facilitators: GeoTech Center
- Facilitators: Mukila Maitha, Harper College and Dr. Rich Schultz, GeoTech Center
- CEUs: 2.0
- Cost: None
- More Information and Apply (application deadline May 15, 2020)
Conferences & Special Events
There are no upcoming Conferences & Special Events scheduled at this time.
Webinars
There are no upcoming webinars scheduled at this time.
Workshop Archives
Fall 2017
- Creating a Course Orientation with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
- Deafhood and Allies in Creating Dialogues Workshop
- Enhancing Distance Course Design Using the OSCQR Rubric (online)
- Identifying Inequities in Our Schools Workshop
- Making an Impact with Collaborative Learning
- Making the 4 Connections in Your Classroom
- Start Smart Training Session
- Understanding and Teaching Adult Learners in an Accelerated Program
- Writing Strategies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Fall 2018
Fall 2019
- An Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Trauma and Resilience in Post-Secondary Education
- Best Practices for Accessible Video and Captioning
- Conducting Peer Observations of Teaching for Professional Development
- Evidence-Informed Teaching
- GoReact Training Seminar
- GIFTS: Great Ideas for Teaching Speech
- Innovate Inside the Box Book Discussion
- SAFEzone Training
- Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF)
- Sustaining The Professional Self for Deep Work
- Teaching While Black/Responding While White: Growing our Capacity Around Cultural Integrity
Spring 2018
- Allyhood: Building Skills to Foster an Inclusive Work Environment
- Building ePortfolios in Blackboard
- Deconstructing Gender
- Engaging Generation Z in Your Classroom
- Enhancing Distance Course Design Using the OSCQR Rubric (online)
- Investigating Language and Culture Through Ethnographic Theory and Practice
- Making the 4 Connections in Your Classroom
- May Day Culture of Care Discussion
- Recording Studio Demo
- Understanding and Teaching Adult Learners in an Accelerated Program
- Writing Strategies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Spring 2019
- Canva: A Graphic Design Tool for the Rest of Us
- Improving the Organization of Your Online Course
- Introduction to POGIL
- Mental Health First Aid: Higher Education Edition
- OSCQR Mini-Me Workshop: Getting Students Started Online
- OSCQR Mini-Me Workshop: Getting Students Communicating & Collaborating Online
- OSCQR Mini-Me Workshop: Inviting Student Feedback
- OSCQR Rubric: Distance Course Design Review (online)
- SAFEzone Training
- Spark Creativity into Your Assessments
- STEMBusters: Strategies for STEM Inclusivity
- STEMBusters: Strategies for STEM Inclusivity in Math
- Sustaining the Professional Self for Deep Work
- Understanding and Teaching Adult Learners in an Accelerated Program
- Uploading a Video to YouTube and Posting to Blackboard
Spring 2020
- Blackboard Collaborate Ultra: Your Online Meeting Space
- Choosing Technology Without Losing Your Mind
- Conducting Peer Observations of Teaching for Professional Development
- Equity Literacy Project Launch
- Lunch & Learn with the 20-Minute Mentor: How Do I Build Community in My Classroom?
- SAFEzone Training
- Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF)
Conference & Special Event Archives
Fall 2018
Webinar Archives
Spring 2017
Spring 2019
Accessibility
Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation or who have questions about physical access may contact the event host or Access and Disability Services at ads@harpercollege.edu, 847.925.6266, at least two weeks in advance of the event date.
Academy for Teaching Excellence Workshop Cancellation Policy
Occasionally, the Academy for Teaching Excellence may have to cancel a workshop due to circumstances beyond our control. With the exception of instructor illness and inclement weather, the decision to cancel a workshop will be made 48 hours prior to the scheduled date of the workshop. In the event of a cancellation, the Academy will make every effort to notify registered participants via their Harper College email account. If you have a concern about a workshop you have registered for being cancelled, please contact academy@harpercollege.edu or call 847.925.6174.