Professional Development Opportunities
The Academy for Teaching Excellence provides professional development credit opportunities for all Harper faculty (both full-time and adjunct) each semester including Graduate Equivalency Courses (GECs), workshops, and conferences. Formats include online/virtual, face-to-face, and blended.
- Upcoming Opportunities: Click on each title to view details and information about how to register or join.
- On-demand Programs: Scroll down for a list of programs that have already happened, however, you can watch the recording and complete an action plan by the designated date to receive CEUs.
- Archives: Scroll to the bottom of the page for archives with links to more information about previous opportunities. Note: some programs may post a recording or follow-up materials after the session; click on the title to learn more.
Questions? Please contact the Academy at 847.925.6174, academy@harpercollege.edu.
Upcoming Opportunities
Click on each title to view details and information about how to register or join.
Spring 2021
February
- The 5 Ws of Group Work (CEUs: 0.3)
- Captioning Methods for Ensuring Accessibility for Instructional Videos (CEUs: 0.1)
March
- Captioning Methods for Ensuring Accessibility for Instructional Videos (CEUs: 0.1)
- Teaching Online Successfully: Enhance (GECs: 1)
- Staying Centered in Trying Times (CEUs: 0.05)
April
- Teaching Online Successfully: Create (GECs: 1)
- Are Your Assessments Auditing or Educating? Creating Authentic and Educative Assessments (CEUs: 0.1)
- Staying Centered in Trying Times (CEUs: 0.05)
- Faculty Retreat 2021 – Simpler Times: An Afternoon of Reflection and Connection (CEUs: 0.4)
May
- Staying Centered in Trying Times (CEUs: 0.05)
On-Demand Programs
These programs have already happened; however, you can watch the recording and complete an action plan by the designated date to receive CEUs.
Spring 2021
- Creating Argument Mapping Assignments (CEUs: 0.3)
- Diminish the Distance: Conference and Connect (CEUs: 0.1)
- Incorporating Games and Play Into Online Classes (CEUs: 0.1)
- Staying Centered in Trying Times (CEUs: 0.05)
- Understanding and Supporting Our Growing South Asian Student Population (CEUs: 0.15)
- What 5 Strategies Can Help Students Improve Their Information Literacy Skills in Your Classroom? (CEUs: 0.1)
Archives
These programs have already happened. Click on the title to view details and more information. Some programs may post a recording or follow-up materials after the session; click on the title to learn more.
- Spring 2017
- Fall 2017
- Spring 2018
- Fall 2018
- Spring 2019
- Fall 2019
- Spring 2020
- Summer 2020
- Fall 2020
- Spring 2021
- Creating a Course Orientation with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
- Deafhood and Allies in Creating Dialogues Workshop
- Enhancing Distance Course Design Using the OSCQR Rubric
- 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
- Understanding the Role of Social Justice in Our Classrooms
- Writing Strategies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
- Accommodating Diverse Learners
- 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
- Faculty Retreat
- 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
- Canva: A Graphic Design Tool for the Rest of Us
- Emerging Trends & Technologies in Higher Education
- Faculty Retreat
- Improving the Organization of Your Online Course
- International Education Summit
- 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
- 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
- Tech Expo
- Understanding and Teaching Adult Learners in an Accelerated Program
- Uploading a Video to YouTube and Posting to Blackboard
- Adjunct Faculty Teaching & Learning Conference
- An Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Trauma and Resilience in Post-Secondary Education
- Assessment Conference and Share Fair
- Best Practices for Accessible Video and Captioning
- Conducting Peer Observations of Teaching for Professional Development
- Diversity Symposium
- Evidence-Informed Teaching
- GoReact Training Seminar
- GIFTS: Great Ideas for Teaching Speech
- Innovate Inside the Box Book Discussion
- International Education Summit
- 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
- Blackboard Collaborate Ultra: Your Online Meeting Space
- Choosing Technology Without Losing Your Mind
- Collaborative Tech & The Wicked Problem of “Open” Pedagogies
- Conducting Peer Observations of Teaching for Professional Development
- Equity Literacy Project Launch
- Essential Online Skills
- Faculty Retreat
- Getting Ready for Finals: Online Testing and Alternative Assessments
- Lunch & Learn with the 20-Minute Mentor: How Do I Build Community in My Classroom?
- Plant-Based Eating to Sustain Our Health and Our Environment
- SAFEzone Training
- Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF)
- Tech Expo
- Tech Week
- The Unwritten Rules of College: Creating Transparent Assignments that Increase Students’ Success Equitably
- Transitioning to Fully Online Instruction Webinar Series
- What OER Means to Me: Harper Employee Panel
- 15 Ways to Apply Equity Pedagogies to Online Practice
- Adjunct Faculty Teaching & Learning Conference
- Anti-Racist Pedagogy: Conserving Bandwidth for Our Students of Color
- Assessment Conference and Share Fair
- Bandwidth Recovery Strategies: Helping Students Maximize Learning Potential
- Become an Ally Advocate: Improve the Accessibility of Course Materials with Ally for Blackboard
- Creating an Accessible Learning Environment for Students with Disabilities (GEC)
- Digital Accessibility Essentials for Online Courses
- Diversity Symposium
- Equity Pedagogies and Practices (GEC)
- Google Tools for Online Teaching
- How Can Online Instructors Better Manage Their Workload?
- How Can Preparing to Teach Online Improve My Face-To-Face Teaching?
- Let’s Pause Right Here: Addressing Microaggressions in the Moment
- Seeing Reason: A Workshop in Argument Mapping for College Faculty
- Staying Centered in Trying Times
- Successful Online Teaching for Start Smart
- Sustaining the Professional Self for Meaningful Engagement
- Teaching Online Successfully: Create (GEC)
- Teaching Online Successfully: Enhance (GEC)
- Teaching Online Successfully: Facilitate (GEC)
- The World Anew: Creating New Spaces for Internationalization at Community Colleges
- Tools to Foster Connections in a Remote Learning Environment
- Understanding and Rethinking Anti-Racism and Resistance (GEC)
- Understanding Latin@ Campus Experiences: Student Panel
- What 5 Play-Based Activities Can I Use to Create an Active, Learning-Centered Class?
- What Are the Secrets to Providing Highly Effective Feedback to Students?
- Become an Ally Advocate: Improve the Accessibility of Course Materials With Ally for Blackboard
- Conducting Guided Mid-Semester Surveys
- Creating Argument Mapping Assignments
- Diminish the Distance: Conference and Connect
- Incorporating Games and Play Into Online Classes
- Race and Education (GEC)
- Staying Centered in Trying Times
- Teaching Online Successfully: Create (GEC)
- Teaching Online Successfully: Facilitate (GEC)
- Understanding and Supporting Our Growing South Asian Student Population
- What 5 Strategies Can Help Students Improve Their Information Literacy Skills in Your Classroom?
Accessibility
Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation or who have questions about 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.
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.