Spring 2013 FLEX Calendar - College of the Desert

Celebrating Our Diversity

Spring FLEX 2013January 22-25

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I am very proud of the Spring 2013 FLEX Calendar as I think it reflects and celebrates the diversity of our

community, our faculty, and our students. Please attend some (or all) of our featured presentations:

Keynote Address: The Importance of Latino Heritage. Thursday, January 24, 2013, 10-11:30 AM,

Pollock Theater. Our keynote speaker this year is Juan Filipe Herrera, named California’s Poet Laureate in

March 2012. Herrera is the Tomás Rivera Chair in Creative Writing at UC Riverside. He is the son of migrant farm

workers and earned his bachelor’s degree from UCLA and holds master’s degrees from Stanford and Iowa. He

has published numerous volumes of poetry, prose, theater, children’s books and young adult novels, including

“Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems” which received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award, and

National Book Critics Circle Award. He was elected to the Board of Chancellors of the Academy of American

Poets, and has received the Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry, fellowships from the National Endowment for the

Arts and the California Arts Council, and the UC Berkeley Regent’s Fellowship. His discussion will focus on how

students in the Coachella Valley can be engaged in learning by tapping into the Latino heritage of the region.

Art as Catalyst for Community Education. Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 1:30-3:30 PM, N 4. Lisa

Falk, Director of Education at Arizona State Museum, will present Through the Eyes of the Eagle: Illustrating

Healthy Living, a recent exhibition and series of educational programs addressing obesity and diabetes prevention

in indigenous communities that was produced in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control, Pima County

Health Department, and the Tucson Indian Center. Discussion will also address possibilities involving local

Coachella Valley organizations and activities.

International Student Panel. Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 3:30-4:30 PM, CSSC 237. Travel around

the world for an hour with International Students who will share fascinating information about the educational

systems in their countries as compared to an American education. Learn about the challenges these brave

students have conquered as well as those they still face on their quest to obtain an American education. Most

importantly, learn how we can help International Students succeed in achieving their goals.

Educational Equity and Diversity Activities. Thursday, January 24, 2013, 2-3:30 PM, B 2. Participants

in this flex session will engage in a variety of activities (ex: Horatio Alger, Wheel of oppression, Crossover zig-zag,

Unpacking the knapsack) which are intended to enhance multicultural understanding in the classroom and offer

personal enlightenment.

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“I Am.” Thursday, January 24, 2013, 6:30-9 PM, Pollock Theater. The feature length documentary "I Am"

poses two questions: what's wrong with our world, and what can we do to make it better? Tom Shadyac, a

leading filmaker ("Patch Adams", "Ace Ventura", "Liar, Liar", "Bruce Almighty") steps in front of the camera to share

what happened to him after a cycling accident that left him incapacitated, possibly for good. He emerged with a

new sense of purpose, determined to share his own awakening from a prior life of excess and greed, and to

investigate how he as an individual, and we as a race, could improve the way we live and walk in the world. Join

us as we follow Shadyac's quest for enlightenment and subsequent celebration of the human spirit.

Celebrating César Chávez. Friday, January 25, 2013, 2-3:30 PM, B 2. Please join the presenters in a

working activity to plan a Spring Semester tribute to Cesar Chavez that will connect our students with the living

history of their community.

As usual, please take advantage of the many learning, technology, student services, personal development,

faculty information, school/discipline, and adjunct centered presentations. This spring’s FLEX is a robust offering

and I sincerely hope you enjoy it. Take advantage of our expanded FLEX calendar and join us for lunch

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (see details in the schedule).

Best,

Ed Reed

Chair, Faculty Development Committee

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Learning

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Travel by car-caravan to the Salton Sea. Learn about the history of the Salton Sea, the important ecological

challenges facing the sea, the birds and other wildlife that depend on the Sea, and the oddities surrounding the Sea

(fishtraps, mudpots, geothermal activity, Salvation Mountain/Slab City all included) We will meet at Lot 21 at

8:30am and depart shortly thereafter. Return around 4pm. Bring binoculars and camera. Box lunches will be

provided. RSVP to Kurt at [email protected] by January 15, 2013 if you are participating.

Kurt LeuschnerLot 218:30 AM-4 PM

The Wonders of the Salton Sea

Technology Student Services Personal Development

Faculty Information School/Discipline Adjunct

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Sunnylands Retreat

1:30-3:30 PM

Annenberg Estate

Adjunct Essentials

8:30-10:30 AM

B 2

Spring 2013 Assessment

Roundup

8:30-10:30 AM

B 4

Writing Effective Self-

Evaluations 3:30-5:30 PM

B 4

Vendor Expo and Lunch 12-1:30 PM The Hilb

Student Success Task Force

9-10:30 AM

LA 10

The Coming Storm in Higher

Education

1:30-3:30 PM

Pollock Theater

Persuasion and Language

4:30-6 PM LA 10

Career Development in the

Classroom 4:30-6 PM B 3

Using Voice Thread

3:30-4:30 PM MSTC 250

International Student Panel

3:30-4:30 PM CSSC 237

Spring Blackboard Lab

8-10:30 AM

MSTC 106 (TLC)

Art as Catalyst for

Community Education

1:30-3:30 PM N 4

Origami 8-8:30 AM LA 9B

Where do they come from?

Where do they go?

3:30-5:30 PM

Pollock Theater

President's Message and Employee Recognition 10:30 AM-12 PM Pollock Theater

Learning Technology Student Services Personal Development


Need some $$$$$?: Grant

Funding at COD

1:30-3:30 PM

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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Julius Varga and Cathy LevittB2

8-8:30 AM

8:30-10:30 AM

This Blackboard training approach is different than those we have offered in the past. A Blackboard lab session

implies active learning of skills. It is a chance for participants to work with and talk to each other, to experiment,

explore, discuss, reflect and draw appropriate conclusions from their work. There will be several lab attendants

present during the duration of the session to help you with your specific Blackboard questions regarding your

course. There will be several guided activities lasting no longer than 10 minutes each throughout the duration of

the lab.


Learn the Japanese art of Origami in this fast, fun, and friendly presentation.

Felix Marhuenda-Donate and Marc Drescher

Spring 2013 Assessment Roundup

Adjunct Essentials

LA 9B

Origami

Goro Sagawa

The focus of this workshop is to assist faculty members in completing the course assessment process. Please bring

whatever you have—Course Outlines of Record, Syllabi, rubrics, SLOs, assessment data, lessons, assignments,

exams, and PRUs and members of the OAC will work with you in completing your Assessment Reports. This is

your opportunity to spend time working on assessments wherever you are in the loop.

8:30-10:30 AM B4 Bert Bitanga

Spring Blackboard Lab

8-10:30 AM MSTC 106 (TLC)

This session provides adjuncts with essential information to promote success in the classroom, at the college, and

in their careers. Content will include: dealing with difficult students, DSPS issues, cheating and plagiarism, office

hours, mentoring students, getting classes, sick time, canceling classes, benefits, continuing education, one-year

assignments, and bargaining updates.

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This session will provide an overview of the recommendations from the Student Success Task Force report, as well

as an update on legislative changes that will impact the delivery of orientation, counseling and advising, and

assessment testing.

President's Message and Employee Recognition

Vendor Expo and Lunch

VariousThe Hilb12-1:30 PM

Join us for lunch and Blackboard presentation in the Hilb. Visit with vendors including CCC Confer, Turning Point,

Edustream, Troxell, Nexus, and Cisco.

Lisa Falk, Director of Education at Arizona State Museum, will present Through the Eyes of the Eagle: Illustrating

Healthy Living, a recent exhibition and series of educational programs addressing obesity and diabetes prevention in

indigenous communities that was produced in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control, Pima County

Health Department, and the Tucson Indian Center. Discussion will also address possibilities involving local

Coachella Valley organizations and activities.

Art as Catalyst for Community Education

Lisa Falk and Lisa SoccioN41:30-3:30 PM

LA 109-10:30 AM

Joel KinnamonPollock Theater10:30 AM-12 PM


Student Success Task Force

Zerryl Becker, Chris Nelson, and Adrian Gonzales

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Robert Bramucci

Disruptive innovation is coming to higher education, upending centuries of tradition and forcing unprecedented

levels of change. What is the evidence? What will likely happen? How can we prepare ourselves? This fascinating

presentation will be given by guest speaker Dr. Robert Bramucci, Vice Chancellor of Technology and Learning

Services for South Orange County Community College District.

Need Some $$$$$?: Grant Funding at COD

1:30-3:30 PM B3 Carl Farmer and Sandra Farmer

This flex activity involves how to obtain external grants on this campus. It includes where to look for grants, what

they will generally fund, and basic grantsmanship. This will be an opportunity for faculty with little or no experience

in writing grants to get an idea of how to get a start in acquiring external funds to support their programs.

Sunnylands Retreat

Sunnylands StaffSunnylands/Annenberg Estate1:30-3:30 PM

College of the Desert is developing a collaborative relationship with Sunnylands to provide lecture and other

opportunities to our students and faculty when dignitaries visit our Coachella Valley.

Transportation to Sunnylands is not provided. Meet there 10 minutes before the start of the tour. Space is limited.

You must RSVP to Revae Reynolds at [email protected].

The Coming Storm in Higher Education

1:30-3:30 PM


Pollock Theater

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International Student Panel

Lisa McFadden and Darlene PeceimerCSSC 237

3:30-5:30 PM B4 David Bashore

3:30-4:30 PM

Travel around the world for an hour with International Students who will share fascinating information about the

educational systems in their countries as compared to an American education. Learn about the challenges these

brave students have conquered as well as those they still face on their quest to obtain an American education.

Most importantly, learn how we can help International Students succeed in achieving their goals.

Using VoiceThread

3:30-4:30 PM MSTC 250

This session will introduce VoiceThread as an online platform to use in course discussion forums and other

communications that take place within a course. At the conclusion of the presentation, session attendees will be

shown how to register for a free trial VoiceThread account, how to record a short video in VoiceThread, record a

comment on another participant’s video, and how to link to VoiceThread within Blackboard and Moodle.

Arne A. Jaaska

Writing Effective Self-Evaluations

Self-evaluations are now a required part of the adjunct performance evaluation process. This session will cover the

essential steps in writing an evaluation that will capture your strengths and accomplishments. Writing examples and

exercises will be included. New adjunct faculty are strongly encouraged to attend, as well as others with

evaluations due this year.


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Bina Isaac

This presentation proposes to show the connection between language and grammar and how they are intricately

connected to the persuasive qualities of being human from the informal persuasive nature of the clause unit to the

formal extended expository argument.

Rick RawnsleyLA 104:30-6 PM

Persuasion and Language

Participants will learn how career development can play a role in the classroom. Counselors will describe how

career-related topics and career resources can be integrated into curriculum and assignments. Presentations are

available to classes on topics from overview of services, exploring major and career options, resume writing and

job search techniques, interviewing skills, networking, transitioning from college to work and more!

Career Development in the Classroom

Vickie Curry and Escarlet WirthB 34:30-6 PM

Where do our students come from? Where do they transfer to? How do our CTE, Basic Skills, and other

students in different cohorts perform and succeed? What do they earn after graduation? What are the external

data warehouses? Where can we mine these and other pertinent information and do comparison analysis? Please

come to this session to find the answers.

Where do they come from? Where do they go?

3:30-5:30 PM Pollock Theater

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Department Meetings 5:30-6:30 PM

Spice Up Your Presentation

Style! 8-9 AM B 4

Mindfulness: Exploring the

Practice 9-10 AM N 6

Q & A with Academic Senate

3:30-4:30 PM B 5

PowerPoint 9-10 AM

MSTC 106 (TLC)

Educational Equity and

Diversity Activities

2-3:30 PM

B 2

Making Progress Reports

More Effective

2-3:30 PM

N 9

Technology Enhanced

Classrooms 3:30-4:30 PM

MSTC 250

Catered Lunch 11:30 AM-12:30 PM The Hilb

Keynote Address: The Importance of Latino Heritage 10-11:30 AM Pollock Theater

Uncovering the Mystery of

New Student Orientation

3:30-4:30 PM N 4

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Improvisation for Every

Classroom

12:30-2:00 PM

LA 11

The New Enrollment Services

Guide 9-10 AM B 3

Inspire Your Students

3:30-4:30 PM ASC 5

Budget Update

8-9 AM LA 10

Enhanced Blackboard

2-3:30 PM

MSTC 106 (TLC)

Blackboard Grade Center

12:30-2:00 PM

B 7

Making the CPC More

Effective

12:30-2:00 PM

B 3

Essay Walk-About

9-10 AM LA 9 B

School Breakout Sessions 4:30-5:30 PM

"I Am" 6:30-9 PM Pollock Theater

Title V Professional

Development

2-3:30 PM

B 4

Placing Copy Center Orders

8-9 AM B 6

Qi Gong and Stress

Management

12:30-2:00 PM

CSSC MPR

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A metaphoric journey (a walk of Enlightenment) though an essay... and the FIVE principles of writing that any

Professor can use in hopes of reminding students about what they already have learned in English. This is a fun 20-

minute walk. The session will end with a discussion/best practice conversation about what students know when

they leave English 1a, and how you can tap into that

Essay Walk-About

Heather BenesLA 9B9-10 AM

Learn how to submit copy center jobs from any computer hooked up to the internet. This session will be live-

streamed and available on COD’s YouTube channel afterward.

Placing Copy Center Orders

B 6 Job Gonzalez and Mary Lisi8-9 AM


Participants will learn ways to help students focus attention and stay engaged in the learning process. Use of props,

prediction, and short "sy-naps" breaks enhance student attention and retention of lessons.

Spice Up Your Presentation Style!

Donna GreeneB 48-9 AM

Here we are in late January. We know how the November 6 election went and we know how the Governor is

feeling since we heard his January budget address.

8-9 AM LA 10 Edwin Deas

Budget Update

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This course introduces basic concepts of PowerPoint. Topics include: Exploring PowerPoint, Creating

Presentations, Modifying Existing Presentations, Presentation tips.

PowerPoint

Michael HarlowMSTC 106 (TLC)9-10 AM

Students in the Coachella Valley can be engaged in learning by tapping into the Latino heritage of the region. Join

California's Poet Laureate for a stimulating discussion of the importance of Latino heritage in the humanities and all

areas of the college curriculum. Juan Felipe Herrera is a poet and professor of creative writing at the University of

California, Riverside.

Keynote Address: The Importance of Latino Heritage

10-11:30 AM

Join us as we explore the benefits and practice of mindfulness. The majority of the session will consist of

experiential exercises that can be used both in the classroom and personally. We will visit some past practices as

well as introduce some new ones.

Linda Emerson and Chris Jones-CageN 69-10 AM

Pollock Theater Juan Felipe Herrera

Mindfulness: Exploring the Practice

This is an introduction to the "Enrollment Services Guide for Faculty." This session will discuss all the ways in

which faculty and enrollment services, specifically Admissions and Records interact throughout the term. The guide

covers a wide range of topics from attendance accounting, attendance rosters, census requirments, add codes,

submitting grades, faculty forms, and other faculty resources.

The New Enrollment Services Guide

Annebelle Nery and Sally RodriquezB 39-10 AM


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This will be an experiential class, for all levels of fitness. We will experience how to live from our place of personal

power and balance. There are exercises for different areas of the body and for expanding the breath. The

exercises are simple and can be done at home, without any special clothing or tools.

Qi Gong and Stress

Kay StewartCSSC MPR12:30-2 PM

Learn how to effectively setup, organize and manage your Blackboard Grade Center. This session will cover all of

Grade Center features.

Blackboard Grade Center

Marc DrescherB 712:30-2 PM

Catered Lunch

The Hilb

Improvisation for Every Classroom

Tres Dean

Making the CPC More Effective

12:30 PM-2 PM Kelly Hall and Kim DozierB 3

LA 1112:30-2 PM

Bring your ideas to this faculty-led forum about how to make the CPC more effective.

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Viola Spolin's improvisational techniques changed the very nature and practice of modern theatre. Her techniques

have inspired actors, directors, writers, and everyday classroom teachers and professors. Her "theater games"

have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work and psychology. Those attending this unique

and interactive session will learn about some of her techniques, take part in team-building group improvisational

exercises, and discover how to incorporate these techniques/exercises in their classrooms.


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N 9

Making Progress Reports More Effective

2-3:30 PM

Participants in this flex session will engage in a variety of activities (ex: Horatio Alger, Wheel of oppression,

Crossover zig-zag, Unpacking the knapsack) which are intended to enhance multicultural understanding in the

classroom and offer personal enlightenment.

Learn how to use freely available tools and other Blackboard features to add video, audio, communications, and

dynamic presentations to your Blackboard course.

Felix Marhuenda-Donate

Enhanced Blackboard

2-3:30 PM MSTC 106 TLC

Students coming to you last minute to sign a progress report due last week? Bring your ideas to this faculty forum

and help us make student progress reports more effective for students.

Victor Rios and Chris Jones-CageB 2

This session will provide an opportunity for all faculty members who have participated in Title V Professional

Development activities to share their learning experiences with COD faculty members. Learn how you may also

quality to attend conferences, workshops, and seminars with the support of the Title V Cooperative Grant.

2-3:30 PM

Educational Equity and Diversity Exercises

Title V Professional Development

Pam HunterB 4

Gary Bergstrom, Adrian Gonzales, and Basil Augustine2-3:30 PM


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Have you ever thought, "What do students learn in the New Student Orientation?" If you have wondered such a

thing, we'd like to provide you with the answer to that question. Before the beginning of each fall semester

approximately 2,000 students attend an orientation. We’ll share with you what the Orientation process is and

what’s expected of students once they are attending classes. Please join us!

Uncovering the Mystery of New Student Orientation

3:30-4:30 PM N 4 Elise King and Maria Jasso

Technology Enhanced Classrooms- We will take you on a tour to your classroom and teach you how to use

classroom projection, instructor workstation, document camera, and video display. We will also cover connecting

your laptop and iPad to projection.

Technology Enhanced Classrooms

Mike HadleyMSTC 2503:30-4:30 PM

Inspire Your Students

Chris NelsonASC 53:30-4:30 PM

Bring your questions, comments, and concerns for this information session with the Senate Executive Committee.

Q & A with Academic Senate

3:30-4:30 PM B 5 Senate Executive Board

Writing is a form of thinking, and thinking is a necessary component of good intentional writing. But both writers

and thinkers of all kinds can be paralyzed by the dreaded blank page. How do I start? What am I going to say?

INSPIRATION software breaks through this barrier by allowing students to brainstorm in a visual environment,

shuffling and linking words and ideas into a coherent order. Your students can start from a single notion and build

from there or work from one of over 100 pre-existing organizing diagrams in areas like language arts, physical

sciences, social sciences, and critical thinking and planning. Try it out yourself in this hands-on activity and imagine

how such a tool might help you to help your students.


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The feature length documentary "I Am" poses two questions: what's wrong with our world, and what can we do to

make it better? Tom Shadyac, a leading filmaker ("Patch Adams", "Ace Ventura", "Liar, Liar", "Bruce Almighty")

steps in front of the camera to share what happened to him after a cycling accident that left him incapacitated,

possibly for good. He emerged with a new sense of purpose, determined to share his own awakening from a prior

life of excess and greed, and to investigate how he as an individual, and we as a race, could improve the way we live

and walk in the world. Join us as we follow Shadyac's quest for enlightenment and subsequent celebration of the

human spirit.

"I Am"

Linda EmersonPollock Theater6:30-9 PM

4:30-5:30 PM

School of Health Sciences & Education - BNC32

Library and Learning Resources - Library

Learning

5:30-6:30 PM (Check with your school secretary for rooms)

School Breakout Sessions

School of Communication & Humanities - Pollock Theatre

School of Arts and Sciences - Multipurpose Room, CSSC

Department Meetings

School of Applied Sciences & Business - PSA 19

Technology Student Services Personal Development



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Boxed Lunches in the Hilb (RSVP to [email protected])

On Course Training

9 AM-4 PM

PSA 18

EMS Research Data

2-3:30 PM

MSTC 106 (TLC)

Friday, January 25, 2013

Desert Landscaping

8-10:30 AM

AG 6

Technology Orientation

9-10:30 AM

MSTC 106 (TLC)

School/Discipline Adjunct

Informer/Live Excel

8-9 AM MSTC 106 (TLC)

McCarthy Center Tour

8-9 AM McCarthy Center

Technology

New Technologies

10:30 AM-12 PM

MSTC 106 (TLC)

What is Kognito?

3:30-5 PM

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Celebrating César Chávez

2-3:30 PM

B 2

HSI Title V Grant Updates

1-2 PM

CSSC 237

Faculty Information

Learning Student Services

iPads in Smart Classrooms

3:30-5 PM

MSTC 106 (TLC)

Using R

9-10:30 AM

MSTC 250

Simulation in Nursing

8-9 AM BNC 39

Sexual Harassment in the

Workplace

10:30 AM-12 PM

CSSC MPR

Personal Development

Providing Basic Skills Students

an Edge

10:30-11:30 AM B 2

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Betty BaluskiBNC 398-9 AM

Simulation in Nursing


Informer/Live Excel

Michael HarlowMSTC 106 (TLC)8-9 AM

Learning Technology

Learn how to access and sort the massive amount of student data using Datatel’s “Informer” tool and Microsoft

Excel’s Pivot tables.

Student Services Personal Development

A short discussion on two new programs: Advancing Care Excellence for Seniors (ACES) and Joining Forces nursing

care for returning veterans. It covers integrating simulation and theory for special populations.

McCarthy Center Tour

Dianne RussomMcCarthy Center8-9 AM

Desert Landscaping

8-10:30 AM AG 6 Jeff Place

The trend in the Desert is to remove your front lawn and convert your landscape to a more desert friendly, and

water efficient, landscape. Topics to be discussed include: how to get rid of bermuda grass, plant selection,

irrigation changes, styles of desert landscapes, and maintenance of the new landscape.

Learn about the great services the McCarthy Center offers to students, faculty, and families.


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Marc Drescher

MSTC 250 John Learned

Using R

On Course training provides a set of strategies and simple teaching activities that can help your students take a

more active role in their own learning. These techniques are intended for all faculty and disciplines. All faculty are

invited to participate in this 7-hour On Course Training FLEX Event including a continental breakfast and lunch.

Please RSVP to Chris Nelson at [email protected].

On Course Training

9 AM-4 PM PSA 18 Chris Nelson

Learn to access and use Campus Email, Voicemail, Campus Portal, Web Advisor, and Blackboard. We will also

discuss the services provided to Faculty by ITIR.

Technology Orientation

MSTC 106 (TLC)

9-10:30 AM

l0:30 AM-12 PM

This presentation will serve as an introduction to the R software package and a demonstration of its use in

analyzing the results of the Math 54 common final. I’ll introduce two R objects, vectors and data frames and some

of the operations to manipulate these objects. R can also be used to simulate random samples from a population

with a given distribution; we will use this to simulate the results of the common final exam. Then we’ll use the

robust plotting capabilities of R to analyze the results. We’ll generate histograms, boxplots, stripcharts, jitter plots,

density plots and probability mass functions. If time permits, we’ll see how a sequence of commands can be saved in

a script file that can later be called from the command line.

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RSVP to Lynda Scott at [email protected]

During the Summer 2012 session, the Title V HSI Enrollment Services department piloted a college readiness

initiative. The goal of the program was to provide students with an EDGE at COD by providing 4 weeks of

intensive review of math, English and reading skills, counseling, financial aid assistance, and supplemental instruction,

all in an effort to have students engage in the college and reassess into higher level courses; ultimately decreasing

the amount of basic skills courses required. Attend this workshop to hear more about this exciting initiative.

Providing Basic Skills Students an Edge

10:30-11:30 AM B 2 Tara McCarthy and Jessica Enders

Human ResourcesCSSC MPR10:30 AM-12 PM


Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Bina IsaacMSTC 106 (TLC)

New Technologies

Boxed Lunches in the Hilb

The Hilb12-1 PM

Come see our new dynamic media/sound studio in the new Math Science Technology Center (MSTC) where you

can develop and create educational audio/visual recordings to enhance your classroom instruction. In addition, the

Network Operation Center (NOC) is built with the latest in technology. Join the ITIR staff at the new TLC to

explore how voice, data, and video is stored, secured and transported at a high speed on and off campus. A guided

tour of the new NOC will be provided. Current and upcoming technology projects will be presented.

10:30 AM-12 PM

How do you protect yourself against claims? How do you address harassment in the classroom? A special guest

speaker will address sexual harassment and unlawful discrimination as it pertains to faculty.

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Please join us in a working activity to plan a Spring Semester tribute to César Chávez that will connect our students

with the living history of their community.

Jay Lewenstein, Juan Lujan, Marisol Reyes, Victor Rios, Lisa Soccio, and Scott Cooper

In October 2010 College of the Desert received the Individual Title V HSI Grant from the U.S. Department of

Education. Please join us to learn about the grant’s goals, activities, highlights and progress to date. Topics include

Supplemental Instruction, Student Portal, College Readiness Program, Electronic Transcripts and Financial Aid and

Literacy Awareness Campaign. Refreshments will be provided. Presentation 30 minutes, 15 to 20 minutes for

Q&A.

Celebrating César Chávez

B 22-3:30 PM

Learn how to access COD’s rich data mines via EMS, Chancellor’s Office DataMart, the Research page and Datatel

database using Informer tool to make data-informed decisions.

EMS Research Data

HSI Title V Grant Updates

Annebelle Nery, Sally Rodriquez, and Jessica Enders1-2 PM CSSC 237

N 4 Nathan Church and Elizabeth Goold


Bina IsaacMSTC 106 (TLC)2-3:30 PM

An overview of the Student Mental Health Program of the CA Community Colleges and the $250,000 2-year

Campus Based Grant that was awarded to COD will be presented. This presentation will focus on Kognito, "an

award-winning developer of online role-playing simulations and games where users build interpersonal skills to

effectively manage challenging conversations in the areas of health and behavioral health."

3:30-5 PM

What is Kognito?

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Learn how an iPad can integrate into the new classrooms at MSTC. Using an iPad in the MSTC classrooms you can:

Operate Room Controls, screens, projectors, operate Instructor Workstation directly from iPad, and control your

PowerPoint Presentation. You can also turn your iPad into a SmartBoard with annotation tools.

3:30-5 PM Mike HadleyMSTC 106 (TLC)


iPads in Smart Classrooms

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