The “But” of Happiness and Learning: Writing to Address Emotional Strandedness
Fawn Livesey (PC)The composition classroom provides a unique opportunity for students to explore their own suffering and the disruptions that may interfere with short- and long-term education and career goals in a world where “grit” may not be enough. While acknowledging the essential role of student services, the presenter will discuss the potential of writing assignments to provoke emotional response, thereby prompting students to identify and begin to address past or ongoing issues with trauma, loss, and “failure.”
Adjunct Tips and Tricks
Sara Wallace (TC, BC)Navigating a new institution is difficult for many instructors. This presentation will go through some of the initial problems, questions, or concerns any new instructor might have when starting at Bakersfield or Taft Colleges. Examples might include whom to contact when having problems with the technology in the classroom, when and where to print out a syllabus, and even the phone numbers for Public Safety.
Teaching and Learning Writing via Virtual Reality
Nooshan Ashtari (UCF, PC)The purpose of this presentation is to examine the use of Virtual Reality (VR) and Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) in teaching and learning to write. With the expansion and advancements of technological tools utilized in the classroom, teachers constantly find themselves learning more about the importance of keeping up with the trends and ins and outs of new technology that can transform their lessons significantly. One of the most prominent mixed-reality classroom environments that is currently being used in the field of education is the EL TLE TeachLivE™. Throughout this presentation, the development and use of the EL TLE TeachLivE™, its main student avatar characters, as well as various writing techniques and activities will be discussed.
The Struggle Is Real . . . and Necessary: When Bridges Impede Student Learning
Melissa Long (PC)Our transfer-level composition courses will have students with a wider range of skills than ever before with the implementation of AB705. How do we support under-prepared students while maintaining rigor? In this session, Melissa Long will explain how Porterville College's co-requisite course has been so successful in helping students embrace the struggle and unleash their capacity.
Stop. Collaborate. It’s Feedback: Using Rubrics to Engage Students in Self and Peer Assessment
Josh Kunnath (KHSD) and Mindy Montanio (KHSD)This session will present methods for teachers of any subject to use rubrics to guide classroom instruction and empower students to provide peer feedback, peer assessment, and self-assessment.
Helping ESL Learners Interact with Mainstream Students and Each Other
Starla Bench (CSUB, BC)Starla will be discussing ways (through games and technology) for ESL students to have fun in the classroom while improving their English. She will also share her method in which ESL students can communicate with mainstream students in a way that does not significantly raise their affective filter.
Oh No You Didn't! Common Research Pitfalls
Katie McNamara (KHSD)The snarky, but truthful observations of failed research as seen by a high school and college librarian. Join us and learn how to help students avoid such travesties.
How to Survive the First(ish) Years without Losing Your Hope or Your Cool!
Doug Burdick (KHSD) and Amy Burdick (KHSD)Doug Burdick is a seasoned vet in the classroom with 16 years of experience teaching at three different KHSD sites. His wife Amy entered the classroom 3 years ago after a mid-life crisis career change. Both Burdicks have learned how to use humor, heart, and the reality of their own life experiences to manage classrooms and inspire young people. The Burdicks will provide strategies for new teachers to survive the first(ish) years in the classroom, including how to deal with technology, truancy, temper tantrums, and talking. As well as how to teach the unteachable or the low-desire-to-learn student without losing yourself or your cool.
Transitioning to College
Windy Martinez (TC)Students transitioning to college may not be aware of the services available to support their educational journey. Teaching faculty can be wonderful resources to share college information with students and families. The goal of this presentation is to provide basic information regarding programs and services available at 2- and 4-year colleges that are designed to help students navigate their post-secondary pathways.
Loud and Proud: Reading Out Loud to All Students
Blake Bastain (KHSD/BC)The benefits of reading out loud to students of any age are undeniable. This session will discuss the benefits of modeling reading by reading aloud and showcase a few ways to bring this skill set—and all of its benefits—directly into any classroom.
Technology as Community of Practice
John Hsiao (FCC, Fresno City College)Emphasizing student-centered pedagogy with an emphasis of presentations based on the California Acceleration Project, CAP; students demonstrate higher engagement and participation by actively engaging with the content by utilizing technology.
Teaching Literature: The Introductory and Literature Survey Classroom
Carol Dell'Amico (CSUB), Jeffrey Eagan (BC), and Matthew Woodman (CSUB)The presenters will share their best practices in teaching literature and then serve as facilitators for a discussion with the audience.
Trouble Shooting Canvas
Nicole Avina (TC) and Sara Wallace (TC)Canvas is a wonderful and user-friendly software platform. The problem is that sometimes a user might experience a problem or want to do something in Canvas that even an advanced user of Canvas might not be able to figure out. This workshop will help trouble-shoot the problem.
Embracing Possibility: Online Courses and Multilingual Students
Michael Westwood (BC)This presentation will explore recent research on online courses in higher education, including factors that impact student success and best practices based on research and cognitive science. It will also include reflections on the presenter's recent experiences teaching a fully-online pilot course designed for multilingual students.
Metacognition: Closing the Gap between What Students Know and What They Need to Know
Tracie Grimes (BC/CSUB)When students stop to reflect on what they have learned they are taking an active role in their learning and strengthening their capacity to think critically. Reflection matters— students have a chance to learn from their mistakes and recognize their strengths and weaknesses. According to a 2014 study conducted by the Harvard Business School, simply asking students to reflect on their learning improved their performance by up to 25%. In this presentation, we will look at effective ways to incorporate self-reflection into the classroom.
Fun Ways to Learn and Interact in the ESL Classroom
Starla Bench (BC/CSUB)I will go over some websites and games I use in the classroom to help my ESL students interact with each other while practicing English. I will also discuss ways in which I'm getting my ESL students to engage in conversation with mainstream college students (in ways that won't significantly raise their affective filter).
A Continuing Discussion: Transitions from High School to College in the Age of No Remediation
Kim Flachmann (CSUB), Jeff Eagan (BC), and Kamala Carlson (TC)We will present the mandates we all received to dissolve remediation and then demonstrate in each case how we responded to those mandates. We will provide new sample syllabuses from each school.
Resources for Technology-Enhanced ERWC
Lori Campbell (KHSD)As ERWC prepares for the new 3.0 edition, the presenters will discuss moving the curriculum to a digital format. Participants will see how applying the Quality Matters rubric in the development of a fully online version of ERWC builds fidelity and authentic educational discussions. In addition, participants will receive hints on how to create a hybrid course in their own classrooms using technology thoughtfully and effectively through Google Classroom. They will also receive a link for the 3.0 revision of Racial Profiling available for LMS systems such as Moodle, Blackboard, and Canvas.
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