Session 1: 10:20 AM - 11:50 AM

 

Session #: S1:01

Title: What's New in Curriculum

Presenters: Ann Foster, Josh Adams, Rosa Garcia, and Chas Crocker

Description: Curious about credit for prior learning opportunities? Wondering about new general education requirements and patterns and course renumbering? There is a lot happening in the world of curriculum, in general and at SRJC. Come to this session to learn more about what's new in curriculum.

Location: PC 698, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor

Pathway: Teaching, Learning & Student Support

 

Session #: S1:02 

Title: Critical Incident Mindset

Presenters: Daniel James, and Brandon Fleetwood

Description: Provide a basic understanding of the types of critical incidents you could encounter and strategies on how you can develop the mindset to deal with that encounter. An overview of District Polices role during a critical incident.

Location: PC697, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor

Pathway: Wellness & Safety

 

Session #: S1:03

Title: Dark AI: Ethical Dilemmas

Presenters: Glen Salazar

Description: AI has been a buzzword in the news since the launch of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022. While there are some positive societal outcomes from AI such as the deciphering of the Herculaneum scrolls or advancements in medicine, there are also some negative risks that arise as well. Having completed the thesis for this master's in International Studies in November 2022, which focused on the confluence of AI and populism in Brazil's 2018 elections, Glen Salazar will share his learned insights. From that starting point, the workshop will explore other dangers to society posed by hegemonic AI and the corresponding dilemmas that arise as well.

Location: Online Participation Only,  Zoom Link

Pathway: Technology, General Interest

 

Session #: S1:04

Title: DEIAA at SRJC: Learnings from NCORE, and Courageous Leaders

Presenters: Kyle Wallstrum, Beatriz Camargo, Molly Senecal, Jerry Thao, and Li Collier

Description: DEIAA, DEI? What do diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, anti-racism mean? Are these terms in alignment with our values at SJRC? How do they play out in our work? In the classroom? Outside of the classroom? Join us in conversation around these topics and let's gain a shared understanding of the importance of this work.

Location: PC657, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor

Pathway: Diversity & Demographics

 

Session #: S1:05

Title: Disproportionate Impact: How to Measure It, and What to Do About It

Presenters: Noelle LaVoie, Brianna Thomsen, Catherine Williams, Jurgen Kremer, Daisy Cardenas, Laura Aspinall, and Blair Lamb

Description: Are you curious about whether some groups of students are more likely to fail or withdraw from classes in your discipline? The psychology discipline has been examining questions about student success and retention for our Psych 1A classes. In this presentation we'll share the way we've been exploring disproportionate impacts and our efforts to reduce them in psychology. We will begin by demonstrating how to use the public data available in the SRJC Fact Book to examine disproportionate impacts. Then we will discuss strategies that can be used to reduce disproportionate impacts on students of color. We will share advice we've received from counselors along with our own lessons learned. And we will lead a discussion about ways these strategies can be applied in other disciplines.

Location: PC640 Richard W. Call Building, First Floor

Pathway: Teaching, Learning & Student Support

 

Session #: S1:06

Title: Are You Oversharing Online? Increase Your Digital Privacy

Presenters: Katrina Smith, and Katie Lam

Description: Join us to learn and share experiences about digital privacy and how personal information is gathered, used, and shared online. This interactive discussion for faculty and classified staff will include personal security best practices, geolocation settings, how to select cookie preferences, and SRJC work practices to increase online privacy in your personal and professional environments.

Location: PC643, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor, Zoom Link

Pathway: Technology

 

Session #: S1:07

Title: SRJC Study Abroad Program

Presenters: SRJC Study Abroad Committee

Description: Does teaching your discipline in Barcelona, London, or Florence sound exciting? Come to our workshop and learn about the SRJC Study Abroad program. You will hear from SRJC instructors that participated in Study Abroad during Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.

Location: PC658, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor

Pathway: General Interest

 

Session #: S1:08

Title: Top-10 Online Course Design Practices

Presenters: Lauren Mitchell (Nahas) and other faculty

Description: Effective practices for online instruction are well-established and relatively simple.  This workshop will cover 10 key characteristics of a well-designed online course.  After reviewing the Top-10 list, we'll spend some hands-on time applying these practices to your course.  

Learning Outcomes

• Identify opportunities for clarification of online materials
• Apply accessibility mark-up skills
• Select Canvas tools to improve the clarity of your course organization
• Design clear course-start introductory materials and assignment templates

Location: PC645, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor, Zoom Link

Pathway: General Interest

 

Session #: S1:09

Title: Sabbatical Leave Information

Presenters: Anna Brown, Emilio Gomez, and Mary-Catherine Oxford

Description: Do you need to recharge your academic batteries? Could you use some time to refresh or renew your scholarship or simply pursue discipline interests? Did you know that you may be eligible for a semester-long or full-year sabbatical leave? If you want to learn more about your options or are generally curious about the sabbatical process, attend this workshop to get started. link to Sabbatical presentation for in-person workshop attendees. 

Location: PC692, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor

Pathway: Teaching, Learning & Student Support

 

Session #: S1:10

Title: Listening to Our Stories

Presenters: Rafael Vazquez Guzman, and Student Panel

Description: Often we share the outcomes of research, but in this workshop, we will hear from Latinx students who are currently and who recently transferred to universities. Their voices will educate us about their experiences while at SRJC. We will ask them about their experiences feeling welcomed in classes and on campus in general. What were their experiences receiving services like mental health or the food pantry? And will ask them to give us guidance on what other services they would have benefited from? Come learn from the experts.

Location: PC693, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor

Pathway: Diversity & Demographics

 

Session #: S1:11

Title: Know Your Academic Senate

Presenters: John Stover, Nancy Persons, and Members of the Senate Executive Committee

Description: The Academic Senate plays an important role in facilitating and representing the voice of the faculty in the shared governance of the college. Come learn more about the role of CCC Academic Senates both locally and statewide, hear about past activities and the year ahead, and meet your leadership team. We'll also highlight the unique role Academic Senates play in the shared governance process and the role of the Brown Act in facilitating that role. Open to all SRJC members, and we particularly welcome those new to SRJC, those hoping to join Senate in the future, and everyone interested in representing the faculty's role in curriculum, diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti-racism.

Location: PC641, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor

Pathway: Teaching, Learning & Student Support

 

Session #: S1:12

Title: Intermediate Jump Rope Skills

Presenters: Stacey Krywaruczenko

Description: This workshop is designed for anyone who already knows how to jump rope. We will focus on working new skills, and some double Dutch!! Please bring your own jump rope and shoes.

Location: Meet at PC800, Physical Fitness Center, Will use outdoor space nearby.

Pathway: Wellness & Safety

 

Session #: S1:13

Title: SRJC Educator Development Certificate of Achievement

Presenters: Felicia Darling, Amy Roscielle Flores, Regina Guerra, and Lynn Erickson Rhode

Description: Find out about SRJC’s new Educator Development Certificate of Achievement for prospective and current secondary educators. It launches in Fall 2024. Come meet some of the SRJC faculty teaching the courses: Lynn Erikson Rhode, Regina Guerra, Amy Roscielle Flores, and Felicia Darling. This 16-unit Certificate is perfect for current SRJC students seeking to explore a career in secondary teaching. Current secondary paraprofessionals and certificated teachers seeking to improve their craft can enroll in Fall 2024, as well. These CSU-transferrable courses will bolster educators’ skills to serve students in diverse classrooms. 

Location: PC656, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor

Pathway: Leadership & Management Technology

 

Session #: S1:14

Title: SLO Basics

Presenters: SLO Coordinators, and Liaisons

Description: This workshop will demonstrate the basics of using Canvas and Insights to assess you students mastery of the SLOs for your courses.

For those who are using the software for the first time or who want a refresher.

Location: PC644, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor

Pathway: Teaching, Learning & Student Support, Technology

 

Session #: S1:15

Title: The Basics of Self Defense

Presenters: Oscar Guajardo

Description: Empower yourself with essential self-defense skills in our inclusive class. Learn fundamental techniques and strategies to enhance your confidence and safety in any situation. Join the class to build strength, awareness, and the knowledge to protect yourself effectively.

Location: PC808 (Gym), Physical Fitness Center

Pathway: Wellness & Safety

 

Session #: S1:16

Title: Transform Your Impact: Decolonizing Wealth in Community College Philanthropy

Presenters: Katie Greenwald, and J Mullineaux

Description: During this session, we’ll examine the inequitable history of philanthropy in the United States and discuss how these systems contribute to inequality today. Join the SRJC Foundation as we explore how we’re dismantling racist structures within our work, and how you can become a part of this transformative approach.

Location: PC602, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor

Pathway: Diversity & Demographics

Session 2: 12:50 PM - 2:20 PM

 

 

Session #:S2:01

Title: Fostering Inclusion, and Accessibility at SRJC Using Empathy Circles

Presenters: Felicia Darling, and Hilleary Zarate

Description: Join Dr. Felicia Darling and Hilleary Zarate to engage in caring, courageous, and constructive conversations that foster inclusion and accessibility at SRJC. This highly interactive workshop leverages the power of Empathy Circles and sentence starters from the Empathy Unchained™ DEIA Conversation Deck. Empathy Circles hone our empathic speaking and listening skills, since participants take turns to actively listen and intentionally speak. Empathy Circles embody the core values of connection, openness, caring, and mutuality. Pre-registration by emailing hzarate@santarosa.edu is recommended and limited to the first 12 participants. Reliable internet and a web camera are required. Actively participating and having your video on during this workshop will create an open and caring space.

Location: Online Participation Only, Zoom Link

Pathway: Workplace Effectiveness & Interpersonal Skills

 

Session #: S2:02 

Title: Rebuilding the Foundation of an Administrative Assistant Network

Presenters: Martha Ceja, Katie Lam, and Stephanie Dirks

Description: An opportunity for connection, networking, and collaboration among Administrative Assistants and any other professional to discuss best practices. The goal of this session is to share collective knowledge, discuss areas of improvement, solutions and possible future resources. While this session is aimed at classified professionals all are welcome to join. Members of the Classified Professional Development team will debut some upcoming initiatives for this calendar year.

Location: PC696, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor, Zoom Link

Pathway: Workplace Effectiveness & Interpersonal Skills

 

Session #:S2:03

Title: Kinship in the Workplace

Presenters: Bentley Cavazzi, Jenna Barrett, Martha Ceja, Ann Mansfield, Lauren Coburn, Rachael Cutcher, Alice Hampton, and Javier Rodriguez Aguilera

Description: SRJC employees come from many diverse and beautiful backgrounds, interests, and experiences. It's wonderful when we can share and embrace these facets in each other. We don't often have the chance to bond with each other outside of our office spaces, so starting this fall, SRJC's new Courageous Leadership Academy's Kinship Group will be hosting monthly meet-ups to foster kinship at work. Join SRJC's first Kinship Group meet-up this PDA Day to get to know your colleagues better. Join us for snacks, activities, and kinship building. If you're curious about kinship, but can't make it to this session, please join us next time! Future meet-ups will be hosted in the newly remodeled Thrivance Hub. Cheers!

Location: PC640, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor

Pathway: Workplace Effectiveness & Interpersonal Skills

 

Session #: S2:04 - Canceled

Title: Top 10 Library Resources for Faculty (aka...Eat Your Heart Out, David Letterman)

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Description: This workshop has been canceled by the presenters as of 8/9/24

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Session #: S2:05

Title: Transforming SRJC as a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Presenters: Robert Holcomb, VPAA,  and Catherine Prince, Dean

Description: In this interactive session members of the HSI Transformation Team will provide the college community with an update on the work of the team this last year. We will share findings, explore themes, and provide an opportunity to share your input. A multi-constituent, HSI Transformation Team was formed in November 2023 and embarked on a 10 month an action research project with leading HSI scholar, Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, of UC Berkeley's School of Education. The project is funded by the Student Experience Research Network (SERN) and explores the organizational framework presented in the book, Transforming Hispanic Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice (Garcia, 2023). The team has reviewed policies, procedures, and practices to create more intentionality around SRJC's capacity as a Hispanic- Serving Institution.

Location: PC639, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor

Pathway: Diversity & Demographics

 

Session #: S2:06

Title: The November Election - A Political Science Perspective

Presenters: Alexis Hanson, Claudia Moura, and Johannes van Gorp

Description: Globally, freedom has been in decline since 2007. For countries that are still considered to be free, they increasingly are becoming less so. The US is no exception. Accordingly, the upcoming November elections could have profound consequences. In this presentation, political science colleagues will explain: (1) what the field has to say about why this is happening, (2) what institutional trends can tell us about the upcoming election, (3) what specifically is at stake in California as far as the Senate is concerned, and (4) what is at stake with initiatives that are on the ballot this November.

Location: PC692, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor

Pathway: Citizenship & Democracy

 

Session #: S2:07

Title: The Power of Memoir

Presenters: Leslie Mancillas, and Jess Taylor

Description: College Skills English faculty and Jess Taylor English faculty will share top tips on creating community and a sense of belonging for both faculty and students through personal narrative writing. Both Leslie & Jess are published personal narrative writers.

Location: Online Participation Only, Zoom Link

Pathway: General Interest

 

Session #: S2:08

Title: ZTC Pathways from Ideation to Implementation: Exploring the Possibilities

Presenters: Katrina Smith, and Sara Stallard

Description:Come join in the ZTC revolution at SRJC! Learn, chat and get some ZTC swag! Members of the Zero Textbook Cost Workgroup will share how to support faculty in adapting and adopting Open Educational Resources and other low cost options to reduce economic barriers of textbook costs to students. Textbook costs are a substantial barrier for the majority of students, confirming “textbook affordability as a redistributive justice issue and positioning OER as a potential avenue for realizing a more socially just college experience. (Jenkins et al., 2020)”  

To support this initiative, SRJC received a huge grant of $200,000 from the Chancellor’s Office intended to support the establishment of ZTC Degree Pathways. This initiative is intended to foster the growth of Zero-Textbook-Cost programming where students will directly benefit in two ways: 1. saving costs on educational materials and 2. having access to educational resources that can be tailored to foster higher quality learning and greater inclusivity, both increasing equity in the classroom and in the larger college community. ZTC Degree Pathways, when embraced, can support a culture of belonging.

This workshop will help provide clarity on various concepts involved, including discussion about AB 798, AB 705, OERs and creative commons licensing, and how Guided Pathways concepts underpin ZTC Degree Pathways; strategies for faculty who want to get involved; and steps to take, ranging from simple adoption of existing OERs to course redesigns. We will have hands-on activities for participants to choose from, in getting started on their ideas, as well as sharing options for faculty work!

Location: PC643, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor

Pathway: General Interest, Teaching, Learning & Student Support

 

Session #: S2:09

Title: Courageous Leaders Academy - Courageous Conversations

Presenters: Purnur Ozbirinci, Katrina Smith, Marlyn Garcia, Katie Lam, Magdalena Mendoza, Gustavo Sanchez, Deyanira Morales, Nick Neisius, Ann Foster, Lynn Ellerbrock, and Dolph Rehkop

Description: Join us to learn about SRJC's Courageous Leaders Academy (CLA) and our learning project, Courageous Conversations. Last spring, we successfully addressed audism. This fall, we will focus on microaggressions and unconscious bias in education. We invite everyone to join us in CLA 2024/2025 and participate in our Courageous Conversations learning project.

Location: PC695, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor, Zoom Link

Pathway: Diversity & Demographics

 

Session #: S2:10

Title: Japanese Puzzle Boxes and Mathematics

Presenters: Dean Gooch

Description: I will introduce the audience to the world of Japanese puzzle boxes and show off one which requires 324 steps for opening. I was able to mathematically find a formula for the movements of this puzzle box and determine the number of steps to open it. At first, it did not work, but on further reflection, I was able to determine the number of the puzzle box's moves for opening. The puzzle and its solution were a lot of fun!

Location: PC657, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor

Pathway: General Interest

 

Session #: S2:11- Canceled

Title: An Honest Conversation: My First-Hand Experience with HyFlex-A

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Description: This workshop has been canceled by the presenter as of 8/8/24.

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Session #: S2:12

Title: Discussion Refresh!

Presenters: Lauren Mitchell (Nahas)

Description: Let's freshen-up those stale discussion topics.  We'll discuss the most common ways asynchronous discussions can go wrong, and learn some basic principles of discussion design to improve engagement, relevance and collaboration.  We'll also cover how some of the newly released discussion features can help improve your discussions.

If time, we'll sneak in a look at newly released features of New Quizzes as well. 

Learning Outcomes

• Identify common problems in discussion design.
• Explore strategies to increase interaction and relevance to asynchronous discussions.
• Implement the new features of the Canvas discussions redesign

Location: PC641, Richard W. Call Building, First Floor, Zoom Link

Pathway: Technology, Teaching, Learning & Student Support

 

Session #: S2:13

Title: Workplace Emergency Preparedness

Presenters: Dawn Carter

Description: This is for all persons working on any SRJC campus. Disasters, emergencies & potential emergencies will happen. There are simple actions you can take at the beginning of each semester to feel better prepared, and confident, when these situations occur. We will discuss these actions and how to empower your emergency mindset. There will be ample time for questions.

Location: PC691, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor

Pathway: Wellness & Safety

 

Session #: S2:14

Title: Building Community Continues: Embracing Cultural Humility

Presenters: Dr. Veronica Keiffer-Lewis

Description: This two-part workshop explores Community Building through the lens of cultural humility. This session will focus on principles three and four of building relationships and community through the framework of cultural humility. This session will focus on the use of power structures and institutional policy.

Location: PC644 Richard W. Call Building, First Floor

Pathway: Workplace Effectiveness and Interpersonal Skills

 

Session #: S2:15

Title: Counselor Technical Trainings: Dual Enrollment. JumpStart EPW's, and Curriculum Changes on the Horizon! Part 1

Presenters: Amanda Greene, and Roberto Alvarado

Description: Debriefing the elimination of Coun 270 and discussing what worked, didn't work, and what needs to be changed for the EPW's with regards to Dual Enrollment. Also, trainings on all of the new SB and AB changes coming, including CAL-GETC and Auto ADT Awarding.

Location: PC656 Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor Zoom Link

Pathway: Teaching, Learning & Student Support, Technology

 

Session #: S2:16

Title: SEIU Classified Unit Meeting

Presenters: SEIU Classified Executive Council

Description: This session is for Classified Professionals. Come learn what your union is doing for you and bring questions for your union representatives.

Location: PC698, Richard W. Call Building, Second Floor, Zoom Link

Pathway: General Interest

 

Session #: S2:17

Title: Part 1 - Course Evaluation Revision Process with SLO Assessment and DEI Values Alignment: Associate Degree Nursing and Health Sciences Disciplines Application

Presenters: Diane Donnelly

Description: This workshop will provide an opportunity for faculty to dialogue in a forum about the course evaluation revision process. Since the pandemic, nursing education and healthcare have experienced numerous practice changes and student course evaluation questions should reflect post-pandemic healthcare industry practices, related nursing curriculum changes and guiding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) principles. Program course evaluation survey format requires update by faculty to adopt student accessible electronic survey via Canvas or other online technology application. Faculty must evaluate and standardize course evaluation content revisions among all nursing courses for student participation in Fall of 2024. This will prepare faculty for 2025 Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) accreditation survey visit and college sexennial course curriculum review. These revisions are critical for continuous quality improvement to align with newly implemented student learning outcomes (SLOs) assessments within Canvas and Insights applications and associated DEI education, healthcare and community workplace practices. Through review and cross-referencing of pre-pandemic course evaluation templates, faculty can articulate and develop relevant revisions in an electronic course evaluation survey format for nursing student feedback in Fall of 2024. BRN accreditation requirements, nursing courses SLO content and SRJC DEI values will be applied as platforms to finalize course evaluation revisions. Other Health Science faculty can benefit from attending this workshop to apply the nursing approach for course evaluation revision within allied health programs as part of their program accreditation process.

Location: Santa Rosa Campus, Race Health Sciences Building, Room 4036

Pathway: Teaching, Learning & Student Support

 

Session #: S2:18

Title: Demonstration of CRISPR Gene Editing Lab, Part 1

Presenters: Katy Jamshidi

Description: On my sabbatical, I developed a lab for Bio 2.1 and Micro 5 students where they perform CRISPR-mediated gene editing in yeast. This workshop is for Biology faculty to learn about how this lab activity is done, in case they would like to incorporate it into their lab classes.  Participants must contact Katy Jamshidi to RSVP by August 12th.

Location: Santa Rosa Campus, Baker Hall, Room 1885

Pathway: General Interest

 

Session #: S2:19

Title: Exploring Shone Farm and Discovery Collaborations

Presenters: Johnny Campbell

Description: Come explore the SRJC's Shone Farm! Faculty will guide you through the farm to see the forest, vineyards, vegetables, pastures, facilities and more. This event will allow you to not only learn more about the SRJC's farm, but it will help you discover new ways to connect and collaborate with other faculty and even develop ideas on how to use Shone as a living laboratory for classes in any discipline.**Please Note: this workshop is 3 hours long** We will meet at the Shone Farm pavilion (see directions) at 12:50 PM.  During the session, we will hike through the forest, visit the Russian river, and tour the farm (including apple picking!), but please expect a moderately strenuous hike (approx.. 1-1.5 miles) over hilly terrain (some steep).  We will also encounter poison oak in the forest vicinity and we may encounter a few trail obstacles including downed tree trunks and a small creek. It may be warm and sunny, so please bring appropriate clothing and sun protection, along with water and snacks, and anything else you may need – depending on the weather, we will do what we can to make the session as comfortable as possible. At the end of the session there may also be an opportunity to collect some Shone Farm produce, so bring a bag! 

Location: Shone Farm Campus, Dutton Pavilion, CFPAV 1

Pathway: General Interest

Session 3: 2:40 PM - 4:10 PM

 

 

Session #: S3:01

Title: Caring for Aging Parents

Presenters: Allison Baker

Description: This session aims to provide a supportive and collaborative discussion space for anyone who is interested in sharing and learning from others about topics and issues relevant to caring for aging parents (or grandparents). Topics may include: how to help aging parents while working fulltime and/or from a distance, navigating medical care, managing financial affairs, finding caregivers and caregiving facilities, serving as a primary caregiver, self-care, helpful resources relevant to senior care, family dynamics, and other challenges and concerns. Everyone is welcome, whether already caring for aging parents or preparing for the future.

 

Session #: S3:02

Title: Fostering Diversity and Equity at SRJC Using Empathy Circles

Presenters: Dr Felicia Darling, and Hilleary Zarate

Description: Join Dr. Felicia Darling and Hilleary Zarate to engage in caring, courageous, and constructive conversations that foster diversity and equity at SRJC. This highly interactive workshop leverages the power of Empathy Circles and sentence starters from the Empathy Unchained™ DEIA Conversation Deck. Empathy Circles hone our empathic speaking and listening skills, since participants take turns to actively listen and intentionally speak. Empathy Circles embody the core values of connection, openness, caring, and mutuality. Pre-registration at hzarate@santarosa.edu is recommended and limited to the first 12 participants. Reliable internet and a web camera are required. Actively participating and having your video on during this workshop will create an open and caring space.

Location: Remote Participation Only, Zoom Link

Pathway: Diversity & Demographics

 

Session #: S3:03 - Canceled

Title: Using Canvas Quizzes in SLO Assessment

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Description: This workshop has been canceled by the presenters as of 8/13/24

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