2016 Skyline College Adjunct Faculty Teaching & Learning Symposium

A major component of The Skyline College Promise includes the promise that students’ academic experience/success will be “supported by a foundation of quality instruction” (The Skyline Promise, p. 7). Given that “robust support for faculty to deepen their excellence in teaching and learning is an essential component of student success” (The Skyline Promise, p. 7), it is critical for Skyline College to provide professional learning opportunities for its faculty, especially adjunct professors, whose professional lives often pose barriers to accessing quality professional development opportunities geared towards enhancing teaching strategies/practices particularly geared towards enhancing student success in the first and second semesters of college.

The Skyline College Adjunct Professional Development Day will support The Skyline College Promise by providing adjunct faculty workshops and faculty engagement that will help them to deliver “meaningful and culturally relevant learning experiences” (The Skyline Promise, p. 7). Most of the proposed workshops are especially intended to address areas that could enhance student success in the first and second semesters.

Participants of Skyline College Adjunct Professional Day will:
• Explore and engage in specific teaching strategies that promote active learning
• Engage in community building and idea exchanges that foster growth in successful teaching
• Explore and identify campus resources that support student success
• Learn how to build student centered lessons, activities, and assessments
• Explore and identify ways the CTTL can support teaching
• Learn strategies for dealing with a campus crisis

Symposium Schedule:

8:00-8:30 Full Breakfast
8:30-9:15 Opening session
a. Welcome
b. Keynote Speaker

9:30-11:45 Concurrent workshops

a. 9:30-10:30 (Please choose one on the next page when you click register)

• Designing Backward: Thinking Forward
• Strategies for Active Learning
• Are Students Learning? Formative Assessment for the College Classroom
• Getting to Know Student & Academic Services

b. 10:45-11:45 (Please choose one on the next page when you click register)

• Designing Backward: Thinking Forward
• Strategies for Active Learning
• Are Students Learning? Formative Assessment for the College Classroom
• Getting to Know Student & Academic Services

11:45-12:30 Lunch Break

12:45-2:30 Afternoon Anchor Sessions
a. 12:45-1:45 Campus Crisis Training
b. 1:45-2:30 Closing Remarks & Evaluations
c. 2:30 Collect Timesheets

FAQs

Who is invited to participate in this event?

Skyline College Adjunct Faculty.

Where is the location?

Please check-in at Bldg. 4, Room 4180.

What is my time commitment?

Please commit to the full 8:00am-2:30pm schedule. Adjunct Faculty attending the full schedule will be compensated at the special rate. Timesheets will be available at the end of the afternoon session and will be collected by a staff member.

Do I need to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Printed tickets are not required for you to check-in. Please check-in at the registration table prior to the start of the event.