Ventura College
Professional Development Workshops & Events
September 2011 – September 2016
(Some workshops and trainings are given yearly.)
- Wellness Workshop (Raeann Koerner)
- Disruptive Student (David Bransky)
- Flip Classroom (Rebecca Chandler)
- How to Apply for a Full Time Teaching Job for Part-time Faculty (Gwendolyn Huddleston, Deans)
- How to Apply for a Dean Position (Gwendolyn Huddleston)
- Suicide Prevention (Mary Jones)
- One Book One Campus (VC Library)
- Advance Banner Training (Terry Cobos)
- Mental Health Outreach (Mary Jones)
- Institutional Review Board Procedures (Gwendolyn Huddleston)
- Microsoft Math 4.0 (Shuba Simhan)
- What is Interdisciplinary Studies and Why is it the Hottest New Topic on American Campuses (Robert Porter, Eric Martin)
- Pay For Yourself First (County Schools Federal Credit Union)
- Maximize Microsoft Outlook (Grant Jones)
- What are the Platonic Solids all About (Jarmila Nguyen)
- The Syllabus Attitude (Tania DeClerck)
- English Teaching Communities (Eric Martinson)
- CPR Training (Kelly Neel, RN)
- SITE Follow Ups (Sharon Beynon)
- Healthy Lifestyle, Regular Exercise and it Contributions to a Healthy Mind, Body and Sprit (Tim Harrison)
- Open Form with College President
- Teaching Techniques Exchange Group (Lauri Moore)
- Technology in the Active Classroom (Brent Wilson)
- I Know What You Did Last Semester –Sabbatical (Stacy Sloan Graham)
- How to Process Your SITE Funds (Eileen Crump, Sharon Beynon)
- Classified Staff Thanksgiving Potluck
- Annual Cookie Exchange
- Classified Appreciation Lunch
- Earth Day Campus Clean Up
- How Students Transfer from Community College to University-What Faculty Need to Know (Marian Carrasco-Nungaray)
- Academic Integrity (David Bransky)
- Polite Write-E-Mail Etiquette in the age of Emoticons (Sharon Beynon)
- D2L All Current Users – New Content Tool in 10.1 (Erica Tartt)
- D2L Beginning – Gradebook Training (Erica Tartt)
- Using Smart Classroom Technology (Grant Jones)
- Assistive Technology and the “Average Student”—Find out How Computers Can Help Every Learning Style (Steve Turner)
- Curriculum Updates (Gloria Arevalo)
- The Foundation Has Money-Find out how to Help Your Students Get Money (Norbert Tan)
- Come Proust with Us! The VC Literary Salon Begins ( Peter Sezzi, Henny Kim)
- Legislative Changes Effecting Students and how Faculty can Assist (Victoria Lugo, Susan Bricker, Alma Rodriquez, Aurora De La Silva)
- Yoga for Stress in the Classroom (Shelia Chima)
- Voyager! Experience the New Library System (Ayanna Gaines, Peter Sezzi)
- How to make PowerPoint more engaging (Ken Drake)
- Verbal Judo-Conversations Strategies that Work When Talk Gets Tense (Gina Rae)
- Using Clickers (Raeann Koerner )
- Movement in the Classroom (Kenly Guzman)
- Brain Theory and Stress in the Classroom (Gina Rae)
- Want to Teach Online? A Pathway to Training, Certification and Best Practices (Erica Tartt)
- 911 What to do before EMS Arrives Frist Responses in Classroom Medical Emergencies (Campus Police, Meredith Mundel, Nelly Neel, David Bransky)
- Faculty Adventures (Gigi Fiumerodo)
- Math Best Practices (Mike McCain)
- Your Right as a Consumer (County Schools Federal Credit Union)
- Web Enhancement Training (Erica Tartt)
- Gamification in the Classroom (Keenan Kibrick)
- Observation is Key (Jenchi Wu)
- Canon Copy Center (Lisette Fernandez)
- Self Defense/Assault Prevention for our Community (Larry Reynosa)
- How to Produce a Poster in MS Word and Change it to a PDF in Photoshop (Dina Pielaet)
- Communicating Expectation, Setting the Tone: The Interactive Syllabus (Tania DeClerck, Sumita Lall)
- Automotive Technology in Action (Andrew Cawelti)
- Supplemental Instruction: A Team Approach to Learning (Sharon Oxford)
- Tegrity (Rebecca Chandler)
- CCCO Help…Curriculum Required Changes Again! (Nan Duangpun, Gloria Arevalo)
- Maximize Your New Lync Software/Phone (Grant Jones)
- Meaningful Rubrics (Debbie Newcomb, Andrea Horigan & Ty Gardner)
- Equity for All, Institutional Responsibility for Student Success (Dr. Estela Bensimon)
- Basic Skills Class Strategies, Engage All Students Toward College Success (Steve Turner)
- Practicing Council at Ventura College (Eric Martinsen & Robert Porter)
- Entering the 3D World (Jamila Nguyen)
- Investment Discussion Group (J. F. Crowley, Richard Cheline)
- D2L Gradebook (advanced) (Rebecca Chandler)
- Monthly Orientation Meeting for New Full Time Faculty (Tom Dalton)
- Reading and Writing in the Classroom (Robert Porter and Eric Martinsen)
- Student Success Act and General Updates (Dr. Greg Gillespie)
- Content Tool-Advanced (Rebecca Chandler)
- Pros & Cons of self-publishing" (Paulette Johnson)
- Helping Staff Help Students Cope with Basic Skills Across the Curriculum (Steve Turner and Sumita Lall)
- D2L Quiz Tools-Basic (Rebecca Chandler)
- D2L Quiz Tools-Advanced (Rebecca Chandler)
- Classroom Enhancement Training Using D2L (Rebecca Chandler)
- Deepening the Circle: Re-visioning How To Be At Work (Robert Porter and Eric Martinson)
- Banner Training for Scheduling, Finding Rooms, Running Reports, and more for Administrative Assistants (Connie Baker)
- Classified Staff Development Retreat (Classified Senate)
- Administrative Support Staff Training (Jeanine Day, Karen Osher, Brenda Griego, Terry Cobos, Dan Casey)
- Lynda.com. (Rebecca Chandler)
- Determine Constant and Effective Contact in Online Classes (Distance Education Committee)
- Tips On How to Get a Full Time Teaching Position (Gwendolyn Huddleston)
- Content Tool (Rebecca Chandler)
- Rubric Tool (Rebecca Chandler)
- The Basics of D2L – discussion Boards (Erica Tartt)
- It Takes a Community to Help A Student Succeed (Jaclyn Walker)
- Graphics, Print, Web & Publicity: The District Marketing Team is here for you! (Dina Pielaet, Janeene Nagaoka)
- Practicing Council at Ventura College (Eric Martinsen & Robert Porter)
- Online Tutoring – Using Smarthinking (Erica Hurtado)
- Veteran’s in the Classroom (Perry Martin)
- New Scantron Devices – Informational Demonstration (Grant Jones)
- D2L Open House, Understanding Student Self-Assessment, Orientations (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Quality Matter (Andrea Horigan)
- D2L Grade Book Best Practices (for Web Enhancing, Simple Shell Users too)
- Student Orientation Pilot Program
- My Math Lab & D2L Integration (Matthew Moore, Sharon Oxford)
- Degree Works (Scott Brewer)
- Turnitin (Rebecca Chandler)
- CCC Transfer Process “What Faculty Need to Know (Marian Carrasco Nungaray)
- D2L Mixer (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Summer Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE)
- Active Shooter Training/Safety Awareness on Campus
- Distance Learning Understanding Regular and Effective Contact (Matthew Moore, Sharon Oxford)
- SLOs 101 (Andrea Horigan, Debbie Newcomb)
- How to Create an E-Portfolio (Sharon Oxford)
- Autism Awareness and You in Your Classroom (Steve Turner)
- What is Happening in the Career & Technical Education Field (Kathleen Schrader)
- TracDat (Debbie Newcomb, Andrea Horigan)
- Lync Phones (Grant Jones)
- Tenure Process & Evaluations (Greg Gillespie)
- Grades First (Corey Wendt, Scott Brewer)
- Teaching at Night (Gwendolyn Huddleston, Campus Police, David Bransky)
- D2L Open House (Matthew Moore, Sharon Oxford)
- Back to School Breakfast with the College President
- Large Classrooms – Ideas to Get Students Involved in Class (Panel Discussion)
- Quality Matters-Faculty Share Their Insights on What Good Course Design Looks Like
- The New Applied Science Center is Emerging-Tour
- Importing Your Content and Organizing Your Gradebook (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Faculty and Staff Colloquium (Professional Development Committee)
- Spanish Heritage Fiesta (Diversity in Culture Taskforce)
- Conducting Field Trips: Getting Students Out of the Classroom! (Philip Clinton)
- New Classified Staff Orientation (Classified Senate)
- New Full-Time Faculty Orientation (Jennifer Garner, Philip Clinton)
- New Part-Time Faculty Orientation (Michelle Millea, Perry Martin, George Warren)
- SEIU Update (Olivia Long)
- 10 Ways Everyone Can Help Support Student Success for Classified Staff (Pamela Yeagley)
- 10 Ways Everyone Can Help Support Student Success for Faculty (Pamela Yeagley)
- Advanced Microsoft Office (Grant Jones)
- Adobe Products for You and the LRC Training Studio Updates (Matthew Moore, Sharon Oxford)
- Want to Learn to Sew (Abra Flores)
- OEI Online Student Success Workshop-Canvas, NetTutor and the VC Pilot Plan (OEI Team)
- Learn Hot to Update Your Website with Drupal Training (Victory Kitamura)
- The Ventura College Oral History Project: Using CAPS TV’s Video Resources for Class & Club Projects (Colleen Coffey, Michael Ward)
- Lunch & Learn Learning Communities Mixer (Coordinated by the Learning Communities Committee)
- D2L – Web Enhancing Your Classroom (Matthew Moore)
- Degree Works – Makin and Education Plan (Corey Wendt)
- Turnitin and Smarthinking Turnitin Software (Sharon Oxford)
- Implementing Google Docs in Your Classroom (Matthew Moore)
- PowerPoint in Online Classes-How to Turn Good Into Great! (Ann Bittl)
- Degrees and Certificates-State Approval and Submission Process (Olivia Long, Debbie Newcomb, Michael Bowen)
- Lynda.com and the LRC Training Studio “Maker Space” for Faculty (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- D2L and Distance Education Open House (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Mandatory Curriculum Committee Member Training (Michael Bowen, Olivia Long, Nan Duangpun)
- Nursing Faculty Curriculum Revision Retreat
- Distance Learning: Techniques for Online Office Hours that Translate into Regular and Effective Contact (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Using Motivational Interviewing to Improve Student Success (Lois Zsarnay)
- Assisting Long-Term Language Learners and ESL Students, Multilingual Students (Karen Harrison)
- Learning Communities Workshop-Practical Steps to Collaboration with Colleagues (Jenna Garcia, Robert Porter)
- SLO Summative Evaluations-Making Scantron Work for You (Andrea Horigan, Sharon Oxford)
- Learn SharePoint – Online Webinar (District Office)
- An Introduction to the Fitness Center for All Faculty and Staff (Maureen Eliot)
- Faculty and Classified Share Fair (Sharon Beynon, Eileen Crump)
- Mentoring at Ventura College (Sharon Beynon)
- Basic Skills Classroom Strategies and Autism Awareness and You in Your Classroom (Steve Turner)
- Free Apps and Tech for Instructors and Students (Grant Jones, Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Online Mentoring/Model Online Class (Philip Clinton, Nathan Cole, Andrea Horigan, Matthew Moore, Sharon Oxford)
- Lecture Capture (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- SLOs—Closing the Loop and a Bit about the Software TracDat (Andrea Horigan, Debbie Newcomb)
- Equity Plan Open House-What we’ve done and where we are going with the Equity Plan (Kammy Algiers)
- Achieving the Dream Discussion for Administrators
- Lunch and Learn with the Education Assistance Center (Patty Wendt)
- Missionize Your Existing Events to Maximize Your Fundraising Efforts (Ventura College Foundation)
- Achieving the Dream Discussion for Classified Staff (Kay McClenney, Mark Figueroa)
- Achieving the Dream Discussion for Academic Senate and Faculty (Kay McClenney, Mark Figueroa)
- CTE New Faculty Orientation
- Overview of Turnitin, Smarthinking and Informational Scantron Use (Sharon Oxford)
- Santa Paula East Campus Open House (Tim Harrison, Sabrina Canola)
- SLO Training-Simplifying Assessment (Debbie Newcomb, Andrea Horigan)
- D2L Design Time (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Regional Transfer Success Summit and Transfer Success Student Academy
- Transfer Success Student Academy
- D2L Quizzes (Sharon Oxford, Mathew Moore)
- Robert’s Rules of Order (Peter Sezzi, Michael Bowen)
- Navigating Hiring Forms and Hiring Procedures 101 (District HR Staff)
- iPads in the Classroom (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Online Web Conferencing Tools (Sharon Oxford Matthew Moore)
- Loosen up! Give your Body a Break with Stretches You Can Do at Your Desk (Pamela Yeagley)
- Effective and Regular Contact (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore, Andrea Horigan)
- Basic Computer Skills Workshop for M&O Staff (Matthew Moore)
- D2L Web Enhancing your on Campus Courses (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- ADA Compliance (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Achieving the Dream – Data Summit (Kay McClenney, Mark Figueroa)
- D2L Tools and Widgets (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Dia de Los Muertos (Mecha)
- Diwali - Festival of Lights (Gigi Fiumerodo)
- Women’s History Month (Colleen Coffey)
- Black History Month (Olan Washington, Perry Martin)
- Caesar Chavez Day (Mecha)
- Art Walk (Gwendolyn Huddleston, Sara Murillo, Sandy Mason, Art Department)
- Student Orientation and Appreciation (Tim Harrison, Gwendolyn Huddleston)
- International Film Festival (Ben Somoza)
- Earth Summit (Farzeen Nasri)
- History and Politics of the Armenian Genocide (Ara Khanjian)
- Clothesline Project (Lucy Capuano)
- ThinkB4YDrink (Lucy Capuano)
- Shoeshine Boy presentation (Rene Corado)
- Evaluations: Peer, Chair, Dean, Mentor A Conversation to Discuss the Meaningful Evaluation
- Best Practices in Online Instruction to Increase Student Success (Andrea Horigan)
- Equity, Stereotypes and Faculty Academy: First Session, Stereotype Threat and Equity A Discussion of the Power of Perceptions, Second Session: What has Faculty Academy learned about Equity in the Classroom
- Our Organization Structure…What Should it Look Like? (Greg Gillespie, Kim Hoffmans)
- Alphabet Soup, Getting Beyond the Acronyms of the Special Initiatives at VC
- When Conflict Happens—What Do I Do? (Mary Jones, Raeann Koerner)
- VC at the Forefront in Online Education (Gwendolyn Huddleston)
- Syllabus as a Centerpiece (Philip Clinton)
- Desire to Learn Questions/Quest for Success Materials for Online Courses (Matthew Moore, Sharon Oxford)
- Accreditation…How Can We Pass? (Kim Hoffmans)
- Outstanding VC Faculty, Join innovative Colleagues as they share their ideas
- Building your Online Community (Sharon Oxford, Matthew Moore)
- Online Teacher Training in D2L (Matthew Moore, Sharon Oxford)
- Evacuation Chair Training (Thomas O’Conner)
- Ventura College Classified Supervisor Roundtable Discussion
- Diversity in Culture Festival (Diversity in Culture Taskforce)
- Online Teacher Training in Canvas (Matthew Moore, Sharon Oxford)