AO:03 CURRICULUM Online Workshop

Explore the CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE web pages, take an online test, successful completion of an online test equals one hour of flex credit. First, go to the web site, http://www.santarosa.edu/curriculum to become acquainted with the online curriculum workshop "The Wizard". Then take the assessment test for flex credit.

AO:02 Grant Proposal

This online workshop guides you through the tedious process of developing a proposal to obtain grants or other funding. The elements are universal and applicable to all types of proposals. Must complete the Grant Proposal Assesment Test to be eligible for flex credit.

AO:07 "DARE to Care: Disabiltiy Accommodations Training Environment

This project is a free interactive multimedia simulative training program in which faculty learn to identify and handle disabled student issues in their on-campus and Distance Learning classes. This project was developed by the Instructional Technology Development Center (ITDC) at Long Beach City College, and funded in part by a three-year grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education (FIPSE) at the U.S. Department of Education.

AA:02 TURNITIN
Micca Gray, Library & John Hemenway, Academic Computing

An orientation for interested faculty to the plagiarism detection software, TURNITIN.

From Turnitin's website:
We prevent and detect plagiarism by comparing submitted papers to billions of pages of content located on the internet and our proprietary databases.
The results of our comparisons are compiled, one for each paper submitted, in custom "Originality Reports." These reports are sent to participating educators, who access the results by logging into their Turnitin account(s).

If you would like to set up a training session for your department, contact: Micca Gray, 527-4552.

AA:02-R TURNITIN
Micca Gray, Library & John Hemenway, Academic Computing

An orientation for interested faculty to the plagiarism detection software, TURNITIN.

From Turnitin's website:
We prevent and detect plagiarism by comparing submitted papers to billions of pages of content located on the internet and our proprietary databases.
The results of our comparisons are compiled, one for each paper submitted, in custom "Originality Reports." These reports are sent to participating educators, who access the results by logging into their Turnitin account(s).

If you would like to set up a training session for your department, contact: Micca Gray, 527-4552.

AA:00B Introductory Tour of CATE

The most basic stuff for newbies. What the CATE system is used for. How it works. Tour of online classes as well as face-to-face classes using CATE facilities. How to get a CATE account. How to get CATE training. All your questions answered.

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NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

For more information contact Bill Stone.

AA:04 Webinar: "Getting Your Message Across" 
Chancellor's Office, CCCConfer

“Getting Your Message Across:  Presentation Tips from a Pro.”  Chris Saunders, a television professional media consultant, will present the fine points of vocal effectiveness and professional delivery.  The presentation is live and entirely online using any computer with Internet access, attached speakers, and a separate telephone line.

Webinar Information  
Register at: http://www.cccconfer.org/webinar/webinarReg.aspx
Contact Carole Bennett, SRJC instructor, for any questions at cbennett@santarosa.edu.

AA:11 AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Exploring the Scope of Student and Faculty Academic Freedom
Presenter: Gary Pavela, Director of Judicial Programs at the University of Maryland -College Park

This audio conference will cover; what academic freedom is and if there is such a thing as "Freedom to Learn" as a component of academic freedom for students; who may make academic freedom claims; how to determine if students have "academic freedom" in the classroom and what are the limits; when faculty members can be fired for what they say off campus; how "indoctrination"is distinguished from good teaching; in what situations academic freedom shields professors from "hostile environment" sexual harassment claims in the classroom.

AA:00C Upload Syllabi Using CATE

How to use the CATE system to put your syllabi online. Overview of file types and suitability for use on the Web, including Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, PDF files, HTML files, etc. Learn how to use the File Management module to make files accessible on the Web.

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NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

For more information contact Bill Stone.

AA:00D Flashcards in CATE

How to create and deliver online flashcards allowing your students to repetitively study and memorize important facts and concepts. Also, information about using the related tool for tabulating and analyzing test results to see how often questions are answered correctly/incorrectly, etc.

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NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

For more information contact Bill Stone.

AA:14 New Course Development Workshop
Terri Frongia, Dean, General Education
Wanda Burzycki, Co-Chair, Curriculum Review Committee, Toni Chase, Curriculum Technician, Debra Sands-Miller, Curriculum Specialist (STNC)

Demonstration of strategies to rapidly generate material for a new course, particularly to address student repeatability. Information on resources, techniques, pitfalls, and areas needing careful attention will be included.

AA:00E Tables in CATE

How to use CATE's advanced Table Maker module to create large, complex tables for delivering highly organized data in tabular fashion on the Web.
Not for newbies!

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NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

For more information contact Bill Stone.

Fire Extinguisher

Brad Phingston, Santa Rosa Fire Service, Inc.

Any employee who is expected to use a fire extinguisher in the event of an emergency is required to have this training. Fire prevention, emergency and evacuaion procedures, hands-on fire extinguisher training.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

AA:00F In Boxes, Galleries, Embedded Pages with CATE

How to use some of the more advanced and obscure CATE features for creating In Boxes (allowing students to submit electronic files via the Web), image galleries (allowing large numbers of images to be automatically organized and presented in pre-defined layouts with thumbnails and links), and embedded pages (allowing users to automatically "snag" content from elsewhere on the Web and place it within their own webpages).

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NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

For more information contact Bill Stone.

Area Safety Leader, Santa Rosa Campus
Don Silverek, District Police

Provides each ASL with simple guidelines  that will provide direction to themselves, co-workers and students in the  event of a crisis. This will reduce the potential for injury, loss of life  and post traumatic worry, while minimizing personal and district  liability. Helps the ASLs build their own reference guide,  including floor plans, evacuation charts, staff directories and resource  phone numbers specific to their areas. Topics covered include ASL  responsibilities, earthquake tips, assembly points, emergency response kit  contents, emergency phone numbers, guidelines for handling mail and ASL  resource web links.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

AA:02-R TURNITIN
Micca Gray, Library & John Hemenway, Academic Computing

An orientation for interested faculty to the plagiarism detection software, TURNITIN.

From Turnitin's website:
We prevent and detect plagiarism by comparing submitted papers to billions of pages of content located on the internet and our proprietary databases.
The results of our comparisons are compiled, one for each paper submitted, in custom "Originality Reports." These reports are sent to participating educators, who access the results by logging into their Turnitin account(s).

If you would like to set up a training session for your department, contact: Micca Gray, 527-4552.

AA:08A New Faculty Program: Online Resources
Carole Bennett, New Faculty Development Coordinator

The second "official" new faculty workshop will be "Online Resources" - learn how to get the most out of LOOKUP, the Curriculum web site, and other SRJC sites.

AA:16 Origins of the 50’s Red Scare and Implications for Today
Ellen Schrecker

Ellen Schrecker is widely recognized as one of the leading experts on McCarthyism. Her prizewinning study of the impact of the red scare on the academic community, No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities, was published in 1986. In this presentation Schrecker will broadly analyze the causes and the consequences of McCarthyism and the relevance for our present era in regards to the war on terror, the Patriot Act, privacy and civil liberties, and government surveillance and secrecy.

AA:15 McCarthyism, Higher education and the New Assault on Academic Freedom
Ellen Schrecker

Noted historian and scholar Ellen Schrecker will focus on political repression in higher education in the 1950’s and the contemporary implications including the so-called “Academic Bill of Rights” and the current organizing efforts by the new right on campus. Her presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with SRJC instructors who will comment on her lecture and participate in dialogue with the audience.

Hazard Communication, Santa Rosa Campus
Jason Escher, Hazardous Materials Specialist

Biennial awareness training  is  recommended  for  all employees who regularly use and/or are exposed to any product that is  considered by Cal/OSHA to be a hazardous substance.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

AA:00G Interactive Presentation Pages Using CATE

Enough of dull, sleep-inducing, static pages! Instead, learn to use the CATE system to create interactive pages that present information, then force students to answer questions and make choices. Depending on their choices, students can move through the material in an endless variety of paths until they have mastered all the concepts.

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NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

For more information contact Bill Stone.

Area Safety Leader, Santa Rosa Campus
Don Silverek, District Police

Provides each ASL with simple guidelines  that will provide direction to themselves, co-workers and students in the  event of a crisis. This will reduce the potential for injury, loss of life  and post traumatic worry, while minimizing personal and district  liability. Helps the ASLs build their own reference guide,  including floor plans, evacuation charts, staff directories and resource  phone numbers specific to their areas. Topics covered include ASL  responsibilities, earthquake tips, assembly points, emergency response kit  contents, emergency phone numbers, guidelines for handling mail and ASL  resource web links.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

Hazard Communication, Petaluma Campus
Jason Escher, Hazardous Materials Specialist

Biennial awareness training  is  recommended  for  all employees who regularly use and/or are exposed to any product that is  considered by Cal/OSHA to be a hazardous substance.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

AA:12 SRJC Economic Development Institute Forum

The Forum is an opportunity for faculty from all disciplines to examine the college's response to changes in the local economy and to discuss how well we prepare students to function in the changing global economy.

Mary Kay Rudolph, Vice President of Academic Affairs, will begin the morning with her thoughts about the role of the college in the local and global economies.  We will also hear from panels of SRJC students and faculty; finally, attendees will have time to discuss issues raised at the forum.  And then we'll have lunch.

Space Limited: Contact Chuck Robbins at crobbins@santarosa.edu or call 527-4498.

AA:22A Developing Your Course Learning Outcomes Assessment Project Proposal

This seminar is designed to help you plan effective and manageable assessment projects. Walk through the project proposal form with Course Assessment Committee members and discuss any questions and concerns that you may have about the process.

AA:10 Side By Side - A Journey with Depression
Brian Wetzel , Front Porch Spirit

Brian Wetzel was a professional stand-up comedian whose career and personal life were absorbed by his struggle with clinical depression. Bringing his sense of humor and experiences together, Brian takes his audience on a unique journey of laughter, painful truth, and finally, hope. By walking side by side with the affliction, he finds a way to keep surviving, keep learning, and keep living.

For faculty who work with students with disabilities, this presentation provides insight into the world of depression from the sufferer’s perspective.  Understanding depression assists faculty in dealing with students who suffer from depression as well as providing a better understanding for working with staff and colleagues who suffer from depression.

AA:07A Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Faculty Web Conference
Charmaine P. Clowney, Director of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Sponsored by SRJC District Compliance Office

While the diversity of undergraduate student populations is steadily increasing, faculty diversity continues to lag behind, especially in fields such as engineering and science. Research indicates that a diverse faculty directly contributes to educational quality and excellence, better prepares students to live and work in an increasingly global, pluralistic society and exposes students to a broader range of scholarly perspectives. Achieving faculty diversity, however, remains a significant challenge. Join us to explore hiring and retaining underrepresented groups in the Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Faculty web conference.

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Area Safety Leader, Petaluma Campus
Don Silverek, District Police

Provides each ASL with simple guidelines  that will provide direction to themselves, co-workers and students in the  event of a crisis. This will reduce the potential for injury, loss of life  and post traumatic worry, while minimizing personal and district  liability. Helps the ASLs build their own reference guide,  including floor plans, evacuation charts, staff directories and resource  phone numbers specific to their areas. Topics covered include ASL  responsibilities, earthquake tips, assembly points, emergency response kit  contents, emergency phone numbers, guidelines for handling mail and ASL  resource web links.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

AA:00H Chat Rooms In CATE

Theory and practice of using chat rooms in an educational environment. We'll talk about the advantages and disadvantages of synchronous commuincations on the Web, learn how to set up chat rooms, and conduct a practice chat session.

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NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

For more information contact Bill Stone.

AA:03 Retention Seminar Series
Sponsored by: StEP Committee
Co-facilitators:
Kimberlee Messina, Academic Senate President
Diane Larsen, Chair Counseling Department
KC Greaney, Director of Institutional Research

What can we do as instructors, student support professionals and staff to help students meet their short and long term educational goals?  How can we help SRJC work better for students, so they can stay in school and get the most out of their educational experience?  This seminar, a collaborative effort between academic affairs, student services, institutional research, and the Strategic Enrollment Planning (StEP) Committee, will examine and discuss retention theories and how they might be utilized to better serve students at SRJC.  The co-facilitators of the seminar intend to format the series to be like a graduate seminar, with discussion of common readings and active participation by all attendees.   We will begin with a literature review of retention theory, specifically as applied to community colleges, and we will include specific topics and readings chosen by participants at subsequent meetings.  The discussion will evolve over the six seminars, with the direction being set collaboratively by the participants.  We ask that participants commit to attend the entire series of six seminars (which will fulfill the annual flex obligation for full-time faculty).  As a result of seminar discussions, we expect participants to collectively draft a list of suggested changes and strategies for improving retention at SRJC.  The results will be shared with appropriate groups throughout the district.

Contact: KC Greaney at 521-7940

AA:00I Departmental Accounts & Websites in CATE

Specifically for "departmental webmasters" who already have a CATE departmental account (or want to get one) for creating and maintaining websites for academic departments. We'll focus on the features of departmental accounts not found in ordinary CATE personal accounts.

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NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

For more information contact Bill Stone.

Canceled! - First Aid, Petaluma Campus
Carol Dolinsek, Red Cross Certified, District Police

AA:02-R TURNITIN
Micca Gray, Library & John Hemenway, Academic Computing

An orientation for interested faculty to the plagiarism detection software, TURNITIN.

From Turnitin's website:
We prevent and detect plagiarism by comparing submitted papers to billions of pages of content located on the internet and our proprietary databases.
The results of our comparisons are compiled, one for each paper submitted, in custom "Originality Reports." These reports are sent to participating educators, who access the results by logging into their Turnitin account(s).

If you would like to set up a training session for your department, contact: Micca Gray, 527-4552.

AA:22B Course Assessment Seminar

This interactive seminar will allow department assessment teams to share and discuss the assessment projects with other instructors in order to ask questions, get feedback, spark creativity and develop stronger course learning assessment projects and proposals. If you would like your Course Learning Outcomes Assessment Project to be on the agenda, kindly email your proposal to rbrown@santarosa.edu a week before the seminar date.

AA:24 VP FORUM II: College Facilities: From Campus Needs Assessment Towards Future District Development

Panel P
Michael Beebe, Business Services
Doug Garrison, Petaluma Campus
Curt Groninga, Administrative Services
Ricardo Navarrette, Student Services
Mary Kay Rudolph, Academic Affairs
Sue Nelson, President, Brelje & Race*

Moderator:  Kimberlee Messina, President, Academic Senate

Planning Facilities for the Future of SRJC - Come hear an explanation of what's happened so far, what's planned, and how we will get there...

The Vice Presidents will detail district-wide facility concepts and constraints, with emphasis on the final Petaluma campus plan and the proposed building sequence options for the Santa Rosa campus.  Sue Nelson, President of Brelje & Race, who will help guide the college through the space and facilities allocation process with a brief summarization of the recently completed needs assessment and a review of alternative campus layouts.  

*Sue Nelson, SRJC's primary consultant on the district space allocation review, has provided consulting on site and facilities matters for 25 years to SRJC.  
She is considered one of the very best consultants this College has had the pleasure to work with.

AA:08C New Faculty Program: Petaluma Campus, District Committee Structure
Carole Bennett, New Faculty Development Coordinator
Kimberlee Messina, President, Academic Senate

The luncheon will begin at 12 in the Atrium hosted by the Petaluma folks.  This will be followed by a tour of the Petaluma campus and a presentation by Kimberlee Messina regarding the committee structure of the college and how you might be involved in the future.

AA:22B-R Course Assessment Seminar

This interactive seminar will allow department assessment teams to share and discuss the assessment projects with other instructors in order to ask questions, get feedback, spark creativity and develop stronger course learning assessment projects and proposals. If you would like your Course Learning Outcomes Assessment Project to be on the agenda, kindly email your proposal to rbrown@santarosa.edu a week before the seminar date.

Stair Chair, Santa Rosa Campus
Mike Ceser, Environmental Health & Safety

SRJC's District Police  Department recently adopted a policy on the use of stair chairs on both  campuses that will be utilized to safely evacuate disabled students and  employees in the event of an emergency. Should a disaster occur that shuts  down the use of elevators, a group of trained SRJC personnel will be  available to assist disabled persons by utilizing stair chairs to ensure the  safe evacuation from upper to lower building levels. To enhance the safety of disabled  persons during an emergency, SRJC's Environmental Health & Safety  (EH&S) Department will conduct training for first responders, including  police, custodians, faculty and interested disabled  persons. Once trained, the cadre  of trained emergency transport staff will be notified by the District Police  in the event of an emergency that requires moving disabled persons from  buildings using stairs.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

Stair Chair, Petaluma Campus
Mike Ceser, Environmental Health & Safety

SRJC's District Police  Department recently adopted a policy on the use of stair chairs on both  campuses that will be utilized to safely evacuate disabled students and  employees in the event of an emergency. Should a disaster occur that shuts  down the use of elevators, a group of trained SRJC personnel will be  available to assist disabled persons by utilizing stair chairs to ensure the  safe evacuation from upper to lower building levels. To enhance the safety of disabled  persons during an emergency, SRJC's Environmental Health & Safety  (EH&S) Department will conduct training for first responders, including  police, custodians, faculty and interested disabled  persons. Once trained, the cadre  of trained emergency transport staff will be notified by the District Police  in the event of an emergency that requires moving disabled persons from  buildings using stairs.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

CPR, Santa Rosa Campus
Carol Dolinsek, Red Cross Certified, District Police

First Aid and CPR certification  are offered through a course presented by District instructors who are  certified through the American Red Cross. Completion of the course provides  an American Red Cross certificate that is valid for one year for CPR and  three years for First Aid. Heart attacks, fractures, respiratory failure,  CPR, environmental emergencies (heat stroke, hypothermia, bites and stings,  etc.), shock, scene management, and the Good Samaritan law are discussed. This training is required for crews that work in the  field.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

WEBINAR: THE NEW YEAR IS NOW!

Health Expert from Kaiser Permanente

We say that we will focus on our career, be more productive at work, take a professional development class, start a degree program, exercise more, stop smoking, eat healthier, spend more quality time with family, engage in a new hobby...

And the list goes on.

What will be different this year?

This webinar is designed to provide strategies you will need to successfully keep those New Years Resolutions!

Register at www.cccconfer.org

AA:02-R TURNITIN
Micca Gray, Library & John Hemenway, Academic Computing

An orientation for interested faculty to the plagiarism detection software, TURNITIN.

From Turnitin's website:
We prevent and detect plagiarism by comparing submitted papers to billions of pages of content located on the internet and our proprietary databases.
The results of our comparisons are compiled, one for each paper submitted, in custom "Originality Reports." These reports are sent to participating educators, who access the results by logging into their Turnitin account(s).

If you would like to set up a training session for your department, contact: Micca Gray, 527-4552.

AA:44 Learn Everything You Need to Deliver Live, On-line Classes and Office Hours
Walter Chesbro

Come discover how easy is is to deliver some or all of your classes live and on-line! After completing this workshop, participants will know how to schedule CCC Confer teleconferences, send out meeting invitations, produce and upload PowerPoint presentations, use the CCC Confer Presenter console, devleop and present on-line quizzes, present collaborative sessions using the LiveShare and eBoard tools and manage discussions using VOIP call tool.

AA:29 Enrollment Enhancement Forum
Mary Kay Rudolph  Janet McCulluch, Kimberlee Messina, Chuck Robbins

Academic Affairs, AFA, and the Academic Senate will be holding a forum to brainstorm ways to increase enrollment in the future. All faculty are invited to attend.

AA:39 Online Purchase Orders - Financial 2000
D'Anne Moore, Purchasing

This is for all of us feeling lost, confused, unsure about procedures or just overwhelmed when doing Purchase Orders. This is an hands-on demonstration for users of the Financial 2000 system.
Pre-registration is not required.

AA:26B Online Library Databases
Kathy McGreevey, Library

Did you know that the SRJC Library licenses over 30 online databases for use by SRJC students, faculty and staff? The data bases offer free access to millions of books, magazines and scholarly journals, newspapers, government documents, image collections, multimedia and other information sources.
This workshop will introduce many of the databases, teach basic and advanced database search skills, outline additional ways to learn how to use the databases and offer tips for promoting successful student use of these information-rich resources. Instructions for off campus use will also be provided. Hands-on time will allow attendees to search databases of their choice, with two librarians on hand to assist and answer questions. Whether you’re a new or experienced user of the Library’s online databases, you’ll learn something new!

AA:44-R Learn Everything You Need to Deliver Live, On-line Classes and Office Hours
Walter Chesbro

Come discover how easy is is to deliver some or all of your classes live and on-line! After completing this workshop, participants will know how to schedule CCC Confer teleconferences, send out meeting invitations, produce and upload PowerPoint presentations, use the CCC Confer Presenter console, devleop and present on-line quizzes, present collaborative sessions using the LiveShare and eBoard tools and manage discussions using VOIP call tool.

Pre-registration Required: Please contact Walter Chesbro at wchesbro@santarosa.edu to register.

AA:32-R CPR, Santa Rosa Campus
James Graham, Certified CPR Instructor

First Aid and CPR certification  are offered through a course presented by District instructors who are  certified through the American Red Cross. Completion of the course provides  an American Red Cross certificate that is valid for one year for CPR and  three years for First Aid. Heart attacks, fractures, respiratory failure,  CPR, environmental emergencies (heat stroke, hypothermia, bites and stings,  etc.), shock, scene management, and the Good Samaritan law are discussed. This training is required for crews that work in the  field.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety, at 527- 4803.

AA:48 12-Passenger Defensive Driver Training
Keenan & Associates

If you plan to drive a 12-passenger van on district business, then you must complete this course before you are allowed to check out and/or drive the vehicle. Completion of this 3-hour course is necessary for certification to drive.
Contact Environmental Health and Safety at 527-4803.

AA:48-R 12-Passenger Defensive Driver Training
Keenan & Associates

If you plan to drive a 12-passenger van on district business, then you must complete this course before you are allowed to check out and/or drive the vehicle. Completion of this 3-hour course is necessary for certification to drive.
Contact Environmental Health and Safety at 527-4803.