New Faculty Orientation
Tech Center, room 900   4 - 8 p.m.   M. Grabarek

New full-and part-time faculty members will meet to learn about Durham Tech and receive valuable information about teaching and learning at the college.

Building a "Community of Learners" in the Classroom
Phillips Building, room 309   10 - 11:30 a.m.  P. Gluck

This hands-on session will review selected skills and attributes of an educator of adults, critical elements necessary to foster adult learning, and specific techniques and exercises to help create an effective community of learners in the classroom.

Bring Your Stuff in a Box! (or Folder!)
Phillips Building, room 309   10 - 11:30 a.m.  EIT Committee

Join the EIT committee in an interactive workshop designed to provide you with direction and camaraderie as you develop your professional portfolio. Please bring any materials that might become part of your portfolio. Light refreshments and some materials for portfolio development will be provided.

Frontline Spanish (1st of 6)
Continuing Education Center, room 603   11:30-12:30 a.m.   P. Senegal

We owe it to our many Hispanic students to develop some ability to comprehend and make ourselves understood. Learn how to converse in Spanish through a basic working knowledge of conversational Spanish. This class will focus on key phrases through phonetic repetition that will help you communicate with students and parents in our community college environment.

Action Research
Phillips Building, room 303  2:30-3:30 p.m.  G. McCutchen

Action Research is a process that emphasizes change (action) and understanding (research). When what we intend to occur does not match what actually occurs in the classroom, we can use this cycle of action and reflection to improve our practices. Come learn the basics of this transformative process and hear how it can affect change in your classroom.

Harnessing the Power of Red Ink
White Building, room 70B  1 p.m.   T. Constantine /L. Lease

Have you ever struggled after reading a student paper to figure out what kind of comment you should write? Have you debated whether to use red or blue ink to grade a paper? If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, you'll want to attend this TLC presentation. Laura Lease and Tracy Constantine will lead a discussion of existing scholarship on writing comments and will offer a peek at the results of their Red Ink Survey of more than 3,000 Durham Tech students.

Powerpoint Files:
Red Ink Survey
Harnessing the Power of Red Ink

2nd Frontline Spanish
Continuing Education Building, room 603   11:30-12:30 a.m.   P. Senegal

Achieving the Dream
Phillips Building, room 309   2-3 p.m.   B. Ingram

The first of three Spring 05 sessions reporting on the Achieving the Dream initiative at Durham Tech.

Socrates B&G
White Building, room 75  4-5 p.m.   Wooldridge/Tilson/Grabarek

This is the first of two spring semester discussions about topics of deep meaning. The entire campus community (staff, students, and faculty) is invited to attend.

3rd Frontline Spanish
Continuing Education Building, room 603   11:30-12:30 a.m.   P. Senegal

Basic CD Burning
Phillips Building, room 357   11:00 a.m. - noon    W. Durkee

As new (and re-assigned) computers arrive on (and under) our desks so does the ability to “burn” CD’s. This class will provide an introduction to the process of creating a compact disk (CD). These high capacity disks provide the ability to back up large amounts of data, make copies of valuable disks (archive copies), and many other uses.

The Sublime: Ornamentation in Islamic Art and Architecture
Collins Building, room 245      3 p.m.       L. Penton

How does a tradition that shuns the depiction of creation manage to express the presence of God so effectively in its artwork? In a time when we are overly subjected to negative news images coming out of the Middle East, you can come see a presentation by Liz Penton on Islamic art and architecture. Learn about the three major forms of ornamentation and how to comprehend them.

Turnitin.com
Phillips Building, room 363   2:30 - 3:30 p.m.    T. Gould

Across the country, universities and colleges are using plagiarism services to stem the rising tide of academic dishonesty. The most popular and effective service is turnitin.com. As of Fall Semester 2004 all instructors in Instructional Services have access to this valuable resource. This workshop will address the basics of the system and how instructors can use the service in their courses. (repeat of earlier workshop)

Electronic Portfolios for Students
Corporate Education Center, room 603     9:00-10:30 a.m.   S. Sherrill

Sherry Sherrill will be discussing examples of workplace skills that students could include in an electronic career portfolio. Such skills might include written/oral communication, teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, punctuality and attendance. Dr. Sherrill is a corporate trainer for Forsyth Technical Community College and the owner of Sherrill Communications, consulting in communications and leadership.

On The Web: Workplace Skills
Tech Center, room 974     10-11:30 a.m.       S. Whitlow/K. Smith

Stacey Whitlow and Kristin Smith will discuss resources available to faculty and students to encourage an understanding of skills needed in the workplace.

4th Frontline Spanish
Continuing Education Building, room 603   11:30-12:30 a.m.   P. Senegal

Socrates B&G
White Building, room 75  4-5 p.m.   Wooldridge/Tilson/Grabarek

This is the second spring 2005 meeting for the campus community to discuss ethical issues.

Roundtable: Durham Tech Policy and Student Behavior
Phillips Building, room 309      2 - 3:30 p.m.     B. Baker

Durham Technical Community College has policies and procedures related to student behavior in and out of the classroom. Panelists will present information and strategies about using college procedures and policies to protect the learning environment from disruptions and more serious infractions of the Student Code of Conduct.

5th Frontline Spanish
Continuing Education Building, room 603   11:30-12:30 a.m.   P. Senegal

What is Counseling and Student Development?
White Building, room 70C          3 - 4 p.m.            C/SD Staff

You know we are here, but what exactly do we do? What services do we offer, and how do our services help students? When is it appropriate to refer a student to us, and what is the referral procedure? What if a student is in a severe crisis or needs therapy?
Come meet the counselors and learn how we work with the students of Durham Tech.

AtD data team
White Building, room 70C           2 p.m.         V. Bridges

Using colorful bar, column, and pie charts and graphs, Karen Bowen will paint a picture of changing enrollment patterns in Durham Tech curriculum and continuing education programs. Five-year enrollment figures reveal fascinating trends for enrollment of special, developmental, and program curriculum students and continuing education students.

Last Frontline Spanish
Continuing Education Building, room 603   11:30-12:30 a.m.   P. Senegal

Advising and Developmental Students: Helping to Locate the Open Door
White Building, room 70C      2-3:30 p.m.    Hamilton/KSmith/KKleese

Advising often requires attention specific to developmental student needs. Come and discuss the potential peril or payoff that various approaches to working with developmental students can offer.

"I Can't Believe You Asked Me That": A Panel Presentation on Better Ways to Conduct Interviews
Phillips Building, room 309      2-3:30 p.m.    T. Russo

This panel discussion will include employment legal experts and experienced human resource specialists who will share with faculty and staff the most successful and legally appropriate interviewing techniques including topics such as creating appropriate interview questions, legal limitations, and affirmative action compliance. This session will also provide an excellent opportunity to address faculty concerns about providing references for their students who are seeking employment.

Faces of the Future
Phillips Building, room 309     2-3:00 p.m.       K. Bowen/L. Pugh

What are Durham Tech students telling us about their college experience, personal goals, educational backgrounds, and employment history? This portrait of Durham Tech's Fall 2004 credit and non-credit students comes from the American Association of Community Colleges Faces of the Future Survey.

NCADE/Perkins workshop
TBA         9 a.m.-2 p.m.        S. Whitlow /K. Smith

Tapping into Transferable Skills Workplace skills &Developmental Studies
As Developmental Educators, we know that teaching often involves teaching more than our subject matter. Come and discuss transferable skills, or what we may simply call good habits, and how helping our students learn to think about developing these skills can serve them later in the workplace.

Another workshop during this event will offer information about the place of the Middle College on the Community College campus.

Building an Instructional CD
Phillips Building, room 357    11 a.m.-noon    W. Durkee

How can we supply all of our students with the information we want them to have without killing more trees? Instructional CD’s can contain all of the handouts we may want our students to have. The structure and contents of these disks will be discussed as well as how to have these disks duplicated for students.

Bringing up Difficult Issues in the Classroom
Phillips Building, room 309       3:30-4:45 p.m.      P. Wooldridge

Managing classroom discussion can be a challenge, especially when dealing with topics that are emotionally charged. One option is to skip such discussions, but other choices do exist. Come hear about (and share) methods you can use to facilitate educationally sound discussions in areas where "angels" may "fear to tread."

How Durham Tech is meeting the Global Challenge
Collins Building, room 203     2-3:30 p.m.  Barclay-Toy/Fraser-Molina/Newhouse

This session will 1) discuss the major reasons DT subscribes to a need for Global Ed., 2) introduce on going initiatives in different program areas (e.g. international student services, study abroad, faculty/staff development, internationalizing the curriculum), and 3) provide an open venue for participants to provide input and share ideas for future program enhancement.

Powerpoint Presentation: How Durham Tech is Meeting the Global Challenge

How to Best Reach and Understand International Students
Phillips Building, room 309       2:00-3:30 p.m.       K. O'Malley

Durham Tech has over 1500 international students in both our curriculum and ESL programs representing over 90 countries. This interactive workshop will help you to better reach and understand international students through cultural stimulations and a panel discussion involving our international students. Come ready to share your own experiences and learn from those around you.

Job Seeking Toolkit
Continuing Education Center, room 603     2-3:30 p.m.     M. Moore

Get on the right track by using our Instructor's Job Seeking Toolkit, a set of resource materials that will enable you to teach industry standard resume, and cover letter preparation, and presentation techniques. Take the mystery out of teaching and evaluating resumes, discover critical information on scannable resumes and using keywords, and identify additional support services on campus to assist instructors and students.

Mary Moore is the Hope VI Project Coordinator, HRD Instructor and a Corporate Trainer with Durham Technical Community College. Skilled in Workplace Development, she utilizes her HR and Recruiting background to help dislocated workers strengthen job search strategies and explore new career paths.

Materials from this session are available in the Special Resouces section.

AtD
White Building, room 70C     3-4 p.m.      B. Ingram

Come to this session to find out about the latest developments in the Achieving the Dream initiative.

How to Best Reach and Understand International Students
Phillips Building, room 309       2:00-3:30 p.m.       K. O'Malley

Durham Tech has over 1500 international students in both our curriculum and ESL programs representing over 90 countries. This interactive workshop will help you to better reach and understand international students through cultural stimulations and a panel discussion involving our international students. Come ready to share your own experiences and learn from those around you.