Below are this week’s free professional development opportunities.
And don’t forget about our “How to Design a Successful Innovation Grant” virtual workshop series, which just started this month.
A growing list of professional development during the month of September can be found here.
Single Stop Virtual Summit
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 9 to 10:30 a.m.
We know Virginia’s Community College students are facing significant challenges. Single Stop and Virginia’s Community Colleges System office will share strategies for reaching students, faculty, and staff this year. During this session, we will share key data about your work with Single Stop to date and hear from Tameka Jackson-Leung from the Community College of Philadelphia, where they have screened over 13,500 students and connected them to over $28 million in tax refunds, cash, and non-cash benefits since 2013. We’ll spend time during this session collaborating in breakout groups and share the technology features in development for the year ahead. We look forward to helping each college reach more students this year, whether you have been implementing Single Stop for 2 months or 2 years.
No registration required. Join us by Zoom:
https://vccs.zoom.us/j/88473988097?pwd=RFZTTUZvZWxnU3lpYnRwOGxVQkxJUT09
Meeting ID: 884 7398 8097
Passcode: 529238
The Future Trends Forum with Bryan Alexander
The Future Trends Forum: Discussions about the future of education and technology with writer/futurist Bryan Alexander.
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m.: Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education
How can we best support student access to higher education in an equitable way? President Paul LeBlanc of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) will discuss his just-published book, “Students First: Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education.” President LeBlanc is a return guest by popular demand, having first appeared on the Forum in February 2021. Stephanie’s note: I blogged about it here.
More upcoming programs. Video recordings available on YouTube.
The Chronicle of Higher Education virtual events
Chronicle of Higher Education. Free virtual events (and plenty of previously recorded webinars):
Monday, Sept. 27, 2 p.m.: Fall Covid Action Plans: Taking Stock
Colleges have returned for another semester that’s far from normal. In this virtual forum, a panel of experts shares how colleges can create safe and fulfilling experiences on campus while in the midst of a pandemic.
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m.: Evolving Models for Predictive Analytics and Student Success
The pandemic has profoundly changed the ways in which students engage with their colleges — and with it the predictive-analytics models that support student success. In this virtual forum, higher-ed experts discuss how colleges can adapt their models to keep their students on the path to a degree.
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m.: Helping Students Pay for College
The cost of college prevents many from achieving the goal of a college degree. What can institutions do to help students get access to financial aid? A panel of experts will examine how changes to the FAFSA and other developments may affect applicants.
Register for the Chronicle webinars here
VCCS: Go2Knowledge webinars and on-demand training
Go2Knowledge: All VCCS faculty and staff have free, unlimited access to live webinars and on-demand training provided by Go2Knowledge. The live webinars are highlighted at the top of the Go2Knowledge dashboard, but you can search through an entire library of recorded, on-demand sessions on topics including teaching and learning, campus safety, institutional effectiveness, and student success.
Some upcoming live webinars:
- Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m.: How to Recognize & Respond to Microaggressions in the Workplace
- Thursday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m.: Building a Better Student Ambassador Program: Lessons Learned from COVID
You can access Go2Knowledge on your MyVWCC dashboard or here: Go2Knowledge.org/vccs
Thank you for reading. Why does Stephanie Ogilvie Seagle feature free learning opportunities on the Green House Grants Blog? Because we transform ourselves by learning like our students. All of us are teachers and learners, no matter our titles.