Center for Teaching & Learning

2023 Faculty Summer Institute: May 16-18, 2023

We look forward to seeing you at the 13th Annual Faculty Summer Institute!

Day 1 - Tuesday, May 16

12:00-12:50 pm – Welcome with Dr. Michael Quillen

1:00-1:50 pm – Equity Initiatives at Rowan-Cabarrus Update

 2:00-2:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions

  • Credit for Prior Learning
  • Interactive Tools for Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Online
  • Meet Windows 11: Guaranteed to Make Your Work Life Easier!

3:00 pm-3:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions 

  • Curriculum Standards, CIPs, and Programs of Study!
  • Overview of Grants Development and Management @ Rowan-Cabarrus
  • Equity and Inclusion Strategic Planning- One College’s Experience

3:00 pm-4:30 pm – Session

  • Faculty Role in Student Success

4:00-4:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions

  • Active Threat Response
  • Your Working Genius
  • Generations in the Classroom: How to Navigate Generational Needs and Learning Difference in the Classroom

Day 2 - Wednesday, May 17

9:00-9:50 am – Keynote: Inclusive Teaching and Learning in the Post-Pandemic Classroom

10:00-10:50 am – Concurrent Sessions

  • Student Engagement & Classroom Management
  • WHY Now? A Discussion on Equity & What Does Leading with WHY Looks Like?
  • Beacon Together: Increasing Sense of Belonging to Improve Student Retention, Persistence, and Success
  • AI & ChatGPT: An Inclusive Panel

10:00-11:30 am – Session

  • Courageously confident: 4 simple strategies for achieving success on your terms

11:00 am-11:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions

  • SEL Openers- Creating Engagement through Student Belonging
  • Classroom Hurdles: How to Deal with Challenging Student Situations
  • Summer Weather Preparedness
  • Adapting to AI: How Large Language Models and Other Generative AI Will Shape Higher Education

11:55-12:55 pm – Lunch Discussion

  • While lunch is on your own, you don’t have to spend it alone. Join us as we discuss operationalizing the theme of belonging.
    Lunch break includes compensation. 

1:00-2:30 pm – Session

  • Effective Educational Technologies to Engage Learners

2:40-3:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions

  • Room Efficiency
  • Learn about the 2023-2028 College Strategic Plan
  • Know Your IX: Policies, Procedures, and Best Practices at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

3:40-4:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions

  • Am I good Enough? Understanding the Impostor Phenomenon Among Community College Students
  • How to Transition Your Publisher Course Materials to OER
  • Student Panel: Early College Student Success – A Collaboration

Day 3 - Thursday, May 18

8:00-8:50 am – Concurrent Sessions

  • Understanding the updated North Carolina Career Cluster Guide
  • The Quality Enhancement Plan – Coming Soon and Planning the College’s Next-Steps!
  • FERPA and Registrar Reminders

8:00-9:30 am – Session

  • Connecting Industry to Mathematics Instruction

9:00-9:50 am – Concurrent Sessions

  • Starting a Fund in the Foundation and other Foundation Essentials
  • Creating Gifs in Canva

9:30-11:00 am – Session

  • Creating Engaged, Synchronous Online Environments

10:00-10:50 am – Concurrent Sessions

  • Student Engagement with OER
  • Reserving classroom or event space through 25Live at Rowan-Cabarrus
  • Engaging Students through Conversation and Library Resources
  • The Power Behind Invisible Advertising

11:00-11:50 pm – Closing

Session & Certificate Descriptions

Complete session descriptions and certificate tracks are available in the 2023 Summer Institute Blackboard site.

Email ctl@rccc.edu for more information.