Center for Teaching & Learning
Excellence in Teaching Award
Summer Institute
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.