Connecting, Engaging, and

Empowering Faculty
and Students
Congratulations on a great
semester!
We have accomplished quite a bit
this semester. Here is the "Semester
in Review".
We hope these emails benefit you and your
students. If you have ideas for future emails,
please let us know. We are here to help you!
The First Day of Class
The beginning of the semester is a time for
new relationships. We discussed possible
activities that would help you get to know your
students such as "human bingo", "snowball
fights", and interviews. If you don't have a first
day activity in place, consider implementing
one next semester.
The Importance of Learning Students'
Names
Why is it important to learn the names of our
students at SLCC? Barbara Gross Davis, in
her book Tools for Teaching states, "By
learning your students' names, you can create
a comfortable classroom environment that will
encourage student interaction. Knowing your
students' names also tells them that you are
interested in them as individuals" (23).
Importance of The Early Alert System
Hopefully you gave this system a try. What a
great resource for helping struggling
students. If you have not used it, consider
giving it a try next semester! Here is some
additional information.

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Canvas Basics
Thursday, May 15 1:00-2:30pm
Redwood Campus, TB-327
Bring your laptap. (We do have a few to
borrow.)
Sponsored by eLearning and the FTLC.
Register through your MyPage account under the
FTLC drop down menu.

Upcoming Off-Campus Events:

InstructureCon Canvas Conf.
"Calling all Heroes"
Tuesday-Thursday, June 17-19, 2014
Park City, Utah
Josh Coates Keynote Speaker, CEO of
Instructure
For more
information: http://www.instructure.com/inst
ructurecon/ .

Flip'In Utah!
August 12-13, Jordan High School
Presenters and participants will share flipped
classroom resources and ideas. Conference
attendance is open to all Utah Educators.
For more info., click here.

Additional Resources
20 Minute Mentor
As a member of our campus community, this
online training resource from Magna
Publications is available at no cost to you.
To activate your free subscription, click here.
Teaching Professor
Check out this free newsletter for additional
teaching news and ideas. To activate your
free subscription, click here.
SLCC's ePortfolio
This site has great information for students

Universal Design For Learning: Making

Your Classroom Accessible for all Students
How accessible is your classroom to all
students, including those with
disabilities? Watch for continued training
workshops to create this learning
environment. Click here for more details about
the Disability Resource Center.
Helping Student Veterans
This email focused on how we can help
Student Veterans at SLCC. Visit the Veterans
Center on the Redwood Campus for more
information. Click here for more information.
Center for eLearning
The Instructional Design Services Team, The
Canvas Training and Support Services Team,
and The Media Services Team are all here to
help you in your teaching responsibilities.
Canvas workshops will continue during the
summer. Watch for emails or call for more
information. Click here for more information.
ePortfolio
Using ePortfolio is valuable to you as an
instructor and to your students. If you have
ePortfolio questions, please feel free to contact
Kati Lewis (kati.lewis@slcc.edu) or David
Hubert (david.hubert@slcc.edu).
Teaching Excellence Awards/Distinguished
Lecturer
Make sure you congratulate your wonderful
colleagues!
Emily Dibble, Humanities Department
Melissa Tillack, Biology Department
Bill Tovar, Professional Truck Driving
Karen Kwan, Distinguished Lecturer
Faculty Convention 2014 "Connections"
We hope you had a chance to attend this
faculty celebration. The faculty at SLCC is
worth celebrating!
2014 Collegial Conversations "Ignite!"
What a wonderful event! We had seven
presenters "igniting" those in attendance with
ideas to be used in the classroom. If you did
not get a chance to attend, we hope to see you
next year. Thank you to President Huftalin and
Provost Picard for their ideas and the
wonderful meal.
Thank you for all you do! Without you,

and faculty to find out about SLCC's General

Education requirements. Take a look at the
e-portfolio video for an overview of SLCC's
General Education requirements. Click here
to access the video and more information.
For an additional resource, click here.

SLCC would not exist. Make sure you take a

moment to reflect on your successes this
semester. Take care of yourself. We look
forward to working with you this summer, and
again in the fall!