Center for Teaching & Learning
Excellence in Teaching Award
Summer Institute
Past Summer Institutes
2023 Summer Institute: May 16-18, 2023
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
- Adapting to AI: How Large Language Models and Other Generative AI Will Shape Higher Education
- 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!
- Equity and Inclusion Strategic Planning- One College’s Experience
- Need Funding to Help Support Your Program/Project Needs? Let’s Discuss Grants Process @ Rowan-Cabarrus
3:00 pm-4:30 pm – Session
- Faculty Role in Student Success
4:00-4:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Active Threat Response
- Generations in the Classroom: How to Navigate Generational Needs and Learning Difference in the Classroom
- Your Working Genius
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
- AI & ChatGPT: An Inclusive Panel
- Beacon Together: Increasing Sense of Belonging to Improve Student Retention, Persistence, and Success
- Student Engagement & Classroom Management
- WHY Now? A Discussion on Equity & What Does Leading with WHY Looks Like?
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
- Classroom Hurdles: How to Deal with Challenging Student Situations
- SEL Openers- Creating Engagement through Student Belonging
- Summer Weather Preparedness
11:55-12:55 pm – Lunch
1:00-2:30 pm – Session
- Effective Educational Technologies to Engage Learners
2:40-3:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Curriculum and Room Efficiency
- Know Your IX: Policies, Procedures, and Best Practices at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
- Learn about the 2023-2028 College Strategic Plan
3:40-4:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Am I good Enough? Understanding the Impostor Phenomenon Among Community College Students
- Early College Student Success – A Collaboration
- How to Transition Your Publisher Course Materials to OER
Day 3 – Thursday, May 18
8:00-8:50 am – Concurrent Sessions
- FERPA and Registrar Reminders
- The Quality Enhancement Plan – Coming Soon and Planning the College’s Next-Steps!
- Understanding the updated North Carolina Career Cluster Guide
8:00-9:30 am – Session
- Connecting Industry to Mathematics Instruction
9:00-9:50 am – Concurrent Sessions
- Creating Gifs in Canva
- Starting a Fund in the Foundation and other Foundation Essentials
9:30-11:00 am – Session
- Creating Engaged Online Environments
10:00-10:50 am – Concurrent Sessions
- Student Engagement with OER
- The Power Behind Invisible Advertising
11:00-11:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Engaging Students and Faculty through Conversation
- Reserving classroom or event space through 25Live at Rowan-Cabarrus
Complete session descriptions and certificate tracks are available in the 2023 Summer Institute Blackboard site.
Email ctl@rccc.edu for more information.
2022 Summer Institute: May 11-12, 2022
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 11
8:30-9:20 am – Welcome with Dr. Michael Quillen
9:30-10:20 am – Embracing DEI In Classroom Through Storytelling,
10:30-11:20 am – Concurrent Sessions
- Do It for the Culture!
- New Self-Service Attendance
- Tutor.com Faculty Overview
11:30 am-12:00 pm – Concurrent Sessions (30 min)
- FAFSA Has a New Meaning!
- Murder? Comics? Library Niche? Find out what’s new in the Library!
- What’s New and What’s Changing in Blackboard
- The Country Behind Encanto
12:00-12:20 pm – Lunch Break
12:20-12:50 pm – Lunch Discussion
1:00-1:50 pm – Equity Initiatives at Rowan-Cabarrus
2:00-2:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Information Services Technology Round Table,
- Rising Above RISE: Rowan-Cabarrus’ Developmental English & Math Models
- Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children (Part 1)
3:00-3:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- What Happens When Your Course Isn’t Compliant
- Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children, (Part 2)
- Overview of the new campus safety coordinator position and Clery act and title IX refresher,
- Jitbit Basics,
Day 2 – Thursday, May 12
1:00-1:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- New Self-Service Attendance
- Tornado preparedness and Emergency Preparedness at Home
- Need Funding to Help Support Your Program/Project Needs? Let’s Discuss Grants Process @ Rowan-Cabarrus
2:00-2:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- New Self-Service Attendance
- Instructor Presence & Feedback
- Situational Awareness and Personal Security, See Something Say Something and Our CWB Form and Summer Safety Awareness
2:00-3:50 pm – Department Meetings and Faculty Support
3:00-3:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Universal Design & Accessibility
- Adaptive Release & EVA Settings
- RCCC Covid Task Force Update and Campus Safety and Security Q&A
4:00-4:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Tips for Success in Teaching Visually Impaired Students
- What’s New and What’s Changing in Blackboard
- 99 Problems but My Identity Ain’t One
Complete session descriptions and certificate tracks are available in the 2022 Summer Institute Blackboard site.
Email ctl@rccc.edu for more information.
2021 Summer Institute: May 12-13, 2021
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 12
8:30 – 9:50 – Program Performance and Student Learning (This session is for Deans, Chairs, and Lead Faculty)
10:00 – 10:50am – Welcome with Dr. Quillen
11:00 – 11:30am – Concurrent Sessions
- What is this “5th. Year” thing I’ve been hearing about?
- Creative Teaching with a Virtual Escape Room
- OIER: Who Are We?
- Submitting a Project Request to Information Services
11:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:50pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Paideia I
- RCCC Thrives!
- Creating Effective Lecture Videos
- GradeScope 1 – An Introduction
2:00 – 2:50pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Paideia I
- Early Colleges – Introduction & Update
- Leaving Space for Creativity
- Introducing Sway
3:00 – 3:50pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Paideia I
- Discover the Archives!
- Canva Breakout Groups
- GradeScope 2 – Advanced
Day 2 – Thursday, May 13
- Introduction to Panopto
- 50 Ways to Fight Bias
- Curriculum Overview
- Paideia Part 2
- Panopto Advanced Training
- Explore Your Privilege
- RISE Updates FA21: English and Math
- Paideia Part 2
- What is GELO doing in my Welding Program? – Dr. Quillen
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- RISE Updates FA21: English and Math
- Paideia Part 2
- Cybersecurity Awareness 2021
- The Advising Experience: Introducing Faculty Mentors
- Retention Center
- Blackboard – The Library Edition
- Creating Synchronous Meetings with Blackboard Collaborate
- Check Blackboard for a complete list of Department Meetings
- Don’t have a meeting? Join us for Summer Prep/Support!
Complete session descriptions and certificate tracks are available in the 2021 Summer Institute Blackboard site.
Email ctl@rccc.edu for more information.
2020 Summer Institute: May 13-14, 2020
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 13
9:00 – 9:50am – Welcome with Dr. Quillen
10:00 – 11:00am – Concurrent Sessions
- Desmos Activities (R)
- From High School to College: How Dual Enrollment Students Learn (S)
- Connecting with Navigate (S)
11:10 – 11:40am – Concurrent Sessions
- ClassLink the Smarter, Quicker and Better Solution (T)
- Curriculum Scheduling Guidelines (C)
- Beyond the Library Walls: Virtual Services (R)
- Recruitment + Academic Programs = SUCCESS – This session is designed for Academic Program Chairs (C)
11:40am – 1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Free & Low Cost Tools to Engage Your Students (R)
- Curriculum/Programs/Courses (C)
- SOS Version 2.0: Updated Training for Faculty Already Using SOS (C)
2:15 – 2:45pm – Concurrent Sessions
- What’s New with Ally (R)
- Fun with Macros! (T)
- The Global Distinction committee presents: Cases on Ongoing Social Movements Led by Black Women in Latin America and the United States (C)
3:00 – 4:00pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Tutor.com 101: Faculty and Staff Orientation (S)
- G.U.I.D.E. Part II (S)
- Grading Faster with Gradescope (R)
Day 2 – Thursday, May 14
8:30 – 9:00am – Concurrent Sessions
- Security Awareness: Easy Solutions To Protect Your Data (T)
- Employment Trends (S)
- Why OER is the RIGHT Choice for You & Your Students (R)
9:15 – 9:45am – Concurrent Sessions
- Getting your EVA Settings Right (C)
- Work Based Learning–A Gateway to Opportunities for Students (S)
- Interested in OER? We Can Help! (R)
- Recruitment + Academic Programs = SUCCESS – This session is designed for Academic Program Chairs (C)
10:00 – 11:00am – Concurrent Sessions
- Getting Started With Microsoft OneDrive (T)
- Signals of Success: a Homegrown Early Alert System (C)
- Emergency Remote Teaching – Moving your Face-to-Face Class to an Online Environment – Presented by Belk Center for Community College Leadership & Research (R)
11:10 – 11:40am – Concurrent Sessions
- Etext Troubleshooting 101 (S)
- Grant Writing/Management Workshop C)
- Office 365 is now Microsoft 365 – What That Means For Us and Our Students (T)
11:40am – 1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00pm – Concurrent Sessions
- Stress Management (C)
- RISE Updates: English and Math for Fall 2020 (C)
- Simple Strategies to Engage your Students in your Online or Seated class (S)
2:15 – 4:15pm – Department Meetings
- Check Blackboard for a complete list of Department Meetings
- Don’t have a meeting? Join us!
Complete session descriptions and certificate tracks are available in the 2021 Summer Institute Blackboard site.
Email ctl@rccc.edu for more information.
2019 Summer Institute: May 14-16, 2019
Pre-Summer Institute Monday, May 13
Registration Required.
8:00 – 5:00 p.m. ~ Paideia Workshop – Room 219
There will be a 90-minute break for lunch.
About the Training:
- All faculty are welcome!
- Faculty participating in the training are expected to facilitate three Paideia sessions in their classes and document them.
- Once the three sessions are completed and documentation submitted, faculty will be Paideia certified.
- Sessions can be conducted during summer or fall ’19 terms.
- There is no cost associated with this training. As long as faculty continue to use Paideia practices in their classrooms, they will not have to re-certify (of course, they can refresh at any time).
The Department of English and Center for Teaching & Learning partnered to offer this Paideia training as a pre-Summer Institute activity
Day 1 – Tuesday, May 14
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. ~ Chair Meeting – Room 219
11:00 – 11:50 a.m. ~ Welcome by Dr. Quillen – Room 115
Noon – 2:15 p.m. ~ Department Meetings
- Communications & Foreign Language – Room 219
- Cosmetology – Room 317
- Early College Liaisons – Room 319
- English & ACA – Room 234
- Humanities – Room 202
- Information Technology, Medical Office Administration, Office Administration, and Healthcare Management Technology – Room 214
- Math – Room 336
*If a department meeting is not available for your program/discipline, please join us in room 115.
2:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. ~ Accessibility Experiences
- (I) #A11y Experience Room – Room 337
- (I) Accessibility Escape Room – Room 334
These are open experiences that should take 30 minutes or less. The escape room is a team experience, we encourage you to arrive in teams of 3-5.
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ~ Advanced Technology Center Tour
Registration Required. Tours will last about 30 minutes. Participation is limited to 20 people per tour. Those participating in the tour must wear shoes with flat soles and will be required to wear a hard hat and vest (provided). Once the maximum number of participants has been reached a wait-list will be established. You will be notified if you are added to a wait-list.
2:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
NOTE: This is a 2-hour session; overlaps 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. sessions
- (*S) Active Threat Preparedness – Room 322 (seats 25)
2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. ~ Concurrent Sessions
- (E) Active Learning Strategies for the College Classroom – Room 202 (seats 40)
- (T) ClassLink the Smarter, Quicker and Better Solution – Room 336 (seats 30)
- Blackboard Help – Room 214 (seats 50)
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ~ Advanced Technology Center Tour
Registration Required. Tours will last about 30 minutes. Participation is limited to 20 people per tour. Those participating in the tour must wear shoes with flat soles and will be required to wear a hard hat and vest (provided). Once the maximum number of participants has been reached a wait-list will be established. You will be notified if you are added to a wait-list.
3:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. ~ Concurrent Sessions
- (E) How Your Students Can Get a Life – Room 234 (seats 50)
- (R) An update on Grants and Perkins – Room 202 (seats 40)
- (T) What’s New in Blackboard for Summer 2019! – Room 336 (seats 30)
Day 2 – Wednesday, May 15
8:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. ~ Training Services &Internships Presentation & Breakfast – Room 115
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Accessibility Presentation- Room 115
Judith Risch, Attorney, Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education will present on Accessibility & Online Content and Academic Adjustments & Auxiliary Aids & Documentation.
Noon – 1:00 p.m. – Presentation by Charles White & Lunch – Room 115
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
1:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ~ Accessibility Experiences
- (I) #A11y Experience Room – Room 337
- (I) Accessibility Escape Room – Room 334
These are open experiences that should take 30 minutes or less. The escape room is a team experience, we encourage you to arrive in teams of 3-5.
1:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
NOTE: This is a 2-hour session; overlaps 1:10 and 2:10 p.m. sessions
- (S) Hands only CPR and AED – Room 322 – (seats 25)
1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ~ Concurrent Sessions
- (H) Healthy Body: Healthy Hair, Skin, and Nails – Room 202 (seats 40)
- (E) Internships-“Experience the Future” – Room 234 (seats 50)
- (R) Open Educational Resources: Your Librarians as Advocates, Advisors, and Creators – Room 317 (seats 50)
- (T) Navigate Training for A.A.S. Faculty – Room 336 (seats 30)
2:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ~ Concurrent Sessions
- (I) Grants to increase retention and transfer success of students underrepresented in STEM fields – Room 234
- (R) Tutor.com Faculty Client Portal and New Classroom Features – Room 336 (seats 30)
- (E) CTE Clubs and Organizations – Room 317 (seats 50)
- (H) PTA and OTA Programs Present How to Help Your Desk Fit You and Get Fit at Your Desk – Room 202 (seats 40)
3:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
NOTE: These are 2-hour sessions; overlaps 3:10 and 4:10 p.m. sessions
- (*S) Active Threat Preparedness – Room 322 (seats 25)
- (*T) Ready or Not: Microsoft Teams is Here – 336 (seats 30)
3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ~ Concurrent Sessions
- (E) Rockin’ Redesign with NROC – Room 234 (seats 50)
- (H) Stress Free in 10 Seconds! – Room 202 (seats 40)
- (R) Learning from the Past: Teaching with Primary Sources – Room 317 (seats 50)
4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ~ Concurrent Sessions
- (I) A G.U.I.D.E. to Understanding – Room 234 (seats 50)
- (E) The New Navigate Platform – A Tool for Engagement & Success – Room 317 (seats 50)
- Blackboard Help – Room 214 (seats 50)
Day 3 – Thursday, May 16
8:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. ~ Carer Clusters & NC Job Outlook Presentation & Breakfast – Room 115
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:00 a.m. – Noon ~ Accessibility Experiences
- (I) #A11y Experience Room – Room 337
- (I) Accessibility Escape Room – Room 334
These are open experiences that should take 30 minutes or less. The escape room is a team experience, we encourage you to arrive in teams of 3-5.
9:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
NOTE: This is a 2-hour session; overlaps 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. sessions
- (S) Hands only CPR and AED – Room 322 (seats 25)
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. ~ Concurrent Sessions
- (I) Course Design with Diversity and Inclusion in Mind, Dr. Karen Jackson – Room 115 (seats 85)
- (I) Accessibility Tips & Tricks – Room 336 (seats 30)
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. ~ Concurrent Sessions
- (I) Focusing on Faculty Socio-cultural Awareness when Creating Student-Centered Course Assessments, Dr. Karen Jackson – Room 115 (seats 85)
- (H) Heart Health for Women – 202 (seats 40)
- (T) Meet the New Office: What you need to know about Office 2019 and Office 365 – Room 336 (seats 30)
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. ~ Concurrent Sessions
- (I) A G.U.I.D.E. to Understanding – Room 234 (seats 50)
- (S) We Must Care…The Opioid Epidemic – Room 322 (seats 25)
- (T) Getting Started with OneDrive for Business – Room 336 (seats 30)
- (E) Excellence in Teaching Panel – Room 202 (seats 40)
Noon – 1:30 p.m. ~ Closing with Remarks by Dr. Spalding & Lunch – Room 115
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Complete session descriptions and certificate tracks are available in the 2021 Summer Institute Blackboard site.
Email ctl@rccc.edu for more information.