PD News
Algonquin Participates in McGraw-Hill Ryerson's First Year in Focus: Thinking Through First Year Student Success Conference
Several people from Algonquin College participated in this conference which was held at Carleton University from February 20 - 22.
Read what attendees had to say about the conference and key insights they have gained with respect to supporting first year students.
Upcoming Professional Development Activities
This semester will be very busy in terms of professional development. Here are a few things that are happening:
Workshops & Seminars
CSD Lunch & Learn sessions
March Madness workshops
Wellness seminars
Orientation for New Part-Time Faculty
Orientation Program for New Part-time Faculty (coming up in April)
Conferences and Retreats
Algonquin's Kaleidoscope Professional Development Conference 2008
Celebrating Great Teaching
Other Upcoming Conferences
Centre for Students with Disabilities: Lunch & Learn Program
Three more sessions will be offered in March:
- Accommodating Students with Disabilities at College
- Adaptive Technology
- Universal Design for Learning-Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age
To Register: visit www.algonquincollege.com/employee-pd/workshops.html
(Click on View all available Professional Development and Training Activities. Then click on: CSD Lunch and Learn Program 2008)
March Madness
There are still openings for the March Madness: Professional Development on Active Learning. Check out the following sessions:
- Getting students engaged in online discussion forums about World Religion
- Play to Learn
- What does a successful Pharmacology hybrid course look like?
- Should learning be fun?
- Letting the Blackboard Survey Tool out of the closet
- Taking pictures is easy - dealing with them afterwards is the tough part
To Register: visit www.algonquincollege.com/employee-pd/workshops.html
(Click on View all available Professional Development and Training Activities. Then click on: March Madness - Active Learning)
Wellness Seminars
Sign up for these informative sessions:
- Eat Well, Live Well, For a Lifetime
- Parenting - The Teen Years
- Care for the Caregiver
To Register: visit www.algonquincollege.com/employee-pd/workshops.html
(Click on View all available Professional Development and Training Activities. Then click on: Wellness Seminars)
Orientation Program for New Part-time Faculty
Part-time faculty who are new to the College are eligible to participate in a series of 5 orientation sessions this spring.
To Register: visit www.algonquincollege.com/employee-pd/workshops.html
(Click on View all available Professional Development and Training Activities. Then click on: Orientation for New Part-time Faculty 08S )
Kaleidoscope 2008
The theme of Algonquin's spring professional development conference this year is: Living and Learning for Tomorrow. Registration will begin in April. Watch myAlgonquin for more details. www.algonquincollege.com/kaleidoscope
Celebrating Great Teaching Retreat
Held once every two years, this spring's event will be held May 21 - 23 at Elmhirst's Resort in Keene, Ontario. To find out more about this retreat, visit the retreat web site: Celebrating Great Teaching.
Other Upcoming Conferences
Visit the conference page on Algonquin's professional development web site for further information about other external conferences that are coming up this Spring.
www.algonquincollege.com/employee-pd