Welcome Back 2024

Meet and Greet Breakfast at Sanford/Lake Mary Campus

• Multipurpose Room C-110A/B

Academic Affairs Kick Off

• Assembly Hall C-108

Discussion Panel - Strategic Perspectives

• Seminole State - Your learning partner for career success.
• Assembly Hall C-108

• Multipurpose Room C-110A/B

• Assembly Hall C-108

Aspen Prize Finalist Celebration

• Be sure to drop by for Rigo's coffee, cappuccino, and frozen coffee, a special dessert, and your limited-edition Seminole State Aspen Finalist pin so you can wear it with pride!
• Breezeway between building L and building S

How can we adapt instruction in the age of AI? Is there such a thing as an AI-proof assessment? How can we use AI tools to assist with course design? Join eLearning in hosting a faculty panel and discussion on sharing successes and lessons learned from having students use AI tools to complete assignments online and building course content with AI assistance.

 Devin Monnens, Margaret Jenkins, Christa Menninger, Diana Reigelsperger, and Anthony Robinson

The SIFT method can help students identify credible, reliable information online or in a database and helps students analyze information in a meaningful way by providing a process as they research and verify evidence.  All First Year Experience students are exposed to this strategy, making it an easy way to build on habits that students are already developing.  This interactive workshop explores editing an assignment to incorporate SIFT and/or information evaluation.

Claire Miller, Ross Martin, and Frankie Huff

Using groups in an online course poses many challenges.  This presentation will examine how to effectively use virtual groups in a Capstone course.  From group assignments to final online presentations.

Craig Tidwell

Come learn about the math modules Seminole State's Math Department has been putting together to support all students. These modules are free and available in canvas. Originally, this canvas course was designed with the College Algebra student in mind to support them with a co-requisite. Topics include things like factoring and working with exponents. Over time, we have collaborated with other departments to learn about their needs as well, topics like decimals and rounding. Join us to see what is currently available and to share your math desires.

Julie Edstrom and Hai Pham

Join us for an engaging "Introduction to High Impact Practices" meeting where we’ll explore the definition, importance, and transformative benefits of HIPs. Meet our dedicated HIPs Ambassadors and learn how to connect with them. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A. Come informally to share your high impact practices.

Modupe Soremi, Katherine Kellen, Jaime Brickley, Maya Byfield, Michelle Cuomo, Melissa Mesman, Debra Socci, and Hailee Handel

Since the SACSCOC on-site visit in October 2023, the College successfully launched our Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Excel-A-Raider.  This project, which is part of our reaffirmation of accreditation, is a collaborative effort designed to support and promote success, persistence, and retention in FTIC AA students.  Join this session to explore our progress, pilot programs, and future growth of Excel-A-Raider.

Jenny Lee

To support the Excel-A-Raider QEP, the ASC & Library teamed up to deliver engagement programs, events, and workshops for student success. In this workshop, members of the two departments will deliver examples of successful collaborations across the college, discuss opportunities for future partnerships, and explain how to generate and execute ideas to form mutually beneficial relationships to stimulate student engagement and increase retention.

Jason Anfinsen, Andrea St. Onge, and Elizabeth Savory

Come explore the ed-tech tools available for you to use in your courses this year! Join eLearning Instructional Designers in surveying ways you can increase interactivity and student engagement online through practice and processing tasks built across H5P, Kahoot, Nearpod, and Padlet.

Rachel Novella and Ebony Collier

Have you seen "Research Help" in the menu of your Canvas course and wondered what to do with it? Have you heard librarians talk about LibGuides, subject guides, faculty guides, or research guides and thought, whuh? Join librarians to discuss how these guides can benefit you and your students.

Elena Soltau and Nicole Sotak

This session is designed to equip faculty with the knowledge and skills to navigate the brand-new Testing Center application. Learn how to create and manage exam sessions, retrieve results, and support your students as we navigate this exciting change.

Margaret Thomas

A11    Minute Clinics in L-105

(No Sign Me Up appointment needed) 

Active learning is vital for first-year college students transitioning from high school to grasp complex math concepts. Through collaborative problem-solving, interactive discussions, and hands-on activities, professors can enhance engagement and comprehension. These dynamic methods foster critical thinking and teamwork skills, tailoring to the needs of students and bridging the gap between high school and college-level math. While focused on math, these strategies are adaptable to other disciplines, enriching the learning experience.

Daniel Martinez

Join the eLearning Accessibility Team as we debrief the most common accessibility errors found in Canvas courses, demo easy strategies for improving accessibility, and assist you with implementation during open lab time.

Mariesha Marshall and Audrey Ford

How many times have we heard students ask “why do I have to take this course”?  While we can see the value in the skills reinforced in our courses, students can’t always articulate these skills as desirable qualities to share with a prospective employer.  Bring a course syllabus with you and let’s talk about how to frame your assignments and activities such that students can identify and embrace the marketable skills they’re learning from you!

Stephen Summers

In this session, faculty will be introduced to Seminole State's OER relatively new program called, "Beyond the Textbook," which is a collaborative effort among the staff of the FCTL, the Library, and those in E-learning to support faculty interested in developing OER courses. Attend this session to learn about the application process and the details of the program. Applications will be due August 30th. The third cohort of this program will begin work in September.

Stacy Tanner, Rachel Novella, and Ross Martin

The Department of Theatre's Healthcare Theatre program supports student learning for theatre students as well as healthcare students at the College and at ECPI University. This session will connect this activity to the key essential elements of High Impact Practices. 

Michele Cuomo and Nicole Salamon

Students' lives outside the classroom can have a direct impact on their performance inside the classroom. Come learn about the variety of programs and resources available to help students with their non-academic needs.

Mercedes Bermejo, Jackie Bradley, and D'Jamely Feliciano

Early Alerts is a student success initiative designed to proactively identify and support students who may require assistance for various reasons during the term. The College will offer timely outreach through services and assistance. This is achieved through the collaboration of faculty, staff, and utilization of Navigate360. Faculty who attends can participate in the Early Alerts initiative, starting Fall 2024.

Lisa Valentino and Max Arb

Join eLearning Instructional Designers for tips on editing videos easily and efficiently in YuJa for your recorded and imported videos. A brief presentation will be followed by an open lab. Please be prepared with at least one video for help editing and questions on specific areas you would like assistance with.

Devin Monnens and Lesley Kamphaus

Many of our students (and some of us!) have audiovisual learning style preferences.  Whether it's via a video or a sound recording, we prefer to process information through seeing and/or hearing.  If that describes you, or the students you work with, come to this session to learn about all of the audiovisual resources that the library has to offer -- many newly acquired over the last few years!

Morgan Tracy

This session is an overview of the effects of the aging process and the ways in which many of the deleterious effects of advancing age can be attenuated by regular physical exercise.

Jamie Brickley and Jeff Miller

B11    Minute Clinics in L-105

(No Sign Me Up appointment needed)

My experiences teaching & living in the Marshall Islands and the Micronesian Islands. How culture, languages, and ethno-mathematics affected my teaching style. A look at the benefits and drawbacks of living on a tropical island paradise. 

Jon Berger

Embracing uncertainty sometimes results in unexpected outcomes. We will discuss the author's journey of overcoming his fear of rejection. Prior reading of the book and sharing your perspectives and experiences encouraged, but not required!

Debra Socci

What does Campus Safety and Security mean to you?   This session will be an interactive discussion on safety and emergency preparedness. Participants will be asked to contribute on various topics and activities.  

Miguel Sierra

Are you interested in additional funding for your department or program? If so, the Grants Department and the Foundation may be able to help! This presentation will review what to do when you want to apply for funding, but you’re not sure where to start. You’ll learn more about the Grants Department and the Foundation, how to request funding, as well as the processes and procedures for applying for grants.

Laura Schumacher, Tai Ramratan, and Rachel Marks

In this session, you will hear from a contingent of faculty who participated in the Beyond the Textbook program during the Spring 2024 term. They will share their experiences and discuss best practices when adopting and using OER materials. Gain an understanding of what is possible for you and your students if you go fully OER. This panel is in support of the SSC's OER Program, Beyond the Textbook launching again soon.

Stacy Tanner, Farrah Chmilnitzky, Joseph Wilda, Julian Vasquez, Sandra Alzate, Katya Goussakova, and Nicole Hammond, and Trent Tomengo

By now we have all heard about high-impact practices, and we've seen the exhortations that we employ them in our classes.  There are plenty to choose from.  But which ones really work for your classes, and how hard is it to get them launched? This workshop will identify several tried and true high-impact practices that have yielded solid results on multiple occasions and could be adapted for a wide variety of classes.  He will even be provided with some checklists, as well as an opportunity for your students to participate in multidisciplinary activities which have already proven their worth. You will leave with workable strategies that won't require three years of your life to execute and are reasonably calculated to elevate the engagement and attitude of the students who participate. 

Jordan Camenker

Learn how the Student Services team can assist students throughout their academic journey as a raider.

Student Services Team

This session discusses the new Seminole State College Film Society for students and how they can get involved, and watch new and old international, independent, and rarely seen films.

Rachel Braaten and Chris O'Brien

Here eLearning will walk you through tips for managing your videos in YuJa and showcase how you can increase student engagement with YuJa interactivity features. Learn how to work with video captions, how to efficiently organize and share your videos. Then explore the video quizzes feature that auto-syncs to the Canvas gradebook, as well as video-embedded discussions using the inline media commenting feature. 

Ebony Collier and Rachel Novella

Have you heard about AI but feel overwhelmed? Need help learning AI basics and resources to help you gain more knowledge? Let’s begin a journey together to better understand AI, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Elena Soltau

Join Geoffrey Nelson from Recreational Sports to learn about all the ways faculty and staff can connect. Hear about ways to stay active, healthy, have fun, and meet others!

Geoffrey Nelson

C12    Minute Clinics in L-105

(No Sign Me Up appointment needed)