Staff Professional Development

Pensacola State College students, faculty, and staff members now have access to a world of extensive professional development training – all available online.

The College has partnered with Academic Impressions ─ a professional development resource that focuses on providing leadership, personal development, and skills-based training opportunities. The year-long membership will provide Pensacola State access to all live and recorded webinars. The courses are evidence-based and presented by subject matter experts.

This professional development initiative is directly tied to Title III Pirate PATH to Success objectives: retention, degree completion, and overall student success strategies for at-risk students.  Academic Impressions offers more than 1,900 resources.  Topic areas include personal development, leadership development, academic affairs, diversity equity and inclusion, enrollment management, student success, institutional advancement, student affairs, and institutional planning and strategy.

The partnership allows the college community access to:

• Live online seminars and recordings,
• Virtual conferences (limited seating),
• Additional tools, resources, and articles: blog, books and assessments, research and reports, job aids and printables,
• New training resources that are added each month,
• Established and customized focused learning plans,
• Daily virtual writing café.

At a time when our nation’s colleges and universities are all challenged with decreased enrollment, Pensacola State staff members can access best practices and cutting-edge methods to help our students persist during a pandemic and ongoing societal discourse.

Learning plans are designed to enhance your effectiveness and sharpen specific skills.  Each plan is quick, thorough, and taught by vetted experts. Your membership includes the ability to customize a plan for you or as a department leader, learning plans can be developed to address specific training goals for your team.  All learning plans include a ‘Reflection’ questionnaire for participants to document highlights of the training experience and thoughts on how to implement strategies shared during the training.  Listed below are established learning plans.  The list will be updated regularly.

• Improving Your Meetings
• Leading More Inclusively
• Supervision and Feedback
• Building Resilience
• Your Role as a Team Leader
• Understanding Strengths-Based Leadership
• Managing Difficult Colleagues
• Developing Better Time Management
• Creative Problem Solving in Higher Ed
• Improving the Effectiveness of Your Decision Making
• Managing Conflict as a Leader
• Identifying Talent

A complete list of learning plans is available on the AI website under Find Your Plan.

Each month, SPD will share resources for a trending topic in higher education and relevant here at PSC.  Here, you can take the guess work out of searching more than 2,000 resources.  We’ll focus on the most current webinars, articles, job aids, books, and assessments for that specific issue.  The topic of the month will be listed on the SPD website and shared on workshop announcements.

Tell us about your learning experience.  Please complete an evaluation form for each AI session in which you participated. CLICK HERE for individual session evaluation. Focused Learning plans should be evaluated based on completion of all components. A separate reflection questionnaire is included for each learning plan.

Employees can create an account by logging into their MyPSCApps and clicking on the blue AI tile.  For questions about your account, member resources, or scheduling a demo for your team, please contact our account manager, Niecie Washington at niecie@academicimpressions.com

Based in Greenwood, Colorado, Academic Impressions has served approximately 3,500 higher education institutions over 18-plus years. Also, more than 200,000 post-secondary faculty and staff members have enrolled in sessions ranging from leadership; women in leadership; academic leadership; faculty success; institutional and academic planning; student success; enrollment management and marketing; advancement; diversity, equity and inclusion; and Title IX compliance.

We encourage everyone to log in to utilize the wide variety of professional development resources offered.

To learn more about Academic Impressions, visit academicimpressions.com.

For information about Title III Pirates PATH to Success, contact Marty Vignes, Title III Grant Activity Director

  mvignes@pensacolastate.edu or (850) 484-1030

For additional information about AI or other training resources, contact Juanita Scott, Director, Professional Development

  jscott@pensacolastate.edu or (850) 484-1953.

Professional Development Transcript

You can access your professional development transcript through Spring 2022 via Spyglass. Sign into Spyglass and select “Transcript” from the menu. Your unofficial transcript will be displayed.

Register for Professional Development Activities

You can register for college-sponsored professional development via our new registration portal, Flywire.

Helpful Tips

• Select a session time window from Professional Development Day and browse the available workshops. Description details are at the bottom of the product page.
• Complete all required fields before adding to your cart.
• Make sure to select a session for each time block. To return to the selections, click the Product link at the top and click Professional Development Day again.
• All in-service workshops are at no cost to employees. Although the checkout page indicates billing, employees are only required to enter their name, work address, office phone number, and work email address. You do not need to fill in the Student ID field, as this is not required but is Flywire delivered.
• Complete the additional prompts to complete registration, including CHECKOUT AS A GUEST, and PLACE YOUR ORDER.
• If you need additional assistance with registration, please contact SPD at 484-1754 or use the detailed training guide below.

Professional Development Day – Registration Training Guide

Spring 2023 Non-Instructional Duty Day Schedule (January 5, 2023)

Spring 2022 Non-Instructional Duty Day Schedule (January 5, 2022)

Spring 2021 Non-Instructional Duty Day Schedule (January 6, 2021)

Professional Development Day

Pensacola State College Professional Development Day is a half-day event to provide faculty and staff with opportunities to network, share best practices and attend meaningful training sessions. The wide range of breakout sessions are designed to be engaging while meeting the needs of faculty and staff. The event is open to all PSC employees.

Spring 2023 – Professional Development Day Schedule

Spring 2023 – Professional Development Workshop Descriptions

Professional Development Day – Registration Training Guide

Professional Development Day Registration Steps

Register for all Professional Development Day sessions via our new registration portal, Flywire.

• Select Professional Development Day under Products.
• Browse session time offerings. Select a product and scroll to the bottom to view the session description.
• Enter all required fields and click ADD TO CART.
• Click the Products hyperlink at the top to view additional session offerings and add them to your cart.
• Click your cart, followed by VIEW YOUR CART, once you’ve selected a workshop for each time block.

All in-service workshops are at no cost to employees. Although the checkout page indicates billing, employees are only required to enter their name, work address, office phone number, and work email address. You do not need to fill in the Student ID field, as this is not required but is Flywire delivered.

• Complete the additional prompts to complete registration, including CHECKOUT AS A GUEST, and PLACE YOUR ORDER.

An order confirmation page will populate an email to the email address listed during checkout.

If you need additional assistance, contact Staff Professional Development at 850-484-1754 or 850-484-1953 or email Juanita Scott at jscott@pensacolastate.edu.

Previous Professional Development Day Schedules

Spring 2018 – Professional Development Day 

Fall 2018 – Professional Development Day

Spring 2019 – Professional Development Day

Fall 2019 – Professional Development Day

Sping 2020 – Professional Development Day

Fall 2020 – Professional Development Day

Spring 2021 – Professional Development Day

Fall 2021 – Professional Development Day

Spring 2022 – Professional Development Day

Fall 2022 – Professional Development Day

Convocation Schedule 2022

Convocation Schedule 2021

Convocation Schedule 2020

Convocation Schedule 2019

Convocation Schedule 2018

Adjunct Incentive Plan

You can now complete the Adjunct Incentive Plan in Canvas.  To enroll in the Adjunct Incentive Plan, contact your academic department head to verify eligibility and SPD for enrollment instructions.  Additional information for adjunct instructors can be found in the Adjunct Faculty Handbook.

On-Demand Inservice Training

• 25 Excel Tips in 50 Minutes
• Academy of Teaching Excellence presents Best Practices: Teaching Live Online
• Care of the Soul 101: Pt. 1 – Practical Guidance for Maneuvering the Stress of COVID 19 – Resonate Breathing
• Care of the Soul 101: Pt. 2 – Practical Guidance for Maneuvering the Stress of COVID 19 – Keeping Your Heart Light
• Care of the Soul 101: Pt. 3 – Practical Guidance for Maneuvering the Stress of COVID 19 – Soulversations
• Computer Productivity
• Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Faculty Guide to Student Resource Center for ADA Services
• Identity Theft Before and After COVID 19
• Introduction to Microsoft Teams
• Introduction to One Drive
• PSC Wellness for Students
• Student Conduct
• Sexual Harassment
• Testing Center Services for Faculty

Starlink

Full time and part time faculty and staff have access to the entire catalog of Starlink courses, webinars, and leadership training.  There are hundreds of hours of high-quality professional development accessible 24/7 with any internet connection.  Monthly webinar series are also available and will be announced in the SPD workshop announcement.

To view Starlink videos, follow the instructions below:

Go to starlinktraining.org and click on “Get Started” tab at the top.  You will see a drop-down menu; if you already have an account, you can simply login at the prompt.

Click “First Time User” and fill out the registration by using your pensacolastate.edu email as your username. (Note: you do not need your employee ID to set up an account – you can leave that field blank)

Click “Register”.  You will receive an email from STARLINK to verify your account. Once you click the verification in your email, you are ready to use STARLINK.

If you would like to receive in-service professional development credit, please complete the SPD Professional Development Activity Form.

eLearning 

eLearning sessions on topics such as Canvas, Gradebook, and Proctorio are offered through the eLearning Department.  These sessions are also listed on the SPD announcement that are distributed through the college list. Sessions are also listed on the SPD calendar.  CLICK HERE to visit the eLearning website.

Getting Results

This online course funded by the National Science Foundation has been created especially for community college educators.  It focuses on pedagogical best practices as well as teaching with technology and assessment.  This is a dated but relevant resource. CLICK HERE to access the online course.

Innovative Educators

• Friday 5 Live! Moving Forward to the Fall: Supporting Students, Staff & Faculty
• The Impact of COVID -19 On Higher Education: Preparing for the Changing Landscape & Economic Consequences
• Friday 5 Live – Looking Towards Fall: Anticipating Trends & Creating Paths for Student Success
• Online Orientation Reimagined: How to Create Engagement, Connection & Meaning
• Supporting TRIO Students: Providing an Online Orientation & Success Workshops
• How to Move Your Parent Orientation Online Quickly
• The Happiness Trifecta: What COVID – 19 Can Teach Us About Happiness & Mindfulness
• Friday 5 Live: Helping Students Finish the Semester Successfully
• Telemental Health Services for Students: Ethical, Legal & Therapeutic Challenges
• Building an Online Orientation for Specific Student Populations
• Student Persistence: Critical & Holistic Support Strategies Responding to COVID-19
• Advising & Counseling Online: Responding Effectively to Academic & Mental Health Issues
• Taking Student Services Online in Response to COVID-19
• Training Tutors for the Online Environment
• The Academic Speaking & Consulting Guide: Messaging, Marketing & Honoring Your Expertise
• Preparing Your Campus for the Coronavirus
• Customize Your FYE Course using an Online Video-Based Textbook
• Leveraging Technologies to Enhance Success for Diverse Generation Z Populations
• Designing Online Orientation for Community Colleges
• Creating an Extended Online Orientation to Impact Success
• Best Practices for Financial Literacy Programming & The Debt Letter Initiative: Mandates to Missions
• Utilizing Technology to Engage Parents & Families: Mode and Frequency, Trending Needs & Leveraging Analytics
• Online Summer Institute: Utilizing Online Services to Advance Your Guided Pathways Goals
• Implementing Technology to Support & Engage First-Year Students
• The Happiness Trifecta:  Amplifying Student Success by Transforming Campus Culture Through the Science of Happiness
• Supporting Veterans Through Art:  A Collaborative Program for Reaching & Supporting Service Members
• Supporting Students on Probation:  Too Many Students – Not Enough Resources!
• Using Technology to Streamline Onboarding, Improve Readiness & Support Probation Students
• Selecting Online Student Services for Gen Z
• Creating an Inclusive Campus
• Building an Online Orientation for Specific Student Populations
• Friday 5 Live! Addressing Systematic Racism in Our Institutions: Supporting Students of Color

Social Mindfulness Book Discussion Group 

Professional Development Podcasts

• KeyPoints

KeyPoints is produced by Staff Professional Development and is a newly created internal resource for faculty and staff.  The current series focus on social justice and discuss ways to promote a more inclusive working and learning environment.

• Ep1 – Ignore Topics on Race and Racism in the Classroom? – Cindy Kernahan
• Ep2, Pt. 1 – Foundation for the Race and Pedagogy Institute – Dexter Gordon
• Ep2, Pt. 2 – Faculty, Race, Social Advancement and Ignorance – Dexter Gordon
• Ep2, Pt. 3 – Partnerships, Privilege, and Dreams – Dexter Gordon
• Ep3 – Incorporating Cultural Awareness into the Curriculum – China

• Tea for teaching

This podcast is a series of informal discussions of innovative and effective practices in teaching and learning. This podcast series is hosted by John Kane (an economist) and Rebecca Mushtare (a graphic designer). John and Rebecca run the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the State University of New York at Oswego.

Selected episodes:

• Pedagogies of Care: Equity and Inclusion – Cyndi Kernahan and Kevin Gannon
• Radical Hope– Kevin Gannon
• Cultural Acclimation– Don Donelsen
• Inclusive Pedagogy– Amer Ahmed
• Diverse Classrooms– Melina Ivanchikova and Mathew Lawrence Ouellett
• Inclusive Teaching– Danica Savonick
• Diversity and Inclusion– Rodmon King

• Teaching in Higher ED

Faculty Development for Professors

This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.

Selected Episodes:

• Becoming a Minority  – Renea Brathwaite
• Fostering Inclusion in Our Teaching –  Marlo Goldstein Hode
• Culturally Responsive Online Teaching Courtney Plotts
• Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto – Kevin Gannon
• This is Not a Test – Jose Luis Vilson

National Institute for Staff and Organization Development (NISOD)*

• Three Student Engagement Strategies for Our New World:  Lessons from Community College Leaders and a Behavioral Scientist
• Bridging the Gap:  F2F to Online Teaching Skills
• Mindful Course Design for Student Success
• Shifting Entrepreneurship from the Perimeter to the Core

• White Privilege: What is it Really? How Can it Be Used to Help Others Who Lack That Privilege?
• The Hero Complex: Advising Minority Males
• Minority-Serving Community College Communities of Practice: Career Pathways for Students of Color

*Password protected.  Contact SPD for log-in instructions.

 Chronicle of Higher Education

• From Emergency Remote Teaching to Effective Distance Education
• The Future of Faculty
• Inclusive Teaching in the Online Classroom
• Equity in Remote Education
• Race, Class, and Minority-Serving Institutions
• Supporting Underserved Students in a Crisis
• Race, Class, and the Path to College Access Here
• Race and Higher Education

National Conference on Race and Equity (NCORE)

• Behind the Masks: Uncovering Assumptions, Biases and Stereotypes
• Being Alive Into the Future!
• Grieving NCORE in the Time of COVID: Strategies for Self-Care and Engagement
• Self-Care in the time of COVID – Strategies for Maintaining Intimacy, Physical Health and Mental Well-Being
• Discovering Common Ground Across Differences: An Innovative Course on Facilitating Difficult Conversations
• There’s a Drama To It:” Innovative Way of Teaching about Power, Resistance, and Social Justice Through Sports
• Race in Medical Education
• Woke Olympics and Social Justice Arrogance
• Navigating academia in PWCs and Universities: A Guide to Equip First-Generation Students of Color to Thrive in Higher Education
• The Struggle is Too Real: Cultivating a Spirit of Resilience for the Long Haul of Diversity Leadership
• Introduction to Social Justice Models of Disability
• The Intersection of Strengths and Social Identity: Using the Clifton Strengths to Engage Conversation about Difference
• Kaleidoscope: Improving Campus Culture using a Program with a Diversity Lens
• The Dehumanization of Indigenous Women
• NCORE 101: What to Expect and How to Show Up!

Social Justice Videos

• 26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity with Students – New York Times
• Teaching Ideas and Resources to Help Students Make Sense of the George Floyd protest – New York Times
• The Fight for Civil Rights in Freedom – TED Talk
• The Difference Between Being Not Racist and Antiracist – TED Talk
• What it Takes to be Racially Literate – TED Talk
• How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them – TEDX
• Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education Have to Play? – Diverse Issues in Higher Education
• Social Justice – is it still relevant in the 21^st century? – TEDX
• Using a Racial Equity Lens – YouTube
• Let’s get to the root of racial injustice – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aCn72iXO9s – TEDX

Social Justice References

• A Detailed List of Anti-Racism Resources – Katie Couric
• 6 Quick Ways to Be More Inclusive in a Virtual Classroom – Chronicle of Higher Education*
• A Survival Guide for Black, Indigenous, and Other Women of Color in Academe – Chronicle of Higher Education

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