I never want to stop learning.  I do my best to keep up with the newest and latest on the topics I teach.  I am always seeking new materials and incorporate expertise from those on campus and other institutions.  I attend as many conferences and seminars as fiscally possible.  Up until a few years ago, I kept current to maintain my state teaching license. My undergraduate and graduate degrees were in education.  I am very proud of my Teaching Excellence Award.

 

Even with the restraints of budgets, I do my best to keep educated and up to date. I attend as many conferences and professional development opportunities possible.  My career path has extended into many crossroads.  I was hired as adjunct and retained that position for 10 years.  During this time I took courses which lead me to getting a graduate degree.  My background is mostly within the discipline of education. I have tried to capitalize on knowing educational theories and methodologies.  I know how to educate rather than just being an expert in a subject area.

 

What follows is a sample list of trainings I attended, backed up with evidence. It was a difficult task to find flyers, transcripts, etc. from all of these activities.  If I had to choose a favorite educational experience outside of the Intercultural Summit, it woud be the retreat based on Palmer Parkers book, "The Courage to Teach".

 

Here is my sampler:

 

A legal Primer for Online Instructors

Accomodating Students with Disabilities in Online Courses

Legal Landmines for Distance Education

Setting Distance Ed. Expectations in Faculty Contracts

Speaking about Technology and Teaching in English

Attended 2 summer week-long seminars at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Education

 A 4 day Seminar on Student Success

SLCC's Retreat on Education Priorities

Utah Women in Higher Education

Social Media, Successful Intelligence: Helping Students to Be Analytical, Creative, and Practical

Using Apps in the classroom

Seminar at Westminster College:  The Life of Learning ePortfolios for Education and Beyond

What Is An Educated Person?

Utah Women's Conference, sponsored by Orrin Hatch

Strengths Based Leadership

Multiple Teaching Circles

Learning Outcomes Assessment

Training on ADA and Captioning

Multiple Strategic Planning Workshops

Generational Differences

Quality Education Forums

ePortfolio Bootcamp