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HR News Professional & Personal Programming | Intersession, January 2022

The Professional & Personal Development Program highlights the following discussions, training sessions, and development workshops available to you. Explore the items below for more information.

CalPERS Webinar: Social Security & Your CalPERS Pension | January 12

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 

11:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.

Location:

Online, Pre-Registration Required

Facilitated by: 

CalPERS Staff

Description:

If you're eligible to receive a CalPERS pension from an employer who didn't withhold Social Security taxes from your earnings, your Social Security benefits may be reduced. We'll explain the two provisions that can affect your Social Security benefit, the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.


Registration:

 

Canvas Basics | January 14

Friday, January 14, 2022

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Location:

Online

Facilitated By:

Information Technology

Description:

Recommended attendees: Instructors who are new to teaching with Canvas.

This workshop will help you get started with Canvas by providing an overview of how to add content to your course such as files, pages, modules, assignments, and discussions. The workshop will also cover how to send announcements to your students, create Zoom meetings for your weekly class, and how to make the course available to students by publishing it.

Note: Only Authenticated Users can join workshops


Using Technology to Increase Digital Equity in your Course (Part 1) | January 18

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location:

Online / Zoom Only

Facilitated By:

Universal Design Center Staff

Description:

Recommended Attendees: Faculty who are interested in promoting digital equity in their courses

This five-part workshop series covers practical suggestions and technical tools that can assist faculty in increasing the digital equity of their courses. The January 18 session will be an introduction that covers the core concepts of what justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) represent in the digital educational space of tomorrow’s classroom. The following sessions (first Thursday of every month) will cover technical practical tips, examples and training that should assist in increasing the digital equity of your courses.

Deliverables: Participation, a survey, and a short write-up on one course change the attendee is planning to make based on what was learnt during this series.

DATES:

Jan 18: 11am-12pm
Feb 3: 2pm-3pm
Mar 3: 2pm-3pm
Apr 7: 2pm-3pm
May 5: 2pm-3pm

Stipend: $300

Limit: 50 participants

Stipends are available for first-time attendees for some FTC Spring 2022 programs. Faculty who previously attended and were paid a stipend for any of the programs, can attend again for their own enrichment, however, no stipends will be paid. Faculty must be an active employee at the time of completion for funding.


Registration:

Note: Only Authenticated Users can join workshops

CSU's Got Talent: Do What Matters Most - Lead with a Vision; Manage with a Plan; Prioritize Your Time | January 25

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Location:

Online

Facilitated By:

Rob Shallenberger, MBA, CEO, Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, Best-selling Author

Rob Shallenberger is one of the world’s leading authorities on leadership and execution. He’s trained and coached hundreds of companies around the world, to include many Fortune 500 organizations. He attended Utah State University and went on to earn an MBA from Colorado State University. He served as an F-16 Fighter Pilot in the Air Force for 11 years. He was also an Advance Agent for Air Force One and traveled the world working with foreign embassies and the Secret Service.  To learn more about Rob Shallenberger, visit the Becoming Your Best website.

You can view an accessible pdf of the flier below here.


Attending:

If viewing online on your own, the webcast is limited to the first 200 logins (multiple viewers can sit in the same room and use one link.)  Please login as a “guest” and then type in your CAMPUS/Your Full Name (i.e CSUN/Steven Spielberg).  Listen to the audio via your computer speakers. Also available: join from your mobile device by downloading the Adobe Connect app! To view, visit: https://calstate.adobeconnect.com/CGT