The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) works to meet the professional development (PD) needs of the ARC Community by supporting Flex days, pre-semester PD that is designed and facilitated by ARC faculty and staff, as well as in-semester PD opportunities that help the college fulfill its mission, values, and commitment to social justice and equity, and achieve its strategic goals.
For the purpose of this website, the terms 'Flex', 'Flex Events', 'PD' and 'Professional Development events' are interchangeable. All describe PD events which may happen prior to, or during, a semester. The term 'Flex Days Events' specifically refers to Professional Development events which occur during Flex Week each semester, before classes begin.
Upcoming CTL/Flex/PD Events
Flex Days Schedule by Day
Workshop | Time | Presenter(s) | Format |
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Tour of Print Services Sign Shop | 12:30 to 1:50 pm | Don Reid | In Person |
Workshop | Time | Presenter(s) | Format |
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Joys and Challenges of Writing a Globally-Inclusive and Accessible OER Textbook | 9:00 to 10:20 am | Andréa Pantoja Garvey, Psychology | Online |
Know History, Know Self. No History, No Self: Critical Introspection as a Tool for Transformative Teaching | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | Mark Carnero | In Person |
MLC Faculty and Staff Orientation Training | 10:00 to 11:50 am | Cristina Domokos and Amy Gaudard, Mathematics | In Person |
ITC – Engaging Students with Media Using Camtasia and Snagit | 10:30 to 11:50 am | Casey Seiter, TechSmith Corporation, Customer Success Manager – Education | Online |
Language and Communication Meet and Greet | 10:30 to 11:50 am | Kathleen O'Brien, English; Kaira Bradley, Language and Communication HomeBase Coach | In Person |
Information Session on Community Healing Spaces: Why, What, and How | 12:00 to 1:00 pm | Rangineh Azimzadeh Tehrani and Moira Delgado | Online |
Hiring CalWORKs Students | 12:30 to 1:20 pm | Liliana Plamadeala, CalWORKs | Online |
Math/CIS Mingling | 12:30 to 2:20 pm | Matt Mitchell and Amy Gaudard, Mathematics; Tak Auyeung, BCIS | In Person |
Calming Pre-Semester Stress Through Drawing | 12:30 to 2:50 pm | Laura Parker and Marie Hoffman | In Person |
ARC Academic Senate Retreat | 1:00 to 3:50 pm | Brian Knirk, Arts, Academic Senate President | In Person |
ITC – Discover the Power of PlayPosit Interactive Video | 1:30 to 2:30 pm | Mirla Garcia, CCC TechConnect | Online |
ITC – Drop-in Lab for Canvas and Instructional Technologies | 3:00 to 4:30 pm | ARC ITC Faculty Coordinators | Online |
Workshop | Time | Presenter(s) | Format |
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Chill Out! Take Control of Stress and Thrive for a Better Faculty Experience | 9:00 to 10:20 am | Natasha Fratello, Psychology | Online |
Virtual Reality @ ARC - Welcome to ARIEIL (American River Immersive Education and Innovations Lab) |
Pre-booked sessions from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm (reserve your session)
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Heidi Bennett, Instructional Designer | In Person |
Incorporating AI in Teaching: A Conversation With Educator Colleagues | 9:00 to 10:20 am | Tak Auyeung, BCIS | In Person |
Beaver Cares – 360 Degrees Of Care | 9:00 to 10:20 am | Valerie Adger and Medelin Velazquez, Beaver Cares | Online |
ITC – What’s New with Canvas and Distance Education! | 9:00 to 9:50 am | ARC ITC Coordinators – Pamela J. Bimbi, Lori Hokerson, and Alice L. Dieli | Online |
Cardano's Formula for Solving a Cubic | 10:00 to 11:50 am | Ted Ridgway | In Person |
Basic Video Editing with Premiere Pro | 10:30 to 11:50 am | Jordan Meyer | In Person |
ITC – Engaging Students with Media Using Camtasia and Snagit | 10:30 to 11:50 am | Casey Seiter, TechSmith Corporation, Customer Success Manager – Education | Online |
Student Club and Organization- Faculty Advisor 101 | 10:30 to 11:50 am | Lindsie Kotcher, Student Personnel Assistant | In Person |
True, Personal Storytelling for Beginners | 10:30 to 11:50 am | John Aubert, Science | Online |
Spring Program Review Training for 2023-24 Cohort | 10:30 to 11:50 am | Veronica Lopez, Nutrition, Yuj Shimizu, Psychology and Faculty Research Coordinator, Jen Laflam, Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Innovation | Online |
STEM HomeBase Open House | 10:30 to 11:50 am | Satyndahl Gilreath, STEM HomeBase Coach | In Person |
Writing Across the Curriculum Faculty Training | 10:30 to 11:50 am | Janay Lovering and Kathleen O'Brien, English | In Person |
ITC – PlayPosit Panel: The Ultimate Universal Design Tool to Engage Students! | 12:00 to 12:50 pm | Lori Hokerson, ARC ITC Universal Design and Accessibility (UD/A) Coordinator | Online |
Handshake in the Classroom: How Faculty Can Help Students Launch Their Careers | 12:30 to 1:50 pm | Vivian Dillon, Faculty Coordinator | Online |
What Does it Mean to be a GE Instructor? (Humanities/Art/Social Science focus) | 12:30 to 1:50 pm | Jeff Sacha, Liz Coleman, Mark Carnero, Robin Akawi | In Person |
ARC Faculty Movie Club: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World | 1:00 to 3:50 pm | Natasha Fratello, Psychology; Traci Gourdine, English | In Person |
ITC – Creating Accessible Documents | 2:00 to 2:50 pm | Lori Hokerson, ARC ITC Universal Design and Accessibility (UD/A) Coordinator | Online |
Math Learning Center Meeting | 2:00 to 4:00 pm | Cristina Domokos and Amy Gaudard, Mathematics | In Person |
ITC – Drop-in Lab for Canvas and Instructional Technologies | 3:00 to 4:30 pm | ARC ITC Faculty Coordinators | Online |
Workshop | Time | Presenter(s) | Format |
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Districtwide Convocation Spring 2024 | 8:15 am to 12:00 pm | Keynote from Sacramento State President Dr. Luke Wood | In Person |
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