Spring Planning 2025 - Distance Learning Track
Happy New Year and welcome back! Spring planning is this week, January 13-17, 2025. Here is the full Spring 2025 Planning Schedule.
Tuesday, January 14
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Academic Innovation and Instructional Resources Meeting, Dr. Cheryl Kohen, Bill Harrison, & Erin Arthur
Audience: Required for faculty teaching hybrid and online courses
Location: HYBRID: Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning (CITL) (Nunamann Hall, building 200, 2nd floor) & Online via Microsoft Teams
Notes: This meeting is mandatory for all faculty teaching hybrid and online courses. Please join us to learn about updates, resources, and best practices for digital learning at DSC.
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning (CITL) Open House
Audience: All faculty and staff (college-wide)
Location: IN PERSON: Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning (CITL) (Nunamann Hall, building 200, 2nd floor)
Notes: Mix & mingle in the renovated CITL! Refreshments of chicken sandwiches, fruit, & coffee will be provided. Get help with your Falcon Online course shells & meet your peer faculty & staff members.
Wednesday, January 15
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
eMentors Meeting: Academic Integrity, GenAI, & Student Engagement, Dr. Cheryl Kohen, Bill Harrison, Erin Arthur, & Richard Vollaro
Audience: Members of the eMentor Committee and open to the Daytona State College community
Location: ONLINE: Online via Microsoft Teams
Notes: The eMentor Committee will discuss the piloting of two engagement tools, Harmonize & Perusall, during the Spring semester. The group will also hear updates about GenAI, academic integrity changes, and a new employee GenAI training initiative.
Thursday, January 16
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
DSC Service Portal Overview, Information Technology Staff Members
Audience: All faculty and staff (college-wide)
Location: HYBRID: Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning (CITL) (200), Computer Lab (Room 204) & via this Microsoft Teams LINK
Notes: The training session on the DSC Service Portal, our new ticketing system, will give staff a thorough introduction to the platform’s features and functions. Staff will learn to create, manage, and find tickets and communicate and collaborate within the system. Additionally, the session will highlight best practices for using the DSC Service Portal to optimize workflows and enhance efficiency in handling issues and requests.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Simple Syllabus Revision Template Review, Dr. Elizabeth Barnes
Audience: All faculty
Location: ONLINE: via this Microsoft Teams LINK
Friday, January 17
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Peer Reviewer Meeting, Dr. Cheryl Kohen & Erin Arthur
Audience: Members of the Peer Reviewer Committee only
Location: ONLINE: Members of the Peer Reviewer Committee will receive this Microsoft Teams link directly
Enroll in ACUE for Fall 2025!
Daytona State College is excited to offer our full-time and part-time faculty members the opportunity to engage in an evidence-based nationally recognized graduate-level teaching certification. Learn more about both below and apply today!
ACUE AI Quick Study 🤖
Do you want to feel confident and prepared to use AI to support teaching and learning? The self-paced Quick Study features four, one-hour interactive courses. Explore AI context and terminology, as well as the challenges and benefits of AI in education. For more information or to enroll contact the Center for Teaching & Learning at 386-506-3485 or by email at CITL@daytonastate.edu.
For additional questions or one-on-one help, please get in touch with us at the Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning. You may book a face-to-face or virtual appointment, contact us via email at CITL@daytonastate.edu, or call 386.506.3485. CITL office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, again located on the Daytona Beach campus's second floor of Nunamann Hall (building 200). If you found this to be enlightening and valuable, please subscribe to our blog! We look forward to seeing everyone virtually and in person!
Dr. Cheryl Kohen
Associate Vice President, Academic Services
cheryl.kohen@daytonastate.edu
386-506-4305