Tuesday, 01/25/22, 10:00-11:15AM PT

Susan D. Blum, editor of the book, Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)
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In this interactive workshop, Susan D. Blum introduces some of the principles behind the growing practices united under the umbrella of "ungrading." She also talks about many practices that she and others use to implement ungrading--leading to greater learning and equity. There will be ample opportunity to think about your own pedagogical questions and to interact with both Susan and your colleagues.

Thursday, 02/10/22, 11:00AM-12:00PM PT

Helen Graves
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for thinking about teaching and learning that offers flexibility in the ways students access material, engage with it, and show what they know. You could think of it as “equity by design.” UDL principles benefit all learners by building in choice and versatility that can be adjusted for every learner’s strengths and needs. In this webinar, we’ll talk about strategies to better (and more easily) meet the diverse needs of your students.

Thursday, 02/24/22, 1:00-2:15PM PT

Maritez Apigo, Contra Costa College
Denise Maduli-Williams, San Diego Miramar College
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Every student's voice matters, and every student has a story to tell. Providing opportunities for students to tell their stories is critical, especially in the online environment where sharing builds and deepens connection. Digital storytelling is special in that it humanizes the online experience by incorporating multimedia elements such as images, voice, music, and text. Through this asset-based practice, students are provided with flexibility and choice in their opportunities to share and respond. Instructors can further foster connection and engagement with students by sharing their own stories through video.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Comprehend digital storytelling as an equity-minded, humanizing practice that supports student success.
2. Apply strategies for integrating student and instructor narratives in their own courses.

Friday, 03/04/22, 10:30AM-12:00PM PT

Bri Brown, Cuyamaca College
Dave Dillon, Grossmont College
Fabiola Torres, Glendale College
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Three ungrading advocates will discuss the historical roots and equity implications of assessment practices. The presenters will share their journeys in ungrading, including the purpose behind designing their systems, their trial and error iterative processes, lessons learned, and student feedback. Participants will be provided with resources for implementing components of their systems in their own courses, have an opportunity to examine their own grading and assessment policies, and develop a plan for modifying a component of their systems. In this workshop, you will:
1. Analyze the historical roots and equity implications of grading
2. Identify strategies for equitizing their own grading policies
3. Discuss how to prepare students to engage in no-points grading

Wednesday, 03/09/22, 1:00-2:15PM PT

Jason Kalchik, Mesa College
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In this interactive session, Jason will showcase and model equitable facilitation strategies that encourage active, authentic engagement in synchronous, online learning. With a focus on fostering a learning community, sharing agency, and grounding instruction in student strengths and experiences, we’ll work through various exercises and share and discuss techniques that have and haven’t worked in each of our own classes. In this workshop, you will:
1. Explore live online facilitation techniques designed to unsettle traditional power dynamics within the college course.
2. Interrogate the concept of “participation” in order to reconsider and refine practices designed to encourage active engagement.
3. Evaluate inclusive pedagogical strategies that support the success of English students in our post-AB 705 landscape.

Wednesday, 04/27/22, 2:00-3:15PM PT

Dr. Jamie A. Thomas
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This interactive workshop will provide hands-on experience in building a simple, online “Encouragement Board” that uplifts the collective morale of a class, by archiving students’ positive and encouraging messages for classmates. We will also explore how and why transforming traditional assessments, like timed and multiple-choice tests, into lively, weeklong video/audio discussions can reduce stress and anxiety. These asynchronous discussions turn “gotcha” tests and their focus on “correct answers” into enjoyable opportunities that encourage risk-taking, and support student success and retention by expanding peer learning and personalization of course content. Strategies for quickly assessing student discussion posts will also be presented.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Create an “Encouragement Board” using Padlet (for free), which they can insert into their online courses, or add to a Canvas module for their on-ground course
2. Plan use of Flipgrid (for free) to transform traditional assessments like tests into video/audio discussions that reduce stress and anxiety, and present opportunities for peer learning, personalization, and individual success.