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MPC Fall 2020 Flex Day

Flex Schedule: Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Keynote Webinar:

Equity-Minded and Culturally-Affirming Teaching and Learning Practices in Virtual Learning Communities.

Recorded Presentations:

Additional Presentation Resources:

Student Services Presentations
Mental Health in a Time of Pandemic- Additional Resources
Mental Health in a Time of Pandemic- Survey (participants of this session are encouraged to provide feedback)

Asynchronous Online Learning Sessions:

TurnItIn SimCheck Learn about using this originality checker to help students learn about (and avoid!) plagiarism.

Regular and Effective Contact - Learn about the key ways to keep in touch with your online students to improve student retention + equity.

Becoming An Effective Online Teacher - This self-paced online course describes key online teaching skills.

Self-Paced Design to Align - Do you need to get an online course developed fast? Fill out a Help Desk ticket, ask for a Canvas Shell with the D2A Template and follow this course to create an online course that is aligned with the MPC Rubric.

Quick Course Design Tips and Accessibility - Want to make sure your course has flow? Want to make your course accessible? This is for you.

What’s new in Canvas & Tech Tools All levels welcome to explore!

MPC Spring 2020 Flex Days

Flex Schedule: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Flex Schedule: Thursday, January 23, 2020

MPC Fall 2019 Flex Day

Flex Schedule: Wednesday, August 14th, 2019

Flex Day Speakers Corner:

Duncan-Andrade Keynote Address Fall 2019

Flex Day Videos:

Duncan-Andrade Keynote Address:

MPC Spring 2019 Flex Day

Flex Schedule: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Flex Schedule: Thursday, January 24, 2019
Spring 2019 Flex Day exit survey: (Please complete our exit survey, your feedback is greatly appreciated!)

Flex Day Speakers Corner:

Foundations for Successful Student Journeys (PRIE)
Spring 2019 Flex Day: President's Address (Larry Walker on behalf of Dr. Tribley)
It's kind of fun to do the impossible (Christina Nicolaides, Ph.D.)
Spring 2019 Flex Day: Academic Affairs (Kiran Kamath)
Spring 2019 Flex Day: Student Services (Larry Walker)
UndocuAlly Training (Nancy Jodatitis) (For informational purposes only: login required)

MPC Fall 2018 Flex Day

Flex Schedule: Thursday August 16, 2018
Fall 2018 Flex Day exit survey: (Please complete an exit survey at the end of each session you attend, your feedback is greatly appreciated!)

Flex Day Speakers Corner:

Flex Day Videos:

Thursday, August 16th

Flex Video #1: Introductions, Welcome from HR and Courageous Conversations

Flex Video #2: Ashanti Branch: Engaging Diversity for Student Success

Flex Video #3: Presidents' Addresses

Flex Video #4: Emotional Regulation

MPC Spring 2018 Flex Day

Flex Schedule: Wednesday January 17, 2018
Flex Schedule: Thursday January 18, 2018
Flex Day Participation Form
Flex Day Survey: Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

Flex Day Speakers Corner:

Wednesday, January 17th

Flex Video #1: Introductions, Welcome from HR and Courageous Conversations

Flex Video #2: Courageous Conversations continued ..

Flex Day Video #3: Courageous Conversations continued ..

Flex Day Video #4: Courageous Conversations continued ..

Flex Day Video #5: Safe Zone: Creating Campus Inclusion (Keynote Address: Meg Bolger)

This is a space where relevant documents, videos or presentations may be posted for Flex sessions (Presenters: please email them to kdarken@mpc.edu)

MPC Fall 2017 Flex Day

Flex Schedule: August 16, 2017

Flex Day Speakers Corner:

Wednesday, August 16th

Flex Video #1: Introductions, Welcome from HR and Equity Summit: Helping to Equitize the Institution Through Core Teams

Flex Video #2: Equity Summit continued ..

Flex Video #3: Administrative Presentations

Academic Year: 2016-2017

Spring 2017 Flex Day

Schedule: Wednesday January 18, 2017
Schedule: Thursday January 19, 2017
Flex day Survey: Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
click here for Spring 2017 Flex Day Survey

Flex Day Speakers Corner:

Wednesday

Thursday

Fall 2016 Flex Day

Schedule: August 17, 2016

Academic Year: 2015-2016

April 28 Extra mid semester Flex Day

Schedule: April 28, 2016

Spring 2016 Flex Day

Spring 2016 Speakers' Corner

Flex Presentations

Fall 2015 Flex Day

Schedule: Thursday August 20, 2015
Program Reflections in Word format. Please download this form and use it. Fall 2015.

Academic Year: 2014-2015

Spring 2015 Flex Day

Spring 2015 Speakers' Corner

Fall 2014 Flex Day

Schedule: Thursday August 21, 2014
Fall 2014 Flex Day Survey

Fall 2014 Speakers' Corner

Breakout Presentations

Beccie Michaels and Deidre Sullivan's Breakout Presentation on grants

Academic Year: 2013-2014

Spring 2014 Flex Day

Fall 2013 Flex Day

Schedule: Thursday August 22, 2013 Schedule
Please fill out the evaluation survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Flex_Day_Fall_2013
Instructor Reflections in Word format. Please download this form and use it. Fall 2013
Instructor Reflections in PDF format with examples. Please see this one if you want to see how others have filled out this form.
Program Reflections in Word format. Please download this form and use it. Fall 2013

Fall 2013 Speakers Corner

Academic Year: 2012-2013

Spring 2013 Flex Day

Schedule: Wednesday
Schedule: Thursday Schedule

Fun Stuff Challenge Results
Up-Goer Five MPC Job Descriptions

Fred's Presentation
Walt's Presentation
Steve's Presentation
Celine's presentation
Carsbia's Presentation
Mike's Presentation on SB 1440

BART Breakout
BART Presentation
Student Behavior Guidelines
Carsbia Aggression Management
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The Spring 2013 Program Reflections forms are provided in Word format. Please fill it out during flex week and send it electronically to your DOM.
ProgramReflectionsS13.docx

Fall 2012 Flex Days
Schedule
Doug Garrison's Presentation
Survey Results

Program Reflections form in WORD format
Program Reflections form in pdf format
Program Reflections compilation from the 2011-2012 academic year

Spring 2012 Flex Days

Wednesday January 25 Flex Day Schedule
Thursday January 26 Flex Day Schedule

Tom Brown's Keynote presentation
Tom Brown's breakout presentation
Doug Garrison's Flex Day powerpoint presentation
Doug Garrison's MPC Notes Budget Response Edition
VP's flex day presentation -- Carsbia Anderson and Steve Ma
Marty Johnson flex day presentation
Diane Boynton's presentation about Program Reflections
Robin Venuti's MPC Foundation presentation

Stephanie Tetter's Presentation

Survey Results
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Fall 2011 Flex Day

Schedule
Doug Garrison's Powerpoint
Survey Results
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Spring 2011 Flex Day
Wednesday January 26th Schedule
Thursday January 27th Schedule

Evaluation Results
Spring 2011 Recap
Survey Suggestions for the Future

Doug Garrison's Powerpoint
Robin Venuti's Powerpoint
Fred's Presentation
Clare Manning's CLE Powerpoint
National internet Resources for Veterans

Fall 2010 Flex Day

Flex Day Flyer -- Printable or html web page
Flex Day Schedule--With Details

Fred's Powerpoint

Evaluation Results:
Overall Quality
General Sessions
Breakouts
Summary of Comments

Spring 2010 Flex Day schedules:
Day 1: Wednesday January 27, 8:00 am
Day 2: Thursday January 28, 8:00 am

Fred's powerpoint
Claudia Martin's powerpoint
Patrick Perry's powerpoint

Documents from the Sustainability Session led by Deidre Sullivan and Kevin Raskoff
Deidre's powerpoint
Leaning Outcome Ideas
Change Agent Skills
Sustainable Development Primer

Fall 2009 Schedule

Fred's Powerpoint

Spring 2009 Schedule

Fred's Powerpoint, which honors and celebrates the BSI Committee's accomplishments

Vincent Tinto's MPC Keynote Speech Flyer: "Success is Everyone's Business"
Tinto Article: Access Without Support
Tinto Article: Universities as Learning Organizations
Tinto's basic skills and student success website references are on the basic skills site.

Fall 2008 Schedule

Fred's Academic Senate President Report Powerpoint
Video of Rich Kezirian's Keynote Address (huge 98MB file)
Video of the Distance Learning panel discussion (huge 60 MB file)
Dave Clemens' CYA Syllabus Powerpoint
Results of the Survey about flex day scheduling

Spring 2008 Schedule

Thursday Morning SLO Breakout Details

Fall 2007 Schedule

Andres Durstenfeld gave an incredible and inspiring keynote address on evolution. If you missed it, some highlights are posted here. Thank you Andres!
Video of Andres' Keynote Presentation (huge 95mb file)
Andres' Powerpoint presentation

In order to motivate all of us to grow enrollment and improve retention, Doug invited Vinnie Soprano to give a motivational speech. Vinnie gave a fine speech in which he regaled us with his stories of he himself being "retended" many times during his during his years spent in education. Thank you Vinnie!
Vinnie's motivational speech

Spring 2007 Schedule

Spring 2007 Survey results