Faculty Spring Symposium
Full-time Faculty: Join us on the Melbourne Campus for the Faculty Spring 2025 Symposium on Thursday, January 9, 2025! In keeping with our Ignite EFSC 2024-25 theme, come launch a successful term with help from workshops, academic discipline meetings, and more. The Adjunct Faculty event is Wednesday, January 8.
January 9th Spring Symposium Schedule
- 8:30 - 9:00 AM - Welcome Back Reception (Bldg. 10)
- 9:00 - 10:30 AM - Opening Remarks (Bldg. 4, Auditorium)
- 10:30 -10:45 AM - Break
- 10:45 - 11:45 AM - Morning Program (Bldg. 4, Auditorium)
- 11:45 AM -1:00 PM - Lunch (Bldg. 16)
- 1:00 - 2:30 PM - Concurrent Workshops (Bldgs. 2 and 7)
- 2:45 - 4:30 PM - Academic Discipline Meetings (Bldgs. 7 and 15)
Please Note: These 11 afternoon workshops run concurrently on January 9th from 1 PM
to 2:30 PM. You must only register for one of the following sessions as space is limited.
Dip Your Toe into Open Educational Resources (OER)
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 7, Rm. 223
Seating Cap: 25
Presented by: Open Educational Resource Committee
Open Educational Resources (OER) are free and openly licensed materials that you can use, adapt, and share. In this session you'll explore OER’s pros and cons, hear from faculty and students about their experiences, learn how to identify quality OER, find open educational materials, and think about how to use them for your assignments or courses.
New Features in Canvas
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 7, Rm. 114
Seating Cap: 50
Presented by: AcTec
Join us as we dive into the latest features in the Canvas learning management system. Our session will kick off with a presentation highlighting the newest tools and enhancements designed to elevate your teaching and course delivery. This session will be facilitated by experienced Academic Technology team members, providing expert insights and solutions.
What Are You Even Talking About?
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 7, Rm. 100
Seating Cap: 25
Presented by: Amy Krewson, Director of Curriculum Development
This session will discuss, distinguish, and define the nuances in commonly confused curriculum-related terms. This isn’t just semantics. Common definitions enable better communication and understanding. Learn about what the words often discussed in curriculum mean and why context matters.
Register for Curriculum Session
Ask me about the QEP and RSI!
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 7, Rm. 110C
Seating Cap: 25
Presented by: Carrie Wells and Andrew Lieb
While the 2024 SACS visit has come and gone, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) has been going strong. Thus far, the QEP has focused on faculty and students in online gateway math and English courses, as well as first-year students. However, the scope will broaden soon to include online students and faculty in additional disciplines. Come learn more about the QEP’s past and future. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the Rocket to Success: Taking Online Learning to New Heights program.
Following the QEP roundtable, come share questions, best practices, and experiences about Regular and Substantive Interaction at a short-roundtable session designed to help us work together to continue growing our online delivery practices.
Register for QEP & RSI Session
Cultivating New Growth through Service-learning & Civic Engagement
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 7, Rm. 110B
Seating Cap: 25
Presented by: Erin Baird
This spring, plant seeds of opportunity for our students that expand your lessons beyond the classroom. Harvest the resources of our community to inject fresh life into your instruction. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how the integration of service and community involvement can enhance traditional learning outcomes, heighten your love for teaching, and build connections that create better students, better citizens, and a better world.
Register for Service-Learning Session
Compassionate Boundaries with Today’s College Student
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 7, Rm. 111
Seating Cap: 35
Presented by: Emily Tonn, Barbara Kennedy, and Lisa Casillas
This specialized training program is designed to equip faculty members with the skills and strategies needed to establish and maintain healthy boundaries while supporting students’ mental health. Recognizing the increasing demands on faculty in this aspect, the training aims to empower educators with effective tools for managing expectations, fostering a supportive environment, and promoting their well-being. Participants will explore the importance of creating a supportive and respectful environment while balancing their commitment to student success with their own well-being.
Register for Student Mental Health Session
Online Teaching Support Open House: Building a Community Together
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 7, Rm. 108B
Seating Cap: 25
Presented by: Laura Dunn, Joe Wakim, Tonia Graham, and Ramona Smith
Join us for a discussion-based open house session focused on gathering faculty input about online teaching at EFSC. This session is designed to explore topics you're interested in learning more about —such as online course design, regular and substantive interaction, engaging students, and teaching tools— while also providing a space to share your own tips, tricks, and successful strategies. Whether you're new to online instruction or an experienced educator, your feedback and insights will help shape future professional development and contribute to building a supportive community of practice around online teaching.
Register for Teaching Support Open House
Supporting Brevard’s Community
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 7, Rm. 109
Seating Cap: 20
Presented by: Dr. Michael Cadore
As faculty and staff of EFSC, we provide an outstanding education to 18,000 students annually in Brevard County. Really impressive! — But we can do more. We work and live in Brevard County, home to over 600,000 people. Did you know 10-13% of Brevard County residents are food insecure and 1,000-1,500 are housing insecure (numbers range depending upon sources)? As individuals and as a group, we can do more to support the community in which we work and live! Come learn about groups at EFSC that volunteer to support Brevard’s community, including LEAD (formally know as MMI) and Women in Higher Education (WiHE). Plus, be part of two upcoming volunteer days during the spring semester to support Brevard’s community!
Register for Community Support Session
Building the Future: Reflecting on Our History and Shaping What’s Next
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 7, Rm. 109A
Seating Cap: 20
Presented by: Dr. Sarah Stoeckel and Dr. Mark Quathamer
Strategic planning connects our mission to our daily work and sets the course for EFSC’s future. In this session, you’ll explore our current strategic plan, discover the improvements we’ve made, and find out how you can help shape our 2025 vision. Your insights are key to ensuring we move forward together.
Register for Strategic Planning Session
Improving Instruction to Increase Retention Using ALEKS Software
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 2, Rm. 201A
Seating Cap: 20
Presented by: Dr. Holly Wendel
This presentation will illustrate how to use ALEKS to target where students need help, create reports to improve instruction, and include resources within the course that are easy to access. Instructors will use Insights to review failed topics, decreased learning, unusual learning, and procrastination. Instructors will use Pie Reports to review objectives the class/individual student has completed, remaining, ready to learn, and attempted/Not Yet Learned. Additionally, instructors will learn to embed videos that are connected to multiple objectives within the course.
Register for ALEKS Software Session
Math-Oriented Mini-Workshops
Location: Melbourne, Bldg. 2, Rm. 201B
Seating Cap: 20
Join us for three topics of particular interest to those teaching math or teaching in math-related fields. We will breeze through mini sessions on each with a brief time for Q&A. Here's what we have to offer:
Transform Your Lectures with the Wacom Pen Tablet and OneNote!
Presented by Brad Marovich
Looking to shake up your lecture style? Consider wielding the power of OneNote’s dynamic features—like the Math Assistant—alongside the Wacom Pen Tablet to bring your lessons to the digital world. Intrigued? Join us for a quick 20-minute demo and see how these tools can work together to create a classroom experience that’s as engaging as it is effective.
Enhance Your Classes with JMP Software, now available at EFSC!
Presented by Dr. Katina Gothard
Are you in need of graphs such as histograms or control charts for a course? Would you like students to learn how to read output from statistics software? The College now has a license for JMP statistics software. In this 20-minute session, participants will explore the “Distribution” and “Fit Y by X” functions in JMP.
Engage Your Online Students with Pearson's Learning Catalytics!
Presented by Stephanie Wang
Are you interested in offering a review activity which actively engages your students and provides you with immediate feedback? Join us for a quick 20-minute overview of the program and hear how it has been used with success with EFSC online MAT 1033 and MAC 1105 students.
Meet with your Academic Discipline from 2:45 to 4:30 PM on January 9th. Use the list below to find the Melbourne Campus building and room numbers by the Academic Discipline Chair:
- Beth Rountree (Mathematics): Bldg. 7, Rm. 111
- Dan Mondshein (Advanced Tech/Comp Science Programs): Bldg. 7, Rm. 100
- Andrew Lieb (CTE/Applied Tech/Business): Bldg. 7, Rm. 110C
- Jimmy Gamez (Science & Engineering): Bldg. 7, Rm. 108B
- Dr. Holly McKnight (Education): Bldg. 4
- Dr. Sharon Cronk-Raby (Communications): Bldg. 7, Rm. 114
- Dr. Karen Spurlock (Nursing & Applied Health Sciences): Bldg. 15, Rms. 203/204
- Marianne D’Altilio (Community Health Sciences): Bldg. 15, Rm. 224
- Steve Salvo (Public Safety Institute): Bldg. 7, Rm. 108C