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​​Archived FLEX Events


Fall FLEX Days 2022 (August 17-19, 2022)

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Wednesday August 17, 2022:
(Re)set

  • State of the College Address
  • Steps on the Path: Creating a Pro-Black Culture at Norco College –
    Racial Justice Taskforce 2022-2023 Goals​
  • The Writing and Reading Center Is for Everyone!​ / Schools First Credit Union
    • ​Nicole Capps, Norco College; Schools First Credit Union: Jessica Lutu, SchoolsFirst
    • Presentation
  • "Bearing Witness as an Act of Love, Resistance, Hope, and Healing"
    • ​Dr. Mays Imad

Thursday August 18, 2022:
(Re)imagine - (Re)Imagining Community and Guided Pathways through Equity

  • Ask-Connect-Inspire-Plan (ACIP) Model
    • Guided Pathways Co-Leads – Melissa Bader, Quinton Bemiller, Tenisha James
    • Presentation
  • Holistic Student Support Survey (HSSS) Student Analysis
  • Student Equity Plan 2022-2025​
    • ​Equity Co-Leads Gustavo Oceguera and Caitlin Welch
  • Guided Pathways: Jeopardy - Holistic Student Support Edition​
  • What's New in District DE?
    • Dr. Torria Davis and DJ Hawkins, Riverside Community College District
  • Guided Pathways: Rethinking Academic Program Navigation
  • Learn How APC Ranks New Faculty Prioritization Requests
  • Makerspace Project-based learning
    • ​Farshid Mirzaei
  • Instructional Tools Speed Dating
    • DJ Hawkins, Stefanie Tate, Susan Finley, Diana Hyatt Myers, Sandra Xochilpiltecatl, and Anish Bhatia, Riverside Community College District

Friday August 19, 2022:
(Re)focus

  • What's New in the World of NC Assessment?
    • Ashlee Johnson, Charise Allingham, along with members from LFM/GP&E Assessment Team & Canvas Outcomes Pilot Team, Norco College
    • Presentation
  • “Reimagining Global Education in a Post-pandemic World:
    A Study Abroad Guide for Faculty”​
  • CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) / Active shooter awareness/response
    • Dr. Sigrid Williams, Norco College / Justin Czerniak, Norco College, and Steve Vaipulu, RCCD Safety & Police
    • Presentation​

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Spring FLEX Day 2022 (February 11, 2022)

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  • State of the College Address
  • Becoming an Equity-Minded Practitioner​
    • ​Dr. Jesús Miranda
  • Equity Audit Results​
    • ​Hotep Consultant Group
  • What's New in the World of NC Assessment?​
    • Ashlee Johnson, Dr. Greg Aycock, and Charise Allingham
  • “The homeless crisis in Los Angeles, how can we affect change as educators?”​
    • ​Dr. Mark Hartley and Ebenezer Peprah
  • Distance Education - Using DesignPLUS in Canvas (Beginner to Intermediate Level)​
    • Susan Finley and Stefanie Tate
  • Hire Me! (For Part-time Faculty applying to Full-time Positions)
    • ​Dan Reade and Erica Mosley
  • Tuition-Free College: Planning for Noncredit in RCCD
    • Dr. Susan Mills, members of RCCD Noncredit Planning Workgroup
  • Mosaic Series RJTF Sawubona: Our Black and African American Students
    • ​Dr. Dominique Hitchock and Dr. Monica Green
  • Grant Concept Development Best Practices​
    • Dr. Gustavo Oceguera and Dr. Aaron Roy

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Fall FLEX Days 2021 (August 18-20, 2021)

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Wednesday August 18, 2021:
State of the College, Updates & Equity

  • State of the College Address
  • The Strategic Planning and Governance Manual (SPGM) and
    Norco College’s New Governance Structure​
  • DRC Policies and Procedures as We Transition
    back to Face to Face​
  • Promoting Programs & Events on Social Media​
    • Ruth Leal
    • Presentation​
  • Equity Professional Development Requirement​
    • ​Dr. Dominique Hitchcock, Dr. Gustavo Oceguera, Dr. Tenisha James,
      Peter Boelman, Dana White, & Nicole Brown
    • Presentation​
  • Results of the Racial Justice Taskforce Survey & Focus Group
    • ​Dr. Dominique Hitchcock & Shaun Leflore
  • Racial Justice Taskforce Plans for 2021/2022
    • ​Dr. Kaneesha Tarrant
    • Presentation​ (Results of the Racial Justice Taskforce Survey and Focus Group and Racial Justice Taskforce Plans for 2021 and 2022)​

Thursday August 19, 2021:
Distance Education, Equity and Accessibility

  • New Instructional Tools​
    • ​Dr. Torria Davis, Dean of Distance Education & DE Personnel
    • Presentation​
  • Option 1: Accessibility Tools Overview (Beginner Level)
    • ​Anish Bhatia
    • Presentation​
  • Option 2: Accessibility Pitfalls and Solutions
    (Intermediate to Advanced Levels)
    • ​DJ Hawkins
    • Presentation​
  • Option 1: Returning to the Classroom with Canvas (Beginner Level)
    • ​DJ Hawkins
    • Presentation​
  • Option 2: New Features in Canvas (Intermediate to Advanced Level)
    • ​Derek Moore
    • Presentation​
  • Breakout Session 2: Ally Training(**Not recorded)
    • ​LGBTQ+ Ally, Laura Adams, Ammanda Moore, & Christopher Lugo
    • Presentation​
  • Breakout Session 3: Lessons Learned – Teaching Online
    in the Time of COVID-19
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  • Breakout Session 1: Accreditation Basics
  • Breakout Session 2: Bringing Pride to the Classroom:
    Supporting and Affirming our LGBTQ+ Students
    (**Not recorded)
    • ​Ammanda Moore
    • Presentation​
  • Breakout Session 3: Deaf Accessibility & Sensitivity Training
    • Tommy Korn, Dyan Sue Kovacs & Jennifer Willey
    • Presentation​​

Friday August 20, 2021:
Equity &​ Discipline Meetings

  • RCCD Chancellor’s Address
    • Dr. Wolde-Ab Isaac, RCCD Chancellor
    • Presentation
  • Keynote Speaker: Disrupting Inequity in the Academy
    • Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud
    • Presentation

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Spring FLEX Day 2021 (February 5, 2021)

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State of the College Address

  • State of the College Address

Keynote Speaker Presentation

  • Keynote Speaker: Equity in Practice, One Student at a Time:
    Emotional Support in the Lives of Marginalized Students
    • ​Dr. Victor Rios, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Flyer​

Bringing Anti-Racism to the Classroom

  • Bringing Anti-Racism to the Classroom, Part 1:
    Presentation
    • ​Dr. Peggy Campo, Dr. Norma Hernandez,
      Dr. Dominique Hitchcock & Dr. Lisa Nelson
    • Presentation​
  • Bringing Anti-Racism to the Classroom, Part 2:
    Discipline Breakout Rooms

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout Session Option 1 – 1:30-2:15 – Mentoring our Mustangs to Success;
    2:15-3:00 – The ABCs of DRC: Best Practices in an Online Environment​
    • ​Mentoring our Mustangs to Success: Jethro Midgett, Courtney Buchanan, Ammanda Moore, David Schlanger, Patty Worsham, Starlene Justice
    • Presentation​ *
      *NOTE: 12/7/2021 - A massive shift in technology will make some of the information in this presentation obsolete within the next few months.
    • ​The ABCs of DRC: Greg Ferrer, Matt Allen, Katie Arnhart, Courtney Beirne, Kimberly Bell, Leona Crawford, Michael Lopez
    • Presentation​
  • Breakout Session Option 2 – 1:30-3:00 – Distance Education: New Roles and Available Support & Making Use of Canvas Commons​
    • DJ Hawkins and Starlene Justice
    • Presentation​
  • Breakout Session Option 3 – 1:30-3:00 – Hire Me! (For Part-time Faculty applying to Full-time Positions)​
    • ​Dan Reade and Susan Boling
    • Presentation​

If you are viewing recordings at a later date and would like to receive flex credit, please be sure to complete form:​  Go to the FLEX Information page