Spring Development Day
Spring Development Day (SDD) welcomes all Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff to a new spring semester. We offer a full day of inspiring sessions to enhance your practices and processes, improve creativity and wellness, and develop new technical talents, teaching techniques, and interpersonal skills.
The 2025 theme, “Spring Forward: Creating a Mosaic of Opportunities” invites all employees to explore tools that further enhance the learning and working environments at ACC. This year SDD will take place on Friday, January 17th, 2025, and with the exception of the keynote presentation, all workshops will be delivered synchronously online via Zoom.
For any questions about Spring Development Day, please email the Office of Faculty Development at facdev@austincc.edu.
Welcome to Spring Development Day 2025!
Go to the SDD Workshop Schedule page to Register & Connect to Workshops
Below is your SDD Prep Checklist:
Step 1: Review the workshop sessions and register.
Step 2: To join your workshop, please go to the Spring Development Day Workshop Schedule page, find your workshop and then choose “connect” on your workshop to join via Zoom.
Step 3: Join at the Closing Session at 3:15 p.m. for the raffle! Must be present to win and you must attend at least one workshop to qualify (the Keynote counts).
Note: You will need to be logged into your ACC credentials to use the Zoom connect links.
IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT ZOOM
Before joining SDD on Friday morning, it’s important to check for Zoom updates. Access Zoom by logging in with your Austin Community College (ACC) credentials. Ensuring your Zoom application is up to date will help provide a smooth and uninterrupted experience during the event.
ZOOM HELP
To get assistance with Zoom, please call an Educational Technologist at 512-223-0111 or send an email to facultysupport@austincc.edu.
MORNING SCHEDULE
Opening Session:
8:45 – 9:00 a.m.
Session 1 Workshops:
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Session 2 Workshops:
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
*Double Session AM Workshops:
9:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Break:
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SCHEDULE
Keynote:
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Session 3 Workshops:
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 4 Workshops:
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
*Double Session PM Workshops:
1:00 -3:15 p.m.
Closing Session:
3:15-3:30 p.m.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Closed Captioning and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be provided during the Opening, Keynote, and Closing sessions and for requested workshops.
Keynote Speakers
The keynote is hyflex with in-person and online options. The in-person Keynote Watch Party will be at the Highland Campus (HLC), Bldg 2000, Presentation Hall 2.1550.
ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart
Dr. Missi Patterson
Keynote Title: The Chancellor’s Leadership Institute (CLI) Preview: Inspiring Leadership at ACC
In this session, you’ll be given an introduction to the experience of our Chancellor’s Leadership Institute. You’ll hear from Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart and Dr. Missi Patterson, who are leading this program, and you’ll get to participate in some of our favorite activities.
Contact
If you have any questions about Spring Development Day, please email the Office of Faculty Development at facdev@austincc.edu. If any updates are needed for this page, please email them to tledwebsite@austincc.edu.