Summer Software Day Archive
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Summer Software Day (SSD) is an annual professional development event for all Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff. SSD features hands-on workshops and demos to help you refresh your tech skills and learn new tools you can apply in your courses and day-to-day work.
Archive
On July 26, 2024, the Teaching & Learning Excellence Division (TLED) Office of Faculty Development hosted its Summer Software Day (SSD), delivered entirely online this year. The theme was “The Future of Education: Adapting to a Changing Landscape.” The event featured a keynote presentation by Austin Community College (ACC) professor Stephanie Long, who discussed innovative teaching methods and AI’s role in enhancing student success, aligning with the College’s North Star completion goal of 70% by 2030.
With over 200 registrants, the day was filled with insightful presentations, interactive workshops, and ample opportunities for connecting. More than 20 diverse sessions on topics like AI, Google Suite, Wellness and Belonging, Neurodiversity, Packback, and more were hosted by passionate ACC employees and software vendors.
All sessions were recorded and are now available on the ACC Panopto site for further viewing. To access the recordings you may need to log in using your ACC credentials.
Below are links to the workshop schedule for reference and the workshop recordings via Panopto. Read a detailed recap of Summer Software Day 2024 on the TLED blog via the link below. The recap includes information on professional development credit.
Post Event Summary: SSD 2023
Hosted by the Teaching & Learning Excellence Division (TLED) Office of Faculty Development, Summer Software Day 2023 was delivered entirely online and in-person. This new format offered virtual instruction about how to use the tool and its functionality and then provided the opportunity for participants to get hands-on help using the tool with access to the instructor.
SSD took place over two days:
- Thursday, July 27 consisted of workshops delivered synchronously online via Zoom and demonstrated the functionality of various types of tech tools and software.
- Friday, July 28 was in-person instruction with hands-on guidance in applying the tech tools and software demonstrated during the Thursday online workshops.
The Friday Hyflex keynote titled: “Tech Trek: To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before” was presented by Cori Coburn. Cori took us on a captivating journey through the realms of educational technology and we explored the past, present, and future of this ever-evolving field.
Herb Coleman, PhD, presented the Thursday fully online keynote titled: “AI and Education: Yes, the Sky is Falling but We Can Still Catch It”. Since the week after Thanksgiving 2022, the world has been a buzz about Chat AI. With the release of ChatGPT, people worldwide have been excited and frightened about this new era of the information age. Predictions range from the birth of Skynet to the evolution of the human/machine combination. Dr. Coleman’s presentation attempted to bring things back down to earth and addressed ways we as educators approached and used this new technology.
Thank you to all who attended! Recordings are available in the link below.
Hosted by TLED’s Faculty Development team on Friday, July 22, 2022, more than 200 employees registered for the annual event ACC’s 2022 Summer Software Day.
Faculty and staff engaged in online workshops throughout the day. All workshops provided employees with a chance to grow their skills and knowledge. Attendees had the opportunity to learn how to gamify their lessons, get updated on Google offerings and upcoming changes, familiarize themselves with a new software/case management system for students with disabilities, and more.
Workshops included:
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- ACC Resources
- Accessibility and Universal Design
- Active and Engaged Teaching
- Assessment Techniques
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)
The keynote, entitled “The Flow of the Future,” was presented by recent ACC graduate Nathan Lu. Lu spoke passionately about his time at ACC, where he studied Computer Science and became a student leader in the department. Lu also outlined many ways faculty can support students with a variety of learning styles and backgrounds.
Feedback from participants included: “What a fantastic idea to have Nathan as the keynote speaker. This is one of the most thought-provoking and inspirational workshops I have attended in a long time.”
The day culminated with a raffle. Prizes included TLED swag bags and an iPad. Congratulations to our winners:
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- Kelsi Dillon
- Arcelia Anguiano
- Kevin MacKie
- Patricia Salinas (iPad)
Thank you to all who attended!
TLED’s Faculty Development team hosted ACC’s annual Summer Software Day on Friday, July 23, 2021. Over 880 participants engaged in 30 online workshops throughout the day.
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- 26% of attendees participated in Adobe Tools workshops
- 17% of attendees participated in ACC Resources workshops
- 10% of attendees participated in Wellness workshops
- 9% of attendees participated in Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity workshops
- 9% of attendees participated in Active & Engaged Learning workshops
- 5% of attendees participated in Creativity workshops
- 2% of attendees participated in Assessment Techniques workshops
- 3% of attendees participated in Accessibility and Universal Design workshops
The keynote was presented by Lacy Wolff, Health Promotion Administrator at the Employees’ Retirement System of Texas. Workshops were led by many fellow ACC faculty and staff who shared their expertise with colleagues.
SSD 2021: Participant Experience
“Thanks to everyone who made this possible and the presenters. I look forward to watching several of the taped presentations.”
“I love this event. It’s very helpful to staff and faculty alike. Keep it going! :)”
“Thanks for all your good hard work…and problem-solving! You modeled for me how to do graceful Pivots! Even my ACC ET/IT/Fac Dev giants have challenges, so I can too! <3”
TLED’s Faculty Development team hosted ACC’s FIRST virtual conference on Friday, July 24, 2020. The year’s Summer Software Day boasted 1,350 registrations and attendees engaged with the online conference through Blackboard Collaborate and a Padlet “Social Wall.”
Featured speakers included Keynote Dr. Katherine A. Troyer, the Assistant Director of the Collaborative for Learning and Teaching at Trinity University, representatives from ACC’s Adobe partnership, and many fellow ACC faculty and staff who shared their expertise with colleagues.
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- 50.3% of attendees participated in Creativity, Productivity, and Wellness workshops
- 21.1% of attendees participated in Active & Engaged Learning workshops
- 15.6% of attendees participated in Assessment Technique workshops
- 13.1% of attendees participated in Equitable Learning Outcome workshops
Over 30 sessions were offered synchronously and nearly 20 more continue to be available “on-demand” on the SSD20 website. Additionally, presentations were recorded. All presenter materials can be found here.
Summer Software Day 2019 hosted 330 ACC Employees
Over three hundred ACC employees attended this annual event on July 26, 2019 to keep up to date with their tech skills. All workshops gave employees a chance to explore technologies available to them at ACC for teaching and completing day-to-day tasks.
For questions, please email Faculty Development at facdev@austincc.edu.
2019 Workshop Tracks
- Adobe Creative Cloud – Topics included how to use Adobe Creative Cloud platforms in the classroom to help students take control of their narrative. Austin Community College is FIRST community college in the nation designated an Adobe Creative Campus. Learn more.
- Blackboard – Topics included interactive tools (journals, wikis, discussion board), retention center, grade center, Ally, Respondus or other tools within Blackboard with equity in mind.
- Best practices for equitable learning environments – Topics included creating accessible documents, videos, and websites, or innovative technologies and tools used in the classroom to increase student engagement, access and success.
Attendee stats:
37% trained in Adobe Creative Cloud
22% gained Blackboard skills
41% attended workshops about equitable learning environments
Contact us
For questions, please email the Office of Faculty Development at facdev@austincc.edu.