Employee Development

Tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of "die"ting? Tired of being tired all the time? If you are, then please join Clare Walderman, RN on Wednesdays from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. in CCC Room 122 to discover how you can get empowered to "own" your health through discovering what foods work in your body, what exercise does for your body, and ultimately gain a sense of control in your life. This is an open forum for all faculty and staff. *Please note: If you are currently on a physician ordered diet, email Clare at jflammang-walder@alamo.edu to discuss if this forum is appropriate for you.

Target Audience: Everyone
Instructor: Clare Walderman, RN
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Leadership

NVC Leadership Lab

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Hope Medina
Performance Measure: Leadership

Employee Development

Join us as we watch the amazing movie "Who Moved my Cheese" based on the book by Spencer Johnson and we discuss the many changes we are facing at AC and NVC. Learn how to face change and adapt in order to keep moving forward. This session will help you with personal and professional strategies for adapting to change.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: Hope Medina
Performance Measure: Work Quality/Reliability/Teamwork/ Leadership

Employee Development

"Process Mapping" introduces us to the basic knowledge and techniques involved in data collection, interviewing, analyzing, and clearly documenting work processes. Facilitator, Marlene Masten.

Target Audience: Staff
Instructor: M. Masten
Performance Measure: Knowledge; Work Quality/Reliability

Employee Development

(Book Review Project): What you do is more important to NVC than ever before. Whether you are new to customer service or an old pro, "Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Customer Service" promises to help you perform customer service even better than you already do so well! This particular class will meet every-other-Tuesday to review assigned chapters for reading on your own time; the journey through the pages will not only be helpful but the class reviews will undoubtedly be a fun experience for everyone! Notes: Assigned Reading: Chapters 1 - 8.

Target Audience: Staff
Instructor: Valarie Fluellen
Performance Measure: Customer Service

Employee Development

Tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of "die"ting? Tired of being tired all the time? If you are, then please join Clare Walderman, RN on Wednesdays from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. in CCC Room 122 to discover how you can get empowered to "own" your health through discovering what foods work in your body, what exercise does for your body, and ultimately gain a sense of control in your life. This is an open forum for all faculty and staff. *Please note: If you are currently on a physician ordered diet, email Clare at jflammang-walder@alamo.edu to discuss if this forum is appropriate for you.

Target Audience: Everyone
Instructor: Clare Walderman, RN
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

"Humility: The Other Value" will begin a dialogue about the importance of humility in teaching. If this attribute is not utilized, teaching ends. "Difficult Students" will discuss what teachers can do when confronted with students causing problems to their class. Both of these subjects are 45 minutes each and will help support continuous maturity in teaching.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

This full day of training is required of all newly hired NVC Work Studies. Topics covered will range from the NVC Culture, to Customer Service Skills, Policy Briefings, Navigating the Web, FERPA and other key processes that will help acclimate Work Studies to the NVC way of service. Campus tour and light lunch included.

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Valarie Fluellen/Various Administrative Staff
Performance Measure: Customer Service, Knowledge, Work Quality/Reliability.

Employee Development

Build positive relationships, become more productive, achieve greater results, and create an environment where everyone is genuinely excited about the work they are doing! This class is presented in two parts; NVC classroom, and an interactive swim with the Beluga Whales at SeaWorld. After lunch on your own, please return to PH206 before departing to SeaWorld. Please bring your swim suit; wetsuits are provided by SeaWorld. *THIS COURSE FOR NVC EMPLOYEES ONLY.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Leadership, Communication Skills

Employee Development

"Intro to PDCA" is a "must attend" for all employees in order to understand work processes. This program will assist you in your vital role as a team member on any process improvement team, as it is designed to enhance collaborative skills in the working community by providing updated information regarding methods meant to strengthen your knowledge and effectiveness in the workplace. Facilitator, Hope Medina.

Target Audience: Staff
Instructor: Hope Medina/Valarie Fluellen
Performance Measure: Organizing/Planning/Problem Solving

Employee Development

"Process Mapping" introduces us to the basic knowledge and techniques involved in data collection, interviewing, analyzing, and clearly documenting work processes. Facilitator, Marlene Masten.

Target Audience: Staff
Instructor: M.Masten
Performance Measure: Knowledge; Work Quality/Reliability

Employee Development

Tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of "die"ting? Tired of being tired all the time? If you are, then please join Clare Walderman, RN on Wednesdays from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. in CCC Room 122 to discover how you can get empowered to "own" your health through discovering what foods work in your body, what exercise does for your body, and ultimately gain a sense of control in your life. This is an open forum for all faculty and staff. *Please note: If you are currently on a physician ordered diet, email Clare at jflammang-walder@alamo.edu to discuss if this forum is appropriate for you.

Target Audience: Everyone
Instructor: Clare Walderman, RN
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

An overview of the Online Certification Program - Must be enrolled in Full Track and Fast Track Training Program to register. Dates: Sept 17 Thursday 3:00-4:30PM

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Dr. Laura Reza-Hernandez
Performance Measure: Organizing/Planning/Problem Solving

Faculty Development

Description: An overview of the Online Certification Program - You must be enrolled in Full Track or Fast Track Training Program to register. Dates: Sept 18 Friday 2:00-3:30PM OR you casn register for this same session on Sept 19 Saturday 10:00-11:30AM

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Dr. Laura Reza - Hernandez
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

Introduction to Cooperative Learning Part 1 Fall 2009 This session introduces the rationale for using cooperative learning and helps faculty differentiate between group work and cooperative learning by addressing some common misconceptions about group work. The primary focus is on modeling these principles in the classroom to show participants how classroom strategies are employed such as forming different types of groups (formal, informal, and base groups.) *For Certificate of Completion (available to all faculty) and Stipend ($100 available to part-time adjunct faculty ONLY), completion of Parts 1-4, a lesson plan, a reflection paragraph posted to the website (meeting the established criteria) are required.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Leadership

Presented in three 8-hour days, the 7 Habits process by Stephen Covey is a lasting solution that helps build stronger organizations by strengthening the character and competence of the individuals who comprise them. This approach provides the most comprehensive foundation available for fostering positive change at all four levels of leadership: personal, interpersonal, managerial, and organizational. In turn, this solid foundation of principle-centered behavior makes other training initiatives in the organization more productive and valuable. Notes: This is a full three day course, day 2 - Friday, September 25 & Day 3 - Thursday, October 8, 8:30 - 4:30 in MLH119.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: Hope Medina
Performance Measure: Leadership

Faculty Development

An overview of the Online Certification Program - Must be enrolled in Full Track or Fast Track Training Program to register. Dates: Sept 19 Saturday 10:00-11:30AM OR Sept 18 Friday 2:00-3:30PM

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Dr. Laura Reza - Hernandez
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

Join us as we watch the amazing movie "Who Moved my Cheese" based on the book by Spencer Johnson and we discuss the many changes we are facing at AC and NVC. Learn how to face change and adapt in order to keep moving forward. This session will help you with personal and professional strategies for adapting to change.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Work Quality/Reliability/Teamwork/ Leadership

Employee Development

Lets get ready to "kick-it-up a notch!" Created for all NVC Employees, this session is designed to help employees understand the purpose of performance management, their Individual Action Plan (IAP), the self-appraisal (R-A-P) sheet, and the actual Performance Appraisal. Learn how work performance measures can provide us a guide to help us achieve and exceed our IAP objectives!

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: Hope Medina
Performance Measure: Work Quality/Reliability

Employee Development

Tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of "die"ting? Tired of being tired all the time? If you are, then please join Clare Walderman, RN on Wednesdays from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. in CCC Room 122 to discover how you can get empowered to "own" your health through discovering what foods work in your body, what exercise does for your body, and ultimately gain a sense of control in your life. This is an open forum for all faculty and staff. *Please note: If you are currently on a physician ordered diet, email Clare at jflammang-walder@alamo.edu to discuss if this forum is appropriate for you.

Target Audience: Everyone
Instructor: Clare Walderman, RN
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

(Book Review Project): What you do is more important to NVC than ever before. Whether you are new to customer service or an old pro, "Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Customer Service" promises to help you perform customer service even better than you already do so well! This particular class will meet every-other-Tuesday to review assigned chapters for reading on your own time; the journey through the pages will not only be helpful but the class reviews will undoubtedly be a fun experience for everyone! Notes: Assigned Reading: Chapters 9 - 21.

Target Audience: Staff
Instructor: Valarie Fluellen
Performance Measure: Customer Service

Faculty Development

Introduction to Cooperative Learning Part 2 Fall 2009 This session introduces the five basic elements of Cooperative Learning in an interactive classroom setting. Participants will meet with their base groups and complete a variety of activities to experience and reflect on both formal and informal groupings that employ all five elements so as to deepen their meta-cognitive awareness of their pre-instructional decisions with an aim to evaluate which elements they are using already, and which they can add to enhance their students cooperative learning experience in the classroom. *For Certificate of Completion (available to all faculty) and Stipend ($100 available to part-time adjunct faculty ONLY), completion of Parts 1-4, a lesson plan, a reflection paragraph posted to the website (meeting the established criteria) are required.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

Attendees will become familiar with basic Blackboard Tools and how to begin using Blackboard to enhance student experience.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Jesse Diaz
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

Attendees will become familiar with basic Blackboard Tools and how to begin using Blackboard to enhance student experience.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Jesse Diaz
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

Attendees will become familiar with basic Blackboard Tools and how to begin using Blackboard to enhance student experience.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Jesse Diaz
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

Follow-Up to Saturday Foundations Training in Cooperative Learning Workshop Fall 2009 In an attempt to deepen and personalize each attendee's active use and understanding of the Basic Elements of Cooperative Learning, this session will allow for students to continue to develop their Cooperative Learning Plan . Attendees will discuss their attempts to use their cooperative learning lesson or activity in their classroom as well as discuss trouble-shooting some common problems that instructors face.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Natalia Trevino and Linda Cuellar
Performance Measure: Organizing/Planning/Problem Solving

Employee Development

This APD Process Improvement Team has streamlined another one of NVC's processes and its time to test-drive the finished product. Please join us for a review of their completed project so that we can help with finalizing thier process assignment.

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Minerva Muniz, Facilitator
Performance Measure: Knowledge, Work Quality/Reliability

Employee Development

"Intro to PDCA" is a "must attend" for all employees in order to understand work processes. This program will assist you in your vital role as a team member on any process improvement team, as it is designed to enhance collaborative skills in the working community by providing updated information regarding methods meant to strengthen your knowledge and effectiveness in the workplace. Facilitator, Hope Medina.

Target Audience: Staff
Instructor: Hope Medina
Performance Measure: Organizing/Planning/Problem Solving

Employee Development

Created for all NVC Supervisors, this two-hour session is designed to help NVC supervisors get ready for performance evaluations. The session will aslo include the importance od the Individual Action Plan (IAP), the self-appraisal (R-A-P) sheet, and the actual Performance Appraisal and how they can provide us with a guide to assisting employees achieve and even exceed IAP objectives.

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Hope Medina
Performance Measure: Leadership, Knowledge

Leadership

Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? Chances are, you don't. Our natural talents go untapped, from the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths. This session will assist leaders with tapping into their strengths and uncovering their talents. We will use the Gallup online assessment that has helped millions to discover their top five talents. The new and improved version of the assessment is part of this course and can be done in minimal time. The book is loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, and an access code to take the assessment.. PRE-WORK: You must get a book from the Org Learning office, take the assessment and bring your work to class. Notes: This class specifically designed for all Alumni of NVC Leadership Lab and ACC ALAS Program.

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Hope Medina
Performance Measure: Leadership/ Communication/ Teamwork

Employee Development

This APD Process Improvement Team has streamlined another one of NVC's processes and its time to test-drive the finished product. Please join us for a review of their completed project so that we can help with finalizing thier process assignment. Notes: Minerva Muniz, Facilitator

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Knowledge, Work Quality/Reliability

Employee Development

Tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of "die"ting? Tired of being tired all the time? If you are, then please join Clare Walderman, RN on Wednesdays from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. in CCC Room 122 to discover how you can get empowered to "own" your health through discovering what foods work in your body, what exercise does for your body, and ultimately gain a sense of control in your life. This is an open forum for all faculty and staff. *Please note: If you are currently on a physician ordered diet, email Clare at jflammang-walder@alamo.edu to discuss if this forum is appropriate for you.

Target Audience: Everyone
Instructor: Clare Walderman, RN
Performance Measure: Knowledge