Note: State PD Guidelines, ARC Strategic Goals, and ARC Competencies are necessary for Flex/PD credit. At least one item from each of these three lists must be included on each custom activity submission seeking approval for flex credit.
Safe Spaces Training
Facilitated by: Liz Geisser, PRIDE Center SSA; and David Shrope-Austin, Pride Learning Community Faculty Coordinator
Flex credit: up to 3.0 hours
Safe Space Online brings ARC's traditional LGBTQIA+ Safe Space program to the virtual world, allowing participants to build their LGBTQIA+ allyship skills, and learn about LGBTQIA+ identities, activism, support, and inclusive best practices, all from the comfort of their home or office, at any time or any day. This self-paced micro-course is for all ARC faculty and staff and will earn you three hours of flex upon completion. Enrolled participants should expect to dedicate approximately three hours to this course and will watch videos, read articles, and complete a reflection survey. Individuals who complete this course will receive a digital badge and can receive up to three hours of flex time.
Employees self-enroll with W-ID#
Vision Resource Center
The Vision Resource Center is an online learning and collaboration platform for all professionals in the California Community Colleges. The content provided will support every individual and college as we work together toward the Vision for Success goals.
YouTube 'College Hour' playlist
Many College Hour presentations have been recorded and collected together within the YouTube 'College Hour' playlist. To receive flex credit for participating in a College Hour event via YouTube, faculty must enter the necessary information as a custom activity in the online Flex Tracking System. Please explain what was learned from the video, and how this is beneficial to students. Note: to receive flex credit for this semester, please enter the current date, not the date the recording was made.
YouTube 'College Hour' playlist
Los Rios Employee Training page
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There are a variety of Keenan SafeColleges online trainings, and other trainings, available to you. To receive flex credit for participating in this online activity, faculty may click on the Keenan activity listed in the online Flex Tracking System. The activity is listed at the beginning of each semester and credit will be given regardless of when the faculty actually participated during that same semester. Other online trainings may be added as custom events in the online flex system
Los Rios Employee Training page
Getting Results
This multimedia resource for community college faculty will challenge your previous thinking about teaching and learning and give you the basic tools for effective classroom practice. The key theme of the course is to encourage you to focus on what the students will do and take responsibility for their success. Teachers know their content and they know how to explain. These are valuable skills. But teachers have to become experts at tapping into their students' knowledge base and how they learn. To receive flex credit for participating in this online activity, faculty may click on it in the online Flex Tracking System. The activity is listed at the beginning of each semester and credit will be given regardless of when the faculty actually participated during that same semester.