BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250507T095710EDT-1647UdGG5S@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250507T135710Z DESCRIPTION:Building an academic career starts well before you walk out the Roddick Gates with your graduate degree.  Designed for Masters and PhD st udents as well as postdocs\, Academic Careers Series provides a series of workshops and presentations addressing key elements of academic career dev elopment. Join us for conversations and workshops covering core skills and experiences in teaching and facilitation\, building your application mate rials\, understanding and incorporating EDI in your research program\, pla nning your academic experience with purpose\, and much more.\n\n\nLeading Effective Conferences and Discussions: Facilitation Skills for Graduate St udents and Postdocs\n March 7\, 2022\n 10:00 am - 12:00 pm\n RSVP through myF uture\n\nA concise interactive session to improve facilitation of groups d iscussions\, leadership\, presentations and communication skills! Successf ully learning to lead and guide student discussions requires a range of fa irly sophisticated communication skills\; many people employ strategies us ing trial and error as they have never been trained to facilitate discussi ons. With greater facilitation expertise we can allow everyone to express themselves\, keep discussions moving and maintain a safe\, respectful grou p environment. It also gives a practical insight into the hidden curriculu m of class or group dynamics.\n\n\nLevel Up Your Online Presenting Presenc e\n March 8\, 2022\n 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nSPEAKER: An drew Churchill\, TLS\n\nWhether you are giving a course lecture\, presenti ng a paper at a conference\, or prepping for a job talk\, your presentatio n skills are key! Get it right for your next online presentation with an e ngaging session on online presentation skills.\n\nObjectives:\n\n\n Learn h ow your vocal skills can help you reach your audience\n Get tips on creatin g visuals with maximum impact\n Get insight on useful storytelling skills t o make the most of your content\n\n\n\nBuilding Your Teaching Portfolio\n M arch 9\, 2022\n 10:00 am - 11:00 am\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nThis workshop will provide an introduction to the design and preparation of a teaching portfolio. In particular\, we will address how to document the diverse ele ments of your teaching and effectively communicate your pedagogical skills to academic hiring committees.\n\nBy the end of this workshop\, you will be able to:\n\n\n Identify content appropriate for inclusion in a teaching portfolio\n Select content for your teaching portfolio that demonstrates th e breadth and depth of your teaching experience for a specific audience\n \n\n\nPanel: Teaching Careers in CEGEP\n March 14\, 2022\n 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm \n RSVP through myFuture\n\nAre you curious about teaching careers in post- secondary institutions in Quebec? Join a panel of CEGEP professors for a d iscussion\, tips and tricks for applying for (and landing!) a job teaching in CEGEP.\n\nLearning objectives:\n\n\n Learn about teaching careers in CE GEP\n Learn strategies for applying for teaching jobs in CEGEPs\n\n\nSPEAKE RS/BIOS:\n\nSean Hughes\, PhD.\, Department of Chemistry\, John Abbott Col lege\n\nSean Hughes has been a teacher in the department of chemistry at J ohn Abbott College since 2006. In 1999\, Sean earned his B.Sc. in Biology from Concordia University and was a graduate of their Science College prog ram. He stayed at Concordia University to pursue his Ph.D. in Chemistry. P rior to joining John Abbott College\, Sean taught classes at Dawson Colleg e as a member of their continuing education department and assisted an e-c ourse for non-science students at Concordia University. At John Abbott Col lege\, he became Pathways Coordinator in 2010 and has been an active membe r of several program committees (Pathways\, Crossroads\, Science and Nursi ng) as well as a long-standing member of the Student Success Committee. He became a member of Academic Council in 2020 and he has recently become th e Science Program Coordinator. For more details\, please visit https://www .linkedin.com/in/sean-rashad-hughes-3b062a186/\n\nEsther Szeben\, MLIS\, ‎ Instructor\, Information and Library Technologies Department · ‎CEGEP - Jo hn Abbott College\n\nEsther Szeben\, MLIS (ɬÀï·¬ School of Library and In formation Studies Class of ‘99) has worked in Libraries for over 20 years and in the CEGEP system for the last ten years. She discovered her love of teaching as Reference Librarian at Marianopolis College and went on to te ach in the classrooms and labs at John Abbott College in the professional program in Information and Library Technologies.\n\n\nEquity in Research f or Academic Career Planning \n March 15\, 2022\n 11:00 pm - 12:00 pm\n RSVP t hrough myFuture\n\nAcademia has experienced a major positive transformatio n over the past decades\, opening ranks to those who had previously faced many barriers to higher education. There is\, however\, much more work to do to create truly inclusive and equitable spaces of learning and research .\n\nUnderstanding the place of equity\, diversity\, and inclusion in acad emia\, and committing to practices promoting equity in research and innova tion are vital parts of building your academic career in the 21st century\ , starting with planning your graduate research program.\n\nLearning objec tives\n\n\n Understand place of equity\, diversity\, and inclusion in resea rch\n Reflect on practices promoting EDI in research in graduate school thr ough an academic career\n\n\nSPEAKER:\n\nDr. Uzma Jamil\, Senior Research Equity Advisor\, Office of the Associate Provost (Equity and Academic Poli cies) ɬÀï·¬\n\n\nPlanning your Academic Career with Purpose: T he IDP Explained\n March 18\, 2022\n 10:00 am - 11:00 am\n RSVP through myFut ure\n\nSpeaker: Lorna MacEachern (GPS)\n\nIn this 1 hour session\, we will discuss what is involved in creating an Individual Development Plan (IDP) and how you can use the myPath tools and programs to create a meaningful IDP that will help you to stay focused on your priorities and track your p rogress.\n\n\nNavigating the Academic Market\n April 4\, 2022\n 10:00 am - 1 1:00am\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nIf you are a graduate student who is curi ous about academic careers or preparing to go on the academic market\, thi s workshop is for you. In this workshop we will provide insight into the o verall structure and calendar(s) of the academic market\, offer informatio n about the recruiting and interview process\, and share tips and insight into preparing documents for your academic application and portfolio. Note : this workshop will address general strategies for academic careers from all discipline\n\nLearning objectives:\n\n\n Gain an overview of the academ ic job market\n Learn about the various stages in the academic hiring proce ss\n Get tips and strategies for writing and assembling your application ma terial and portfolio\n\n\n\nAcademic CVs for Careers in Academia\n April 5\ , 2022\n 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nWhether you want to st art your grad degree off on the right foot\, preparing to apply for an aca demic fellowship\, or finishing up your doctorate and getting ready to go on the academic market for a tenure-track position – this workshop is for you.\n\n\n In this overview on building an academic cv\, you will:\n Learn a bout common components of an academic cv and career profileHow to think ab out creating and populating categories (and subcategories) of academic exp erience on your cv\n Ideate on how to use your cv to help plot out your aca demic career development.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the course start time.  Please note that these sessions may be recorded. To qualify for CCR recognition\, you must regist er for and sign into the online zoom event using your ɬÀï·¬ email address .\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220405 SUMMARY:Academic Career Series (ACS) 2022 URL:/caps/channels/event/academic-career-series-acs-20 22-337715 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR