Spring Start Up 2025
Welcome to EICC Spring 2025 Start Up Week! As we gear up for an exciting new semester, we invite all faculty members to join us on campus for a week filled with engaging professional development. This week is designed to help you reconnect with colleagues, refresh your teaching strategies, and prepare for the upcoming semester. Check out the detailed schedule below to plan your participation and make the most of this enriching experience. Let’s kick off the Spring 2025 semester with enthusiasm and a renewed sense of purpose!
Tuesday, January 14 Wednesday, January 15 Thursday, January 16 Friday, January 17
Tuesday, January 14
| 8:30 - 9 a.m. | Chancellor's Welcome Dr. Wee CCC – Auditorium MCC – Strahan 27 SCC – Student Life Center Rm 2300 Zoom Link: ### |
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| 9 - 11 a.m. | All College Meetings Campus Presidents Same rooms as Chancellor's Welcome |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch CCC – Auditorium MCC – Career Advancement Center Lobby SCC – Student Life Center Rm 2300 |
| 1 - 3 p.m. | Department Coordinators’ Meeting Divisional Deans A Zoom/Teams link will be provided by your Divisional Dean in a calendar Invite |
| 3 - 4 p.m. | Working with Students in Distress Barry A. Schreier University of Iowa - Director of the High Ed Program Scanlan Center for School Mental Health & Professor of Counseling Psy Zoom Link: ### |
Wednesday, January 15
| 8:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Artificial Intelligence Workshop Session 1: Practical AI Foundations Aaron Maurer MBAEA STEM Lead - As the STEM Lead for 21 school districts in Iowa, he helps expand STEM, Computer Science, Authentic Learning, and Purposeful Play into classrooms for the Mississippi Bend AEA 9. Zoom Link: https://mbaea.zoom.us/j/93325017499 |
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| 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Faculty Meeting Divisional Deans A Zoom/Teams link will be provided by your Divisional Dean in a calendar Invite |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Assessment, Updates, and Directions Megan Hills and Team The January Assessment time will give faculty time to review specific assessment topics within their departments and to see the progress of the Institutional Learning Outcome (ILO) process. Zoom link: https://eicc-edu.zoom.us/j/93204588562 |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Strategic Planning The Strategic Planning team invites all faulty and staff to join in the strategic planning process. Please join us for a collaborative session on feedback that we have gathered from a variety of committees and the initial survey sent out district-wide. After the initial summary of the feedback, there will be an activity for others to share ideas through breakout sessions. Zoom link: https://eicc-edu.zoom.us/j/91840963777 |
Thursday, January 16
| 8:15 a.m. - 10:15 p.m. | Artificial Intelligence Workshop Session 2: Academic Uses, Scenarios, and Considerations Aaron Maurer Zoom Link: https://mbaea.zoom.us/j/93325017499 |
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| 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Department Meetings as Needed Divisional Deans A Zoom/Teams link will be provided by your Department Coordinator or Dean in a calendar Invite |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1 - 4:30 p.m. | Campus Worktime To prepare for the start of the spring semester |
Friday, January 17
| 8:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Artificial Intelligence Workshop Session 3: Ethics, Policy, and AI Literacy Aaron Maurer Zoom Link: https://mbaea.zoom.us/j/93325017499 |
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| 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Campus Worktime To prepare for the start of the spring semester |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
AI in Academia Workshop Series
Transforming Education through Artificial Intelligence
This workshop is designed to empower educators and those in the field of education with practical knowledge, hands-on skills, and critical insights into artificial intelligence's role in higher education.
Workshop Series Overview
Each session will be a 2-hour virtual experience, focusing on different aspects of AI in academic settings. The workshops are designed to be interactive, practical, and immediately applicable to your professional work.
- A computer with reliable internet connection
- Webcam and microphone
- Curious and open mindset
- No prior AI expertise required
In this introductory session, you'll:
- Updates on the landscape of AI currently
- Explore the fundamental concepts of artificial intelligence
- Engage in interactive activities demonstrating AI capabilities
- Experiment with examples, tutorials, and tools to compare outputs
By the end of this session, you'll have a solid understanding of AI basics and practical strategies for personal and professional use.
This session will dive deep into AI applications in academic settings, covering:
- AI-powered writing assistance and student feedback mechanisms
- Innovative uses of AI chatbots in academic advising
- Strategies for integrating AI tools into course materials
- AI-driven data analysis and visualization techniques
- Critical discussions on academic integrity, privacy, and potential biases
Participants will gain insights into leveraging AI to enhance teaching, research, and administrative processes as well as exploring cautious optimism for the limitations of AI.
Our final session will address the critical ethical dimensions of AI, focusing on:
- Ethical frameworks for responsible AI development
- Current and emerging AI regulations in educational contexts
- Strategies for teaching AI literacy to students
- Developing critical thinking skills in an AI-enhanced environment
- Resources for staying current with AI technological advances