The document outlines the objectives and activities of a center designed to connect California's 112 community colleges through communication, collaboration, and professional development. It emphasizes the importance of building an online presence for both educators and students to enhance their connectivity and opportunities. The center facilitates hangouts and discussions to share best practices and innovations in teaching, significantly impacting the experiences and teaching methods of participants.

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The Center
Michelle
Pacansky-­‐Brock
The
Center,
Community
Coordinator

2. In California, there are 112
community colleges.

3. They come together in
The Center to:
share
inquire
reflect

4. brought
to
you
by
What is The Center?
A
next-­‐generation
learning
community
designed
to
improve
communication
and
increase
innovation
throughout
California’s
112
community
colleges.

5. The Center
Fosters community throughout the state, across
campuses
Builds relationships between faculty/administrators/
staff
Improves collaboration across institutions
Reduces sense of alienation for part-time
instructors
brought
to
you
by

6. Join
the
community
at:
gplus.to/TheCenter
Follow
The
Center
on
Twitter
@Center_Ed
# Join
the
Conversation
with
hashtag
#CCCLEARN
http://tiny.cc/TheCenter
brought
to
you
by
The Center
creating more connected educators

7. Why do you need an online
presence?
Recognition
Showcase the value of
your scholarly activity
Build
connections
Providing
opportunities for
collaboration and
shared learning
Lead by
example
Our students also need
to build an online
presence to stand out
from the crowd
Slide
Credit:
Sue
Beckingham
@suebecks

8. Share
Engage
Learn
A professional online presence
gives you wider reach AND bridges to
new opportunities
Slide
Credit:
Sue
Beckingham
@suebecks

9. Building your online
presence is an
ongoing iterative
process
Slide
Credit:
Sue
Beckingham
@suebecks

10. brought
to
you
by
The New Social Era
By 2016 20% of large organizations are anticipated to
replace phones/email with Facebook-like social
networks (Gartner)
92% of executives are on LinkedIn
In 2012, 92% of U.S. companies used social media to
recruit talent.

11. brought
to
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by
Connectedness
People need to learn how to connect to new people on a
regular basis. No person has all the knowledge needed
to work alone in our connected society. Neither does
any company. Neither does any government. !
!
We are all connected AND dependent on each other.
Howard Jarche

12. Hangouts on Air
Live Streaming Video Conversations
Submitted
questions
load
here
in
a
feed.
The
moderator
addresses
questions
and
Hangout
participants
respond
verbally.
• Click and view.!
• Ask questions using Google+ or Twitter (#CCCLEARN).

13. Hangouts on Air
Live Streaming Video Conversations
Hangout archives are also shared on @ONE’s YouTube channel.

14. How The Center Can Support You!
Personal, continuous professional development
Build your personal learning network (PLN)
Learn from anywhere
Participatory! Ask questions, volunteer to share in a Hangout!
Refresh your instructional technology skills
Build relationships at campuses across the state and beyond!
Stay current on best practices at institutions beyond your own
without traveling

15. How The Center Can Support You!
Institutional professional development
View live Hangouts with a group of colleagues, follow with
discussion, share back by summarizing your conversation with
our G+ community
Improve the institutional awareness and value of social media as
a learning tool
“Flip” PD sessions on campus by having faculty view the archive
of a Hangout and attend a discussion/demo of a relevant tool
Leverage Hangout archives as open educational resources in
online PD offerings

16. Spring 2014
Community Survey
The Center
50 Respondents
~22% response rate

17. How do you follow The Center?
2%
44%
2%
52%
Google+
Twitter
Google+
and
Twitter
Neither

18. Are you employed at a CCC?
6%
18%
76%
Yes
No
Other

19. Which describes your role?
8%
2%
6%
10%
4%
18%
52%
CCC
Faculty
CCC
Staff
CCC
Admin
Faculty
Other
Staff
Other
Admin
Other
Other

20. The Center improves awareness of
innovations occurring on other campuses.
80%
Strongly
Agreed/
Agreed

21. The Center improves sharing of ideas
across campuses.
78%
Strongly
Agreed/
Agreed

22. What is a barrier to your participation
in The Center’s activities?
Not
interested
in
the
topics
Don't
know
when
live
events
occur
Don't
know
how
to
use
Twitter
but
I
want
to
learn
Don't
know
how
to
use
Twitter
&
and
I
don't
want
to
learn
Don't
know
where
to
find
the
Hangout
archives
My
schedule
Other
0 10 20 30 40

23. Share a specific improvement/benefit that has been an
outcome of your experiences with The Center.
I
have
changed
the
way
I
respond
to
student
work
(using
video)
as
a
result
of
several
hangouts
and
the
resulting
discussions.
I
love
the
way
ideas
build
on
each
other
in
the
hangouts,
live
questions,
and
later
comments
in
Google+
and
on
Twitter.
Having
a
topic
active
for
several
days
has
led
me
to
spend
enough
time
thinking
about
it
to
feel
comfortable
trying
something
new
in
my
classes.
Also,
having
a
channel
to
share
how
it
went
with
others
encourages
me
to
do
it
and
improve
upon
it.
With
my
new
awareness
of
what
colleagues
at
other
colleges
are
doing,
I
am
helping
my
college
to
revise
our
Distance
Education
policies
and
training
programs.
I
could
go
on
and
on-­‐-­‐
The
Center
has
had
a
huge
impact
on
my
teaching
life!
I've
been
inspired
to
do
more
videos
and
screencasts
with
my
online
classes
for
more
instructor
presence.

24. Share a specific improvement/benefit that has been an
outcome of your experiences with The Center.
Gained
many
ideas
for
my
online
&
hybrid
classes
from
the
presentations.
It
has
also
confirmed
that
online
teaching
can
be
as
interactive
if
not
more
than
a
traditional
F2F
class.
Additionally,
these
presentations
reaffirmed
desire
to
pursue
more
online
opportunities.
Thank
you.
I
have
created
a
personal
faculty
web
page.
I
have
started
using
new
programs
like
Haiku
Deck
and
introduced
new
programs
to
colleagues.
Have
found
the
thoughts
of
other
faculty
very
helpful
to
my
online
teaching
and
my
work
with
our
Committee
for
Online
Learning
at
Foothill
College.
Started
a
Google
Hangout
for
a
campus
club
meeting.
Planning
to
use
for
online
office
hours
as
well.

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