The 2019-2020 school year was a unique year for professional development, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many conferences and professional development opportunities were canceled or postponed due to the pandemic.
Nichols’ FDC Events
As chair of Nichols’ Faculty Development Committee, I attended every major professional development event that the committee sponsored. They included:
- September 2019, Advanced Canvas Training (I led with Nick Barnes.)
- October 2019, Collegial sharing of Research Presentations/Publications
- October 2019, Best Practices in Online Learning
- November 2019, KonMari Your Course: Best Practices for Course Design in Canvas
- November 2019, Flexible Scheduling
- December 2019, Collegial sharing of Research Presentations/Publications
- January 2020, All About Zoom
- March 2020, Teaching Metacognitive Skills to Students
- April 2020, Portfolio Design, Tenure, and Promotion
- April 2020, Collegial sharing of Research Presentations/Publications
- May 2020, End of Semester Zoom Discussion
NEFDC Conference
I also attended the Fall 2019 NEFDC Conference.
ResearchGate
I am also a member of ResearchGate.
EY Workshops
During the summer of 2020, I worked as a webcast producer for EY. As a result, I was able to attend many of their trainings. While many did not apply to my field, I was able to attend many that would count towards my professional development. These include workshops on:
- Excel PowerApps
- Excel Scenario Manager
- Power BI
- Financial Modeling using Stats