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Employee Education

Welcome to the Employee Education page! In the following sections, you will find links to a variety of resources that supports staff and faculty in the pursuit of professional development. Explore below to find the right resource for you. Should you be interested in a specific topic but don't see any offering, please reach out to us. Centerstaff@bartonccc.edu. 

Have you created an online courses recently? Maybe you completed OER Certification? The processes for creating/certifying such a course offers endless opportunities for professional development. Please take a few minutes to submit the Professional Development Reporting Form. You can lump multiple courses into one submission or submit individually.

The Center for Learning Excellence wants to hear from you! CLICK HERE, answer six questions, and help us provide the service and resources you need. The survey takes approximately four minutes to complete. Thank you!

June | July
June | July

Register Now!!  (SIDLIT) Summer Institute for Distance Learning and Instructional Technology $ - Friday, July 30-31, 2026

Industry-Focused English Language Training: A Catalyst for Workforce Preparation and Career Advancement FREE - Monday, June 15
This webinar explores how colleges can integrate English for Specific Purposes (ESP) into workforce programs to promote equitable access to career advancement. Participants will learn practical strategies for developing customized, industry-aligned curricula; designing authentic workplace communication tasks; and assessing progress in measurable ways. By the end of this session, educators and workforce professionals will be equipped to implement programs that not only strengthen language proficiency, but also recognize, validate, and build upon the talents immigrant students already possess—empowering them to thrive in their careers and contribute fully to their communities.

Rethinking Orientation: Solving Today’s Challenges And Preparing For What’s Next FREE - Tuesday, June 16
This practical, peer-driven event is designed for campuses that want to strengthen how they support students from the very beginning. Whether you already use Go2Orientation, are exploring online orientation, or are simply looking for better ways to engage students early, this event will give you ideas you can actually use. You’ll hear directly from other institutions about what’s working, what’s not, and what they’ve changed over time. We’ll share practical strategies to improve engagement and completion, create more effective content, and better support different student populations.

Speaking with Confidence and Purpose FREE - Thursday, July 9
See how research skills you use in school—like finding reliable sources and analyzing data—can also be applied to real-world challenges in jobs, businesses, and communities.

Supporting Our First-Year Students: A Campus-Wide Responsibility FREE - Monday, July 13
Participants will gain practical strategies to better understand the first-year experience, recognize common challenges such as imposter syndrome and unrealistic expectations, and provide meaningful guidance that helps students build resilience, make connections, and persist through difficulties. By aligning efforts across roles and departments, institutions can create a more supportive and cohesive experience that helps students not just stay but thrive.

Digital Readiness for Emerging Professionals $ - Online, Self-paced, Start Any Time
This course focuses on enhancing your understanding of digital tools used for communication, collaboration, and problem-solving. It encourages a mindset of lifelong learning to stay responsive to emerging digital trends, while understanding how new digital tools impact our life and work. You’ll build skills in information literacy, digital content creation, and cybersecurity awareness.

Supporting Readers who Struggle with Dyslexia $ - Online, Self-paced, Start Any Time
This course will give P - 12 educators a comprehensive overview of the history, theory and instructional practices in the science of reading and structured literacy for students with dyslexia. The six units will include lectures, demonstrations, simulations, assessments of knowledge, and feedback. Learn pedagogical techniques that are evidence-based and specifically tailored to address dyslexia related challenges.

Human–AI Partnership: Distinguishing Performance from Learning FREE - On Demand
Explore when generative AI strengthens learning—and when it risks replacing thinking. Learn how a human–AI partnership approach can help you design teaching and assessment that protect student agency, judgement, and meaningful learning.

AI Principles for Responsible Innovation in Higher Ed FREE - On Demand
Learn how to distinguish authentic learning from AI‑generated outputs and uphold integrity in an AI‑enabled classroom. Explore teaching‑first frameworks for ethical AI use that keep human judgement, transparency, and accountability at the center.

Generative AI Explained: What Educators Need to Know FREE - On Demand
Understand how generative AI works in simple terms and how to use it to teach more effectively. Live demos, plus practical time-saving workflows for content creation, feedback, and planning.

Preparing Students for an AI-Driven Workforce FREE - On Demand
Join James Cook (Sr. Partner, Workforce Productivity, IBM), Dr. James Genone (Fractional AI Product Strategist, Digital Education Council), and Dr. Wyatt Gordon (SVP, Go-to-Market, Pearson) to explore the skills, mindsets, and opportunities vital for career readiness.

Four Questions to Advance Organizational Effectiveness FREE - On Demand

Communicating Across Generations FREE - On Demand

Developing Leadership Skills for Successful Project Management FREE - On Demand

Workplace Communication: Strategies for Setting Boundaries and Avoiding Burnout FREE - On Demand

Integrity Administrator's (2025 ICAI Summer Series) FREE - Recordings
Building Momentum - Slides
Understanding Evidence - Slides
Working with Faculty - Slides
Providing 'after' Education - Slides
Looking Back and Ahead - Slides

Looking for something specific or need us to pull a past recording? You can always reach out to myself, or a member of The Center with questions. Our contact info can be found here. We would be happy to help you.

August
August

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Friday, August 14, 2026

 

Looking for something specific or need us to pull a past recording? You can always reach out to myself, or a member of The Center with questions. Our contact info can be found here. We would be happy to help you.

Cougar TALEs - Past Sessions
Cougar TALEs - Past Sessions

Fall 2025
College Updates
All-Faculty Meeting
Serving the High School Student - Karly Little, Director of Early College Opportunities
Navigating Academic Integrity | Handout - Dr. Stephanie Joiner, Dean of Academics, Nolan Esfeld, Director of Student Academic Development, Lee Miller, Director of Innovation and Compliance
Course Assessment Open Lab - Kurt Konda, Instructor, OAC and Outcomes Assessment Committee Member
Canvas+Lab - Curt Rose, Educational Technologist and Megan Scheiffelbein, Director of Learning Design
Institutional Advancement - Lindsey Bogner,  Executive Director of Institutional Advancement
Emotional Intelligence | Handout - Dr. Rachel Dolecheck, Assistant Professor of Business Communications at FHSU
Francis Financial Services - Leslie Klug, Financial Advisor
Essential Skills - Dr. Kathy Kottas, Dean of Workforce Training and Community Education and guests
Have you met… - Advisement, Testing Services, Veteran Services, Career Services

Fall 2024
Recording - Handout 1 - Handout 2 | Artificial Intelligence - Integrity Council Sub-Team
Recording | Let's Talk YuJu - Diana Hernandez, YuJu Representative
Recording | College Updates
Recording - Handout | Generations in the Workplace - Dr. Rachel Dolecheck, DBA
Recording - Handout | TALEs from the Data Side: How to Make Course Assessment Data Work for You - Kurt Konda
Recording | OER Sharing a New Perspective - Lee Miller
Recording | All Faculty Meeting
Recording | H5P Smart Import
Recording | Have you met...  Linn Hogg - VIA & RSVP Director, Ray Kruse – Project Director of EOC, Melissa Feist – Coordinator of Adult Education

January 2024
Student Authenticity: Best Practices– Claudia Mather and Curtis Rose
Essential Skills: The Why, What and Where – Janet Balk, Deanna Heier, Nolan Esfeld

August 2023
Long Live CATS | Handout – Kurt Konda
Managing Stress and Burnout | Handout – Dr. Rose Helens-Hart
First Impressions Matter | Handout – Dr. Stacey Smith
College Updates
Balancing Work and Life – Lindsey Bogner, Elaine Simmons
Artificial Intelligence – Academic Integrity Council
Francis Financial Services – Leslie Francis Klug, John Francis
All Faculty Meeting
Have you met... – Terri Mebane, Erika Jenkins-Moss, Janet Balk, Abby Kujath, Megan Chambers, Kurt Teal

January 2023
What even IS a Foundation and what can you do with it? – Lindsey Bogner
Cyber Hygiene – Jose Palacios
Practical Strategies for Course Building – Blair Stamper
Visit the Library – Darren Ivey
Power BI and Data – Jose Palacios
Concourse with Lab | Power Point | PP as PDF – Brian Howe and Ange Davied
Have you met…
          Baudilio Hernandez - Hispanic Engagement & Recruitment Office Director
          Rita Thurber - Student Support Services Project Director
          Jacquelyn Maser - Counselor
          Nolan Esfeld - Director of Student Academic Development
          Patrick Busch - CKUB Project Director
          Eric Smith - CKUB Academic Coordinator
          Kelsey Hall - BCUB Project Director
         Rebecca Kratzer - BCUB Academic Coordinator

August 2022
College Updates
All Faculty Meeting (Entire Group)
Student Success Alliance - Stephanie Joiner and the Student Success Alliance
So You're Coming to the Curriculum Committee...– Brian Howe
Meet the Coaches – Trevor Rolfs and Staff
Workplace Collaboration and Relationships

August 2021
Essential Skills with Deanna Heier, Lindsay Holmes, Stephanie Joiner -  Recording
Conducting and Documenting Course Assessment with Kurt Konda Recording
Brandin’ with Brandon with Brandon Steinert - Recording
Cougar Recruiting 101 with Maggie Harris - Recording
Course Binder Project with Jo Harrington - Recording
Canvas Tutorial-Course Outcomes with Jo Harrington - Recording
Academic Integrity Panel with Janet Balk, Karly Little, Kathy Boeger, Deanna Heier Recording

2020
Write so Students Understand You with Karly Little - Recording | Presentation
Get (the right) Stuff Done! with Brandon Steinert - Recording
Self-Awareness and Empathy on Campus with Christian Dashiell | Recording
Communication is Key with Dani Kultgen - Recording
Open Pedagogy with Lee Miller - Recording
Leading Barton through a Crisis with Claudia Mather - Recording
The Golden Rule - Recording
Team Building through Communication with Claudia Mather - Recording
Psychological First Aid: Recovering From Crisis with Jakki Maser - Recording | Handout | Handout
Course Level Assessment with Kurt Konda - Recording | Handout
OER: Low Cost or No Cost with Lee Miller - Recording | Handout | Handout | Handout | Handout
Academic Integrity with Stephanie Joiner - Recording | Handout | Handout
Reflective Leadership with Claudia Mather - Recording | Handout
Concourse with Ange Davied - Recording
LICC Submission Process with Brian Howe - Recording

Archives
Archives
Mandatory Training
Mandatory Training

At the College’s discretion, mandatory training may be required for its new and existing employees (including student employees) as a condition of their employment. The training may focus on employee or institutional-related issues which may include, but shall not be limited to, Blood borne Pathogens, Substance Abuse and the Drug Free Workplace, Cyber Security, Advisement and Title IX. Participation is required for all mandatory employee training, at the recommendation of their supervisor(s) or the College and is to be completed within a specified amount of time depending on hire date and position. The College will provide employees with work release time, allowing them to participate in the mandatory training during their normal work schedule.

The scheduled time frame for each mandatory course to take place can be viewed here. Additional information on each of the mandatory training courses is provided below.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act for Higher Education will help managers identify the situations where the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and other legislation that affects employers' responsibilities in these areas, come into play so they can respond appropriately to specific requests.
  • Bloodborne Pathogens training provides basic awareness level training for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. This standard requires employers to train employees who are a reasonable risk of exposure to blood and other infectious material. The Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan has been provided. It is recommended that students with occupational exposure follow the guidelines for Evaluation and Follow-up. 
  • Cyber Security Awareness in the Workplace takes you on a tour of the threat landscape and shows you the most common ways bad guys try to trick you. Three real-world scenarios show you strategies and techniques hackers use to take control of your computer system. You’ll learn about the seven areas of an email that can contain red flags that alert you to a possible attack. The Danger Zone exercise will let you apply what you’ve learned by helping a typical computer user steer clear of six real-world social engineering attacks.
  • Active Shooter training and the support of multiple departments, we have many people involved in keeping this campus safe and secure; however, a truly safe campus can only be achieved with the cooperation of all students, faculty, staff and visitors.
  • Alcohol and Drug Awareness provides employees and supervisors with an understanding of the benefits of a substance-free work environment, to help them understand the impact substances have in the workplace and recognize signs of employee substance abuse.
  • Title IX encompasses many forms of sex-based discrimination in which no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
  • Sexual Harassment and Discrimination will provide an overview of the types of behaviors that can give rise to harassment claims, including those based on sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age and disability. It will also discuss the benefits of and strategies for promoting a respectful work environment that is free of all forms of harassment, intimidation and discrimination.

 

Forms

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Incident Determination
Consent for Blood Testing and Release of Medical Records
Declination of Blood Testing
Exposure Incident Report
Healthcare Professional's Written Opinion for Post-Exposure Evaluation & Follow-up
Hepatitis B Vaccine Declination Form
Hepatitis B Vaccination Record
Instructions for the Evaluating Physician Phlebotomy student drawing blood from a practice volunteer

September
September

The I’m First! Guide 18.0: A More Powerful, All-in-Once College Resource FREE - Tuesday, September 22
Join us for a webinar to look inside the newly expanded I’m First! Guide to College, the trusted college resource for first-generation, low-income students. With over 50 new pages, this year’s workbook represents a major evolution of the guide. Explore new content for younger students focused on the impact and value of college; updated application tips, financial aid tools, and FAFSA guidance; timely, practical advice on using AI responsibly in admissions; and much more!