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Your opportunity to meet candidates!
On October 8 in room B101, gubernatorial candidates and candidates for Superintendant of Public Instruction will kick off the Forum at 6 pm. Regional legislative candidates will present at the forum starting at 7 pm.
GFC Alumni honored
The Montana Dental Hygienists' Association named Kim Dunlap of Great Falls the recipient of the 2012 Community Leadership Award. The award recognizes hygienists who have proven extraordinary service to the field of dental hygiene and contribution to the community. Dunlap, a graduate of Great Falls College (then MSU-Great Falls), earned an associate of science degree in dental hygiene in 2004, and a bachelor of science in education from MSU. She is employed at the offices of Dr. Jim Cory and Dr. Bruce Buer.
Diedri Durocher of Great Falls was awarded the Montana Dental Hygienists' Association Rookie of the Year. This statewide award goes to an MDHA member practicing for less than five years who has demonstrated a spirit of volunteerism, leadership or outstanding work for the profession of dental hygiene. Durocher is a 2009 graduate of Great Falls College (formerly MSU-Great Falls) with an associate of science degree in dental hygiene, and earned a bachelor of science degree in family science from North Dakota State University in 1994. Durocher is the owner of Scaling Away RDH Temping, providing temporary coverage as a registered dental hygienist to dental offices in Great Falls. She serves both as the public relations chairperson and student liaison for the Montana Dental Hygienists' Association.
Book Talks and Breakfast with eLearning
For instructors and staff
Kristi Baldwin and Cheryl Stanley will be hosting six book talks on technology, learning, leadership and motivation for instructors and staff of Great Falls College MSU. You are invited to join them for breakfast and a presentation on each of the books.
All Talks will be held in A124 from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Plan to join the first discussion on Thursday morning, October 4: Creating Digital Rich Classrooms, M. Ormiston. Books will be available in the library to check out after each talk.
 | Yawwwn! L to R - the eLearning Early Morning Crew
Laura Wight, Cheryl Stanley, Wayne Breau, Kristi Baldwin, Karen Vosen |
October 1-5 is Meet AL week!
For ALL learners on campus!
Great Falls College is dedicated to bringing technology training to all learners on campus through a partnership with Atomic Learning. From instant answers on "how to" questions to step-by-step training workshops, Atomic Learning simplifies campus technology integration, training, and support.
How do I find it? Go to www.atomiclearning.com/login/msugf
This link is also available in the Student Resources area of your D2L My Home page.
How do I log in?
Log in with your D2L/network username (firstname.lastname) and password.
What will I find there?
Our subscription to Atomic Learning includes nearly 50,000 step-by-step tutorials on common software such as Microsoft® Office, Adobe® CS6 and Blackboard®, and workshops and technology integration projects on emerging topics such as plagiarism and online courses.
Where can I learn how to use this?
Atomic Learning has great tutorials for using their resources, or stop by eLearning anytime for assistance. You can also watch these videos for more information.
Atomic Learning
Atomic Learning App for iPad
It's Banned Book Week
What would you do if you went to the library to check out a book, only to find it wasn't there? Not because it was already checked out, but because someone else didn't agree with its content and had it removed. According to the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), there were 326 reported attempts to remove materials from libraries in 2011, making this situation all too familiar in some communities across the U.S.
From September 30 - Oct. 6, libraries, schools and bookstores from coast to coast will battle censorship and celebrate the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, an annual event highlighting the importance of the First Amendment. Thousands will read from banned or challenged books, speak out and learn about censorship as the nation celebrates the right to choose reading materials without restriction.
"Closing out books kills ideas," said Laura Wight, Director of eLearning & Library Services at Great Falls College MSU. " This year marks the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week. Information is empowering and we encourage our campus and community members to battle censorship in all forms and celebrate their freedom to read." Weaver Library has several displays up around campus and is providing free coffee in the mornings during Banned Books Week 2012. Individuals are encouraged to stop by the Great Falls College MSU campus to view the displays. Montana residents age 16 and older are also eligible to obtain a Weaver Library guest borrower's card, which enables them to check out library materials.
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Carpentry students at work! Photo by Pat Schoenen, Program Director
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Kitchen Knife Skills - Mise en Place Certified Culinarian, Julie Bass, is teaching Kitchen Knife Skills courses this fall as part of Great Falls College MSU's Community Enrichment non-credit offerings. In this hands-on class, Julie will guide students through the techniques of using the 9" chef's knife* as well as how to integrate "mise en place," a technique to organize your food prep workspace by reducing mess and clean up time. Both are essential skills that all chefs practice, whether new or accomplished. The menu for class will include Mexico City chicken tacos, homemade salsa and chips with leftovers to be taken home. This class is being offer multiple times, the remaining two take place on 10/16, 6 - 9pm and 11/6, 6 - 9pm. The class fee is $19 + $25 supply fee (9" chef's knife). For more information or to register call 406- 268-3714 or visit http://outreach.msugf.edu/HowToRegister.html.
Julie Bass's Bio: Julie began her culinary education while living in Europe, attending weekend seminar classes at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France which inspired her to seek a degree in Culinary Arts. She was fortunate to attend Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio pursuing her interest in culinary arts and received an A.A. in Hospitality Management - Culinary. She is also an American Chef Federation - Certified Culinarian. She holds an A.A. from Miles Community College and B.A. in Speech Communication from Montana State University. Julie has been teaching culinary classes for four years and enjoys teaching the basic culinary skills that help improve a student's knowledge and skill level.
Teaching Evaluations in Online Classrooms
It Can be Done!
ITC Webinar - Tuesday, October 9 from noon to 1pm in Room B136
What constitutes effective online teaching?
How is the quality of online teaching evaluated on your campus?
At Lake Superior College, a team of experienced online faculty and an administrator with years of online teaching experience tackled this sensitive topic, researching best practices to develop a new process and a new rubric for the administrative evaluation of online teaching. The process has gained strong support of both faculty and administration.
Great Falls College to receive grant funding
Great Falls College MSU is part of an eight-member consortium of colleges (including Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell) that received a $14 million grant from the US Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career program to develop online and hybrid health care and science courses to accommodate working students.
Great Falls College will receive almost $1 million over the three-year program.
The Consortium for Healthcare Education Online (CHEO) will:
- add online features to face-to-face science courses.
- support the use of remote web-based science labs.
- create a regional allied healthcare career hub to support students in selecting programs and finding jobs in health science fields.
"As instructional technologies have evolved over the last 15-20 years, providing a high quality, realistic science laboratory experience for students working toward online degrees has been difficult. Having seen prototype labs between industry, two-year colleges, and universities in the State of Washington, it is exciting to be part of this collaborative to bring this opportunity to the health sciences fields", said Dr. Susan J. Wolff, Great Falls College CEO and dean. "Being a member of this powerful regional group of colleges and universities will be of great value to Great Falls College faculty and students."
Great Falls College MSU will be concentrating on preparing students who are taking the prerequisite courses required to enter the healthcare fields.
"Providing meaningful and relevant learning during the first year of college encourages students to continue their education and be successful in their career choices," said Dr. Wolff.
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