The Mt. San Antonio College Podcast

Our summer series hopes to enrich faculty through better understanding of some of the amazing people, places, resources, and initiatives on campus. This week learn about one of the only community college LGBT+ centers in the country and meet their inspiriting students and faculty coordinator. Visit our Pride Center website or Facebook Page To find the full transcript for this episode, click here ....

How do we build community at community colleges? We visit a special new event to talk with faculty, staff, and a member of the Board of Trustees, and the VOICES committee about the role of recognition in both professional development and creating more positive work environments. Voices information and the "shout out" online form: voices.mtsac.edu To find the full transcript for this episode and a...

The first in a series of discussions with groups of Mt. SAC students about challenges they are facing and ways faculty can support them in achieving their personal and academic goals. In this episode, Liesel talks with select members of her night class about their complicated lives as evening students. To find the full transcript for this episode, click here . Run time: 19min 46sec

We took some time to connect with the Mt. SAC Developmental Education Study Team, or DEST, to learn about the philosophy and activities of this high-impact community of educators. To find the full transcript for this episode, click here . Run time: 20min 27sec

A visit to the 2018 Inspired Teaching Conference where we learn about a new technique for helping your students - and possibly yourself - better understand course textbooks. To find the full transcript for this episode, click here . Run time: 40min 11sec

A jam-packed episode that includes a "Leading for Equity" pre-lecture talk, a performance by the national championship Mt. SAC forensics team, discussion about supporting equity in an era of guided pathways, and a few moments with Colson Whitehead himself. **Language advisory: sensitive language used in this episode. To find the full transcript for this episode, click here . Run time: 31min 21sec

History Professor Kim Earhart offers insight into the mingling of fact and fiction in Whitehead's award-winning book, and ways in which our work with students might be influenced by this remarkable text. To find the full transcript for this episode, click here . Run time: 24min 35sec

In a continuation of a popular previous episode, Professor Julie Laverty explains how to refer Mt. SAC students to a surpising array of no-cost services, as well as how to report instances of student misconduct. To find the full transcript for this episode, click here . Run time: 11min 41sec

Professors Chisa Uyeki and Christopher Briggs premiere a faculty professional development talk about our campus climate commitment and efforts to support sustainability at Mt. SAC. Later in the episode, we join for part of the campus sustainability tour given by student Rene Jimenez. To schedule a tour for your students or department, click here . Find the full transcript for this episode here . R...

Professor Julie Laverty explains her motivation to create a special web-based resource just for adjunct faculty at Mt. SAC . Julie also details the various topics covered on the site, many of which will be surprisingly useful to all faculty - even if they have been at the college for a while. To go to Julie's website you can click here *Find the full transcipt to this episode here . Run time: 22mi...

Co-producers Liesel & Christina take a beat to discuss the reasons for this experimental approach to professional development, some of their discoveries so far, and Christina's recent Mt. SAC workshop on podcasting for educators. Find the full transcipt to this episode here . Run time: 24min 11sec

A multi-part episode featuring Marco Benassi for the College of DuPage's Field and Experiential Learning Program. Part 2 travels into the field for a Palm Springs hike with faculty participants. Full transcripts for download and some photos from the hike are available by clicking the link . Run time: 23min 35sec

A multi-part episode featuring Marco Benassi for the College of DuPage's Field and Experiential Learning Program. Part 1 captures some of his on-campus workshop at Mt. SAC, while Part 2 travels into the field for a Palm Springs hike with faculty participants. **The photos of the class in action, the slide show from day one's workshop & the podcast transcript are all available by clicking here . Ru...

Mt. SAC Counselor Emily Versace leads a workshop at 2018 spring Flex Day based on an inspiring workshop that changed her teaching forever. Her method is based on Sharon Bowman and her Training from the Back of the Room model, derived from brain science. To enroll in her up-coming 2-day workshop May 11 & 18 go to: www.mt.sac.edu/POD FULL TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLE for download by Clicking "Episode 3 Tra...

Christina and Liesel discuss the upcoming calendar of free professional learning activities available at www.mt.sac.edu/POD including -March 16 & 17 Eperiential Learning Workshops -March 27 Christina's Podcasting for Faculty Level 1 Course -April 13 Campus Sustainability at the ReNew Faculty Seminar -March 16-20 Learning Technology Week -April 26 & 27 Inspired Technology Conference -May 8 Colson W...

In this episode, hosts Liesel Reinhart and Christina Barsi discuss what "FLEX" day is and then meet some of the faculty, staff, and students who are attending it. The second half of the podcast includes an interview with Sonia Nazario about her perspectives on immigrant students and what faculty can do to help serve them. The podcast concludes with suggestions for faculty about how to best support...