Welcome to the LAVC Professional Development Website
Professional Development – promoting effective teaching and enhanced professional skills of all employees by offering resources and opportunities for growth and learning

Come visit us in the Faculty/Staff Resource Center, Room 200, Library & Academic Resource Center (LARC)

  

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Save the date for Opening Day: Thursday, August 22

Save the date for Fall into Fall (Adjunct Orientation): Saturday, August 24

Free Resources for Faculty & Staff
Manage your grades with Gradekeeper! 
Learn Microsoft Office progams in your pajamas!
Access computer training tutorials on numerous programs!
Obtain educational videos to show in your classes!

We offer the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) test and practice tests/training.
Contact us at ext. 2712 to reserve a time slot. 
Click here for more training opportunities.

Come to the PDC to pick up useful handouts to reproduce and use in your classes (study skills, avoiding plagiarism, reading strategies, and more) or download them from our "Teaching Resources" link.

Professional Development Center (PDC)                                                          
Faculty/Staff Resource Center
Library & Academic Resource Center (LARC), Room 200
(818) 947-2712

Summer 2013 hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 am to 4:30 pm [Now that we share space with Media Services, the Faculty/Staff Resource Center is open 7:30 am to 10 pm, Fri. to 3 pm. Drop in to use our computers, scanner, and Scantron machine.]

Check out books and DVDs in our teaching resource library -- click here to see the titles available

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