In-Service Day Two: Thursday, January 15, 2026
January 15th
All spring 2026 workshops, trainings, and activities will take place on campus.
Breakfast provided by our faculty union, SBCCDTA.
Open to all, members and non-members.
If you are interested in learning more about our union, members of the executive team can provide more information. We will shout out new members, so help us welcome them as we start the day and socialize with caffeinated and non-caffeinated options.
Location: Roadrunner Café, Small Side
This session will highlight many of the college’s accomplishments in supporting students across campus, particularly Hispanic/Latinx and Black/African American students – groups of students historically found to be disproportionately impacted. The facilitators, members of the college’s Student Equity & Achievement Committee, will focus on delineating work across the college, including work by many faculty and staff members participating in the USC Race & Equity Center training series, by student support programs participating in Vision Aligned Reporting activities, and by the University Transfer Center in helping students achieve the highest UC admit rate in the region.
Facilitator(s): Diana Vaichis and Giovanni Sosa, CHC Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research & Planning.
Location: CCR 233
Bring your laptop and a Canvas course you’re teaching, and join us for a low-pressure, “we’re-all-in-this-together” working session where accessibility feels less like a chore and more like a shared win. We’ll walk through how to use the UDOIT accessibility tool in a friendly, practical way - no jargon, no judgment, and no expectation that anyone showed up knowing WCAG by heart. You’ll pick up concrete fixes you can put into practice the same day and learn time-saving strategies that cut out repetitive cleanup so the whole process feels useful, not theoretical. Best of all, you’ll boost the student experience by making your course more navigable, consistent, and equitable - without overhauling everything at once. Come learn and laugh with colleagues who are cheering you on toward POCR readiness and Title II ADA compliance.
Facilitator(s): CHC POCR Team
Location: CCR 155 (Studnet Life Conference Room)
This workshop introduces faculty to GoReact as a powerful video assessment and feedback tool integrated within Canvas. Participants will learn what GoReact is, what types of assignments and courses it works best for, and how it supports skill development through video submissions and time-stamped, rubric-based feedback. The session will include a walkthrough of what GoReact looks like from both the instructor and student perspective, how it functions in real time, and step-by-step guidance on setting up GoReact assignments in Canvas. This workshop is ideal for faculty teaching skill-based, performance-based, or applied learning courses who want to enhance feedback, engagement, and student growth. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop if they would like to follow along and build an assignment as they learn.
Facilitator(s): Breanna Brighton, CHC ASL Faculty, and Rick Hogrefe, CHC Communications Faculty
Location: CHC Library Classroom
An overview of what a behavioral health crisis is, understanding the crisis cycle, and strategies to practice.
*This workshop has a cap of 40 participants. Participants must attend for the full two hours.
Facilitator(s): San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health
Location: LRC 226
Please complete the workshop evaluation at the conclusion of each workshop and take a short break.
Refine your impact as a faculty peer evaluator! In this workshop, we'll examine the peer review process, purpose, and goals; clarify peer roles and responsibilities; and share some best practices for composing constructive, productive reports of our observations of our fellow faculty.
Facilitator(s): Lauren Bond, CHC English Faculty, and Rick Hogrefe, CHC Communications Faculty.
Location: CCR 233
This hands-on workshop will show you how to create your own AI chatbot using ChatGPT's Custom GPT feature. You will learn how to upload your own content such as a syllabus, FAQ document, or program guide to create a chatbot that responds to questions based on your materials. This type of chatbot is ideal for faculty and staff who want to offer consistent support, answer common questions, or make important information more accessible to students and colleagues.
You will receive step-by-step guidance to build your chatbot, test it, and share it through a link or button inside your Canvas course or program site. This is a great way to enhance student engagement and streamline communication.
No technical experience is required. By the end of the session, you will leave with a working AI chatbot tailored to your needs and the knowledge to continue customizing and using it in your course, department, or student support area.
What to Bring:
- A laptop with Internet access (tablets and phones not recommended)
- A free ChatGPT account (visit chat.openai.com)
- A digital copy of your syllabus, course FAQ, or any info you'd like your chatbot to use
Facilitator(s): Sandra Ruiz CHC Computer Sciences and Information Systems Faculty
Location: CHC Library Classroom
Did you know that Crafton Hills College has a community garden? Did you know that the garden has been planting, harvesting and feeding students for over ten years? Come join in the fun and learn about the history of the garden, the purpose of the garden and how you can volunteer. Hope to see you there.
Facilitator(s): Janine Ledoux, CHC Adjunct Kinesiology Professor
Location: Meet at the PAC entry way and walk together to the garden.
During this session we will review what mindfulness is and how to take a moment to pause for overall wellbeing. Participants will engage in short breath practices and walking meditation.
Facilitator(s): Amanda Smith, CHC Associate Dean of Student Health and Wellness
Location: LRC 226
Please complete the workshop evaluation at the conclusion of each workshop and take a break for lunch.
Enjoy lunch on your own and reconvene at 1 p.m. for the next workshop.
Session participants will gather a detailed understanding of recent focus group work designed to elucidate how the college can better support (a) current students undecided in their major selection and (b) current and former students not achieving a critical equity-related milestone in the preceding academic year (e.g., completion of transfer-level math and English in their first year). Participants will come to understand the key barriers that students expressed as well as the some of the initial work the college has prioritized in responding to the findings.
Facilitator(s): Jared Shaw, CHC Student Senate President; Sebastian Lopez, CHC Student; Diana Vaichis and Giovanni Sosa, CHC Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research & Planning
Location: CCR 233
This interactive workshop examines current best practices and concrete, successful models for syllabus design. We will focus on creating documents that are modern, equitable, accessible, and truly student-centered, helping to reduce student anxiety and improve engagement. We encourage you to bring a recent syllabus or a specific section you would like to share and/or revise.
Facilitator(s): Lauren Bond, CHC English Faculty and Jillian Roberston, CHC Math Faculty
Location: CCR 155 (Student Life Conference Room)
Let’s make Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) make sense. In this upbeat session, we’ll translate federal, state, and ACCJC expectations into simple, manageable strategies you can start using right away. You’ll learn why meaningful instructor-student interaction is at the heart of student success - and how a few intentional design choices can transform the online learning experience. You’ll leave with a clear and realistic plan for aligning your course with the ACCJC pilot rubric ahead of accreditation review, along with time-saving RSI strategies that make your teaching more efficient and interactions more meaningful. You’ll gain a confident understanding of what actually counts as RSI (and what doesn’t), and see how purposeful interaction can boost student engagement and retention in ways that feel authentic rather than performative.
Facilitator(s): Cynthia Hamlett, CHC Interim Director, Distance Education
Location: CHC Library Classroom
LivingWorks safeTALK is an in-person workshop that empowers you to recognize when
someone may be thinking about suicide, talk with them directly and connect them to
life-saving support. Through hands-on practice and guided learning, you’ll build the
confidence to
have open, honest conversations that can make all the difference. By completing this
training, you’ll become a Suicide Safety Connector - someone who helps strengthen
the Network of Safety - a growing community of trained helpers ready to notice, respond
and link others to care.
Everyone has a role to play in building suicide-safer communities, and LivingWorks is here to support you with training for every role.
*This workshop has a cap of 40 participants. Participants must attend for the full three hours.
Facilitator(s): Alejandro Rodriguez, San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health
Location: LRC 226
Please complete the workshop evaluation at the conclusion of each workshop and take a break for lunch.
This workshop is for all 'novice' Canvas professors. Bring your laptop, Google account info (for a Canvas Sandbox access), and follow a step-by-step walk along in creating an attractive and user-friendly Canvas shell for your students to navigate through without having to code in HTML nor CSS language.
Facilitator(s): Sam Truong, CHC Anatomy & Physiology Professor
Location: CHC Library Classroom
AI is with us and is here to stay! Join us for the continuing and evolving discussion of AI best practices. Since we are still in its infancy stages, it is important that we update each other in our changing technological landscape, discuss how our students are using it for better or worse, and how we can use it instructional improvement to benefit our students.
Facilitator(s): Jimmy Urbanovich, CHC Communications Faculty
Location: CCR 155 (Student Life Conference Room)
Join this energizing workshop where you transform goals into powerful vision boards that keep you focused and inspired. Materials will be provided. Feel free to bring additional magazines, pictures, and cut outs.
Facilitator(s): Kashaunda Harris, CHC EOPS Counselor, and Fatima Call, CHC Multimedia Faculty
Location: LRC 226
Complete the workshop evaluation for all workshops attended throughout the week.