CTE Newsletter September 2018 | Page 3

Computers & Technology, Spanish, Mathematics and Nursing & Allied Health – from beginner to advanced, up to 24 hours a day. You can help our students access this dynamic, free tutoring resource by ensuring that the Smarthinking tab in your Canvas course is enabled. For more information, check out this Smarthinking Services Overview Video. New for Fall 2018: myCTE Canvas Page! Notice the freshly rolled-out myCTE in Canvas, which you can select (and star for quick access) from the list of courses tab. Major shout out to Cherylan Bacheller and the AcTec team for the heavy lifting accomplished with this project. Currently much of the content is policies and procedures for the College. If you see any erroneous information and/ or would like additional information to be included, please contact a CTE board member or campus ally with specific details. Look for further expansion of myCTE with more opportunities to connect with full-time faculty and adjuncts. Did you know Canvas announcements are automatically forwarded to your College email if you have notifications enabled for announcements in your preferences? Once enabled, you will be able to receive announcements posted in myCTE (faculty information) and the EFSC Instructor User Group (Canvas updates, Canvas issues, etc.). To enable notifications for announcements, click on your account icon (logout button location), and click on notifications. Click the check mark (if it is not already marked green) to the right of announcements in the Course Activities section. For more information, please see Set Notification Preferences. Faculty Showcase Do you have a publication, artwork or award that you want to showcase on your campus? The Center for Teaching Excellence has a Faculty Showcase on each campus, where faculty members’ work can be displayed. Contact your CTE campus ally for more information. Allies are Susan Houts at Palm Bay, Dr. Ashley Spring at Melbourne, Brad Marovich at Titusville and Dr. Janet Rubin at Cocoa. Know Your Benefits Did you know that as a full-time EFSC employee, you are entitled to a multitude of benefits? These include the following: • Medical, dental, vision and disability insurance • An employee assistance program • Flex Spending Account options • Direct deposit • Childbirth and adoption leave • Court duty/jury duty leave with pay • Family and medical leave • Military leave • Workers’ compensation leave • Professional leave with or without pay • Sick leave • Sick leave pool • Retirement benefits • Tuition programs In addition, faculty can take advantage of entertainment discounts, the use of athletic areas and the Child Care Center and services provided by the Cocoa Campus Cosmetology Salon and Dental Clinic. Simply show your identification badge to receive these services. For more information, go to easternflorida.edu/go/ftbenefits In addition, both full-time and part-time faculty members can find information related to benefits by accessing the Human Resources content on the EFSC website. Page 3