Enhancing Value in Higher Education: Evolution of Teaching Centers

2. Welcome This Webinar is a collaboration between the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the POD Network.

3. Use Q&A for: Panel discussion Use Chat for: Technology support #AACUPOD Slides and recording will be posted online: www.aacu.org/webinar/teaching-centers

4. Mathew L. OuellettExecutive Director, Center for Teaching Innovation,Cornell UniversityMlo59@cornell.edu Tracie Marcella AddyDirector, Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning & Scholarship, Lafayette Collegeaddyt@lafayette.edu Webinar Speakers Moderator Jennifer FrederickExecutive Director, Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning,Yale Universityjennifer.frederick@yale.edu Catherine RossExecutive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning,Columbia Universitycatherine.ross@columbia.edu C. Edward WatsonChief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Quality, Pedagogy, and LEAP Initiatives, AAC&Uwatson@aacu.org Marco MolinaroAssistant Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness,University of California, Davismmolinaro@ucdavis.edu

5. Catherine RossExecutive Director of the Center for Teaching and LearningColumbia Universitycatherine.ross@columbia.edu

6. Who are we? • Please let us know what your primary role is at your institution. • faculty • administrator/campus leader • faculty developer • instructional designer • student (undergraduate, graduate or professional) • other

7. Henderson, C. Beach, A. & Finkelstein, N. (2010). Beyond Dissemination in College Science Teaching: An Introduction to Four Core Change Strategies. How familiar are you with the above cited model? Have never heard of it Heard of it but never used it Pretty familiar Have used it in my work

8. ObjectivesDescribe how the evolution of teaching centers connects to enhancing value of higher educationExplore how we are changing the narrative of value through our work in teaching and learningDevelop awareness of tools that help centers navigate the current landscapeApply tools to your own context

9. The Big Picture How have centers’ roles evolved to support institutions and promote cultural and organizational changes that rewrite the value narrative of higher education?

11. What tools are we using? Tools that cross all four quadrants by Making teaching more public and visible Bringing campus groups together to build community Fostering inclusive teaching Incorporating student voices

12. Examples from 3 institutional types Lafayette College University of California, Davis Cornell, Yale, and Columbia University

13. Tracie Marcella AddyDirector, Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning & Scholarship Lafayette Collegeaddyt@lafayette.edu

14. Lafayette College • Private, residential liberal arts institution • Opportunities in the arts, sciences and engineering • Approximately 2600 undergraduates and 260 full-time faculty; 10:1 ratio • Shared governance system • Tenure & Promotion - Teaching is #1, Scholarship a very close #2 • Center Director reports to the Dean of Faculty in the Provost’s Office

15. Institutional Strategic Directions Affordability and Distinction through Growth

16. Highlighted Center Initiative:Inclusive Teaching & Excellence Series Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3 Theme 4 Making teaching more public Fostering inclusive teaching Incorporating student voices Building community • More pedagogical conversations on diversity, equity & inclusion • Faculty facilitators • Intra-institutional partnerships • Inter-institutional collaborations • A variety of sessions in different formats on inclusive pedagogy • Actionable items • Student partners • Student panelists & session facilitators

17. Sample Session Topics The Myth of the Model Minority Working with International Students Course Affordability What Lafayette Students Want Faculty to Know

18. Application: Four Categories of Change

19. Discussion/Audience participation

20. Marco MolinaroAssistant Vice Provost for Educational EffectivenessUniversity of California, Davismmolinaro@ucdavis.edu

21. Empowering Educators Innovation & Discovery Center for Educational EffectivenessUniversity of California, Davis Improving Educational Systems >30,000 undergraduates (102 majors) 20:1 Student: faculty ratio 56% CA residents fully covered base tuition and fees 42% First-Generation Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)

22. Cycle of Progress Understanding Awareness Reflection Action One Person’s Action can spread awareness and understanding, a group expands, the system lingers

23. Tools & Processes to Support Faculty Departmental Leadership College/Univ Leadership Faculty Know Your Students Department Diagnostics Dean’s Undergrad Metrics Systemic Studies (Intersectionality, WLD, …) Custom Analyses Self-Service Community Targeted Support Self-Service Routine Analyses Deep Dives Ongoing Focused Support

24. None true Combinations of 3 variables: First-Generation – FG Low-Income – LI Underrepresented Minority – URM Gap of 0.5 to 1.0 in First Yr GPA Link to prior opportunity Build empathy INTERSECTIONALITY CA residents only Any one true GPA SCALE Any two true All three true

25. DFW and GPA Gap Variables OVERALL Gender Gender First-Generation Low-Income URM URM/FG/LI SES Opportunity ESL International Language

26. Departmental Views Major Migration Major Retention Course HotSpots

27. Multidimensional Instructional Development for Achievement and Success (MIDAS) UCD Inclusive Excellence project funded in part by HHMI – Facciotti/Molinaro Co-PIs Teaching Strategies Bibliography Major findings related to emergent research on: low-income/SES, first generation, URM & transfer student success Academic preparedness, motivation, and persistence Implications for pedagogy AWARENESS UNDERSTANDINGACTIONREFLECTION Know Your Students Dashboard Teaching Portfolio Faculty Instructional Exploration & Data Gathering Instructional & Support Community

28. Discussion/Audience participation

29. Mathew L. OuellettExecutive Director, Center for Teaching InnovationCornell UniversityMlo59@cornell.edu

30. Three Ivies

31. Center Initiatives Theme 1 Theme 4 Theme 2 Theme 3 Making teaching more public Incorporating student voices Fostering inclusive teaching Building community • Guide For Inclusive Teaching (Columbia) • T & L in the Diverse Classroom (Cornell) • Bulldog Days (Yale) • Celebration of Teaching and Learning Symposium (all) • Faculty Institute for Diversity (Cornell) • New faculty orientation (F2F & online) (all) • “I learn best when” campaign (Columbia) • Student Ambassador Council (Yale)

32. Cornell Active Learning Initiative In active learning classrooms, students may be asked to practice skills, solve problems, struggle with complex questions, propose solutions, and explain ideas in their own words through writing and discussion. https://as.cornell.edu/education-innovation

34. Faculty Bulldog Days (Yale)

35. Jennifer FrederickExecutive Director, Poorvu Center for Teaching and LearningYale Universityjennifer.frederick@yale.edu

36. How will you apply these ideas at your campus? Reflection: Consider current efforts aligned with the Henderson model, and the 4 themes Making teaching more public Bringing groups together to build community Fostering inclusive teaching Incorporating student voices Action Plan: Identify a specific area for development - what action could you take? What collaborators or resources could help?

37. Further reading Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. (2011). Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM instructional practices: An analytic review of the literature. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 48(8), 952-984. doi:10.1002/tea.20439 Grupp, L. & Little, D. (2019) Finding a Fulcrum: Positioning Ourselves to Leverage Change. To Improve the Academy, 38(1), 95-110.

38. Use Q&A for: Panel discussion Use Chat for: Technology support #AACUPOD Slides and recording will be posted online: www.aacu.org/webinar/teaching-centers

39. Mathew L. OuellettExecutive Director, Center for Teaching Innovation,Cornell UniversityMlo59@cornell.edu Tracie Marcella AddyDirector, Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning & Scholarship, Lafayette Collegeaddyt@lafayette.edu Webinar Speakers Moderator Jennifer FrederickExecutive Director, Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning,Yale Universityjennifer.frederick@yale.edu Catherine RossExecutive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning,Columbia Universitycatherine.ross@columbia.edu C. Edward WatsonChief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Quality, Pedagogy, and LEAP Initiatives, AAC&Uwatson@aacu.org Marco MolinaroAssistant Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness,University of California, Davismmolinaro@ucdavis.edu

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