Maglione Hall (Sie Complex, Room 5025)

Last October Provost Clark and Faculty Senate kicked off Next Steps in Advancing Equity in Faculty Workload and Rewards. One of the intersecting initiatives in this project centers on teaching excellence and the transformation of teaching evaluation, both at the institutional and department/program level. In Spring 2022, three inaugural Departmental Action Teams (DATs) began their work interrogating current practices and reimagining teaching evaluation processes in their areas. The goal of this project is to promote greater equity and transparency and avoid an over-reliance on Student Ratings of Instruction (SRIs).

The three inaugural DATs will share their proposals for evaluation revision, engage with participants about their experience, and share reflections on their evaluation reform.

Lunch will be served.

The DAT program is funded through the R1 Our Way Teaching and Faculty Satisfaction Initiatives. Interested in forming a DAT for Cohort 2? Learn more at this event.

This event is co-sponsored by the Offices of the Provost and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and the Office of Teaching and Learning.

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Join us for a casual campus tour, led by Director of DEI Kristin Deal and faculty from Affinity Groups. Learn why some say Mary Reed is haunted and enjoy the changing leaves on campus with colleagues.  If you want to meet us for the tour, we’ll leave from in front of (supposedly haunted) Mary Reed Hall at 2:30; feel free to meet us-- and Professor Sarah Watamura- at 3:30pm at Kaladi on Evans for coffee or cocoa if walking isn’t your thing. We'll end the tour there as well. Map Link:  https://bit.ly/MaryReedHall 

No need to register--but hope to see some of you there! 

Running late or want to meet us along the route? ‪Text Alison Staudinger at: (720) 441-2715 ‬

Online

The UDL Your Course Series was designed to support faculty members on their exploration and understanding of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Framework. UDL is an inclusive model for teaching that centers the needs of students with disabilities, with the overall goal of creating a learning environment that is accessible to all students without the need for accommodations. In this fourth workshop, Flexible Assessment, we will investigate variation in assessment and the use of a common rubric to enhance student choice and creativity. Many times, students understand the content, but the traditional test is a barrier to success. Using a variety of assessments gives a better overall measure of understanding. Variation in assessments has been shown to not only increase accessibility, but also engagement and learning for all learners across disciplines. 

Please note: Attendees do not need to attend the UDL Your Course Workshop Series in any particular order.

Zoom link: https://udenver.zoom.us/j/82306664350 

All UDL Your Course Workshops can be applied to the Adjunct Teaching Excellence Program for the Accessibility and UDL competency - synchronous component (Adjunct Faculty participating only need to attend one of the UDL Your Course workshops). This workshop can also be applied to the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity (TIE) Foundational Badge.

Online

The UDL Your Course Series was designed to support faculty members on their exploration and understanding of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Framework. UDL is an inclusive model for teaching that centers the needs of students with disabilities, with the overall goal of creating a learning environment that is accessible to all students without the need for accommodations. In this fourth workshop, Flexible Assessment, we will investigate variation in assessment and the use of a common rubric to enhance student choice and creativity. Many times, students understand the content, but the traditional test is a barrier to success. Using a variety of assessments gives a better overall measure of understanding. Variation in assessments has been shown to not only increase accessibility, but also engagement and learning for all learners across disciplines. Please note: Attendees do not need to attend the UDL Your Course Workshop Series in any particular order.

Zoom link: https://udenver.zoom.us/j/82623972320 

All UDL Your Course Workshops can be applied to the Adjunct Teaching Excellence Program for the Accessibility and UDL competency - synchronous component (Adjunct Faculty participating only need to attend one of the UDL Your Course workshops). This workshop can also be applied to the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity (TIE) Foundational Badge.

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

The Heart of Higher Education is an opportunity to gather as a DU community to share the challenges and opportunities of transcending the institutional, professional and personal choices that tend to separate core identity/integrity from day to day actions. The meetings are open to all faculty (of any rank) and staff (of any title). The Conversations are hosted by Clinical Professor Paul Michalec from the Morgridge College of Education. The Heart of Higher Education Conversations create a positive and constructive space where staff and faculty can explore ways of re-connecting calling with professional responsibilities. Our time together is bounded by norms designed to create an open invitation to share while respecting individual choices to not share at a particular time. Prior to each meeting an agenda and brief reflective reading is sent out. Please feel free to bring a lunch. 

Three faculty and staff currently attending the Heart of Higher Education Conversations offer the following observations:

“I value the opportunity to connect in a personal and intellectual way with other like-minded DU colleagues.  The welcoming, caring environment allows me the opportunity to put aside titles, positions, levels of education, etc. for a few minutes and just focus on the shared humanity of striving to find purpose and meaning in our work and lives.”

“Heart of Higher Education fills my soul each month as I gain insights and reminders of how my inner life is connected with my work with students.  I am grateful for the vulnerability of my colleagues who share openly about how they integrate their authentic selves with the work that they do.”

“The Heart of Higher Education is a space where we can show up as our whole selves.  I am so looking forward to continuing with this beautiful group and our soulful conversations this quarter!  And, even though I can't make every meeting, I loved reading this poem, and I’m going to make certain I have some time to reflect upon it. What a gift.”

Zoom link:  https://udenver.zoom.us/j/82547350479 or Meeting ID: 825 4735 0479

For more information please contact Paul Michalec at paul.michalec@du.edu

Gregg Kvistad Special Events Room (AAC 290)

Come enjoy happy hour to celebrate the fall term as you learn about the different centers that support faculty teaching and research and that provide student academic support. Mingle with other DU faculty and staff as you learn about the latest services around campus.

Some of the centers that will be represented are:

University Libraries

Writing Center & Writing Program

Office of Teaching and Learning

And more!

Appetizers and wine, beer, and soft drinks will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

The learning environment in a class affects student engagement and performance. Since a negative environment can be an obstacle to learning, it is critical to understand how to create and sustain a positive climate for all students. In this fifth Equity Workshop, we will discuss activities that allow you to take the temperature of your classroom climate at any point in the term.

All Equity Workshops can be applied to the Adjunct Teaching Excellence Program for the Inclusive Teaching Practices competency synchronous component (Adjunct Faculty participating only need to attend one of the Equity Workshops) and the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity Foundational Badge

AAC 301

This brunch is designed as a communal space for Teaching and Professional Faculty (teaching, visiting, professor of the practice, clinical, library, and research series faculty) to connect with each other and their own sense of purpose. Building on Spring 2022 focus groups with mid-career TPF, Resident Scholar Laura Sponsler and Director of Faculty Development Alison Staudinger invite you to come spend time with your colleagues focusing on your trajectory as a faculty member. We'll preview, and invite your feedback, on a structure mid-career TPF program for Winter 2023. Feel free to drop by if you can only make part of the day!  (Brunch #2 will be in November, so stay tuned!) 

Online

The learning environment in a class affects student engagement and performance. Since a negative environment can be an obstacle to learning, it is critical to understand how to create and sustain a positive climate for all students. In this fifth Equity Workshop, we will discuss activities that allow you to take the temperature of your classroom climate at any point in the term.

Zoom link: https://udenver.zoom.us/j/3376480435 

All Equity Workshops can be applied to the Adjunct Teaching Excellence Program for the Inclusive Teaching Practices competency synchronous component (Adjunct Faculty participating only need to attend one of the Equity Workshops) and the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity Foundational Badge.

Online

Counting what matters within evaluation of inclusive teaching requires us to broaden our understanding of IDEAS pedagogies (i.e., DEI) beyond traditional metrics of effective teaching. Standard and default promotion review practices in higher education contribute to invisibility and devaluing innovative inclusive teaching practices. Individual evaluators play a significant role in recognizing and rewarding inclusive teaching efforts in the promotion process. This session provides evaluators examples of inclusive teaching that expand beyond course evaluation numbers that limit our perceptions of exceptional pedagogies. We will also consider evaluator approaches to writing strong review letters which align individual faculty members’ inclusive teaching with institutional values and priorities.

Designed for all faculty who participate in evaluation of other faculty, including chairs and directors, promotion and/or tenure committee members, and those at the rank of associate or full.  

Online

Our sixth and final workshop is being offered near the end of the term. We will collectively discuss the impacts of compassion fatigue and explore how to reimagine learning communities in which we are able to explore well-being with our students.

Zoom link: https://udenver.zoom.us/j/3376480435  

All Equity Workshops can be applied to the Adjunct Teaching Excellence Program for the Inclusive Teaching Practices competency synchronous component (Adjunct Faculty participating only need to attend one of the Equity Workshops) and the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity Foundational Badge.

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Join colleagues from the Disability Services Program and Emily Babb, to learn about what resources and responsibilities faculty have for supporting all our students, including those with disabilities or facing challenging situations including with Title IX or other implications. 

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

Our sixth and final workshop is being offered near the end of the term. We will collectively discuss the impacts of compassion fatigue and explore how to reimagine learning communities in which we are able to explore well-being with our students.

All Equity Workshops can be applied to the Adjunct Teaching Excellence Program for the Inclusive Teaching Practices competency synchronous component (Adjunct Faculty participating only need to attend one of the Equity Workshops) and the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity Foundational Badge.

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

The Heart of Higher Education is an opportunity to gather as a DU community to share the challenges and opportunities of transcending the institutional, professional and personal choices that tend to separate core identity/integrity from day to day actions. The meetings are open to all faculty (of any rank) and staff (of any title). The Conversations are hosted by Clinical Professor Paul Michalec from the Morgridge College of Education. The Heart of Higher Education Conversations create a positive and constructive space where staff and faculty can explore ways of re-connecting calling with professional responsibilities. Our time together is bounded by norms designed to create an open invitation to share while respecting individual choices to not share at a particular time. Prior to each meeting an agenda and brief reflective reading is sent out. Please feel free to bring a lunch. 

Three faculty and staff currently attending the Heart of Higher Education Conversations offer the following observations:

“I value the opportunity to connect in a personal and intellectual way with other like-minded DU colleagues.  The welcoming, caring environment allows me the opportunity to put aside titles, positions, levels of education, etc. for a few minutes and just focus on the shared humanity of striving to find purpose and meaning in our work and lives.”

“Heart of Higher Education fills my soul each month as I gain insights and reminders of how my inner life is connected with my work with students.  I am grateful for the vulnerability of my colleagues who share openly about how they integrate their authentic selves with the work that they do.”

“The Heart of Higher Education is a space where we can show up as our whole selves.  I am so looking forward to continuing with this beautiful group and our soulful conversations this quarter!  And, even though I can't make every meeting, I loved reading this poem, and I’m going to make certain I have some time to reflect upon it. What a gift.”

Zoom link:  https://udenver.zoom.us/j/82547350479 or Meeting ID: 825 4735 0479

For more information please contact Paul Michalec at paul.michalec@du.edu

TBD

In this 90-minute, interactive workshop, you’ll be introduced to concept of designing for significant learning – that is, learning that has the potential to change students’ lives in lasting and important ways. You’ll also become familiar with two tools/frameworks – the Taxonomy of Significant Learning and the Three-Column Alignment Table - that can support you in this design work, and have the opportunity to practice applying these tools/frameworks in thinking about the design of your own courses.

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This Winter SoTL Retreat is reserved for the selected Faculty Fellows for the SFF 2022-23 program.

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This Winter SoTL Retreat is reserved for the selected Faculty Fellows for the SFF 2022-23 program.

TBD

This Summer SoTL Retreat is reserved for the selected Faculty Fellows for the SFF 2022-23 program.

TBD

This Summer SoTL Retreat is reserved for the selected Faculty Fellows for the SFF 2022-23 program.