Upcoming Faculty Events on Teaching and Scholarship from an Inclusive Framework

Transparency in teaching and learning | Workshop series | Tuesdays: Jan. 25, Feb. 8, and Feb. 22 | 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Zoom link provided upon registration

Reimagining the “impact factor”: The Ignatian Research Paradigm | Thematic Faculty Learning Community | Fridays: Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11 | 12:30–1:55 p.m. | Zoom link provided upon registration

Descriptions of these events are listed below and on the “Current Events” page on the Center for Faculty Development’s website. 

Workshop Series
Transparency in learning and teaching
Co-sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Tuesdays: Jan. 25, Feb. 8, and Feb. 22 | 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Zoom link provided upon registration
Facilitated by Katherine Raichle and David Green

We know from decades of research that access to learning in higher education is inequitable for marginalized students. These inequities have been heightened during the pandemic, deepening an unjust pattern of underrepresentation and underachievement in higher education for many groups of students. Faculty are often left feeling that addressing such discrepancies is beyond their control or bandwidth. Yet there are simple and immediate ways to create more equitable access to learning in your classes.

This three-part series will explore a simple and high-impact transformational approach to teaching – the Transparent Design in Learning and Teaching initiative in higher education (TILT). Put simply, TILT is an approach to teaching that helps students better understand how and why they are learning course content. Even tiny adjustments to teaching practices informed by TILT have been shown to bridge inequitable access to learning, enhancing learning for ALL students, while importantly benefiting underrepresented students in particular. Moreover, research has shown a lasting impact of TILT on students’ confidence, metacognitive self-awareness, sense of belonging and persistence. Faculty, too, have experienced their own benefits, including higher-quality student work, thus feeling greater satisfaction in their grading and teaching.

This is a hands-on and practice-oriented series with advance readings to complete. Participants will learn about TILT and apply its principles to the design of assignments, grading criteria and teaching practices in our classes.

What's in it for you?

Over the three sessions, you’ll learn how to:

• Make small and immediate changes to your classes that enhance the learning outcomes for all your students – especially those from underrepresented groups
• Apply the principles of Transparency in Learning and Teaching to the teaching practices in your classes
• Design assignments that align with Transparency in Learning and Teaching practices

Who is it suited to?

This community is for any faculty member who is seeking to enhance their students’ learning and make their learning practices more equitably accessible to all students.

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Thematic Faculty Learning Community
Reimagining the “impact factor”: The Ignatian Research Paradigm
Co-sponsored by the Center for Jesuit Education, the SU ADVANCE Program, the Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture and the Center for Faculty Development
Facilitated by Kristi Lee (College of Education) and Jen Tilghman-Havens (Center for Jesuit Education)

How can faculty scholarship contribute to the common good? How does Seattle University’s Jesuit mission invite a reimagining of research and scholarship in light of our distinctive place within the academy? This Thematic Faculty Learning Community will explore these questions in light of the university’s mission and through the directives of the SU ADVANCE Program (an NSF-sponsored grant to examine pathways to promotion for women faculty in STEM and beyond).

What's in it for you?

Faculty will be inspired to reimagine their own scholarly agendas within an evolving mission-inspired paradigm. This three-part Thematic Faculty Learning Community will:

• Introduce faculty to a newly conceptualized framework, the Ignatian Research Paradigm, which critiques the industry standard of using measurements like the “impact factor,” and instead suggests a larger conception of “impact.”
• Invite faculty into conversation with other scholars engaged in mission-based research (community-engaged research, scholarship for equity and justice, etc.).
• Engage faculty in a process to reflect on their own passions and interests as they develop their next research agenda.

Participants will also receive a stipend of $100 upon completion.

The foundational work for this series was recently presented to a summit of the Jesuit universities on the West Coast.

Who is it suited to?

All faculty will be invited to attend. We imagine this series being of particular interest to new faculty as well as faculty recently promoted to Associate or Full Professor.

What are the dates?

The three dates in Winter Quarter are 

• Fri, Jan 28 | 12:30–1:55 | Zoom link provided upon registration
• Fri, Feb 4 | 12:30–1:55 | Zoom link provided upon registration
• Fri, Feb 11 | 12:30–1:55 | Zoom link provided upon registration

How do I register?

Fifteen spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

It's essential that you can attend all three sessions of the series, so be sure to block off all three times on your calendar before you receive confirmation of your place.

Any questions about the series can be directed to Kristi Lee (leekrist@seattleu.edu) or Jen Tilghman-Havens (tilghman@seattleu.edu). 

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