Welcome to the Teaching-Learning Academy

2009: Celebrating 10 YEARS of STUDENT VOICES at Western

Washington University

Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) – Student Voices Theme

Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) – Student Voices Theme The Teaching

Learning Academy (TLA)

The Teaching Learning Academy

(TLA)AS Student Voices ClubAS Student Voices Club

Conferences & Forums e.g.

Festival of Scholarship (FoS)

Scholars Week

Conferences & Forums e.g.

Festival of Scholarship (FoS)

Scholars Week

Viking VillageViking Village

Courses e.g.

EDU. 109

Comm. 322

Comm. 339

Courses e.g.

EDU. 109

Comm. 322

Comm. 339

(http://forum.wwu.edu)(http://forum.wwu.edu)

Western’s Community Forum

Western’s Community Forum

The TLA in Canada House and Beyond…

“Students as co-inquirers” interest group in the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

TLA Overview

A community of scholars studying and enhancing

Western’s learning culture

TLA Participants

• Students

• Faculty

• Staff

• Administrators

• Alumni

• Community Members

TLA Staff

Carmen Werder, Megan Otis, Cameron Schmidt, Ashley Gardella, & Michael Murphy

TLA Activities

• Bimonthly dialogue groups

• Teaching-learning forums

• Campus partnerships

• National leader for Student Voices in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning sponsored by the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)

TLA Objectives• Integrate student voices into learning initiatives.

• Draw on multiple perspectives to enhance learning.

• Offer resources and workshops in support of the scholarship of teaching and learning.

• Acknowledge individual and collective contributions to teaching and learning.

• Share our findings locally, nationally and internationally.

TLA Process• Together develop a

BIG question on T&L to study for the year.

• Survey ourselves to see what we think.

• Invite others into the study.

• Analyze the results.• Share findings and

translate into action.

TLA Agreements

Be respectful.

Listen patiently with the primary goal of understanding. Give everyone adequate air time & work to create a safe space for taking risks.

Be open.

Work to understand differences, not to erase them. Try out new ideas & be open to disagreeing, making new connections, & challenging old views.

Be direct.

Say clearly what you expect from others. Ask questions when you don’t understand. Avoid presumptions; ask others what they think & why.

Be present.

Engage actively, but know that silence sometimes is ok. Try to be prompt. Resist technological distractions. Come ready to contribute & listen.

 Be ethical.

Honor rights of others. Be honest in asking for & giving feedback; be fair in evaluating others and their ideas.

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TLA Facilitation

• Student facilitators (Comm.322,Civil Discourse as Interactive Learning & Comm 339 (Applied Practicum)

• Facilitate: to make easy

• To ensure air time for all

TLA ResultsParticipants report:more positive

attitudes toward

students/faculty/staff

new insights into

teaching & learning

more informed

teaching/learning practices

advancement of institutional change initiatives

Teaching-Learning Academy

BIG Question

2008-2009

How can WE live out our Mission

and create a sustainable future at

Western that saves money and

builds on diversity?

Moving from Talk to Action 08-09

New insights and 5 sustaining proposals:

1) Student Mentoring2) Enhancing GURs3) Quarterly Info Fairs4) Interactive Spaces5) Rejuvenation

Next Steps…

Developing a BIG question together~

So what’s on your mind?