Visiting Speakers

May 30

May 31

June 1

May 30 - June 1, 2017Slocum Commons

Theses and Advanced Writing Projects

Learner-Centered Pedagogies

General Education & Student Engagement with High-Impact Practices

Tracy SkipperU. of South Carolina

Shelly L. Brown-Jeffy UNC Greensboro

Tia Brown McNairAAC&U

and the Logic of an Integrated Curriculum from NSO to Capstone

Student-Centered Education Sponsored by the Crown Faculty Center & the Colket Center for Academic Excellence

May 30Theses & Advanced Writing ProjectsParticipants at Day 1 of Colorado College's Teaching and Learning Retreat will

• Gain an understanding of national trends in undergraduate theses and capstones

• Reflect on practices for structuring and supporting advanced writing projects at CC

• Develop and refine strategies for supporting students in theses and capstones

Tracy Skipper, Ph.D.Assistant Director for Publications, First Year Experience and Students in TransitionUniversity of South Carolina

Dr. Skipper has co-authored the volume Writing in the Senior Capstone: Theory and Prac-tice (2013) with Lea Masiello. She has presented on the application of student development theory to curricular and cocurricular contexts and what national datasets suggest about the organization and administration of high-impact educational practices. Her research interests include the application of cognitive-structural development to composition pedagogy and the use of writing in first-year seminars and senior capstone courses. (Full bio on Page 5)

Visiting Speaker

Schedule8:30-9:00

9:00-9:45

10:00-12:00

12:00-1:30

1:30-3:00

3:00-3:30

BreakfastFaculty Panel | Dr. Daniel Arroyo-Rodriguez, Dr. Rebecca Barnes, Dr. Neena Grover, Dr. Tina Valtierra, Dr. Tomi-Ann Roberts

Dr. Tracy Skipper | Designing High-Impact Senior Capstone ExperiencesCapstone experiences have been recognized as one of 10 high-impact educational experiences by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. But what makes these initiatives such powerful drivers of learning and engage-ment in college? This session draws on national datasets to explore the structures and outcomes of senior capstone experiences. We will also examine Kuh and O’Donnell’s (2013) eight characteristics of effective educational prac-tice as a framework for evaluating and refining capstone experiences at Colorado College.

Lunch

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session Debrief

Breakout Session 1Writing & Project Management Dr. Tracy SkipperColorado College’s Block Plan creates a unique challenge for departments seeking to incorporate a senior thesis or capstone. How can CC support students in developing and refining a substantial academic or professional text beyond the senior seminar? This session will explore strategies for designing the assignment, scaffolding the writing process, providing feedback, and engaging peers in the review process. Participants are encouraged to share their challenges and strategies.

Breakout Session 2Guiding Quantitative Thesis & Capstone Projects Dr. Stephen GettyWhat are your main challenges in guiding empirical theses or capstone projects? Do you find that stu-dents have unfocused research question(s), sloppy analyses or graphs, or unclear writing? This session will focus on the thesis or capstone process and strategies for guiding students from the start to the end of quantitative projects.

May 31Learner-Centered PedagogiesParticipants at Day 2 of Colorado College's Teaching and Learning Retreat will

• Gain an understanding of the central tenets of culturally relevant pedagogy

• Develop and refine strategies to holistically support learners in our classrooms

• Reflect on pedagogies that assist students in the process of constructing knowledge

Shelly L. Brown-Jeffy, Ph.D.Associate Professor of SociologyThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Dr. Brown-Jeffy’s research journey began with a broad question: Where does inequality origi-nate and how does it influence quality of life for individuals and groups? Her interest in racial/ethnic inequality and socioeconomic disadvantage is evident in her teaching and research. The goal of her research is to examine and understand differences in educational outcomes among racial/ethnic/socioeconomic groups. In teaching, she helps others understand that our social world structures our social reality. (Full bio on Page 5)

Visiting Speaker

Schedule8:30-9:009:00-9:159:15-10:0010:00-10:3010:45-12:15

12:15-1:00

1:00-2:00

2:00-3:00

3:00-3:30

BreakfastWelcomeStudent FishbowlFaculty Debrief

Dr. Shelly Brown-Jeffy | CRP and You: Integrating Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Becoming a Culturally Aware Educator

Lunch

FYE Faculty Panel

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session Debrief

Breakout Session 1Developing Strategies that Support Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Your Classroom Dr. Shelly Brown-Jeffy & Dr. Chelsea Walter This session will review culturally responsive pedagogy as an approach to teaching, will demonstrate strategies aligned with CRP, and will encourage participants to re-vise their teaching plans to become more inclusive for their students.

Breakout Session 2Critical Approaches to Inquiry Dr. Aaron StollerThis session will examine the ways in which inquiry-based pedagogies can be used to teach disciplinary thinking. Participants will leave with a better under-standing of how to stage inquiry-based assignments and strategies to help students critically evaluate disci-plinary structures and practices.

Breakout Session 3Experiential Education at CC Dr. Drew CavinIn the Experiential Education session, we will discuss various definitions of EE, models and strategies to use it, as well as doing EE in the context of the block plan. Expect to walk away with specific pedagogical strategies to structure EE in your classes.

June 1General Education & High-Impact PracticesParticipants at Day 3 of Colorado College's Teaching and Learning Retreat will

• Review national research from AAC&U on high-impact practices and undergraduate success

• Explore CC student engagement data

• Reflect on our general education revision

Tia Brown McNair, Ed.D.Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student SuccessAssociation of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC.

Dr. McNair oversees AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-im-pact educational practices, and student success, and also directs AAC&U’s Summer Institute on High-Impact Educational Practices and Student Success. McNair is a co-author on the publication Assessing Underserved Students’ Engagement in High-Impact Practices. Prior to joining AAC&U, McNair served as the Assistant Director of the National College Access Net-work (NCAN) in Washington, DC. (Full bio on Page 5)

Visiting Speaker

Schedule8:30-9:00

9:00-9:30

10:00-12:00

11:00-11:15

11:15-12:15

12:30-1:30

1:30-3:00

3:00

Breakfast

Overview of General Education Revision to Date

Dr. Tia Brown McNair | High-Impact Practices and Student Success: Inten- tionality, Innovation and Implementation

Break

Presentation of NSSE & CC Student Engagement Survey Data Dr. Amanda Udis-KesslerDiscussion of CC practices with respect to Dr. McNair’s presentation

Lunch

Round-table Discussions Towards Next Steps in the General Education Revision

Closing thanks and Happy Hour

Tracy Skipper, Ph.D.Assistant Director for Publications, First Year Experience and Students in TransitionUniversity of South CarolinaB.S., Psychology, University of South CarolinaM.A., English, University of South Carolina; M.S., Higher Education, Florida State UniversityPh.D., English, University of South CarolinaDr. Tracy Lynn Skipper is assistant director for publications for the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina. An accomplished editor and writer, Skipper edited (with Roxanne Argo) Involvement in Campus Activities and the Retention of First-Year College Students (2003), wrote Student Development in the First College Year: A Primer for College Educators (2005), and served as managing editor of the five-volume series, The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success (2011-2012). More recently, she co-authored the volume Writing in the Senior Capstone: Theory and Practice (2013) with Lea Masiello and edited What Makes the First-Year Seminar High Impact? Exploring Effective Educational Practices (2017). She holds degrees in psychol-ogy, higher education, American literature, and rhetoric and composition. In addition to her writing and editorial work, she has served as a student affairs administrator, taught writing at the college level, and presented writing workshops for higher education professionals. She has presented on the application of student development theory to curricular and cocurricular contexts and what national datasets suggest about the organization and administration of high-impact educational practices. Her research interests include the application of cogni-tive-structural development to composition pedagogy and the use of writing in first-year seminars and senior capstone courses.

Visiting Speakers

Shelly L. Brown-Jeffy, Ph.D.Associate Professor of SociologyUniversity of North Carolina Greensboro

B.A., Sociology, University of Maryland Eastern ShoreM.A., Ph.D., Sociology, University of MichiganHer research journey began with a broad question: Where does inequality originate and how does it influence quality of life for individuals and groups? Her interest in racial/ethnic inequality and socioeconomic disadvantage is evident in her teaching and research. The goal of her research is to examine and understand differences in educational outcomes among racial/ethnic/socioeconomic groups. In teaching, she helps others understand that our social world structures our social reality.

Tia Brown McNair, Ed.D.Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student SuccessAssociation of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. B.S., Political Science & B.A., English, James Madison UniversityM.A., English, Radford UniversityEd.D., Higher Education Administration, George Washington University

Dr. McNair oversees AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact educational practices, and student success, and also directs AAC&U’s Summer Institute on High-Impact Educational Prac-tices and Student Success. McNair chaired AAC&U’s Equity Working Group that was part of the General Educa-tion Maps and Markers (GEMs) project that represented a large-scale, systematic effort to provide “design prin-ciples” for 21st-century learning and long-term student success. She is the lead author of the book Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016). McNair is a co-author on the publication Assessing Underserved Students’ Engagement in High-Impact Practices. Prior to joining AAC&U, McNair served as the Assistant Director of the National College Access Network (NCAN) in Washing-ton, DC. McNair’s previous experience also includes serving as a Social Scientist/Assistant Program Director in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources at the National Science Foundation (NSF), Director of University Relations at the University of Charleston in Charleston, West Virginia; the Statewide Coordinator for the Educational Talent Search Project at the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission; and the Interim Associate Director of Admissions and Recruitment Services at West Virginia State University. She has served as an adjunct faculty member at several institutions where she taught first-year English courses.