WELCOME!!!! DAY 2 Common Core Academy “Uncommonly Good Teaching”!
Welcome to the Teaching-Learning Academy
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Transcript of Welcome to the Teaching-Learning Academy
Welcome to the Teaching-Learning Academy
Overview
A community of scholars In dialogue on teaching and learning
Objectives Civil discourse including disagreement A deeper understanding of teacher-learner
relationships Best individual & institutional teaching and learning
practices Optimal learning for everyone Celebrating contributions to teaching and learning
TLA and Beyond
Teaching-Learning Academy
“Students as Co-Inquirers” Interest
Group in the International Society for
the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(ISSOTL)
A.S. Student Voices Club
Teaching &Learning
Leadership Cooperativ
eWWU &
Bellingham
community partners
Participants
Administrators Faculty Staff Students Community
Members
2011: Celebrating 12 Years of STUDENT VOICES at Western Washington
University
Student Participation
Pathways:
Comm 322 (civil discourse class) Comm 339 (Applied communication practicum) Other courses (e.g. in education and psychol) Volunteer
Why? gain leadership experience share views on teaching and learning hear and understand better what others think make learning better for them and others
Non-Student Participation Faculty and staff from across campus Members of the Bellingham community All volunteer
Why? share their views hear what others, especially students, think make learning, the community, & the world
better make connections, partnerships, network
Activities Meet bimonthly in dialogue groups Promote all-campus forums on
teaching and learning Create campus partnerships Share findings locally, nationally and
internationally Lead special interest group on
“Students as Co-Inquirers” within the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL)
Dialogue-Study Process Develop a BIG question on T&L
to study for the year.
Use question(s) to study ourselves.
Invite others into the study.
Analyze and share the results.
Translate into action.
Dialogue Format: Structured Informality
Whole Group Openingname badges, treats, review agenda &
dialogue prompt, form small groupsSmall Group DialogueResponding to common prompt, recording
group highlightsWhole Group ClosingSharing & responding to small group
highlights – recording for TLA Highlights
Dialogue Agreements Be respectful.Listen to understand & to create a safe space for taking
risks.
Be open.Work to understand differences, not to erase them.
Be direct.Try to understand. Ask questions. Disagree & explain why.
Be present.Engage actively, but know that silence sometimes is ok.
Be ethical.Be honest and honor confidentiality of others.
Dialogue Facilitation
Facilitate: to make easy
Student facilitators – Comm 322 & Comm 339 students
Use Agreements to ensure air time for all
Refreshments
Help promote civil discourse!
Treats and $ contributions welcome
Overall Results
Participants report:
more positive attitudes toward each other
new insights into each others’ lived experiences
informed teaching & learning practices
advancement of institutional change initiatives
Sample Change Initiatives
2002-03: White paper on GURs 2003-04: Fac. seminar on ethics 2004-05: Learning Stories of Hope 2005-06: Sustaining practices, Sustain. Literacy 2006-07: Online dialogue forum (VV) 2007-08: Evaluating teaching recommendations 2008-09: Expanding Info Fair, Mentoring,
Interactive spaces, Rejuvenation practices 2009-10: Reflective Garden, Common Interest
Groups (VV), Campus Commons, Reflective teaching practices
2010-2011 BIG Question
Developing a BIG question together~
So what’s on your mind?
What if we envisioned the most creative WWU we can imagine - one that fosters intellectual risk taking, life-long learning, and preparing graduates for a changing world?
What would this creative university look like if we took advantage of existing structures that already work this way and (re)invented new ones?
Introductions
Based on what you know about TLA:
What question/concern/comment do you want to share with us that you think would help us enter into this dialogue with you?
Today’s Dialogue
What existing WWU courses/programs/ activities do you know about that already demonstrate a creative approach to learning? How do they work?
Please record your findings and save on flash drives!