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2020 September 28 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Meeting Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

No abstract provided.

Jcctl Mailer – September 22, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on September 22, 2020.

Contents:

Upcoming JCCTL Events:

• 30 minutes with… Charmaine T. Cruise and Sahana Mukherjee: Engaging in proactive advising during the new normal.
• Student Targeted Messaging

Resources from Transition Week

• International Student Support Do’s and Don’ts
• Mindful Learning in a Digital Space
• Discussion Forum Check-in
• Building Better Breakout Rooms
• Tool Time
• Creating Effective Video Content
• Assessment in remote learning environments'
• Supporting Student Mental Health at Gettysburg College
• Supporting first-year students during a de-densified semester

Other Events

• Virtual Faculty Development Group Chat and Office …

2020 September 18 - Board Of Trustees Public Notice, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Connections Impact On Student Persistence: Impact Report Spring 2015 To Fall 2018, Amanda M. Hagman, Heidi Kesler, Matt Sanders, Mitchell Colver

Publications

Connections is Utah State University's (USU) first-year seminary. A primary objective of Connections is student persistence. It is designed to help students become learners. While being a learner is not synonymous with being a college student, it aligns students’ expectations with what is required to succeed in college and at USU. This impact report explores the influence of Connections participation on student persistence to the next term. Participation in Connections is associated with a 1.4% increase in persistence to the next term. The positive impact of Connections is increasing with strategic programmatic changes.

Passport Experience: Impact Analytics Fall 2014 To Fall 2018, Amanda M. Hagman, Nate Jensen, Lisa Simmons, Janet Anderson, Erik Dickamore

Publications

Utah State University (USU) dedicates substantial resources to support student transition to higher education. The Passport Experience cuts across all university domains to support early student participation in curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities. Students are invited to attend a variety of events, when milestones are reached, students are rewarded. Persistence is a primary objective of the Passport Experience. The Passport Experience helps students develop an increased awareness of campus events, broad their engagement in the university experience, and become more involved in the University community. This report explores the association between the Passport Experience and students’ persistence toward graduation. METHODS: …

Governors State University Operating Plan - Fall 2020, Office Of The President

President Dr. Cheryl Green

As Illinois moves into Phase Four of the “Restore Illinois” Public Health Approach to Safely Reopen our State, Governors State University (the “University” or “GSU”) will begin to bring some of our students, faculty, and staff back onto campus. As we plan for a "new normal," we are prioritizing the health and safety of the GSU community while focusing on providing high-quality instruction and advising, no matter the delivery platform.

As we transition into the fall semester, campus activities will look different not only from fall semesters of years past, but also in some ways from what we have become …

Examining Academic Integrity Using Course-Level Learning Outcomes, Angela Clark, Jamie Goodfellow, Sandra Shoufani

Publications and Scholarship

This paper describes a comprehensive review of academic integrity across course-level learning outcomes for all courses at one institution. The authors developed a taxonomy based on The International Center for Academic Integrity’s (ICAI) fundamental values of academic integrity to audit course-level learning outcomes for evidence of academic integrity instruction. Approximately 23% of the 3379 courses examined demonstrated a clear component of academic integrity and instruction varied across Faculties and levels of study. The study provides insights into academic integrity instruction and opportunities for academic institutions to better understand, utilize, and integrate academic integrity instruction into their courses and programs.

Encountering Ableism In The Moment, Justin E. Freedman, Benjamin H. Dotger, Yosung Song

College of Education Departmental Research

At colleges and universities in the United States, disability is typically addressed as a medicalized identity. Students must self-identify as having a disability to their postsecondary school in order to receive access to accommodations. They are also expected to communicate with faculty members about using accommodations in individual courses. Students report experiencing stigma and discrimination due to being required to disclose a disability status and negotiate with faculty members to use accommodations. This paper uses theoretical frameworks within the field of Disability Studies to investigate how university students engage in conversations with faculty members about accommodations. Students provide insight into …

The Evolution Of Social Justice In International Higher Education, Aaron D. Clevenger

Publications

Chapter 3 from the book Social Justice and International Education. This chapter provides an over­view of the history of social justice, its relationship with higher education, key terminology surrounding the discourse, and the impact of educational activities and experiential learning.

Book Synopsis:

Social Justice and International Education brings together educators, scholars, and practitioners doing innovative work promoting social justice, confronting inequality, and fostering social responsibility in a global context. The book does not operate on a singular definition of social justice; rather, the authors describe their own definition and how it has guided their work. The book explores research, …

Jcctl Mailer – September 7, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on September 7, 2020.

Contents:

Discussion on the Decision to De-densify Campus

Zoom Meetings

• Supporting First-year Students During a De-densified Semester, Kathy Cain (Psychology) and Ian Isherwood (War and Memory Studies)

• Supporting Student Mental Health at Gettysburg, Kathy Bradley

• Assessment in Remote Learning Environments, Sharon Birch and Josef Brandauer

• Creating Effective Video Content, Carrie Szarko
  
• Tool Time, Kevin Moore and Melissa Forbes
• Building Better Breakout Rooms, Kevin Moore and Melissa Forbes
• Discussion Forum Check-in, Kevin Moore and Melissa Forbes
• Mindful Learning in a Digital Space, …

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Jcctl Mailer – September 4, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on September 4, 2020.

Contents:

Zoom with us!

• June Pedagogy Institute Team is hosting ‘Zoom-in’ hours
• Dr. Kathy Bradley, Director of Counseling Services will be the next featured guest in the "30 min with..." series.

Other Pedagogy Resources

• Mussleman Library Information Literacy Concepts and Skills
• Effective Student Outreach
• Podcast: How to Create Social SPaces in your Courses, Dr. Melissa Wehler.
• Universal Design of Learning (UDL Resources)
• Williams College Strategies and Tips for Teaching Hybrid and Remote Courses

Grant Opportunities

• Faculty Created working Groups
• Resilient …

Bridging The Ivory Tower: Culturally Responsive Education Connects Content To People, Velma Cobb

Graduate School of Education Publications and Research

Higher education institutions shape the professions which are the conduit for the disciplines’ ways of knowing, the worldview or mindset of the professions, and the intellectual frameworks by which problems and policies are defined. The generational, conscious and unconscious agreements between higher education and the professions perpetuate the status quo, resulting in continued disproportional impacts based on race, gender, ethnicity, language, orientation, and differing abilities in every major industry sector; including education, health, employment, housing, finance, technology and the criminal justice system. Cultural responsive pedagogy provides a process of altering these agreements by surfacing the dual consciousness of our multiple …

Dealing With Disruption, Rethinking Recovery: Policy Responses To The Covid-19 Pandemic In Higher Education, Amira El Masri, Emma Sabzalieva

Publications and Scholarship

This paper examines policy responses in higher education in the months of March and April 2020 during the rapid unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose is to map responses and compare levels of coordination between three actors—the Canadian federal government, the Ontario provincial government, and Ontario’s publicly funded colleges and universities—and to consider the policy implications of these initial responses for higher education’s future recovery from the pandemic. Conceptualizing COVID-19 as both a wicked problem and, in the Canadian context, a complex intergovernmental problem, the paper draws on over 200 data points from public announcements made by these three …

Office Of Equity And Inclusion Newsletter - September 2020, Office Of Equity And Inclusion, East Tennessee State University

Office of Equity and Inclusion Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Tracing Controversies In Internationalization: National Actors In Canadian Higher Education, Melody Viczko

Education Publications

No abstract provided.

2010 Faculty And Administrator Open Educational Resources Survey Report, Ida J. Cook, Florida Distance Learning Consortium

UCF OER Studies and Reports

This survey was part of a final report of the Open Access Textbook Task Force (OATTF). The report contains a rational for open access textbooks, and a plan to promote and increase the use of open access textbooks in Florida. The objectives of this survey study (Appendix B of final report) has been to collect information from university, state and community college faculty and administrators and from student government leaders regarding their knowledge, awareness and opinions about open access textbooks, supplementary materials and other digital education products. The Open Access Textbook Task Force established two separate online surveys in order …

2020 August 24 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Meeting Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

No abstract provided.

Jcctl Mailer – August 19, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on August 19, 2020.

Contents:

Suggested Readings

• Party Like Your Life Depends On It
• Online Tools for Student Collaboration
• Avoid Zoom Fatigue

Other Resources

• Effective Anti-Racist Teaching
• Diversity and Inclusion Syllabus Statements
• Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator
• Anti-Racism and Allyship in the Classroom

Unjust Universities: Part Ii, Zachary S. Ritter, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt

Faculty Publications

Dr. Zachary S. Ritter and Dr. Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt explore the challenges that faculty diversity workers face in institutions that are suffering from toxic whiteness.

This essay originally appeared as part of Conditionally Accepted, a career advice blog for Inside Higher Ed providing news, information, personal stories, and resources for scholars who are, at best, conditionally accepted in academe. Conditionally Accepted is an anti-racist, pro-feminist, pro-queer, anti-transphobic, anti-fatphobic, anti-ableist, anti-ageist, anti-classist, and anti-xenophobic online community.

Jcctl Mailer – August 10, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on August 10, 2020.

Contents:

Reading and other suggestions

• Scientific Spotlight
• Cynthia J Brame's article on Team-Based Learning
• Seven Strategies to Promote Community in Online Courses
• Perusall.com

Upcoming Events

• IT will be running training sessions in various classrooms this week

Unjust Universities, Zachary S. Ritter, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt

Faculty Publications

Dr. Zachary S. Ritter and Dr. Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt highlight some red flags related to people's experiences working in institutions that are suffering from toxic whiteness.

This essay originally appeared as part of Conditionally Accepted, a career advice blog for Inside Higher Ed providing news, information, personal stories, and resources for scholars who are, at best, conditionally accepted in academe. Conditionally Accepted is an anti-racist, pro-feminist, pro-queer, anti-transphobic, anti-fatphobic, anti-ableist, anti-ageist, anti-classist, and anti-xenophobic online community.

Steps Towards Learning Analytics Implementation In Tanzanian Universities, Doreen Mushi

International Programs

The main focus of this study was to examine the holistic process of institutionalizing Learning Analytics implentation in Tanzanian universities. This include establishing an institutional mechanism for collection and analysis of student data for the purpose of monitoring student academic progress. Findings have recommended six steps that are considered signifcant for successful deploymant of learning analytics projects in Tanzanian universities. These are Policies, Resources, Infrastructure, Skills, Evaluation and Sustainability Plan.

Jcctl Mailer – August 3, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on August 3, 2020.

Contents:

Weekly Updates

• Slides on trauma-informed teaching strategies
• JCCTL Resilient Pedagogy Grant
• Creating inclusive curricula

Reading Suggestions

• Siena College report on physically distanced classroom
• Karen Costa's post on trauma-informed teaching
• Comprehensive guide on trauma-informed practices in post-secondary education

Upcoming Events

• Exploring Research-Based, Inclusive Curricula for the Online or In-Person Classroom
• IT classroom training sessions
• Microsoft Team training
• Introductory Zoom training
• Ensemble Video Training
• Frustrated with Forums?

Other Announcements

• Teaching and Learning Online
• Basic Moodle training

Office Of Equity And Inclusion Newsletter - August 2020, Office Of Equity And Inclusion, East Tennessee State University

Office of Equity and Inclusion Newsletters

No abstract provided.

What Do Grades Mean? Variation In Grading Criteria In American College And University Courses, Anastasiya A. Lipnevich, Thomas R. Guskey, Dana M. Murano, Jeffrey K. Smith

Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Faculty Publications

This study examined differences in the criteria used by college and university instructors in the United States to assign course grades. Two hundred and fifty course syllabi (159 from universities and 91 from four-year colleges) developed by randomly selected instructors from five academic disciplines (education, maths, science, psychology, and English) were examined to determine the extent to which instructors employed different criteria in assigning course grades in introductory-level courses. Sources of variation in grade assignment included the use of product versus process criteria, the prevalence of using performance exams, and the framing criteria for grades. Differences between institution types and …

Jcctl Mailer – July 24, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on July 24, 2020.

Contents:

Reading Suggestions

• Small teaching online
• Tips on active learning while we are physically distanced
• Increase the effectiveness of instructional videos
• Syllabus review guide

Upcoming events

• Trauma-Informed Approaches in Teaching
• Exploring Research-Based, Inclusive Curricula for the Online or In-Person Classroom
• Zoom Training
• Camera/document camera equipped classroom demonstration
• Microsoft Teams demonstration
• Using Office 365 for grading and group work

Announcements

• Teaching and Learning Online
• Basic Moodle training

Talking About Race In The College Classroom: An Analysis Of Facework, Katelyn Doherty

Media and Communication Studies Presentations

A review of research on talking about race in the college classroom revealed that scholars have focused on identifying students’ struggles and considering the impact of intense discussions have on students. Specifically, Miller and Harris (2005) found that White students struggled with feeling that their opinion on racial issues mattered and with learning to accept their privilege, and Sue et al. (2009) found that Black students struggled to feel understood and with the pressures they felt were placed on them by students and instructors. Because these discussions have been found to involve conflict, disagreement, and discomfort, this study seeks to …

2020 July 17 - Board Of Trustees Public Notice, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Jcctl Mailer - July 16, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on July 16, 2020.

Contents:

Reading Suggestions

• Thoughts on pragmatic and applied strategies to engage students in the classroom
• Are multiple-choice questions appropriate assessments of learning?
• Collaborative note-taking
• Small teaching online

Announcements

• Teaching and Learning Online
• JPI Planning Timeline
• Basic Moodle Training

Upcoming Events

• Workshops on Inclusivity in the classroom and trauma-informed pedagogy
• Camera/document camera equipped classroom demonstration
• Microsoft Teams demonstration

Jcctl Mailer - July 10, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on July 10th, 2020.

Contents:

Announcements

• Teaching and Learning Online
• JPI Planning Timeline
• Basic Moodle Training

Upcoming Events

• Assignment Tool in Moodle
• Introduction to Ensemble Video
• Screencast-O-Matic Training
• Advanced Grading in Moodle
• Camera/document camera equipped classroom demonstration
• The Gradebook Moodle
• Microsoft Teams demonstration