Valued colleagues,
What appeals to me about seminar as a pedagogical exploration is that it’s a teaching scenario I will never master. Every group of students has its own alchemy and poses unique challenges and rewards for facilitation. As I’ve written previously, seminar is a verb at Evergreen; as an action that we do together, rather than a thing, seminaring warrants clear guidelines and regular practice. One intention of my project as LTC Faculty Scholar is to document our faculty's rich and innovative seminar strategies and disseminate current ideas about seminar praxis at Evergreen. I hope to distill and share out a range of resources and approaches alongside my own best thinking in a “Seminar Cookbook” featuring manifestos, practical guides, and portable materials. A primary goal is to foster collaborative, discussion-based learning experiences that are more transparent in their expectations and more inclusive of students with a range of participation styles, access needs, and minoritized identities.
To fully succeed in this endeavor, I need your participation! I have set up three layers of collaboration, and I would deeply appreciative it if you take the time to engage in at least one.
General Survey on Seminar
The goal here is to generate a rough quantitative picture of how seminar is currently deployed at Evergreen (although I may not achieve a rigorous sampling). If you skip the optional narrative questions, it should take less than 5 minutes to complete. This survey is for all faculty – if you never or rarely use seminar in your classes, it’s helpful to have that data too.
Your Seminar Materials
I’m eager to collect examples of seminar-related documents that you use in your classes. You can contribute by submitting resources using the form linked here, including:
writing assignments oriented to seminar preparation and/or synthesis (e.g. seminar “tickets”)
in-class activities for seminar (“recipes”)
participation or facilitation guidelines, ground rules, community learning agreements for seminar
learning outcomes and assessment frameworks for seminar
If it’s more convenient, you can also email files to me at russoj@evergreen.edu. Please let me know if I have your permission to edit and publish these in an internal Evergreen resource.
Seminar Conversations – SCHEDULE: In-person Sem II E3127 / Zoom
(wider availability)
My favorite part of being LTC Faculty Scholar is talking with my colleagues about teaching! I would love to pick your brain about your strategies, successes, and challenges as a seminar designer and facilitator. This dialogue will develop my in-depth, qualitative understanding of seminar pedagogy at Evergreen. I plan to reach out to some people individually, but in the meantime, you are warmly invited to put yourself on my schedule using the links above. (You can also book to talk with me about any other teaching questions you have, or drop in to my LTC office hours: 1:30-3:30 on Fridays.)
Thank you for joining me on this journey!
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Sponsored Institutes for 2024 include:
-Designing Learning Experiences that Matter: A Planning Institute for In-person, Hybrid and Online Courses and Programs | June 24-27 and September 9-12
-Evergreen the Climate School? Climate Across the Curriculum and CCAS Resources | July 15
-Antiracist Approaches to Grammar Instruction | July 19
-Challenging our Assumptions: Creating Spaces Where Neurodivergent Students Thrive | July 25
-Fostering Belonging in the Classroom and Workspace | August 5
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Save the date! Friday LTC programming coming up in winter:
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February 14 1-3pm (week 6) – Salon: Learning and Teaching AI Literacies
March 6 1-3pm (week 9) – Salon: Supporting Undocumented Students
March 15 12:30-2:30pm (week 10) – Community Work Session: Evaluations
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ICYMI -- If you missed any of the fall Salons, you can access resource packets developed by Julie Russo, Faculty Scholar, below:
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VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Thursday, February 8th, 2024 | 12:00 pm- 1:30 pm (Pacific Time)
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Wajeehah Aayeshah, University of Melbourne
In this workshop, we would explore and develop our understanding of the shape of kindness in educational settings. Participants, as fellow educators, will be invited to reflect on their experiences and practices of kindness. This reflection will contribute to a discussion about pragmatically embedding kindness in everyday educational life. For this, we are going to use a ‘Framework of kindness’. Grounded in pedagogy of kindness (Denial 2019), this framework takes the immersive practices of ‘decolonisation of education’ (Brown, Kelada, & Jones 2020) and the idea of ‘Restorative Practice’ (Morisson 2015) and applies it to all relationships within the academia, and not just that of teachers and students. In the framework of Kindness, ‘decolonised restorative practice’ needs to be implemented in the whole academic eco-system.
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International Visiting Scholar Wajeehah Aayeshah is here until Feb. 13
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Don't miss your opportunity to meet with the Washington Center visiting scholar Wajeehah Aayesha! She will be with us on campus through February 13 and is happy for any opportunity to connect with faculty, staff, and students.
Register today for her Washington Center Collaborative virtual workshop on the Pedagogy of Kindness, Thursday, Feb. 8 from 12 - 1:30 p.m.
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Dumas Bay Centre | Federal Way, WA | May 9-10
Interested in getting some time away to focus on program planning for the 2024-25 academic year? Join us at Dumas Bay May 9-10 for a two day Integrated Learning Curriculum Planning Retreat.
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Timothy Corvidae (he/him), Instructional Designer at the Washington Center, brings a range of experience in curriculum design, instruction, and facilitation. Check out his full bio on our website and connect for further conversations on online teaching at Evergreen.
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Principles to Improve your powerpoints and teaching videos
Most of us spend a lot of time making powerpoint slides and recording lectures for online classes, but we might be left wondering whether what we make really works for students. Cognitive psychologist Richard Mayer and colleagues developed a cognitive theory of multimedia learning to help us out. That theory las led to 12 research-based principles. That’s a lot of principles to keep track of, but each offers clear, simple, concrete implications for how we design. I’ll highlight a few here, and then you can check out this video series or this website to learn about the rest.
Read more→
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By Evergreen, About Evergreen: New Bibliography Resource from Joli Sandoz |
Check out a new bibliography complied by former LTC Faculty Scholar Joli Sandoz documenting Evergreen faculty and staff publications relevant to learning, teaching, and working at Evergreen.
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Have a writing project you want to work on? Looking for a time to write alongside other writers? The Writing Center is hosting Community Writing Time for all faculty and staff looking for time and space to dedicate to writing alongside a community of writers of all levels. We will follow the Pomodoro method (20 minutes of writing, 5 minute break) and give opportunities to share with those present. No sign-up needed—drop in anytime!
The first session will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, January 26. Winter quarter sessions will be held from noon to 1 p.m. every other Friday on February 9, February 23, and March 8 at the Writing Center.
Winter Quarter Hours:
Monday-Thursday, 12pm-7pm, in-person or online
Friday, 12pm-4pm, online-only
Sunday, 12pm-4pm, online-only
Learn more about Winter Quarter at the Writing Center →
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These individuals and offices are eager to support students. Keep this list handy when advising students or reach out to schedule a visit to your program or course.
• The Greener Hub connects students in touch with the people, offices, and services they need.
• Visit the Daniel J. Evans Library page to learn about student access to electronic and print materials.
• Refer students to the Writing Center and the Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning Center for tutoring support.
• TRiO provides wraparound services to first-generation, low income, and disabled students.
• Media Services offers equipment, instruction, and production services in audio, video, animation, film, and photography for students, faculty, and staff.
• The Title IX office is available to support us in our responsibilities as mandatory reporters. Review the Guide for Responsible Employees for more information.
• Connect your students with Advising and Career Services for support with academic planning and career exploration.
• Access Services for Students with Disabilities works with admitted Evergreen students to ensure equal access to academic programs and services.
• Submit your student concerns to the Campus Assessment, Response & Evaluation (CARE) Team. This cross-divisional team directs students towards supportive campus resources.
• The basic needs center provides resources for a variety of student needs.
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TRIO Student Success and Disability Support is still accepting applications! |
How can you help students get connected with us? There are many ways! You can announce TRIO as a support program available to students in your course or program, post information about TRIO on your canvas page, or send an email reminding students of our resources. We can provide you with a blurb that can be used in your CANVAS or shared via email. We are also happy to visit your class and talk to your students about our services. If you have a specific student in mind who needs additional support to thrive, please email us and alert us to reach out to the student or send a “warm handoff” email (include the student in the email) inviting us to connect directly. We are approaching Week 5, a prime time when students recognize a need for guidance and support to do well academically.
Thank you for your continued collaboration with TRIO, and please don’t hesitate to contact us at trio@evergreen.edu with any questions you may have.
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This is a reminder that summer 2024 SURF proposals were originally due this past Monday, January 29. Thanks to those who already submitted their proposals!
Some faculty who intended to propose SURF projects were unable to meet the deadline. We are extending the deadline to a week from today, Thursday, Feb. 8. Please check the SURF intranet page for more information and the application link.
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There are many opportunities for faculty to share their achievements, and we want to encourage you to contribute to the wealth of knowledge in our Evergreen community. Explore the options below for highlighting your work.
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Faculty Notes
Submit a Faculty Note.
Library Institutional Repository
Please submit any publications, learning resources, or other materials that you would like to share and contact archives@evergreen.edu with any questions or feedback.
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Real Evergreen: An Educator’s Handbook
For details or to submit a contribution, contact Joli Sandoz.
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