Happy spring, colleagues!
With only two weeks to complete evaluations and prepare all new class materials, the transition from winter can be brutal. At the end of Week 1, I hope you’re still standing, feeling energized by your interactions with students, and stopping to smell the flowers. One of the most consistent rituals that defines the start of a quarter is going over a syllabus, and this temporality isn’t a natural fit with LTC programming. Given when this newsletter falls, I thought it was a good time to share some syllabus resources that could still be relevant in Week 2, after the big launch but while a class is still cohering.
The LTC’s Syllabus Skeleton, developed by previous Faculty Scholar Eric Stein, is an example of one approach to syllabus design. A syllabus on this model can become quite long, and there are different schools of thought about whether the all-in-one style or a more streamlined document with essential information serves students better. Many faculty who choose the latter provide supplementary material to accompany the syllabus, covering things that are helpful for students to know but not central to their success. If reading this humble intro sparks ideas for you, consider adding a handout and/or Canvas page for your students next week.
Values and Policies
Beyond what students need to know and do to engage in learning activities and earn credit, a syllabus can communicate the values you as faculty bring to the classroom and expect community members to uphold. A key example is statements signaling forms of acknowledgement and inclusion that you intend to practice – find text that you can cut-and-paste on the LTC website. The most recently updated statement is from the Undocumented Student Task Force, and at our March Salon we discussed how seeing this language is important because undocumented students may not be comfortable disclosing their citizenship status in order to seek resources. Many of these statements serve a parallel purpose of welcoming students whose presence is not necessarily visible or obvious, a gesture I think resonates with principles of Universal Design.
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Not many things in life have a syllabus, so I hope you are duly appreciated for making one!
Onwards and upwards,
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Save the date! Friday LTC programming coming up in Spring:
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Sustainable Design and Systems Thinking with Rachel Beth Egenhoefer | Wednesday, April 24, 1:15-2:45pm
Best and Worst Case Scenarios in Teaching: Trauma-Informed Approaches | Wednesday, May 8, 1-3pm
Supporting Trans Students | Wednesday, May 22, 1-3pm
TBD | Wednesday, Jun 5, 1-3pm
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Earth Day is Every Day: Making meaningful climate impact with campus communities year round
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VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Thursday, April 25th, 2024 | 12:00pm- 1:30 pm (Pacific Time)
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Rachel Beth Egenhoefer, University of San Fancisco
While many campuses and communities gear up to celebrate Earth Day, to truly address the climate crisis, we need sustainable changes to be made every day, not just on Earth Day. This workshop will explore ways to engage students and campus communities beyond yearly spectacles that can address both student engagement and climate impact. We will look at individual and collective action, impacts of behaviors, habits of college students and how that can shape future behaviors.
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Are you passionate about fostering an inclusive learning environment? Do you want to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of equitable teaching practices at Evergreen? If so, we invite you to be part of an exciting initiative this summer
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The Social Justice Center and the Washington Center are collaborating to foster support, care, and resilience through Evergreen Community Circles. These circles are one of many ways we can engage in community-centered healing in response to the tragic death of Jonathan Rodriguez, concerning incidents singling out members of our community, our continuing response to the impacts of a global pandemic, and other challenges each of us carry as we endeavor to provide transformative educational experiences for students.
In a community circle, participants will find a supportive setting to share their feelings and experiences. Using a circle format, we practice deep listening skills, allowing each person the opportunity to speak without interruption.
Our small but mighty group of facilitators are available to lead community circles with small groups, which could be comprised of coworkers, committee members, or other groupings of faculty or staff. If this appeals to you, please connect with us at learningandteaching@evergreen.edu.
For those of you interested joining the Evergreen Community Circle facilitation team, we will be offering an information session in Week 5 of Spring Quarter. Stay tuned for details.
Thank you for all that you do to support a caring community here at Evergreen,
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Evergreen Summer Institute Registration Coming Soon! |
Our staff is in the process of finalizing program details for the upcoming Evergreen Summer Institutes. We will be offering 16 community-initiated institutes and 6 sponsored institutes — a very full program! Registration will open at the end of April, so be on the lookout for an email with registration information.
Sponsored Summer Institutes:
-Designing Learning Experiences that Matter: A Planning Institute for In-person, Hybrid, and Online Courses and Programs | JuliA Metzker and Timothy Corvidae | June 24-27 and September 9-12
-Grant Writing and Fundraising Institute | Erik Thuesen and Katherine Sackman | July 9
-Evergreen the Climate School? Climate Across the Curriculum and CCAS Resources | Anthony Levenda and Michael Joseph | July 15
-Anti-racist Approaches to Grammar Instruction | Ansley Clark | July 19
-Challenging Our Assumptions: Creating Spaces Where Neurodiverse Students Thrive | JuliA Metzker and Emily Pieper | July 25-26
-Fostering Belonging in the Classroom and Workspace | Cholee Gladney and JuliA Metzker | August 5-6
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Experiencing the Evergreen Kindness |
See what our Winter Quarter Visiting Scholar, Wajeehah Aayeshah, had to say about her time at Evergreen.
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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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On-The-Spot Student Feedback
This month I want to highlight some methods for getting on-the-spot student feedback after our online learning sessions, to help us be in touch with what is really going on in our online learning communities and to guide improvement in our teaching and course design right as it’s needed and for future iterations of a course.
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Writing Center Spring Quarter Hours:
Monday-Thursday, 12pm-7pm, in-person or online
Friday and Sunday, 12pm-4pm, online
Spanish writing tutoring hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3pm-7pm, online
In addition to our regular hours we are facilitating two Academic Statement workshops, both in person with a Zoom option:
Week 4: Wednesday, 4/24, 3-4:30pm
Week 9: Wednesday, 5/29, 3-4:30pm
Finally, we are co-hosting with the Library another Writers' Open Mic on Thursday, 5/23, 5-7pm.
Please email ansley.clark@evergreen.edu for more information about writing tutoring or the Writing Center's Academic Statement workshops.
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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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Building Skillful Coalition.
We can empower our community with the skills to challenge the systems of oppression that keep us apart.
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NLCA Community of Practice | Friday, April 12 3-4 pm (EST)
Zoom
Workshop: Best Practices for Promoting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Faculty and Staff | Tuesday, April 23 3-4 pm EST
Zoom
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| May 21 4-5pm, reception following Purce Hall 7
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Presenters: Professor Lisa Schur and Professor Doug Kruse, co-directors of the Program for Disability Research, Rutgers University
If people with disabilities voted at the same rate as otherwise-similar people without disabilities, there would be an additional two million voters in U.S. elections. What efforts have been made to increase voting access for people with disabilities, and what challenges remain? Professors Schur and Kruse draw on census data and conduct research on the 2012, 2020, and 2022 election cycles to identify patterns, trends, and recommendations. At an in-person event on May 21, they will present an overview and engage in conversation with Evergreen students, staff, and faculty.
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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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