Summer Institute Conference Recap and Recordings
Summer Institute
Equity Drivers: One Thing that Makes a Difference
June 13-15, 2023
Thnks so much for participating in the annual Summer Institute. We want to keep the momentum going! You will see the zoom recording for each session. If you missed attending any session, you can watch the recording and commit to doing your ONE THING!
Tuesday, June 13
Open to All
9 to 9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Speakers:
Dr. Girija Nagaswami, Title III Professional Learning Coordinator
Ilze Nix, FCTL Facilitator
Sharmon Bryant, Associate Director, Title III
Dr. Vance Gray, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs and Workforce Development
9:15 to 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Address: Principles and Practices for Equity-focused Engagements
Keynote: Dr. Tazin Daniels, Associate Director at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan
Achieving educational equity is a goal for many institutions, yet our systems and practices don’t always support our intentions. In this interactive keynote, Dr. Tazin Daniels will address common barriers and resistances to this work and offer evidence-based principles and practices that center equity in our engagements with students. In particular, she will focus on the importance of developing an equity-focused mindset as a powerful and sustainable way to improve educational outcomes for all learners.
Zoom Recording Passcode: &X^2U?@k
Dr. Tazin Daniels
10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
What Does Cultural Competence Mean? What Does it Mean at CCP?
Speakers:
Dr. Raquel Arredondo, Assistant Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Leila Lawrence, Director, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Title IX coordinator, Community College of Philadelphia
Dr. Jason Esters, Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair, English, Community College of Philadelphia
Zoom Recording Passcode: 1Z@hke10
12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Keynote Address: Implementing Equity-Minded Teaching and Learning Strategies for All Students
Keynote: Dr. Mays Imad, Assistant Professor of Biology, Connecticut College
The existence of racialized gaps in educational access, opportunities, and outcomes is not an ontological, innate, or inherent feature of human society, but the result of social systems that were created by people. These human-made systems and structures perpetuate historical and ongoing injustice and continue to disproportionately affect certain racial and ethnic groups. We are the system. We didn’t create the educational system, but we are invested in it and responsible for its sustenance and propagation. The eventual closure of the racialized gaps in higher education as a moral imperative and requires a re-centering of the culture of science and science education. In this workshop we will reflect on our opportunity to find ways to change our educational structures and behaviors so that they are centered on equity and wellbeing. Together, we will consider elements of equity-minded teaching and learning both theoretically and practically.
Zoom Recording Passcode: 5&$2S*27
Dr. Mays Imad
2:15 to 3:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session I: How Do We best Serve Our Diverse Student Populations?
Panelists:
Dr. Derrick Perkins, Director, Student Transition Success Programs
Wendy Kohler, Director, Center on Disability & Lisa Papurt, Coordinator, Center on Disability
Dr. Talar Kaloustian, Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair, English
Vincent Scarfio, Coordinator, MarcDavid LGBTQ Center
Zoom Recording Passcode: pmnJ!x8+
Concurrent Session II: Applying Universal Design and Equity Principles in Teaching
Panelists:
Dr. Massah Nuni, Assistant Professor, English
Laura Davidson, Associate Professor, Allied Health
Dr. Beena Patel, Assistant Professor, Biology
Zoom Recording Passcode: ^xQT9u?z
Wednesday, June 14
Faculty-centered
9 to 9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Danielle Liautaud-Watkins, Special Assistant to the President
9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Keynote Address: Getting Better at Getting Better: Supporting our Students' Digital Learning Journeys
Keynote: Dr. MJ Bishop, Vice President for Integrative Learning Design, University of Maryland Global Campus
Expanding possibilities in the ways we approach learning requires us to become more learning-centered, data-informed, and continuously improving. The transformation of teaching and learning should be anchored in these attributes and centered on a definition of quality that considers quality and equity as two sides of the same coin. Achieving meaningful and sustainable change, however, will require that we embrace improvement science and data-informed decision making as a disciplined approach to identifying and solving problems on behalf of our students, our external constituents, and our institutions. So, how do we create that culture of “getting better at getting better?”
Zoom Recording Passcode: cMxc3w9$
Dr. MJ Bisho
10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
Online Landscape at CCP: Moving Towards Quality Assurance and Mitigating Equity Gaps
Speakers:
Dr. Karen Rege, Dean, Online Learning and Media Services
Dr. Eric Shannon, Director, Institutional Effectiveness
Zoom Recording Passcode: Zc#j@me9
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Applying Quality Assurance in Our Courses
Join us to unpack the Quality Matters rubric together and practice what we can learn about elements critical for quality online classrooms.
1:15 to 2:45 p.m.
“I am a HIP” Engaging Students Slam!
Teaching Slam participants will share an effective teaching tool, technique, activity, strategy, or idea in no more than five minutes; four PowerPoint or Prezi slides; and one handout.
Zoom Recording Passcode: #kN?5H2J
Thursday, June 15
9 to 9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Vance Gray, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs and Workforce Development
9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Keynote Address: Small Teaching Online: Practical Strategies to Increase Equitable Student Engagement and Learning
Keynote: Fleur Darby, Associate Director of the Teaching for Learning Center, University of Missouri
Whether you’re new or experienced online faculty you can make small but impactful adjustments that significantly boost student engagement and learning. In this way we advance equitable learning outcomes, particularly for students who hold underrepresented or marginalized identities. In this talk, we’ll discuss brief learning activities, minor course modifications, and simple changes to your interactions with students that benefit online classes and enhance in-person classes too. You’ll leave with impactful, strategic, do-able ideas that make the most of your limited time without overwhelming you or your students. Together, we’ll discover how rewarding teaching and learning in online environments can be.
Zoom Recording Passcode: p&#yh#7g
Fleur Darby
10:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Applying Quality Assurance in our Courses
Join us to unpack the Quality Matters rubric together and practice what we can learn about elements critical for quality online classrooms.
12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
“Small Teaching to Make a Difference” Teaching Slam!
Teaching Slam participants will share an effective teaching tool, technique, activity, strategy, or idea in no more than five minutes; four PowerPoint or Prezi slides; and one handout.
Zoom Recording Passcode: vRm1F.z#