coe-staff: Research methods to revice social sciences enrollment - TEP EVENT

Wed Feb 15 08:44:27 PST 2017

Dear COE Faculty: A reminder about some useful events offered by TEP: the Teaching Engagement Program.

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News from the
TEACHING ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

What a week 7!

Join us Tuesday, Feb. 21, as Professor Rhonda Magee, a national expert in mindfulness and the pedagogy of race, returns to the University of Oregon to talk about reviving our approach to teaching critical thinking. Then Friday, Feb. 24, the Department of Political Science’s Professor Craig Parsons invites us into conversation about how research methods might ignite student interest in lower-division social science and humanities courses.

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Reclaiming Critical Thinking: Cultivating Capacity for the Conversations that Matter
Week 7: Tue, Feb 21
8:30-10:30am
Knight Library Browsing Room
Breakfast will be served, formal program begins at 9am
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How can we think constructively, across differences, about the things that matter?

In a national moment when the purpose and tremendous public good of a university education often seem underestimated or misunderstood, it is perhaps time to re-assert our teaching of the skills and capacities that are essential for an engaged 21st-century life: mindful listening and self-awareness, information literacy, the capacity to shift perspectives when faced with new information, how to participate in civic processes, and what our guest, University of San Francisco Professor of Law Rhonda Magee, calls constructive critical thinking.

In this session, Professor Magee urges us to add an interpersonal dimension to "critical thinking" and how we teach it. She invites us to 'think the world together', instead of 'think the world apart'—turning from what can be a hyper-individualized, private, and even polarized process toward, instead, work one does in community. She will share contemplative techniques for increasing the inclusivity and complexity with which we think, for deepening dialogue and developing one’s sense of interconnected differences, especially across diverse perspectives and social identities.

Come connect over a light breakfast, then enliven our sense of what surveys of U.S. faculty reveal as our single most deeply held goal for our students—that they be "critical thinkers." What does this goal really mean, and can we accomplish it more compellingly in a time when critical thinking seems to be urgently needed?

[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f08876024d7ae1834f7bb294c/images/49e012cd-7967-4ced-9a27-7d6ee3d36add.jpg]Rhonda Magee is professor of law at the University of San Francisco. Her scholarly work focuses on race law and policy as well as on humanizing legal education and the practice of law. She is an expert in contemplative and identity-sensitive pedagogy and has served as president of the national board of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society and co-director of USF’s Center for Teaching Excellence.

Professor's Magee's visit is sponsored by the UO School of Law and the Division of Undergraduate Studies.

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Teaching Social Science and Humanities as Portable Skills: Can a New Take on ‘Research Methods’ Revive Enrollments?
Week 7: Fri, Feb. 24
11:00am-1:00pm
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Papé Reception Hall

Lunch will be served, courtesy of the Tom and Carol Williams Fund

Methods courses are often pitched toward undergraduate majors as preparation for sophisticated work that replicates the processes and conventions of scholarship in a discipline—in other words, these courses prepare students for advanced papers and projects that will cap their UO careers and perhaps transition them into graduate work. But are we under-imagining their capacity to attract students to our disciplines and broad subject areas (say, humanities or social sciences)? Do the skills of our work actually transfer well to public and professional contexts, and can we foreground the way student-led discovery and application of skills across contexts make methods courses some of the most exciting that students take?

[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f08876024d7ae1834f7bb294c/images/48e4a585-f792-42ea-9659-e4b01673de0c.jpg]This faculty discussion will feature a presentation by Professor Craig Parsons on how he and his colleagues are changing the Department of Political Science’s approach to research methods. And it will offer a compelling
framework for faculty across disciplines to explore the place of research and research methodology in their curricula.

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The Working Group on Active
Teaching and Learning invites you…
‘Transparent’ Assignment Design:
A Luncheon and Feedback Session
Week 8: Fri, Mar 3
noon-2:00pm
Knight Library Proctor 41

Faculty Facilitators: Erik Ford, Lundquist College of Business; Jessica Swanson, Department of Art; Mike Urbancic, Department of Economics

Making minor revisions to class assignments that clarify their purpose, process of completion, and criteria for evaluation “demonstrably enhances students’ success, especially that of first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented college students” (Winkelmes et al. 2016<http://uoregon.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f08876024d7ae1834f7bb294c&id=7a33878ffa&e=668724e3fa>).

Join us as we share research on transparent assignment design, a catered lunch, and fun chance to workshop one of your assignments with colleagues across the disciplines. We’ll discuss an assignment template that's simple to integrate into any class and shown to make a positive difference for students. This session will be held at the monthly meeting time of the Working Group on Active Teaching and Learning, a cohort of about 45 UO faculty who have revised courses together and continue to experiment with their teaching in conversation with one another. If you’ve ever thought of applying for the group, attending this event would be a great introduction!

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Hosted by the UO Graduate School
Teaching in Context: Strategies for Setting and Maintaining a Productive Classroom, Campus Climate
Week 8: Fri, Feb 28
10:00am-noon
Knight Library Browsing Room

Some classroom topics may accentuate differences between students in ways that produce predictable disagreements. However, there are other situations when conflicts may occur without warning. In this session, we’ll discuss techniques for responding in the moment to inadvertently disturbing or even purposefully offensive incidents. Moreover, we’ll discuss proactively setting expectations for class climate.

These aspects of classroom management are important, perennial concerns for teachers—perhaps even more so now in a climate of heightened political tension and real vulnerabilities for some members of our community. This workshop brings individual teaching practices into a context of community engagement and standards (the director of the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards and the chief of the UO Police Department will serve as panelists along with members of TEP’s staff). How do we build a learning community inside and outside the classroom that is productive, respectful, and inclusive of all its members?

Panelists include:
Lee Rumbarger and Jason Schreiner (TEP), Sandy Weintraub (Director of Student Conduct & Community Standards), Matthew Carmichael (Chief of UO Police Department)

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First-Time Teaching as the Sole Instructor
Week 8: Thur, Mar. 2
1:00-5:00pm, 72 PLC

We’ll consider developing and remaining in tune with a teaching philosophy, melding your research and teaching identities, and gaining satisfaction from your teaching.

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One way to help your students improve their academic success in and beyond your classroom is to highlight resources available in the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). A TRIO-funded program, Student Support Services (SSS), is one layer of support for eligible undergraduates. Services include free tutoring, academic advising, graduation planning, registration privileges, help navigating financial aid systems, assistance with graduate school research/application processes and opportunities for financial assistance for low-income and first-generation students. Learn more and download applications at SSS<http://uoregon.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f08876024d7ae1834f7bb294c&id=3ad772c33e&e=668724e3fa>. Here are other ways to help ALL students connect:

1. Invite a TLC representative to your class for a ten-minute presentation. Contact Katie Heidt kheidt at uoregon.edu<mailto:kheidt at uoregon.edu> or 541-346-8083 to schedule a visit.

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3. Request an electronic TLC information slide to make visible when students enter the classroom.

4. Post TLC details<http://uoregon.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f08876024d7ae1834f7bb294c&id=3653faa69c&e=668724e3fa> on your Canvas course site.

5. Make direct referrals for specific students. Your encouragement could make a big difference in a student’s life!

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Nominations Open for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Awards

In recognition of the significant role undergraduate advising/mentoring plays in fostering academic excellence at the University of Oregon, the Division of Undergraduate Studies and the All-Campus Advising Association (ACAA) collaborate on an awards program to distinguish outstanding faculty and professional advisors and mentors at UO.

One faculty advisor and one professional advisor will receive a $2000 award.

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