Pedagogy Workshops

Abbie Robinson-Armstrong, Ph.D.Vice President for Intercultural

AffairsLoyola Marymount University

(310) 258-4656

Pedagogy Workshops

Objectives

• Theoretical Framework

• Program Goals

• Program Components

• Lessons Learned

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Theoretical Framework

Academic Excellence

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Inclusive Excellence

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Theoretical Framework

Academic Excellence

The sine qua non of a great university is academic excellence, as measured by the quality of the research, scholarship, and graduates it produces along with their collective impact on the larger society

( Ohio State University, 2000).

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Theoretical Framework Academic Excellence

In today’s world, academic excellence requires elements and experiences beyond those

traditionally associated with universities. An excellent education today requires an understanding of diversity and how

diversity can enrich our learning and our lives

(Ohio State University, 2000).

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Theoretical Framework

Inclusion

The active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity in people, in the curriculum, in the co-curriculum, and in communities (intellectual,

social, cultural, geographical) with which individuals might connect – in ways that

increase one’s awareness, content knowledge, cognitive sophistication, and emphatic

understanding of the complex ways individuals interact within systems and institutions (Association of American Colleges and

Universities, 2006).

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Theoretical Framework

Inclusive Excellence

Inclusive excellence re-envisions both quality and

diversity. It reflects a striving for excellence in

higher education that has been made more

inclusive by decades of work to infuse diversity

into recruiting, admissions, and hiring; into the

curriculum and co-curriculum; and into administrative

structures and practices

(Williams, Berger, & McClendon, 2005).

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Theoretical Framework

Characteristics of Inclusive Pedagogy

Faculty-Student Social Interaction (Baker, 1998)

Sharing Power (hooks, 1994)

Attention to Diverse Learning Styles

Activation of Student Voice (Burbules and Rice, 1993, Young, 1996)

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Theoretical Framework

What is Inclusive Pedagogy?

• Advocates teaching practices that embrace the whole student in the learning process (Adams, 1992, Banks, 1991, Darder, 1996, Giroux & McLaren, 1996, hooks, 1994).

• Students enter the classroom as personal, political, and intellectual beings (Reyes, Smith, Yazzi, Hussein, & Tuitt, 2001).

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Theoretical Framework

Student Outcomes

1. Inclusive pedagogy increases opportunities for student interaction during the learning process and creates a sense of community in the classroom (Zimmerman, 1991).

2. Inclusive pedagogy creates a synthesis of faculty-student relationships; issues of instructional design, and understanding perceptual barriers (Baker, 1998).

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Program Goals

• Promote Inclusive Excellence

• Integrate issues and theories pertaining to diversity into the content and delivery of the curriculum

• Cement the University’s commitment to excellence in teaching

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Program Goals

• Provide faculty with tools to effectively teach in a diverse classroom

• Develop a group of Inclusive Pedagogy Practitioners across the University

• Improve the campus climate for underrepresented students, women and faculty of color

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Program Components

Discipline-Based Curriculum Workshops

College Facilitators

Workshop Curriculum

Institutional Web Page

Evaluation

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Discipline-Based Curriculum Workshops

Department planned Workshops presented by

external experts designed to help faculty transform

the curriculum while implementing inclusive

pedagogy curriculum

English Math

Modern Languages Engineering

Marketing & Business Law Economics

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Discipline-Based Curriculum Workshops

Discipline-Based External Curriculum Consultants

Dr. Frances Kendall Dr. Daryl Smith

Dr. Peggy McIntosh Dr. Cyrian Dan

Dr. Gary Nash Dr. bell hooks

Dr. Jerome Williams Dr. Walter Mignolo

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College Facilitators

Responsibilities

1. Provide consultation services for faculty in their respective colleges and schools

2. Discuss new curricular frameworks that develop habits of the mind and invite comparative, integrative explorations in the face of competing kinds of knowledge

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College Facilitators

Responsibilities

3. Mentor faculty who engage in activities to transform the curriculum

4. Create and maintain Blackboard discussions on inclusive pedagogy

5. Participate in writing assessment reports

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Workshop Curriculum

Institutional Mission and Goals

Critical Theory in Higher Education

Race, Class, Gender, Sexual Orientation

Power and Privilege

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Workshop Curriculum

Cooperative Learning and Multiple Intelligences

Curriculum Transformation

Inclusive Teaching Strategies

Assessment in the Diverse Classroom

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Pedagogical Techniques for Workshops

Readings

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Curriculum Consultant

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Presidential Dinner

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Facilitator-Lead Discussion

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Pedagogical Techniques for Workshops

Blackboard Discussions

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Student Panel

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Networking Reception

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Institutional Web Page

The Pedagogy Workshop Webpage contains

a tool for sharing knowledge and connecting

faculty to a university-wide network of

individuals interested in inclusive pedagogy

teaching and scholarship.

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Evaluation

Pre and Post Workshop Surveys

Workshop Evaluations

Summative Evaluation Conducted

by External Consultant

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Lessons Learned

Anchor Pedagogy Workshops in St. John Fisher’s mission and goals

Secure visible support from Top Administrators

Begin the program by gaining consensus on the terms “inclusive excellence” and “inclusive pedagogy”

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Lessons Learned

Use discipline-based curriculum consultants who are already known to faculty at your institution

Separate faculty by college or discipline and provide time for each group to focus the discussion on their respective interests

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Lessons Learned

Select a few important readings and distribute them to faculty two months before the workshops begin

Make an effort to incorporate the readings into the workshop discussions

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Lessons Learned

Involve the College Facilitators in all

components of the program

Provide a “reasonable” financial incentive

for faculty and College Facilitators

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Thank You

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