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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Creating Equitable Learning Opportunities:
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Exploring the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) with an Equity Mindset</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">August 22-24, 2017</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">What does it mean to be a transformative educator in the context of higher education today?
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">How can we integrate our commitment to creating equitable learning outcomes for students with the SoTL in ways that improve practice and extend learning—our own,
as well as our colleagues?</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">During this three day Summer Institute, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) expert
<a href="https://www.capilanou.ca/about/president-office/bios/Richard_Gale/" target="_blank">
Richard Gale</a> will guide faculty members through the process of designing year long SoTL studies informed by an understanding of race and class. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">One of the benefits of attending this institute is an improved classroom practice, but SoTL goes beyond excellent teaching. Engaging in SoTL initiatives creates opportunities
for faculty members to systematically investigate questions related to student learning with the intention of improving their own teaching and learning and also advancing practice beyond their classrooms by contributing to a larger body of scholarship. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">What makes this SoTL institute particularly exciting is our shared commitment to engaging in reflective practice grounded in an understanding of race and class. Two key
resources inform this aspect of our work: the “<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/05/06/30milner.h30.html" target="_blank">Diversity and Opportunity Gap Framework</a>” developed by
<a href="https://www.education.pitt.edu/people/profile.aspx?f=HRichardMilner" target="_blank">
H. Richard Milner IV</a>, and <a href="http://www.bellhooksinstitute.com/" target="_blank">
bell hooks’</a> discussion of <a href="http://engagedpedagogy.wikidot.com/how-to-edit-pages" target="_blank">
engaged pedagogy</a> from her book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Transgress-Education-Practice-Translation/dp/0415908086" target="_blank">
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom</a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Reflect on their classroom practice using Milner’s “Diversity and Opportunity Gap Framework”;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Consider bell hooks’ argument for practicing “engaged pedagogy” in the context of their current teaching opportunities;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Engage in individual and collaborative reflective practice rooted in an understanding of race and class;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Develop a driving to guide their individual or shared SoTL work;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Explore relevant literature to begin building a scholarly context for their question;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Design an appropriate method for pursuing their question in the 17-18 academic year, and draft a work plan;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Connect via a common software platform (sponsored by SBCTC) designed to facilitate collaboration and connection throughout the 17-18 academic year.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Cost</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">: $550 includes materials, meals from Tuesday evening through Thursday evening; $650
includes materials, meals, and on-campus housing at Evergreen.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Suggested Reading</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">For a book-length account of the Diversity and Opportunity Gap Framework, see <i><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Start-Where-Don-t-Stay-There/dp/1934742767/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482348458&sr=8-1&keywords=start+where+you+are+but+don%27t+stay+there" target="_blank">Start
Where You Are But Don’t Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today’s Classrooms</a></i>, by
<a href="https://www.education.pitt.edu/people/profile.aspx?f=HRichardMilner" target="_blank">
H. Richard Milner IV</a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Transgress-Education-Practice-Translation/dp/0415908086" target="_blank">Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom</a>,
chapter 1, bell hooks</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Registration Information:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Registration information will be available on the
<a href="http://wacenter.evergreen.edu/?" target="_blank">Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education</a> webpage and the
<a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/programs-services/assessment-teaching-learning/" target="_blank">
SBCTC Assessment, Teaching, and Learning</a> webpage the last week of January 2017.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Questions?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> Contact
<a href="mailto:lardnere@evergreen.edu" target="_blank">Emily Lardner</a> of the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, or
<a href="mailto:jwhetham@sbctc.edu" target="_blank">Jennifer Whetham</a> of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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