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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Friends and Colleagues:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Today, for this professional developer, was way amazing. Like, so unbelievably awesome.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">17 of the 34 CTCs</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> in our Washington State CTC system
</span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">logged on to Zoom simultanously</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> to participate in a
</span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">live workshop</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> with
</span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Dr. Mary-Ann Winkelmes</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">, chief mind and heart behind the Transparency in Learning and
Teaching Project (</span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">TILT Higher Ed</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">This
<b>epic online pro D experience</b> was the official kick of </span><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="http://bit.ly/2JFvwyO">Phase 2</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">
of </span><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="http://bit.ly/2NJLNZW">2,1,1 TILT: The Equitable Assignment Challenge</a>,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">a professional learning experience for faculty to explore the absolutely vital role they play in accomplishing
</span><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">3 of Jan Yoshiwara’s system goals</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">:
</span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">completions, equity, and enrollments</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">At my count,
<i>approximately</i> </span><b><span style="font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">145 faculty members</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> from all
</span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">3 mission areas</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> partnered with a “disciplinary stranger” to
</span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">give and receive feedback on one assignment</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> to make the
<b>purpose, tasks, and criteria for success</b> more </span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">transparent</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> for students
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">to<b> increase the
</b></span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">quality</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> (and therefore
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">equity</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">) of
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">student learning</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Here’s what a few participants wrote to me about the experience of learning how to
</span><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">TILT Assignments</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">I used to think</span></i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">... it wasn't important
to put due dates and grading criteria on the assignment because that information could be found in Canvas, that stating the assignment purpose wasn't always necessary</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">,
</span><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">And now I Know</span></i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">... assignment criteria including due dates,
grading criteria and assignment purpose needs to be clearly stated on every assignment,
<i>Which makes me feel</i>... like I can "TILT" my assignments to make them more user friendly for my students, make assignment expectations more clear and "transparent,”
<i>So no I can/will</i>... use the checklist to modify/improve assignments!</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">I used to think</span></i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> that to arrange the assignment to be more
transparent requires a lot of work, <i>and now I know</i> that it is not that hard because I can ask my students for help
<i>which makes me feel</i> excited to convert more announcement into TILT format.
<i>So now, I will</i> do it!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">I used to think</span></i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">... writing assignments was the "easy" part,
and grading was hard. <i>Now I know</i>...(or I am guessing) that if the assignment is written well, grading will be less of a chore.
<i>Which makes me feel</i>...excited? Relieved? Eager to try this [TILT-ing}! <i>
So now I can/will</i>...be more purposeful in how I write assignments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">In addition to a HUGE thank you to
</span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Mary-Ann</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> for the courage and grace to facilitate a learning experience like this .
. . this took so much work in terms of organization and logistics, not just from the participating faculty, but also from our wonderful, beautiful, and hardworking
</span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">PROJECT LEADS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> (<a href="http://bit.ly/2QEfThR">see the list here</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">A huge thank you to all of you who participated from me,
</span><b><i><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">the happiest and luckiest professional developer in the world</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">. Yes,
the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">PS-- I will be hosting another a
<b>“make-up” charrette</b> from <b>10 AM to 12:30 PM tomorrow</b> via WebEx . . . please contact me if you would like to join!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Whetham </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">(pronouns: she/her/hers)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Assessment, Teaching, and Learning
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• o: 360-704-4354 • c: 206-310-1291<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">“I’m not interested in the exceptions, only the patterns. As a culture, we (the U.S.) focus too much on exceptions, often fooling ourselves into believing that
because there are exceptions, the rule no longer exists or that it’s easily broken by anyone with enough willpower or hutzpah.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">Asao B. Inoue,
<i><a href="http://bit.ly/2xvacY4">Antiracist Writing Assessment Ecologies</a></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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