Provost's Teaching & Learning Summit 2011

Collaboration is essential for our forward progress as a community of educators and scholars, contributing to student learning, the construction of knowledge, and the diverse communities we serve. The need for us to work together rather than in isolated silos is well-illustrated in our current General Education Reform endeavors. While many magnificent models of collaboration exist on campus, significance, meaning, and lasting impact could be enhanced by further connection among us.

October 24-28, 2011

The opportunities provided by the 2011 Provost's Teaching and Learning Summit helped create meaningful connections with among members of the UW Oshkosh academic community, invigorated professional development, and assisted in building collaborative progress toward shared goals.

Download the Official Summit Program (pdf, 4.3MB)

Monday, October 24

Opening Reception with UW Oshkosh Honorees and Keynote Speaker Ken O’Donnell, California State University, Collaborating...for a Change

4 to 7 p.m., Reeve Union Ballroom (227)

At-a-glance posters featuring models of collaboration at UW Oshkosh were for browsing during the first hour of the reception. The program began at 5 p.m. with a welcome from Provost Lane Earns followed by keynote speaker Ken O’Donnell from the California State University system. As a professor of film and a state university system administrator, O’Donnell has an entertaining, and challenging perspective of collaboration, campus change, and student-learning driven General Education.

Featured Collaborative UW Oshkosh Projects & Collaboration Facilitators:

The African American Studies Fall and Spring Lecture Series—Norlisha Crawford, African American Studies/English
Senior SOTL Scholars Learning Community: Enhancing Student Learning by Addressing Diversity in Gateway Courses—Jordan Landry, English/COLS Dean's Office; Lori Carrell, Communication/CETL; Paul Van Auken, Sociology/Environmental Studies; Jennifer Mihalick, Chemistry; Jennifer Considine, Communication; Marguerite Parks, COEHS; and Yoko Mogi-Hein, COEHS
Applied Sustainability Projects—Steven Dunn, COB
Closing the Math Achievement Gap of Native American Students (CMAG)—Judith Hankes, COEHS
Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program—Carmen Heider, Communication
University Honors Program—Roberta Maguire, University Honors Program/English
Back on Track Mentoring Program—Colleen Merrill, Business Success Center
Intensive English Conversation Partners—Crystal Mueller, Writing Center/English
ELSAC (Enhancing Learning in Subject Area Classrooms)—Pat Scanlan, Fox Valley Writing Project
Documenting Social & Environmental Justice Issues Through Film—Paul Van Auken, Sociology/Environmental Studies
UARC Advising Liaisons—Elizabeth Whalley, UARC
Healthy Living Community Clinic—Leona Whitman, CON

About Ken O'Donnell

Ken O’Donnell works in Academic Affairs at the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University. The CSU is the world’s largest public system of four-year universities, enrolling over 400,000 students on 23 campuses around the state. Situated between the open-enrollment community colleges and the selective UC system of research universities, the CSU is the state’s engine of economic growth and upward mobility, making high-quality education affordable and accessible. Many of its students are underrepresented minorities, economically disadvantaged, or the first in their families to attend college. Sixty percent of each graduating class transfers in from somewhere else.

In this context Ken works on statewide curriculum, with a focus on student engagement and success and the state’s shared coursework in general education. All students take GE, regardless of their major or college of origin. This learning often comes early in their path to degree, and sets the pace for the rest of their time in college.

In 2008 he was named by the Executive Vice Chancellor as state liaison to the AAC&U’s national project Give Students a Compass, which seeks to infuse high-impact educational practice into the lower-division college curriculum. In 2010 he was appointed to the NASH/EdTrust campaign Access to Success, a national effort to raise graduation rates and reduce achievement gaps.

His day to day work is with faculty and administrators throughout the California State University, with a professional interest in ePortfolios, learning outcomes assessment, and engaging, student-focused pedagogy and curriculum. He has addressed numerous conferences and workshops around the country on general education, and the role of public state systems in educational reform.

Tuesday, October 25

Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Robert Zemsky, Institute for Research on Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Reeve Union Wisconsin Room (306)

Robert Zemsky presented a preliminary research report Findings to Fuel Collaboration: An Investigation of Student Course Choices at UW Oshkosh. His analysis of recent STAR reports provided fascinating material to further fuel collaborative discussions about our students’ experiences, and how we can improve their learning together. A buffet lunch was served with welcoming remarks from Regent Judith Crain beginning at 11:45 a.m.

About Robert Zemsky

In a 40-year career, Robert Zemsky has pioneered the use of market analyses for higher education, served as the University of Pennsylvania’s chief planning officer and as the founding director of Penn’s Institute for Research on Higher Education, as the Convener of the Pew Higher Education Roundtable, as Chair of The Learning Alliance and as a member of the U.S. Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education. More recently he has focused on what globalism might mean for higher education, on what technology has not accomplished and on how to make learning more important in the higher education marketplace. His new book, Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education, focuses on how the reform of higher education will likely depend on one or more dislodging events.

Professor Zemsky earned his B.A. from Whittier College in 1962 and a Ph.D. in History from Yale University in 1966. In 1998 he received a Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon.) from Towson University and in 2008 a Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon.) from Franklin and Marshall College. In 2008 he retired from the Board of Trustees of Franklin and Marshall College after 25 years of service. That same year he was elected to the Board of Trustees of Whittier College, his alma mater.

General Education Reform Proposal: Presentation and Discussion

3 to 4:30 p.m., Reeve Union Ballroom (227A)
In this session, the General Education Reform Leadership Team presented the draft General Education proposal currently being constructed collaboratively by the UW Oshkosh academic community. The collaborative Portland State General Education Reform and Implementation Team joined the conversation via Skype. Portland State has served as one of the models informing the summer and fall working teams.

Panelists:

Lori Carrell, Communication & CETL Director (Facilitator)
Judith Crain, UW System Regent
Franca Barricelli, History & COLS Associate Dean
Jim Koch, Psychology
Todd Kostman, Biology & Microbiology
Jordan Landry, English & COLS Associate Dean
Ron Rindo, English
Tracy Slagter, Political Science
Paul Van Auken, Sociology & Environmental Studies

Wednesday, October 26

SOTL Scholars Showcase with Luncheon

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Reeve Union Wisconsin Room (306)
Six scholars completed scholarship of teaching and learning investigations in UW Oshkosh classrooms during the past academic year. Use their results to inform your own teaching, and to start conversations with colleagues.

Elizabeth Alderton, COEHS, What Matters? Transfer of New Knowledge in Teacher Practice (See abstract.)
Karen Gibson, COEHS, Fostering Collaboration and Learning in Asynchronous Discussion Groups (See abstract.)
Mary Hoefferle, Art, The Power of Real-world Learning Contexts (See abstract.)
Amy Parrott, Mathematics, Pre-service Teachers’ Understanding of Mathematical Proof (See abstract.)
Michael Skivington, COEHS, Holistic and Transformative Experiences in Teacher Education: Toward a More Inclusive Society (See abstract.)
Judith Westphal, CON, Pilot Study on Self-directed Learning Readiness of Graduate Nursing Students (See abstract.)

Passport to Technology: Learning Technologies to Support Collaboration

1 to 3 p.m., Reeve Union Ballroom (227)

Participants chose up to two of three 45-minute demonstrations focused on online tools to support collaborative learning in and out of the classroom—Kaltura, Collaborate and E-Portfolio.

	Reeve Ballroom 227A	Reeve Ballroom 227B	Reeve Ballroom 227C
Description	Presented by Brian Ledwell of Learning Technologies	Presented by Nick Dvoracek of Learning Technologies	Presented by Sarah Bradway of Learning Technologies
1:10 to 1:55 p.m.	Kaltura/Media Space Demonstration	Collaborate Demonstration	ePortfolio Demonstration
2:10 to 2:55 p.m.	Kaltura/Media Space Demonstration (Repeat)	Collaborate Demonstration (Repeat)	ePortfolio Demonstration (Repeat)

Kaltura/Media Space Presented by Brian Ledwell

Media Space is an online digital video and audio management tool. Media Space provides a YouTube-like interface to make uploading, storing, and sharing video a breeze. Instructors can easily upload their own videos or audio files, create media collections, and share those videos or audio files on a web page or in their UW Oshkosh learning management tool D2L.

Collaborate (formerly known as Elluminate) Presented by Nick Dvoracek

Collaborate gives you the functionality you need to support a 21st century teaching and learning environment. Interact with your students using chat, video, polling, and file sharing. Using D2L, you can be assured only your students can access the online Collaborate room. Invite outside lecturers into your room or take your class beyond the classroom with office hours, ad-hoc meetings, and professional development.

ePortfolio Presented by Sarah Bradway

Central to the General Education Reform Proposal in Progress, ePortfolio is a personal portfolio tool for storing, organizing, reflecting on, and sharing items that represent student learning. Students can include: documents, graphics, audio files, videos, presentations, course work, etc. Students decide what items they want to include in their portfolio, how they want to organize them, and with whom they want to share them.

UW Oshkosh General Education Reform: Collaborative Conversation with Two-Year College Representatives, Students, Faculty, Staff, and Administrators

3 to 4:30 p.m., Reeve Union Room 202
This panel discussion included traditional and transfer students, secondary school curriculum directors, technical and two-year college representatives, faculty, staff, and administrators. Panelists included individuals from the following institutions:

UW Oshkosh
Fox Valley Technical College
Moraine Park Technical College
Oshkosh Area School District
UW-Fond du Lac
UW-Fox Valley
UW System
Wisconsin Tribal Colleges
And Others

Thursday, October 27

Challenges to Collaboration in Academia: Interactive Panel Presentation

3 to 5 p.m., Reeve Union Room 221
What are the challenges that impede collaborative endeavors? What kinds of behaviors or projects motivate such collective action? This interactive, multi-disciplinary panel comprised of members of the UW Oshkosh academic community is designed to inspire vigorous dialogue and offer practical suggestions.