Strategy/Project Name:
Momentum: Faculty Development
Momentum Area:
Purpose
Mindset
Strategy/Project Description:
- CETL will create and sustain faculty book talks, workshops, and faculty learning communities to promote growth mindset, purpose through course redesign or enhancements.
- IESI: Faculty will examine faculty mindset survey and area F course for Mindset, Purpose, or High Impact Practices.
Summary of Activities:
Evaluation Plan and measures:
- Faculty Learning Communities: Faculty reflections and evaluation of book talks, workshops, etc.
- Faculty Mindset Survey: Involvement of Schools/Deans; Faculty reflection on course design
KPIs:
Faculty Learning Communities:
- Notable mindset, purpose, and High Impact Practice research will be shared via FLCs and workshops to draw attention to the instructional strategies and initiatives. Faculty will have the option of opting into these FLCs to increase awareness and make plans for implementation into their own teaching methods.
Use of Faculty Mindset Survey:
- Schools will receive data from past mindset survey, once data is complied, by the Institutional Effectiveness Dept. Each School will be expected to assess a subset of Area F courses on one of three foci: Mindset, Purpose, or HIPs. Given the prominence of Mindset and Purpose in existing Momentum work, this gives faculty an opportunity to report on activities already undertaken or to incorporate this essential work into their courses in a meaningful way.
Baseline measure (for each KPI): Fall 2022-Spring 2023
- 4 Book Related FLCs, include one optional all campus-wide read
- 1 Funded STEM FLC focused on Student Success
- 8 Programming events related to mindset and purpose
- 2 New Faculty Academy cohorts (Year 1 and Year 2 faculty)
Current/most recent data (for each KPI)
- Book FLCs and workshops continue annually.
- STEM FLC ended in May 2023. No Funded FLC available for Fall 23- Spring 24
- New Faculty Academy cohorts continue annually.
- Data has been collected from Mindset Survey ‘22. Distribution and analysis for Mindset, Purpose, and HIPs TBD.
Goal or targets (for each KPI): Goal or targets:
The objectives for the Faculty Mindset Lab are:
- explore the fixed and growth mindset
- identify the initiatives from GHC and USG regarding academic mindsets
- examine the influence of a faculty's mindset on student success
- determine strategies to improve student mindsets by examining Mindset Survey data
The objectives for the Faculty Learning Communities are:
- discuss literature as it relates to coursework, students, and self
- determine ways to implement course redesigns
- identify campus-wide improvements
- identify campus experts for peer mentoring
HIP Goal: Increase attributes of High Impact courses; encourage faculty to assess their mini-HIP courses and explore ways to increase the High Impact elements.
Time period/duration: Ongoing
Activity Status:
Evaluation/Assessment plan:
- Need to change the Faculty Mindset Survey activity and goal. We’ve had some turnover in this department, in addition to changes with Core IMPACT.
- We are adjusting how courses are attributed as HIP. Changes coming in Spring 24.
- Optional Online Course Reviews (internal reviews) are ramping up Spring 24.
Progress and Adjustments:
- Learn more about how we can incorporate IMPACT
- Continue FLCs
Plan for the Year Ahead:
- Need funding for FLCs with deliverables
- Need stipend for HIPs Implementation Team. This works continues to fall on CETL, which is where it needs to be, but we do not have the personnel to continually support this initiative. The HIPs Team was extremely effective.
Challenges and Support:
- Need funding for FLCs with deliverables
- Need stipend for HIPs Implementation Team.
Primary Contact:
Dr. Josie Baudier, CETL Director/Primary D2L Admin
