Open discussion about activities and directions for the year.
We will break into subcommittees to explore, advance and report back on each area. Members agreed to the following focus areas. Our next meeting will be 1/2 subcommittee work and 1/2 reporting back.
The focus of each inquiry will include:
- Problem Solving – identify issues and propose tangible solutions
- CU Strategic Plan Alignment – connect the dots
- SEHD Faculty Engagement – how/where does this convey to the broader community
Hybrid Learning Communities (Sean, Brad, Chris G., Jarrod, Diane)
- Explore the meaning and praxis of learning community in these new contexts. Mixed modalities redefine the context and identity of a learning community.
- Model hybridity in SEHD meetings, so they are more than synchronous Zoom-talk and more intentionally leverage digital pedagogy tools and techniques. DTL could demonstrate and champion this praxis in our own meetings, and perhaps in faculty meetings.
- Consider SEHD DTL PD planning; distinctly consider/propose faculty incentive strategies.
Hybrid Infrastructure (Brad, Lori R., Chris C.)
- Mobile Teaching – SEHD classrooms are fine; AHEC classrooms are problematic. What if there were a lean tech-pack that would empower hybrid teaching, despite location?
- See More Help below.
- The Rebecca Kantor Digital Atelier is an attempt to define and model an ideal hybrid teaching environment.
Research (Alan, Courtney, Rachel, Lori E., Chris C.)
- Focus on DTL research; gather the data, identify the patterns, and report. Conduct an SEHD survey to take inventory of modalities, practices, and etc.
Advocacy & Advisory (Jarrod, Lisa, Chris G., Brad)
- RTP/Merit – Invisible work should be recognized and should count; this often falls within the scope of digital teaching, learning and innovation.
- More Help – Ideally we would have concierge technical assistants to kick-off each hybrid class with faculty. Other institutions do this, e.g. Tech TAs or Learning Assistants.
- Advocate for doing away with online/hybrid course fees and differentiation based on modality.
- Perhaps DTL could serve as an advisory group for Brad’s office in the SEHD; input and goal-setting for SEHD support services for digital teaching & learning.