WELCOME TO THE TENTH ANNUAL COLLABORATORY

Welcome to the tenth annual Global Citizenship Collaboratory! The Collaboratory provides a space for the Webster community to share research, collaborate across disciplines, strengthen assessment practices, and explore new directions related to teaching and learning.

This year’s Collaboratory offered opportunities for participants to process the challenging transition to remote teaching and collaborate to envision what teaching and learning may look like this coming year. Participants also discussed resources and tools that support remote learning and considered how to support the student experience and student success during this uncertain time.

This year, all sessions were held remotely, then recorded and posted below.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

TUESDAY, MAY 19, 9-11:45 AM CDT

9-10:15 am CDT: Welcome and Plenary talk, "GROWing, Liberating, and Caring: The Global Citizenship Program Begins Its Tenth Year"

10:30-11:45 am CDT: Remote Teaching: Lessons Learned during an Era of Uncertainty

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 9-10:30 AM CDT

9-9:15 am CDT: Welcome

9:15-10:30 am CDT: Teaching and Assessing GCP Skills: New Challenges and Opportunities

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 9-11:15 AM CDT

9-9:15 am CDT: Welcome

9:15-10:30 CDT: Resources and Tools for Remote Teaching and Learning

10:45-11:15 CDT: The COVID Gap: What This Means for the First Year Student Experience

11:30-12:30: Lunch and Learn, "Resources and Tools"

Session Details

TUESDAY, MAY 19, 9-11:45 AM CDT

9-10:15 am CDT: Welcome and Plenary talk, "GROWing, Liberating, and Caring: The Global Citizenship Program Begins Its Tenth Year"

How do we introduce students to the Global Citizenship Program, what is it for, and how should we provide it to our students? In this session, Bruce Umbaugh, Director of GCP, shares the presentation given students at orientation and a conceptualization of why GCP matters more today than ever. This session argues that we should envision our relationships with students using a frame of care rather than contract, incorporating the lessons of this moment into our overall approach to teaching and learning.

Following the plenary address, a panel of representatives from Webster’s global network of campuses will discuss how they identify and meet the needs of students at their specific locations. The session concludes with a brief question and answer period.

• Bruce Umbaugh, Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, & Director, Global Citizenship Program
• Julianna Bark-Sandholm, Head of GCP and Assistant Professor, Geneva Campus
• Maggie Dankert, Manager, Tashkent Campus
• Slobodan Pesic, Director, Tashkent Campus
• Sheetal Shah, Academic Director, Leiden Campus

Break

10:30-11:45 am CDT: "Remote Teaching: Lessons Learned during an Era of Uncertainty"

Join a panel of your fellow Webster faculty as we process this semester’s remote learning experience. We will discuss questions such as:

• What motivational strategies did we use to help students complete our courses successfully in the middle of a pandemic?
• What did we do to connect our students’ experience of the current situation to our course goals? How did we find what really matters to students in this moment, and how does that inform our teaching moving forward?
• What creative ways have we envisioned to teach experiential or hands-on content, such as field experiences, internships, practicums, and artistic endeavors?
• Covid-19 has highlighted the vast disparities that exist in our students’ lives. How do we respond to the inequities in students’ situations and provide support and flexibility to so many individuals while retaining our sanity?
• How does our experience this semester inform our planning for the summer and fall?

Panelists:

• Doug Finlayson, Professor, Conservatory of Theatre Arts
• Lasanthi Gamage, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Math & Computer Science
• Ted Green, Professor, Dept. of Teacher Education
• Scott Jensen, Professor, Dept. of Communications & Journalism
• Stephanie Mahfood, Associate Professor, Dept. of Teacher Education
• Jan Palmer, Associate Professor, Dept. of Nursing

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 9-10:30 AM CDT

9-9:15 am CDT: Welcome

Bruce Umbaugh, Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, & Director, Global Citizenship Program

9:15-10:30 am CDT: "Teaching and Assessing GCP Skills: New Challenges and Opportunities"

This session will go over the new assessment schedule for GCP skills, which has been modified to account for the disruptions of remote learning. We will go over the rationale for the changes in our schedule, the implications for departments, and address any challenges this presents as well as opportunities for more meaningful, productive assessment. We will also introduce a tool, Canvas Outcomes, that has the potential to streamline data collection for departments. Finally, we will talk about how this pandemic is challenging us to rethink our teaching of skills such as oral communication and critical thinking, and we will discuss the ways that teaching and assessment are now more intricately interwoven than ever.

• Kristen Anderson, Associate Professor, History, Politics, & International Relations
• Carla Colletti, Associate Professor, Dept. of Music
• Liza Dister, Coordinator, Faculty Development Center
• Scott Jensen, Professor, Dept. of Communications & Journalism
• Erik Palmore, Director, Faculty Development Center

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 9-11:15 AM CDT

9-9:15 am CDT: Welcome

Bruce Umbaugh, Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, & Director, Global Citizenship Program

9:15-10:30 CDT: "Resources and Tools for Remote Teaching and Learning"

The rapid transition from the physical classroom to virtual environments was an emergency response that asked faculty and students alike to adapt with limited time and support. Moving forward, we have the opportunity to apply what we have learned to provide remote learning experiences that are impactful in the ways we design them to be. This session provides an overview of teaching and learning resources, some new, some recontextualized, that can enhance pedagogical approaches that transcend modality. Come explore ways to incorporate new materials and tools for collaboration, feedback, research, and more.

• Tyann Cherry, Manager, Operations and Faculty Support, Online Learning Center
• Erica Ellard, Director, Academic Resource Center
• Mary Anne Erwin, Distance Learning Librarian, Instruction & Liaison Services
• Erik Palmore, Director, Faculty Development Center
• Kate Sprague, Faculty Training Specialist, Online Learning Center

Break

10:45-11:15 CDT: "The COVID Gap: What This Means for the First Year Student Experience"

As COVID-19 has spread within the United States and across the globe, public health officials have called for fewer public gatherings — which has pushed many activities and the college educational experience into uncharted waters. This has left many students with questions about their future. Hear what Webster University First Year Experience and Undergraduate Persistence and their colleagues are doing to prepare students to get connected and start their experience during this COVID Gap.

• Justin Barton, Director, First-Year Experience & Undergraduate Persistence
• Vanika Spenser, Assistant Director, First-Year Experience & Undergraduate Persistence

11:30-12:30: Lunch and Learn, "Resources and Tools"

Join us for a Q&A session to discuss your questions, follow up on ideas, and learn more about resources, tools, and opportunities for teaching and learning in this moment.