I am truly becoming a higher education professional who LOVES assessment. For those of you who have been following my blog for a long time, you know that I love social media research as well. This paper from the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment is definitely one of my favorites. Social Network Analysis as a Method to Assess Collaboration by Christa van Staden is an interesting paper focused on social networks and faculty assessment. The paper focuses on an international context, but the information is definitely applicable for institutions in the United States as well. Enjoy the paper! Have a great week! Thanks for visiting the Millennial Professor Blog! Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards Follow Me on Twitter/Instagram -@drjtedwards Subscribe to Millennial Professor on YOUTUBE! Subscribe to Blog Updates on Facebook Email Me! I am PR Friendly! -jennifertedwards@gmail.com
Today, I had such a great time representing LEAP Texas (Liberal Education and America's Promise) as part of the Social Responsibility Week! This is a week of professional development opportunities for faculty focused on infusing social media in course syllabi.
The Periscope was focused on "30 Ways to Integrate Social Responsibility in Your Fall Courses". Here's the Periscope! Enjoy!
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As a LEAP Texas Faculty Fellow, I enjoy focusing on the the key learning outcomes from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU)'s Liberal Education and America's Promise Initiative. Our key learning outcome for the Spring 2016 semester was TEAMWORK! This is definitely one of my favorites because I incorporate teamwork in undergraduate research assignments and in graduate student presentations. In my opinion, this is one of the most important skills that a student can learn in college. They will encounter teamwork for the rest of their lives (in the workplace, in church groups, in their friendships, and beyond)! In fact, the National Association of Colleges and Employers cites teamwork as one of the most important skills that students can learn in college.
In March, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. David Blanke from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi at an annual teaching and learning conference in Texas. I loved his answers about teamwork!
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I love serving as a Faculty Fellow for LEAP Texas! This has been one of the most amazing experiences that I have ever experienced in higher education. I love networking with colleagues from other institutions and I've gained a wealth of skills focused Social Responsibility Week – August 8 - 12 During the week of August 8 - 12, LEAP Texas will be holding a weeklong celebration of Social Responsibility. It’s a week where faculty from across the state of Texas can come together online and talk about how they are integrating Social Responsibility into teaching, learning, and assessment: Want to stand a chance of winning a prize!?!?! Please RSVP for the events below by completing this form - https://goo.gl/forms/TwxY54sHGS0OT1bn2. You can still participate in events if you do not complete the form BUT to win our fabulous prizes we need you to fill in the form @LEAPTexas Social Responsibility Week! Please let us know if you plan to participate in the events! We will see you at the events! Monday 8 August What’s on: 3pm: Webinar on Social Responsibility presented by Dr. Doyle Carter and Dr Christine Purkiss from Angelo State University Description: This session takes a look at Social Responsibility and the opportunities and challenges associated with teaching and assessing this core objective. The presenters will also share the social responsibility rubric developed at this institution Join online: Mon, Aug 8, 2016 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Daylight Time Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/331951253 Dial in by phone: United States : +1 (571) 317-3112 Access Code: 331-951-253 First GoToMeeting? Try a test session: http://help.citrix.com/getready Tuesday 9 August What’s on: Social responsibility recipes all day with Dr Jennifer Edwards on Twitter Description: I know, you are thinking - recipes and social responsibility? Well, this is an innovative approach focused on small (but meaningful) activities focused on how we can teach our college students how to be socially responsible. To participate and to submit an event, please click the following link - Submit a Teaching Recipe for the #LEAPTexas Recipe book on Social Responsibility Wednesday 10 August What’s on: Tune in to the "30 Ways to Integrate Social Responsibility in Your Fall Courses" Periscope Session at 8am CDT. Tune in here - https://www.periscope.tv/drjtedwards/1vOGwPRyOQdJB. Description: In this session, you will discover and contribute ways to teach and engage your students in interactive assignments addressing social responsibility! These engagement methods will include syllabus integration, teaching methods for the first-year seminar, teaching methods for capstone courses, career portfolio and resume integration, and classroom assessment of social responsibility. Thursday 11 August What’s on: Engage in the Lunchtime "Teaching Social Responsibility in College Courses" Twitter Chat by using the #LEAPTexas hashtag on at Noon CDT Description: 1. At noon on the day of the chat, log into Twitter and type in #LEAPTexas (not case sensitive). 2. Wait for a question (one is tweeted out about every 8 minutes). Ex: Q1 - Do you think it is more important to incorporate social responsibility for first-year students or senior-year students? Which assignments would be better for each group? #LEAPTexas 3. Hit "Reply" to the tweet with the question, use A for Answer, and include the hash tag. Ex: A1 - Definitely for first-year students, it is important to engage students as soon as they arrive to your campus. #LEAPTexas Friday 12 August: What’s on: Reflections on the week. Description: Join us on Twitter (#LEAPTexas) as LEAP takes a look back on social responsibility week and what we learned. Follow us on Twitter @LEAPTexas #LEAPTexas. If you would like to learn more about the work of our faculty fellows and LEAPTX activity in general please visit us online at http://leaptx.org Have a great week! Thanks for visiting the Millennial Professor Blog!