Transformative Approaches Expo 2021 Program

Johnson & Wales University VIRTUAL SESSIONS

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March 1–12, 2021

MARCH 1–12, 2021

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In 2018, the Providence Campus convened the Campus 2022 committee, which is charged with “intentionally impacting the classes arriving Fall 2019-2022 by defining our ethos and committing to strategies that address: Our Voice, Our Approach, and Our Culture.”

In response, the Our Approach subcommittee created the Transformative Approaches Expo, a forum for the university community to share best practices that demonstrate transformative approaches to learning.

Student success is a shared goal of JWU employees and is not limited to the classroom. All faculty and staff are invited to join us for presentations related to the critical topics of transforming teaching and learning in a digital age and our on-going efforts to support diversity, equity and inclusion at JWU. Find inspiration from JWU colleagues. Learn how faculty and staff support our diverse learning community.

Bring back new ideas that will enhance your impact.

Get ready to be inspired!

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p r e s e n tat i o n s Monday, March 1, 2–3 pm

Alt Text 101: What to Say and How to Say It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Megan Giebert, Ph.D. Amy Pallotta Tuesday, March 2, 11 am – 12 pm

Equity & Inclusion in the Classroom: Practical Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Liz Fisher Sullivan, M.A. Marleny NesshengelHopp, Ph.D. Wednesday, March 3, 9:30 – 10:30 am

Educational Technology Tools to Foster Active Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Jillian Gesualdi, M.Ed. Diane DeMelo, M.A. Thursday, March 4, 3:30 – 4:30 pm

White Privilege & White Grievance . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Jessica Holden Sherwood, Ph.D. Friday, March 5, 10 – 11 am

Using the Model Course Approach to Develop HyFlex Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Heather Myers, M.S. Ed. Andrew Walsh, M.Ed.

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Friday, March 5, 1:30 – 2:30 pm

JWU Spectrum: Beyond the Gender Binary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Kristen “KP” Hunsinger, M.S. Korina Ramsland Short, M.S. Tuesday, March 9, 1–2 pm

Unpacking Institutional Racism . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Marco McWilliams Wednesday, March 10, 12–1 pm

Check Your Power & Privilege: Towards Student Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 TC Rogers, Ed.D AJ Scognamiglio, M.Ed. Thursday, March 11, 3–4 pm

“I DIDN’T MEAN IT LIKE THAT” Challenging Your Own Biases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Thomas Gaines, M.Ed. Friday, March 12, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Celebrating the 1st Decade of JWU Students Holding the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Laura Gabiger, Ph.D.

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Alt Text 101: What to Say and How to Say It Megan Giebert, Ph.D. Instructional Designer College of Online Education

Amy Pallotta Instructional Technologist College of Online Education register for this session Alt text is essential to include on images, figures, and graphics to make them more accessible to students, but writing effective alt text takes practice. In our presentation we will share resources used in the College of Online Education to help determine what type of description an image needs, depending on its purpose, function, and context. Our presentation will benefit any instructors — whether fully online, remote, hybrid, or in-person — who share digital images with their students.

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Megan Giebert, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) joined JWU’s College of Online Education (COE) as an instructional designer in 2017, where she collaborates with faculty to design, implement, and manage online courses for online and residential students. As a member of COE’s Accessibility Committee, she has a passion for ensuring students of all abilities feel welcome and supported in online learning environments. Previously, Megan worked in the health and fitness industry as a personal trainer and aquatics instructor. Her graduate degrees are in Health Education from Texas A&M University.

Amy Pallotta (she/her/hers) has worked as an instructional technologist with COE since 2016. She provides support for faculty who teach online courses and builds and revises existing online master courses to meet COE’s formatting and accessibility guidelines. Prior to joining this team, she worked with on-ground faculty at JWU, fulfilling requests for the learning management system as a support analyst in academic technology. Amy earned her B.A. in Media Studies from Emerson College where her work-study job led to the opportunity to work in higher education.

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Equity & Inclusion in the Classroom: Practical Applications Liz Fisher Sullivan, M.A. Instructional Designer College of Online Education

Marleny NesshengelHopp, Ph.D. Instructional Technologist College of Online Education register for this session Extant resources related to diversity, inclusion, and equity in the (in-person, remote, and online) college classroom are abundant, if not overwhelming, for faculty looking to apply or increase these principles in their teaching. These initiatives are part of broader antiracist and inclusion movements in higher education to further intervene in inequitable systems and ensure that all students are provided both “windows” and “mirrors” along their intellectual journey, which they will then carry into their professional career. Information overload, however, can leave one wondering “where/how do I start?” This presentation will introduce action steps and tangible ways in which faculty can best prepare and deliver their courses across disciplines through a lens of equity and inclusion. Tools and data-driven strategies will be addressed, as will resources and supports for faculty seeking to guide and empower all of their students as global citizens and change-makers.

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Marleny NesshengelHopp, Ph.D. has over 15 years of experience in higher education, with particular focus on diversity and inclusion initiatives. She is a subject matter expert in International Business, Homeland Security, Cyber Security, and Emergency Management.

Her specialties include higher education, ground and online modalities, emergency management, and risk management, and she holds 12 certifications in FEMA. Her personal and professional passion centers on equity, inclusion, and accessibility within education and communities. Dr. Hopp currently works as an instructional technologist, course developer, and adjunct faculty with COE. Liz Fisher Sullivan, M.A. is a historian and mariner by training, and has spent most of her career as interdisciplinary faculty for undergraduate students aboard sailing research vessels in the Atlantic and Pacific.

She came to equity work through the lived experience of guiding college students through the context of arriving and researching in developing island nations, centered on themes of decolonization, and social and environmental justice. When transitioning to land life, she channeled her passion for equitable and accessible education into online course delivery, designing programs for the advancement and licensing of merchant mariners worldwide. She has taught at several universities, including JWU. Liz currently works as an instructional designer and adjunct faculty with COE, and is a doctoral student in JWU’s Education Leadership program.

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Educational Technology Tools to Foster Active Learning JIllian Gesualdi, M.Ed. Instructional Designer Instructional Design & Technology

Diane DeMelo, M.A. Instructional Design & Technology Specialist Instructional Design & Technology register for this session Join us for an exploration of easy-to-use educational technology tools that can be incorporated into both face-to-face and remote courses to engage students and keep active learning alive in your classroom!

Jillian Gesualdi, M.Ed. began at JWU in 2018, bringing her higher education experience from teaching courses at the Community College of Rhode Island, as well as several years experience working in the Rhode Island public education system as both a K-12 teacher and a faculty coach. Her expertise lies in curriculum/course design, and application of innovative, evidence-based teaching/ learning strategies.

Diane DeMelo, M.A. has been at JWU since 2011 and has worked in higher education supporting faculty and students since 2000.

Her background is in academic technology, and she has supported faculty in the integration of hardware, software, and web-based resources into the classroom

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White Privilege & White Grievance Jessica Holden Sherwood, Ph.D. Associate Professor John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences register for this session What is white privilege, who has it, and what if they don’t want it?

What is white grievance, and how does it inform current events?

We’ll discuss the ways, including both privilege and grievance, that whiteness can show up in the college classroom.

Jessica Holden Sherwood, Ph.D. is an associate professor at JWU Providence, teaching sociology courses about food and obesity, inequalities and other social problems. She is the author of “Wealth, Whiteness, and the Matrix of Privilege: The View from the Country Club,” from Lexington Books, and has served as a reviewer of books and manuscripts for the journals Contemporary Sociology, Gender & Society, and Sociology of Race & Ethnicity.

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Using the Model Course Approach to Develop HyFlex Courses Heather Myers, M.S. Ed. Instructional Designer College of Online Education

Andrew Walsh, M.Ed. Instructional Designer College of Online Education register for this session Recent events have highlighted the critical importance of having various and flexible teaching models that are able to be implemented at a moment’s notice. Designing courses using a hyflex model course approach can help faculty switch from in-person, to remote, to hybrid courses quickly and efficiently without impacting the student experience and learning. By applying these best practices upfront, it allows faculty to focus on the teaching during the semester, without worrying about how they will change the delivery of their course. This presentation focuses on the theory and tools needed to create model courses, either individually or on a departmental level.

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Heather Myers, M.S. Ed. has been an instructional designer with COE at JWU for a little over five years. Heather has been working in instructional design for over nine years, and received her M.S. Ed. in Learning Design and Technology from Purdue University in 2014.

In addition to her work in instructional design, Heather also has a master’s degree in Anthropology and has been teaching classes in Anthropology, both in a traditional classroom setting, hybrid, and online, for eight years. Heather is passionate about finding creative and engaging ways for students to learn, and to demonstrate that learning. She believes that good course design supports student’s success no matter what the classroom environment might look like, online, hybrid, or physical classroom.

Andrew Walsh, M.Ed. is an instructional designer for COE at JWU. He earned his B.S. in Music Education, K-12 and an M. Ed. in Education Technology, with a concentration in Online Learning & Teaching. Andrew spent five years teaching in the public school systems before moving into higher education at JWU. He has now been supporting faculty through best practices in online teaching and innovative approaches to the development of online courses for the past six years. He enjoys working with faculty to help problem solve and explore innovative ways to enhance the online student experience.

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JWU Spectrum: Beyond the Gender Binary Kristen “KP” Hunsinger, M.S. Associate Director Community Standards and Conduct

Korina Ramsland Short, M.S. Director The Gender Equity Center register for this session This workshop unpacks and detangles the concept of “gender”, providing theoretical and scientific background to vocabulary, definitions, and identity. Understanding gender is one step towards using a universal design approach, creating inclusive spaces that can affirm and respond appropriately to gender diverse communities and individuals.

Kristen “KP” Hunsinger, M.S. is the associate director of Community Standards and Conduct at JWU. They have an M.S. in Student Affairs from the University of Rochester and a B.A. in Biology from Hamilton College. KP entered a career in student affairs after deciding that college students were more interesting than bacteria.

Korina Ramsland Short, M.S. has been the director of the Gender Equity Center at JWU since 2007. She has a M.S. in Leadership from Roger Williams University and a B.S. in Rehabilitation & Human Services from Boston University. Korina changed majors her sophomore year of undergrad, from physical therapy, when she realized she liked people more than pathology.

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Unpacking Institutional Racism Marco McWilliams Public Scholar, Writer, Educator, and BRIDGE Faculty Fellow register for this session This presentation will examine the central component of race as an institutional dynamic of social power and will explore a few critical possibilities for addressing these disparities. This presentation will use Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail as a starting point to discuss strategies for social change. It is recommended, but not required, that participants review this document online prior to the session.

Marco McWilliams is a public scholar, published writer, and educator with nearly two decades of engaged scholarship work in convening diverse learning communities.

He was the founding instructor of the influential Black Studies program at DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality). Marco earned his B.A. in Africana Studies from Rhode Island College and is currently working on his M.A. in American Studies at Brown University.

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Check Your Power & Privilege: Towards Student Success TC Rogers, Ed.D. Academic Director College of Online Education

AJ Scognamiglio, M.Ed. Instructional Designer College of Online Education register for this session This session begins with a discussion on theoretical approaches towards keeping power and privilege outside of learning spaces: Critical Race Theory, Theory of Social Reproduction, and Theory of Intersectionality. In addition, a brief overview of the Anyon studies and Freire’s Liberation Philosophy will lay a platform for how education can be used to embolden social reproduction or dismantle it. Then the session will shift towards a discussion of how practical approaches and a compassionate mindset amongst faculty and staff can empower students in their education, leading to increased motivation, retention and graduation rates. Lastly, attendees will also be provided resources for further learning and additional guidance on how to sustain open, safe and inclusive learning spaces.

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TC Rogers, Ed.D. is the academic director for COE and oversees the College of Engineering & Design and the development of microcredentialing for the university. TC’s focuses have been in the areas of transformative education, retention, serving online and in-class education, and creating and implementing programs and initiatives assisting diverse student populations, including traditional aged and adult learners, and underserved students.

TC earned a Doctorate in Education, with a focus on Curriculum Leadership from Northeastern University in 2014.

AJ Scognamiglio, M.Ed. is an instructional designer for COE. He earned his Masters of Education from East Stroudsburg University, and has 10 years of experience in higher education. Formerly, he worked at the State University of New York (SUNY), and Becker College in Worcester, MA. His interests are educational technology, diversity and inclusion, and accessibility.

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“I DIDN’T MEAN IT LIKE THAT” Challenging Your Own Biases Thomas Gaines, M.Ed. Associate Professor and BRIDGE Faculty Fellow John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences register for this session This workshop/discussion will raise awareness about the effects of stereotyping and help participants gain a better understanding about one’s role both as a perpetrator and victim of stereotypes and prejudgments. To dive deep into the effects this has, you will be asked to get personal and talk frankly about stereotypes and you. Finally, we will discuss methods to check ourselves and students in our classrooms for unconscious biases.

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Thomas Gaines, M.Ed. earned his undergraduate degree at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where he received a B.A. in Radio and TV Production. Upon graduation, he went to work immediately as a reporter for a radio station in Toledo, Ohio, applying all that he had learned. During this time, Gaines did stringer work for a subsidiary of Mutual Broadcasting Company and also became the host of an AM public affairs program at an ABC-TV affiliate. The stringer work led Gaines to an opportunity in Washington, D.C., with Mutual Black Network. There, he worked as a tape editor and phone interviewer with Capitol Newsmakers.

Other work experiences include sales with a Fortune 500 company and teaching in the Cleveland Public Schools. During his tenure at Johnson & Wales, Gaines completed an M.Ed. degree at Cambridge College in Massachusetts. He has held several positions at JWU, including being the first director of the Multicultural Center on campus and later director of diversity.

Today, Gaines continues as an associate professor in the English department.

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Celebrating the 1st Decade of JWU Students Holding the Remote Control Laura Gabiger, Ph.D. Professor John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences register for this session When the Covid-19 pandemic sent our classes into the remote learning environment in March 2020, the technical communication classes at JWU had already enjoyed ten years of community project-based experiential education that enabled undergraduate students of diverse abilities to collaborate digitally across local, state, and international boundaries. This presentation will highlight bulletproof course design for flexibility across different environments (asynchronous online, hybrid, or face-to-face).

Select past projects will be highlighted, with a focus on topics in food/environmental sustainability or arts & culture programming to promote racial & economic justice. The completed projects— and course processes—also serve as data for analyzing multiple paradigms for successful 21st-century higher education.

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Laura Gabiger, Ph.D. has professional experience in remote collaboration for writing and editing across multiple disciplines with projects and clients in North America and the Soviet Union. She developed the technical communication courses in JWU’s Professional Communication Minor. Laura’s teaching and scholarship have focused on higher education teaching and learning, emphasizing a combination of high-impact practices including interdisciplinary collaboration and community project-based experiential education models. Laura has presented the work of JWU classes at conferences nationally and internationally. Laura serves as faculty advisor to the Mu Kappa Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho, a Black sorority. In the local Rhode Island community, Laura serves on boards of directors of arts & culture organizations in communities of color.

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Thank you for attending the Transformative Approaches Expo!

A huge thanks to our presenters and the subcommittee member departments: Alumni Relations Off-Campus Student Services Student Academic & Financial Services Human Resources & Payroll Library Student Life The BRIDGE Special thanks to Admissions Marketing & Communications Design Services University Communications Special Events JWU Bookstore