2023 - 2024 UM-FLINT FACULTY RESOURCE GUIDE

Supportingand CelebratingFacultyat UM-Flint: AResourceGuide

2023-2024 Academic Year

presented by the Thompson Center for Learning & Teaching

TOPIC PAGE(S)

Vision

TCLTFundingOpportunities

Community-Engaged Faculty Fellows Grant

AwardsandRecognitionOpportunities

Provost Teaching Innovation Prize

Lois Matz Rosen Junior Teaching Excellence Award

Golden Apples Recognition Program

HighlightedPrograms

Faculty Peer Observation and Coaching Program

I.G.N.I.T.E. and 5601

Service Saturdays

Fundamentals of Teaching Workshop Series

Community-Engagement Video Series

Marian Wright Teaching Circles

Frances Willson Thompson Critical Issues Conference

The Thompson Center for Learning & Teaching (TCLT) was established in 1998 to advance excellence in teaching throughout campus and across all modalities. The Center assists faculty in their efforts to deepen knowledge of their current teaching practice, explore new methods for promoting active learning, and incorporate new technologies into teaching.

OurMission

To provide professional faculty development opportunities that promote excellence in learning, teaching and engagement.

OurVision

To foster an inclusive and collaborative culture that enriches scholarship and collegiality.

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2022-2023AcademicYear AdvisoryBoardMembers

Gary Ashley, Program Manager

Office of Engaged Learning Representative, Member Ex-Officio

Timothy Brooks, Student Student Government Representative

David Luke, Chief Diversity Officer Office of the Chancellor

Suzanne Knight, Associate Professor School of Education and Human Services Representative

Laura McLeman, Director Thompson Center for Learning & Teaching, Member Ex-Officio

Kimberly Saks, Assistant Professor College of Arts & Sciences Representative

Ruth Person, Professor School of Management Representative

Leslie Smith, Clinical Associate Professor College of Health Sciences Representative

Carson Waites, Senior Instructional Designer Office of Online and Digital Education Representative

Kristi Wilson, Associate Professor School of Nursing Representative

TCLT Funding

Opportunities

Faculty Development Grants

LEO Support

Lilly Conference Travel Funds

Faculty Opportunity Funds

Community-Engaged Faculty

Fellows Grant

FacultyDevelopmentGrants

Faculty Development Teaching Grants

Faculty at all ranks with at least a continuing, half-time appointment are eligible to apply each year for a faculty development teaching grant of up to $3,000 per fiscal year. These competitive grants are intended to encourage and facilitate the development of teaching interests and skills that will lead to successful student learning experiences.

A call for applications is made in October, with award decisions shared in November.

Faculty Inclusive Teaching Grants

New this year, faculty at all ranks with at least a continuing, halftime appointment are eligible to apply for an inclusive teaching grant. These competitive grants of up to $2,000 per fiscal year are designed to support faculty as they focus on further developing inclusive teaching practices.

A call for applications will be made in early October.

LEO SUPPORT

Per the 2021-2024 collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Lecturers Employee Organization (LEO), the Office of the Provost provides two different sources of funding to advance the professional development of lecturers teaching at the University of Michigan-Flint.

LEO PD Funds

Intended to encourage creativity in support of activities that enhance a lecturer's teaching activity at UM-Flint. Awards are up to $1500 per fiscal year.

LEO Inclusive Teaching Funds

Intended to support the development and enhancement of inclusive teaching practices Awards are up to $1200 per fiscal year. A 300 word summary is due at the conclusion of the project.

LillyConferenceTravelFunds

October11-13,2023

https://www.lillyconferences-mi.com/

Each year, the Thompson Center for Learning and Teaching invites faculty interested in attending the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching in Traverse City to apply for travel funding. Awards are $1,000, used first to cover conference registration and then some additional travel costs that have been incurred.

The Lilly Conferences are noted for their excellence in featuring a wide array of topics pertinent to university teaching presented by faculty scholars representing all disciplines from campuses around the world. The conferences are structured to provide ample opportunity for interaction with fellow attendees to share ideas about learning and teaching. This year the conferences are based on the ongoing theme of “Advancing Teaching and Learning.”

Limited funding is available; preference will be given to pre-tenure faculty members, first time attendees, and/or conference presenters. In accepting the award, attendees agree to write a summary reflection upon which they share key insights and take-aways from the conference. These summaries will be posted on the TCLT intranet.

All tenure-track, clinical track, and lecturers (with an ongoing appointment) are eligible to apply.

Faculty Opportunity Funds

Starting in Fall 2023, faculty at all ranks that have at least a continuing, half-time appointment are eligible to apply for funds to cover small costs associated with teaching a course.

Awards are up to $250 per semester. Faculty may receive a maximum of $250 per semester and a cumulative amount of $500 during any given academic year.

Funding is available during the Fall, Winter, and Summer semester. However, funding will be limited, with only a select amount available each semester.

COMMUNITY-ENGAGED FACULTYFELLOWS

During the 2022-2023 AY, the Office of the Provost – with the support of the TCLT and the Office of Engaged Learning –established the Community-Engaged Faculty Fellows grant. The purpose of this grant is to support faculty who are engaged in community-engaged teaching and scholarship at UM-Flint.

Onthenextpage,readaboutthework ofoneofthispastyear'sCEFacultyFellows, Dr.MelissaSreckovic.

For the 2023-2024 AY, the TCLT is excited to make another call for the Community-Engaged Faculty Fellows grant. Be on the lookout during September for the call announcement!

Dr. Melissa Sreckovic was awarded a Community Engaged Faculty Fellow grant in December 2022 to investigate sensory bags utilized by law enforcement officers to support autistic individuals during safety interactions. The project aims to first identify what items should be included in a sensory bag law enforcement officers carry in their vehicles and second, to examine the impact of the sensory bags when utilized in the field to support the safety of autistic individuals.

Phase one of the study is complete. Dr. Sreckovic and her research team distributed a survey to autistic individuals, family members of autistic individuals, and service providers of autistic individuals to ascertain from their perspectives what items should be included in the sensory bag to help law enforcement officers communicate with autistic individuals, as well as calm and de-escalate autistic individuals. Ninety-two responses were collected.

Based on data from the survey, Dr. Sreckovic and her team built 75 sensory bags (Figure 1). Dr. Sreckovic and her team are working collaboratively with the Law Enforcement Officers Regional Training Commission, which serves over 50 law enforcement agencies in Michigan, to distribute the bags during autism training sessions.

Phase two of the study is underway and will be a longitudinal study examining how law enforcement officers utilize the bags in the field and if the bags make a difference in improving the safety of autistic individuals during public safety interactions.

Awardsand Recognition Opportunities

Provost Teaching Innovation Prize

Dr. Lois Matz Rosen Junior

Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award

Golden Apples Recognition Program

ProvostTeaching InnovationPrize

Each winter semester we seek nominations for the Provost Teaching Innovation Prize as way to recognize UM-Flint faculty who have developed a creative or innovative project or approach that enhances student learning.

This past academic year we honored the following two projects:

OurSummer,OurVoice

John Girdwood, Lecturer I, Sociology, Department of Behavioral Sciences

DevelopingAnInnovativeMixedRealitySimulationBased ExperienceFocusingonTraumaInformedCarefor VulnerableorUnderservedPopulationsExperiencing SexualAssault

Megan Keiser, Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, and Carman Turkleson, Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing

Read about these exciting projects on the next few pages and be on the lookout in Winter 2024 for the next call for nominations!

OurSummer,OurVoice

A first-year, first-semester group of academically disadvantaged students (with high school GPA under 2.70) worked together to produce a published anthology during their first semester in college. Specifically, the final project for one section of SOC 100 culminated in writing a 4-page paper that assessed the level of understanding students had that sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Students were asked to use their sociological imaginations as they investigated the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. Additionally, students were encouraged to examine the dynamics of power and inequality in society and the ways in which our individual lives are patterned by broader social institutions.

These papers were then published as an anthology that was bound in a physical book (available on Amazon!) and distributed a few months after the course ended. Student participation and involvement in the overall publication process was voluntary yet 100% of the students who wrote final papers participated in the anthology aspect of the project.

Finally, a student author panel event, hosted in the Alvin D. Loving Cultural Center, was held for the student authors, with four students chosen to speak about their work. The event was well-attended with UM-Flint faculty members and members of the Greater Flint community engaging with the students.

The project was innovative because it extended beyond the semester and the product was a collective outcome. This avoided the common “study to the test” phenomenon and allowed students to envision their work beyond the scope of the limited 7-week semester time frame. Further, the publisher, a local Blackowned business, is excited and ready to conduct this project again in future semesters.

DevelopingAnInnovativeMixedReality SimulationBasedExperienceFocusingon TraumaInformedCareforVulnerableor UnderservedPopulationsExperiencing SexualAssault

Survivors of sexual assault (SA) require specialized patient-centered healthcare and psychological support addressing the trauma from the event. The use of specially trained nurses (SANEs) who can provide comprehensive psychological, medical, and forensic services in either the acute care setting or within a community-based clinic is a model used to address the unique needs of SA survivors.

To address the preparation of current and future SANEs an innovative approach was used to create a mixed reality (MR) SBE focusing trauma informed patient centered care and crisis intervention. This innovation was unique as it represented the collaboration between interprofessional community partners and a simulation team to create a MR holographic patient SBE focusing on trauma informed patient centered care for vulnerable or underserved populations for novice SANEs.

The first cohort of Adult/Adolescent learners (N=26) enrolled in NUR 427 participated in the MR SBE experience remotely during two live class sessions held via Zoom, one week prior to their on-site 2.5 day immersive simulation and skills bootcamp. The MR-SBE was intentionally scaffolded to promote comfort with patient centered care and trauma informed interviewing approach prior to participation in the on-site bootcamp. Learners were able to engage in the experience remotely experiencing and interacting with the holographic patient in a along with the faculty facilitators. Learners were provided wi instructions on accessing the application and were provided be utilized prior to initiation of the session.

Learners indicated they enjoyed experiencing a remote MR-S the 2.5 day bootcamp. Preliminary results also revealed that use, they had a strong desire to and indicated a desire for more p g overall rated the MR experience as positive.

Dr.LoisMatzRosenJuniorFaculty

ExcellenceinTeachingAward

Established by Dr. Rosen upon her retirement in 2003, this award honors tenure-track faculty in any UM-Flint school or college in their 3rd year of appointment up to but not including the academic year of their initial review for promotion/tenure are eligible to be nominated.

Highly qualified candidates must possess the following characteristics:

Consistent level of excellence in and demonstration of inclusion strategies.

Demonstrated commitment to teaching through course development activities, attendance at campus teaching workshops, participation in conferences on pedagogy, publications related to pedagogy, etc.

Recognizable commitment to UM-Flint students both inside and outside of the classroom (through advising, mentoring, or research/performance activities).

A call for nominations comes out the beginning of the Winter semester, with nominations typically due at the middle/end of March.

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GoldenApples

In 2004, the Golden Apples Recognition program was started as a way to acknowledge the hard work and effort of UM-Flint faculty who have positively influenced a student’s academic journey. In 2022, the program was expanded to include UM-Flint staff as we know that staff also play an important role in ensuring student success.

Twice each major semester, student submissions are solicited by the TCLT, where students craft statements of recognition that showcase their appreciation for an individual faculty or staff member.

Every submission is honored, and every individual acknowledged through the process receives a pdf version of a certificate.

Congratulations to the faculty and staff who received Golden Apple recognitions this past academic year!

GoldenAppleRecipients Winter2023

Jennifer Alvey

Shannon Ash

Karen Bedell

Daniel Birchok

Halil Bisgin

Brenda Cameron

Taylor Culinski

Nic Custer

Harold Dalton

Vicky Dawson

Andy Deck

Shirl Donaldson

Chasity Falls

Thiago Ferreira

Marilyn Filter

Donna Fry

John Girdwood

Rachel Gutierrez

Jafar Haacheem

Julie Hollenbeck

Gregory Kelly

Kent Key

Suzanne Knezek

Aubrey Kraut

Jennifer Lacosse-Brannon

Weiqi Li

Zhenfeng Liu

Adam Lutzker

Brian McBride

Cathleen Miller

Nathaniel Miller

Jennifer O’Roarke

Lynn Pierzchalski-Goldstein

Nick Prush

Shannon Resowski

Stephanie Roach

Justin Skibin

Amanda Smith

John Stephens

Matthew Spradling

Kenneth Sylvester

Amanda Taylor

Sapna Thwaite

Diane Towers

Suzanne Trojanowski

Mary Velasquez

Benedicte Veillet

Dennis Viele

Hiba Wehbe-Alamah

Julie Wiebe

Todd Womack

Thomas Wrobel

GoldenAppleRecipients Fall2022

FacultyPeerObservation& CoachingProgram

Supported by the TCLT and the Office of Online and Digital Education, the Faculty Peer Observation & Coaching Program is a coordinated, systematic conversation about classroom or online instruction. It was designed to assist faculty in their interactions with students in their courses through a formative observation and feedback process that encourages continual instructional improvement. The program is available for any modality of instruction.

3-PHASEMODEL

The peer observation program is based on a 3-phase formative assessment model. The phases are a (1) pre-observation, (2) the observation, and (3) a post observation. In short, a trained faculty coach observes the course or class to provide the instructor with feedback aimed at continuous instructional improvement. Each phase aims to convey meaningful information while building collegiality between peers.

Benefits

Immediate, confidential, and prospectively continuing feedback to improve instruction provided by trained faculty coaches. Emphasis placed on sharing of ideas and experiences as opposed to evaluating outcomes.

Confidential findings shared only with the course instructor, who then has the option of using the report as evidence of their effort towards instructional excellence.

The aim of the IGNITE (Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education) program is to "eliminate generational incarceration through education, by restoring value, hope, and purpose to the resident population.” Sheriff Swanson, a UM-Flint graduate and LEO faculty member, works with both community partners and UM-Flint faculty to provide education and opportunities for the residents while they are in jail.

Upon release, "wrap-around services" are offered to the former jail residents through the Higher Quality of Life Ministries Vision Center, located at 5601 N. Saginaw St. These services provide valuable training and facilitate a transition out of the criminal justice system. Contact Gary Ashley (gaashley@umich.edu) for more information on the programs and on how to get involved.

S E R V I C E

Coordinated through the Office of Engaged Learning, the University of Michigan-Flint’s Service Saturdays program offers a community service learning experience on the local level during select Saturdays throughout the year.

Participants meet at a selected service site to engage in meaningful action towards a greater understanding of root causes of relevant issues. Following the project, participants reflect and analyze social justice issues they experience first-hand.

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S A T U R D A Y S

Fundamentals of Teaching Workshops

Community Engagement Workshops

Marian E. Wright Teaching Circles

Frances Willson Thompson Critical Issues Conference

Fundamentals of Teaching Workshop Series

During the Winter 2023 semester, 12 faculty from four different academic units came together 5 times to participate in the inaugural Fundamentals of Teaching Workshop series. This workshop -facilitated by staff from the TCLT and ODE -- focused on helping individuals make their teaching transparent for students.

In addition to exploring the Transparent Teaching Framework, participants also were introduced to the faculty peer observation and coaching program and had the opportunity to conduct peer observations of each other.

StudentTestimonial

Faculty reported that their students responded well to the framework. In the words of one student, "It gave me examples, including areas where to focus, but more importantly, it gave me things not to do. My opinion Is that the workshop was very resourceful and will have a positive impact on your students."

A call for next winter's Fundamentals of Teaching Workshop Series will be made in November!

CommunityEngagement Workshops

During the Fall 2022 semester, the Office of the Provost sponsored a series of community-engaged workshops. In all, 25 different faculty attended some or all of the workshops that focused on:

Getting started in community-engaged teaching and research

Incorporating community partnerships in course and project design

Designing community-engaged teaching and research projects

The TCLT would like to thank the following guest facilitators who shared their time and expertise with our campus community:

Cara DiEnno, Center for Community-Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning

Ella Greene-Moton, Health in Our Hands

Athena McKay, Flint Innovative Solutions

Patrick McNeal, North Flint Neighborhood Action Council

Office of Research Staff, University of Michigan-Flint

Suzanne Selig, University of Michigan-Flint

Asa Zucarro, Latinx Technology and Community Center

TheTCLTwillbeworkingwithselect facultyduringthefall2023semesterto produceanongoingvideoseriesabout community-engagedteachingand research.Beonthelookoutforthose!

MarianE. Wright Teaching Circles

WhatareTeachingCircles?

Small groups of faculty and/or staff, 5-10 per group, who agree to meet at least four times throughout the academic year to work together on a specific issue or concern related to pedagogy and issues of importance to university education.

All teaching faculty and staff members are eligible to participate in a Teaching Circle. Each Teaching Circle must have a specific focal topic, issue, concern, question, project, or problem related to pedagogy or issues of importance to university education that it will spend the year addressing.

Each group will receive $500 to support the group’s activities. This money can be used for books or materials, duplication of articles, refreshments for meetings, local travel, a guest speaker, or other expenses that further the project the group has undertaken.

Marian E. Wright is a former classroom teacher, speech therapist, and language arts curriculum consultant, among other things. Local to the Flint area, Marian established several endowments at UMFlint supporting Teaching Circles, the Marian E. Wright Writing Center, and other unique programs.

FrancesWillsonThompson CriticalIssuesConference

On May 19-20, 2023, the TCLT supported the Office of the Provost and other units on campus to host the inaugural Critical Issues Conference.

The theme of the conference was 'Teaching and Learning in the Era of COVID.' Friday night Alicia Meriweather (Deputy Superintendent for Detroit Public Schools Community District) and a panel of K-12 and higher education experts engaged participants in thoughtful discussion around teaching and learning during and after COVID.

A student panel kicked off Saturday morning, followed by a variety of contributed talks from K-12 and higher education professionals. Responses from participants at both the Friday and Saturday events were extremely positive, and we are looking forward to the next conference!

JoinusonMarch7,2024forthenext CriticalIssuesConferencewherewewill