Provost's Faculty Summit: Minding the Equity Gap. Register Now - Virtual, February 15-16, 2024

Thursday, February 15, 2024 - Noon - 4:30 p.m. Eastern 
Friday, February 16, 2024 - 8:30 a.m. - Noon Eastern
Virtual via Zoom

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Registration for the Provost's Faculty Summit is now open.

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Questions? Email strategiclrn@bsu.edu.

Zoom links and supplemental folders for sessions are available under the Agenda tab below.

Agenda

12:00-12:30 p.m. - Welcome to the Summit!

Hear from the summit planning committee, LEAP Indiana Leadership, and Rashida Willard, Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence at Ball State University. Stick around, in the same Zoom room for our Thursday keynote address.

ZOOM ROOM 1

12:30-1:30 p.m. - Equity Through Accessibility, Keynote by Courtney Sobers

Equity must include accessibility. Accessibility is not only accommodations for disabilities but also access to support, resources, and time. Accessibility-first approaches, such as Universal Design for Learning, are meant to be a starting point for addressing the equity gap. But where do you go from there? What do you do if you don't teach a lecture style course? What if you have more of a managerial role in your course? Courtney J. Sobers, PhD, an associate teaching professor, will walk you through her alternative grading journey, encourage you to reflect on the alignment of your boundaries and teaching practices, and the hard truths she's realized about equity in college teaching.

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

ZOOM ROOM 1

1:30-1:45 p.m. - Break / Awards Commercial

Learn about this year’s Excellence in Assessment Awardees!

ZOOM ROOM 1

1:45-2:30 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions

Choose one of the three session options.

Option One

ZOOM ROOM 1

Explore New Academic Worlds With the Office of Digital Scholarship, and Allow That Work to Live Long and Prosper (45 min)

Katie Bohnert, kbohnert@bsu.edu

Jordan Bratt, jfbratt@bsu.edu

Lorey Stinton, lorey.stinton@bsu.edu

Amy Petts, amy.petts@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Option Two

ZOOM ROOM 2

Addicted from Love’s First Kiss: Critical Media Literacy for Undergraduates (20 min)

Grace Pigozzi, gpigozzi@pnw.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Diversifying a Timeline of Philanthropy History in the U.S. (20 min)

Kathi Badertscher, kcoon@iupui.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Option Three

ZOOM ROOM 3

The Intersections of Retention Efforts and Student Aid Models: Bolstering Student Retention through Complementary Student Aid and Student Services (30 min).

Jerrell Cassady, jccassady@bsu.edu

Lindsey Blom, lcblom@bsu.edu

Mary Lou Vercellotti, mlvercellott@bsu.edu

Mary Konkle, mekonkle@bsu.edu

Thalia Mulvihill, tmulvihi@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Using Data to Guide Updates to Ball State’s Implementation of ALEKS PPL (15 min)

Holly Dickin, hldickin@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

2:30-2:45 p.m. - Break / Awards Commercial

Learn about this year’s Excellence in Assessment Awardees!

ZOOM ROOM 1

2:45-3:30 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions

Choose one of the two session options.

Option One

ZOOM ROOM 1

Unlocking Library Literacy: Engaging students through gamification (45 min)

Katie Lorton, katie.lorton@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Option Two

ZOOM ROOM 2

How Students Like an Automated Case Assignment (20 min)

Oi Lin Cheung, ocheung@iue.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Building Student Engagement and Understanding Through Summarization and Application (20 min)

David Largent, dllargent@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

3:30-3:45 p.m. - Break /Awards Commercial

Learn about this year’s Excellence in Assessment Awardees!

ZOOM ROOM 1

3:45-4:30 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions

Choose one of the three session options.

Option One

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Mind the Gap II: Searching Data for Retention Trends and Challenges (45 min)

Rebecca Pierce, rpierce@bsu.edu

Jennifer Coy, jennifer.coy@bsu.edu

David Largent, dllargent@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Option Two

ZOOM ROOM 2

Equity Champions’ Communities of Transformation: Impact on Faculty (45 min)

Lamia Scherzinger, lnuseibe@iupui.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Option Three

ZOOM ROOM 3

Course on Income Inequality in Latin America with an Immersion TrIp (15 min)

Peter Mikek, mikekp@wabash.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Naked Collaboration: Generative AI in the Classroom (15 min) 

Mark Mabrito, mmabrito@pnw.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

"No hablo español": Overcoming the Actual Skill/Perceived Skill Gap (15 min)

Stephen Hessel, swhessel@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

End of Day One – Join Us Again Tomorrow!

8:30-8:45 a.m. - Welcome Back to the Summit!

Hear from the summit planning committee and Ball State University’s Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, Anand R. Marri. Stick around, in the same Zoom room for our Friday keynote address.

ZOOM ROOM 1

8:45-9:45 a.m. - What’s Equity Got to Do With It?: Equity-Centered Assessment, Keynote by Bethany Miller

Quality, equity, and student success are at the forefront of conversations on many campuses and in higher education itself. Ways to engage campus-wide participation focused on quality, equity, and

student success will continue to be part of larger strategic conversations as higher ed moves beyond this moment and into other challenges that await. This presentation will focus on the foundations of assessment and equity as key components of how we continue to frame student success and engage students as active partners in learning.

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

ZOOM ROOM 1

9:45-10:00 a.m. - Break / Awards Commercial

Learn about this year’s Excellence in Assessment Awardees!

ZOOM ROOM 1

10:00-10:45 a.m. - Concurrent Sessions

Choose one of the three session options.

Option One

ZOOM ROOM 1

Using a Flipped Classroom to Transition Learners from Pedagogical to Andragogical Teaching and Learning Practices (20 min)

George Gaither, ggaither@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Enhancing Academic Equity: The Impact of Dropping Lowest Assignment Scores on Homework (20 min)

Michelle Clemons, mclemons14@ivytech.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Option Two

ZOOM ROOM 2

Lessons Learned from LSAMP and I-ASCEND about Supporting Underrepresented Students in STEM Fields (45 min)

Mary Konkle, mekonkle@bsu.edu

Anita Gnezda, aggnezda@bsu.edu

Sundeep Rayat, srayat@bsu.edu

Gen Mager, gmmager@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Option Three

ZOOM ROOM 3

Rubrics, Feedback, and Equity in Beginning Design Education: Objective vs. Subjective Assessment (20 min)

Kristin Barry, kmbarry@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

What Can Trash Tell As About Society? Innovative Assessments in an Introductory Sociology Classroom (20 min)

Sara Collas, sfcollas@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

10:45-11:00 a.m. - Break / Awards Commercial

Learn about this year’s Excellence in Assessment Awardees!

ZOOM ROOM 1

11:00-11:45 a.m. - Concurrent Sessions

Choose one of the three session options.

Option One

ZOOM ROOM 1

Do I Grade Equitably? (45 min)

David Concepcion, dwconcepcion@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Option Two

ZOOM ROOM 2

What Do Professors Think About Validating Student Emotions? (15 min)

Gerardo Ramirez, gramirez6@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Pathway 2 Success using Mastery Paths in Canvas (15 min)

Dan Jones, dejones2@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Belonging in a Strange World: Supporting International Students Across Campus (15 min)

Shane Lanning, smlanning@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Option Three

ZOOM ROOM 3

Minding Students’ Experience of School Climate and Cultural Competence in K-12: An Assessment of Muncie Community Schools (15 min)

Regina Giraldo-Garcia, rjgiraldogar@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Minding the Gap: Parent Perceptions of School Climate and Cultural Competence in a Middle-Town Urban School District (15 min)

Ligia Gomez Franco, egomezfranco@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Developing an Assessment Tool for Cross Cultural Understanding (15 min)

Kazumi Matsumoto Cantrell, kmatsumoto@bsu.edu

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

11:45 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks

Join us for closing remarks from Trudi Weyermann, Assistant Provost for Learning Initiatives at Ball State University, and important information about professional development documentation.

ZOOM ROOM 1

COMPLETE THE ATTENDEE EXPERIENCE SURVEY

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Post-Summit Workshop with Bethany Miller

Bring your lunch and your learning outcomes for this special post-summit workshop. All are welcome.

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

ZOOM ROOM 1

About the Summit

Ball State University's Division of Online and Strategic Learning, Office of Inclusive Excellence, and Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs are pleased to announce the 2024 Provost's Faculty Summit: Minding the Equity Gap taking place virtually February 15 and 16, 2024.

This year’s summit has been expanded to include sessions otherwise offered during the Assurance of Learning Day, hosted by Ball State University. We are excited to combine the Provost's Faculty Summit and Assurance of Learning Day into one premier professional development opportunity for Ball State University community members and beyond.

The planning committee will continue to utilize this live summit landing page to share the emerging summit schedule, resources, and more.

Here's what last year’s attendees had to say

The summit overall was excellent. I got a lot out of several sessions. Thank you for the effort that went into planning this - I know it was a lot of work!”

“Enjoyed the break-up of sessions over two days. Thought-provoking keynote. Easy to navigate.”

“PLEASE do this again soon. I think the approach has real merit. Your planning team did a stellar job of hosting, facilitating, and supporting. Do it again!”

“As a graduate student, the presentations of other graduate students inspired me the most. Thank you!

"Equity Through Accessibility"

Courtney J. Sobers

Courtney J Sobers

Equity must include accessibility. Accessibility is not only accommodations for disabilities but also access to support, resources, and time. Accessibility-first approaches, such as Universal Design for Learning, are meant to be a starting point for addressing the equity gap. But where do you go from there? What do you do if you don't teach a lecture style course? What if you have more of a managerial role in your course? Courtney J. Sobers, PhD, an associate teaching professor, will walk you through her alternative grading journey, encourage you to reflect on the alignment of your boundaries and teaching practices, and the hard truths she's realized about equity in college teaching.

Courtney J. Sobers, an associate teaching professor in the Chemistry department at Rutgers-Newark, teaches medium introductory lab and lecture courses. Her teaching and mentoring practices center student learning and engagement through a lens of accessibility, inclusion, and equity.

Courtney J. Sobers, PhD, started her career as a full-time collegiate educator in 2014 and is currently an Associate Teaching Professor in the chemistry department at Rutgers-Newark in Newark, New Jersey. Her primary teaching responsibilities include sequenced introductory chemistry courses with 100-450 enrolled students in collaboration with ~35 teaching assistants.

As an educator, Courtney prioritizes creating courses that are welcoming to historically neglected students, including disabled students and formerly incarcerated students. To that end, Dr. Sobers ventured into the world of alternative grading, specifically collaborative grading (ungrading) and specifications grading, in large and/or non-lecture style courses.

Courtney also focuses on the mentoring and training of student Teaching Assistants (TAs) that provide necessary support for these courses, with an emphasis on creating a learning environment that celebrates diversity.

Most importantly, Dr. Sobers is unafraid to show the good, the bad, and the ugly of addressing accessibility and equity issues using adapted evidence-informed practices. She can be found publicly documenting her experiences, and discussing practical ways to start “Minding the Equity Gap”, on various social media. 

"What’s Equity Got to Do With It?: Equity-Centered Assessment"

Photo of Brittany Miller

Bethany Miller

Quality, equity, and student success are at the forefront of conversations on many campuses and in higher education itself. Ways to engage campus-wide participation focused on quality, equity, and student success will continue to be part of larger strategic conversations as higher ed moves beyond this moment and into other challenges that await. This presentation will focus on the foundations of assessment and equity as key components of how we continue to frame student success and engage students as active partners in learning.

Bethany Miller serves as Director of Institutional Research & Assessment at Macalester College. With a focus on equity and inclusion as well as assessment, her work lays a foundation for collaboration to build shared understanding and using data to support student and institutional success.

Bethany Miller has published, presented and consulted, building on her work experiences at Cornell College and Mary Baldwin University. Bethany is an expert faculty member with the Institute on General Education and Assessment Institute and have served on multiple AAC&U research initiatives, from contributing to the creation of the most recent VALUE ADD (Assignment Design and Diagnostic) tool to the development of its forthcoming campus guide for implementing open educational resources as tools for promoting diversity, equity, and student success. She was recently named a Senior Fellow for AAC&U in the Office of Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation.

Supported by an undergraduate degree in English, and a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Research, Evaluation, Statistics, & Assessment, her work lays a foundation for collaboration to build shared understanding and using data to support student and institutional success.

Bethany is currently co-authoring a book on equity-centered collaboration in the use of data to inform student and institutional success