CIRTL Network Meeting Thursday November 20, :00-12:30 ET/ 10:00-11:30 CT/ 9:00-10:30 MT / 8:00-9:30 PT This meeting will be recorded Begin by running the Audio Setup Wizard Select : Tools>Audio> Audio Setup Wizard or select the audio wizard icon Backup Call-in: Call-in Number: 1 (571) Passcode:

Agenda Announcements: Cross-Network Update Forum Update & Invitations MOOC Update Topic 1: UMD: University Teaching & Learning Program Topic 2: Virtual CIRTL Network Meetings

CIRTL Forum - April 12-14, 2015 (Net Mtg th ) Randy Bass, Vice Provost for Education and Professor of English at Georgetown University - In the Crystal Ball: What will Higher Education Look Like in 2030? Benjamin Flores, Graduate Dean at the University of Texas El Paso - What Do Current Demographic Trends Predict for the Students of 2030? George Siemens, Executive Director of the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge (LINK) Research Lab at the University of Texas- Arlington - How Do We Best Utilize the Teaching Technologies Yet to Come? Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Mount Holyoke's Weissman Center for Leadership and Professor and Director Emeritus, Center for Teaching and Faculty Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst - the Future of the Professoriate: How Must We Change? Keynote: Anya Kamenetz, author, blogger, and journalist - From DYI to Test: The Evolution of Education

An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Education, October 6 – November 23, 2014 “Instructors”: Derek Bruff, Rique Campa, Bennett Goldberg, Trina McMahon “Teaching Staff”: Kitch Barnicle, Trey Mack, Lauren Palladino, Jan Littrell, Stephanie Chasteen, Angie Little, Robin Greenler, Vanderbilt Institute of Digital Learning Composition: 7 weeks, 13 “modules”, 109 videos, discussion forums, embedded quiz questions, weekly quizzes, 3 peer-graded assignments, 4 MOOC Google Hangout “Virtual Office Hour” Sessions (recorded on YouTube) MOOC-Supported Learning Communities: 51 signed-up (including ones in: India, Malaysia, UK, Germany); participants: 6-5/MSLC

Participation 5,814 “total learners joined” (as of 19 November 2014) 3,913 “have visited all time” 2,873 “watched a lecture” 1,073 “submitted an exercise” 1,840 “browsed the forums ” A week in the MOOC (this week): 1,012 “visited the course” 688 “watched a lecture” 423 “submitted an exercise” 278 “browsed the forums” 89% - avg. score on the quiz for Week 5 We are in Week 7! Thanks to all MSLC Facilitators!

Revision of our University Teaching & Learning Program Seeking feedback from our CIRTL colleagues

Assessment 1.Teaching Philosophy statement (Associate) or Teaching Portfolio (Practitioner/Scholar) 2.TAR project – Poster and reflection for Practitioner level – Presentation and write-up for Scholar level 3.Qualitative assessment of perceptions of knowledge and ability around the three CIRTL core themes

Comments/Questions

Virtual CIRTL Network Meetings Are there ways to incorporate some of the benefits* of in-person meetings in our virtual meetings? * networking, problem solving, updates, resource sharing, thought provoking conversations, insights, connections

Select Feedback from Ames We need more time for in-depth discussions (e.g. Expansion & Learning Outcomes) The breakout sessions let everyone’s voice be heard Hearing from a wide range of people was useful Personal interactions and activities that drive connectivity were useful

Virtual CIRTL Network Meetings We want these meetings to be a positive experience for participants and we need to start planning for an expanded Network. Can we try to capture some of the positive aspects of the in-person meeting in our virtual meetings? Can we use some of the strategies used by online instructors in our virtual meetings? What would you like to see in the virtual meetings?

Potential Discussion Questions What content topics would you like to discuss at the CIRTL Network meetings? Who do you want to hear from at these meetings? ( institutional leaders, leadership team, team members, instructors/organizers, CIRTL Central, student participants, operation groups, others? ) What types of information would YOU like to share with the community? Do you want to hear more about what is going on at Network institutions? How should we do that? How can we encourage more interaction in the Network Meetings? What has been most useful or engaging in prior meetings?

Breakout sessions You’ll be automatically moved into a breakout room with 6 or fewer people. Upon entering the room: 1.Turn on your camera 2.Turn on your microphone 3.Discuss and write comments on the whiteboard 4.The bottom name on the breakout room participant list will report out when we return to the main room. (We’ll pull the whiteboards back to the main room.) 5.You’ll be pulled back to the main room 30 seconds after the timer rings BBC “experts” please provide assistance

How can the virtual Network meetings be optimized to suit your needs? Content Format/Process