WACC  Work Group 19-20

Members

• • Co-Chairs: Kathleen Chambers & Sarah Griffith

  • Manager of website, Eventbrite, and social apps: Sara Newman, Sarah Griffith

  • Kathy Chatfield

  • Martin Cockroft

  • Dale Coleman

  • Tye Durbin

  • Liz Falconer

  • Niki Fleetwood

  • Jeannie Henkle

  • Jerry Lewis

  • Alissa Sells

  • Tina Torres

  • Tim Trussler

Goals

• 1. Provide faculty development by organizing and managing the Washington State Canvas Conference (WACC ) with presentations and workshops focusing on equitable and inclusive teaching practices that benefit all students, especially systemically non-represented populations.

  2. Provide professional development and collaboration opportunities for those in Instructional Designer roles by supporting  the annual instructional design retreat. 

Deliverables:

WACC 2020

• • Accept proposal submissions focused on  equity, diversity and inclusive (EDI) teaching practices, including tracks on OER, Accessibility,  Universal Design, and in Student Services

  • Select keynote speakers focusing on EDI topics relating to teaching and learning.

  • Provide one voucher for registration to each college. This suports our goal of access to professional development.

Connie Broughton Innovation Award 2020

• • Recognize innovation and excellence in eLearning.

ID Retreat 2020

• • Provide a state-wide Instructional Design Retreat; summer 2020

IC work plan that aligns with our goals, in bold text

1.4 Improve accessibility

1.1B  Identify, disseminate, and implement effective equity-minded guided pathways on-ramps for underserved populations, including: address barriers to transition, expand I-BEST and financial aid (i.e., Ability to Benefit), integrate basic skills with college-level courses, and incorporate inclusive pedagogy.

2.2 C  Identify and provide support for each student, create and sustain a culture of equity, inclusion and belongingness from the first quarter through completion (see SET’s Retention/Persistence focus area 4.1-4.3)

In our proposal form and choice of keynotes, we will use the following, three of the five areas in the Guiding Pathways Equity principles to encourage presentations on pedagogy.

Guided Pathways Equity Principles (3 of 5 that align with our goal. Bolded text is where the WACC conference intersects with Guided Pathways.)

1.  Guided Career Pathways require embracing radical, equity-minded, transformational organizational change. (in relation to teaching and culturally responsive teaching strategies)

2. Guided Career Pathways require a commitment to racial and social equity and the dismantling of systemic policies and practices (focus on embracing classroom communities online to celebrate diversity and implement inclusive teaching and learning practices) that create and/ or maintain inequities.

3. Guided Career Pathways require the system to foster learning amongst colleges through partnerships, professional development, (WACC conference) and other vital resources across the ecosystem.

CANCELLED: WACC   March 26 & 27

UPDATE Feb. 5, 2020

Full Meeting Agenda with notes

38 Proposals as of Feb.4: No vendors in this count

• • Four 2 hour workshops/One 3 hour workshop/Rest are 45 minutes

Tickets

• • $160 early bird by March 2nd / $200 regular

  • Up to 34 comp tickets/if not used, we don't give them away.

Swag: Approx: $5,000 for 300

• •  Fleece Jackets 

Website is being updated which will include:

• • Hotels

  • Registration link

  • Schedule when ready: Patti Hermosa @ Tacoma will be uploaded to the Sched App we used last year

  • Registration info will be sent out next week.

Sponsors

• • Honorlock

  • Panopto

  • Zoom

  • Unicheck

Connie Broughton award update 

• • Have 7 applicants

  • Applications have been assembled and sent to the ELC eTeam for review

Completed: Everything for WACC 2020 that was canceled

• • Keynote: 

    • Luis Ortega, $2,000

    • Second Day: Possibly a student, Instructure: TBD

  • Proposals reviewed and Accepted