Supporting Student Success Practicum
Overview
The Supporting Student Success Practicum is designed to deepen understanding of the multiple factors contributing to students’ holistic success. Together, we will explore strategies for co-creating clear expectations, leveraging resources to support equitable access, and designing assessments that align with diverse student motivations and strengths. The practicum includes live sessions on redefining, creating, facilitating, and assessing student success, complemented by a keynote, learning labs, faculty panel, and individual consultations.
This practicum is a collaboration of faculty and staff from AccessibleNU, Northwestern IT Teaching and Learning Technologies, Office of the Provost, School of Professional Studies Distance Learning, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching, and University Libraries, and will draw on expertise and experience from around the University, including Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Office of Institutional Diveristy and Inclusion, and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.
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Eligibility
Instructors of all levels, backgrounds, and teaching contexts at Northwestern University
Application or Registration
Outcomes
By participating in this program, participants will:
- Identify multiple factors shaping student’s holistic success.
- Explore strategies for co-creating and communicating course expectations with transparency and collaboration.
- Integrate resources into course design that support equitable access to learning opportunities.
- Apply a student-centered framework to reflect upon current assessment practices.
Time Commitment and/or Schedule
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- Pre-Practicum Keynote | Dr. Jillian Kinzie January 30 @ 12-1:30pm (CT) (This event is encouraged by not required to participate in the practicum) Register here
- Live Session 1 | How are we (re)defining student success? (Week 1)
- We will critically analyze the dominant narratives of student success. Digging deeper to redefine “student success” by integrating multiple perspectives and experiences in and outside of the classroom, we will examine the importance of a shared understanding of “this is what success means in our classroom” at this time.
- Live Session 2 | How are we creating an environment for student success? (Week 2)
- We will discuss how instructors can design course materials, like syllabi, to set a welcoming tone in their classrooms, counter the hidden curriculum, and establish clear, student-centered course expectations.
- Learning Lab | Create an Accessible Canvas Site in 7 Easy Steps (Week 2)
- Live Session 3 | How are we facilitating student success? (Week 3)
- We will discuss how instructors can design course materials, like syllabi, to set a welcoming tone in their classrooms, counter the hidden curriculum, and establish clear, student-centered course expectations.
- Learning Lab | Co-Creating Rubrics for Student Success (Week 3)
- Live Session 4 | How are we assessing student success? (Week 4)
- We will explore a variety of student-centered approaches to assessment and facilitation, that align instructional goals with students' varied motivations and strengths, to enhance the achievement of student learning outcomes.
- Faculty Panel (Week 4)