threshold convening #1 ppt

7/23/2019 Threshold Convening #1 Ppt

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The Threshold Project

Convening #1: GettingOur Hands DirtyFullerton College, August !, "1

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De&ra David

Ann Foster

'ilit Haroyan

(i)a Hogan

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Why are we all working on redesignprojects without talking to each other

or leveraging each others expertise?

Where is the space to reallycollaborate?

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started


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ThresholdConce5ts6

TCs emphasize conceptualknowledge, rather than content or

skills

TCs are the ideas that shapedisciplinary ways of thinking,practicing, and problem solving

TCs are cross

disci5linary

The TC a55roachis consistent 4ith

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learn


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To expand and strengthen networkedfaculty communities of practiceacross disciplines and sectors in

order to identify student learningproficiencies for GE and majors,building on disciplinary thresholdconcepts and interdisciplinary wickedproblems.

To improve faculty capacity to designtransparent curricula, assignments,and assessments to prepare allstudents to achieve thoseproficiencies, incorporating high

impact pedagogical practices andsupport structures which value andbuild from students differentbackgrounds and strengths and whichfoster student agency.

Faculty

Colla&orativesProject


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ThresholdConce5ts BTheir Traits

Transformative &Irreversible

Counter-intuitive &Troublesome

Often involves prolongedliminality, characterizedby mimicry, frustration,

and resistance


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At +our

Ta&le

How do studentsexperience a specific

threshold concept in yourdiscipline?Choose onethreshold concept to

work with.How is the specificthreshold concept

transformational &irreversible; troublesome &counter-intuitive; liminal?


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'oo)ingAhead

How can we support ourstudents with the learning

of threshold concepts?

Course materials andassignment designs?

Pedagogicalapproaches?

Empathetic actions?


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'i%inality*eyer B 'and

A transformative state thatengages existing

certainties and rendersthem problematic and fluid

A suspended state inwhich understandingcan approximate to akind of mimicry or lack

of authenticity

A sense of loss


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Than) youso %uch

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Kim Costino,[email protected]

Nika Hogan,[email protected]

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to seeing youagain soon
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