POD Conference 2021

Session Sponsored by Strategic Planning Committee

Creating transparent participation pathways for members to engage in committees, small interest groups (SIGs) and leadership roles is a key element of the POD strategic plan. To support this goal, the Strategic Planning Committee invites new and seasoned members to this on-demand session to develop and refine ideas that will inform the work of POD. Participants will engage in exercises to examine the alignment of the strategic plan to the work of committees and SIGs, reflect on how POD leaders view our collective work, and explore new ways that POD can realize elements of the 2018-23 strategic plan.

Session attendees can access our guided reflection alignment activity at this link: https://tinyurl.com/SPCAlign 

Welcome to our session! We have set it up a little bit differently than some of the others, and you will find all the material, including videos, in the interactive slide presentation: Personalities, perspectives, and politics: the cultural work of curriculum redesign

Abstract: An ineffective curriculum redesign can result in fruitless meetings over multiple years, some small tweaks to a few classes, and much frustration. In this session, we argue that beginning a curriculum redesign with attention to the cultural and human nature of the work preempts common problems and helps educational developers and faculty evolve beyond crisis. Participants will engage with a fictional department beginning a curriculum redesign, considering aspects of stakeholder analysis including departmental power dynamics and pedagogical approaches. Using this analysis, participants will make decisions to initiate a process that transforms not only the curriculum itself but also department culture.