Partner Toolkit

Scaling Humanized Online Teaching
in STEM

Hi there! This page has been put together to support our partner institutions with project-related communications. If you think of a resource that would be helpful, let Michelle know. We want this to be a great experience for you.

Available Cohort Dates: Humanizing Online STEM Academy

• Cohort 10: February 12 – March 24, 2024

Details

The Academy:

• prepares STEM faculty to cultivate culturally inclusive online courses that foster belonging through the use of digital technologies
• is six weeks long
• requires about 10 hours of time per week
• is fully asynchronous (no required Zoom sessions)
• is delivered in Canvas
• is not self-paced. One module is released each week containing content and assignments with due dates. Participants engage in asynchronous discussions.

Recruitment Materials

• Academy Webpage – Send this link to STEM faculty
  • Send STEM faculty to this page to learn all about the Academy.
  • On the “Apply” page, they will find eligibility criteria, information about the stipend (if you are a Grow partner, note that the site directs them back to you for details about your incentive), and a link to apply.
    
• Sample Email Announcement for STEM Faculty
  • Research Partner
  • Grow Partner
  • Seed Partner
    
• Infographic/Flyer – How and Why to Humanize Your Online Class – We encourage you to use your local printing resources to produce more of these helpful handouts.
  
• Slides – Make a copy of these Academy overview slides and present them in a Fall 2022 department meetings or workshops to recruit STEM faculty.

3-minute Participant Reflection Video – A great and inspirational video to include in a campuswide presentation to promote your college’s participation in our project.

College Contacts

If any of these contacts are incorrect or have changed, please inform Michelle. Thank you.

Grow Partners

• Saddleback College*
  • Kim D’Arcy – communications
  • Shouka Torabi – research
  • Vivian Nguyen – faculty support
• Cal Poly Humboldt*
  • Kim Vincent-Layton – communications
  • Michael Le – research
  • Kim Vincent-Layton, Julie Alderson – faculty support
• Kern Community College District*
  • Alex Rockey – district communications
  • Alex Rockey, Renee Visaya (sandboxes during the summer), Matt Andrasian-Jones – Bakersfield College faculty support
  • Debbie Lou Angeles – Porterville College faculty support
  • Rebecca Pang – Cerro Coso communications and faculty support
  • Bob Ngo – district research
• CSU Channel Islands
  • Lorna Gonzalez – communications
  • Georgia Van Tyne – faculty support
• Foothill College
  • Lené Whitley-Putz – communications
  • Paula Schales – faculty support
• Modesto Junior College
  • Mike Smedshammer – communications and faculty support
• Sierra College
  • Megan D’Errico – communications
  • Michelle Macfarlane, Autumn Gobel-Calhoon – faculty support
• Ventura College
  • Kammy Algiers and Oscar Rivera – communications
  • Matt Moore, Sharon Oxford, Ali Olson-Pacheco – faculty support

* Research partner

Seed Partners

• Butte College
  • Suzanne Wakim – communications
  • Dave Stephens, Chris Palmarini – faculty support
• Fresno State
  • Bryan Berrett – communications
  • Jason McGensy – faculty support
• Compton College
  • Gayathri Manikandan
• Cuyamaca College
  • Bri Brown – communications and faculty support
  • Amber Toland Perry – faculty support
• Grossmont College
  • Dave Dillon Contact Tate Hurvitz for Dave’s replacement – communications and faculty support
  • Dawn Heuft – faculty support
• Mesa College
  • Katie Palacios – communications
  • Kelly Spoon, Tasha Frankie – faculty support

Project Team

• Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Lead PI, Foothill DeAnza Community College District
• Di Xu, Co-PI (Research Lead), UC Irvine
• Mike Smedshammer, Faculty Development Consultant and Lead Facilitator, Modesto Junior College
• Kim Vincent-Layton, Faculty Development Consultant and Lead Facilitator, Cal Poly Humboldt
• Sarah Williams, Community of Practice Guide, Foothill College
• Jeffrey White, Community of Practice Guide, Cal Poly Humboldt

Facilitation Team

• Mike Smedshammer, Modesto Junior College
• Kim Vincent-Layton, Cal Poly Humboldt
• Alex Springer, Southwestern College
• Vivian Nguyen, Saddleback College
• Frank Gonzalez, Saddleback College
• Sumaya McCleave, Saddleback College

This grant project is administered by Foothill-DeAnza Community College District. If you have questions about this site, please contact the project’s Lead PI, Michelle Pacansky-Brock.