Strengthening Your Engagement Dossier

Nancy FranzDirector , ISU Extension and Outreach Professional Development

Welcome

Nancy’s engagement journey 32 years with Cooperative Extension in

Wisconsin, New York, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Iowa

Many positions and departments Three times up for tenure/promotion Help many others up for tenure/promotion Chair of P&T committee and member at all

levels External dossier reviewer 3-5 annually Silent sports, reading, gardening, dark chocolate

At Your Table

Your name Position Institution Tenure/promotion journey

Overview

Engaged scholarship Faculty voices on engagement and

engaged scholarship Engaged scholarship P&T resources Documentation of engagement in

the academic dossier Best practices list Other good engagement stuff

Why an Engaged Dossier?

Enhance research Enhance teachingStudent growth and

developmentScholar growth and developmentAddress social, economic, and

environmental issuesMake a difference in the world

Approaches to Engagement and Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP

LOW

HIGH

Engagement

• Mutual benefit• Exchange

knowledge/resources• Reciprocal partnership

Engaged Scholarship

Principles of engagement+

Principles of scholarship

Service

• One way/expert presentation to groups• Internal committees

• Professional associations

Scholarship

• Original intellectual work• Communicated

• Validated by peers

ENGAGEMENT

HIGH

LOW

Dr. Nancy Franz 2009

Figure 1. Franz Engaged Scholarship Model

Internal and External Factors

Engagement Assumptions

Outreach

Teaching

Research

Academia communitylegacy that grows the field

Condition Change

Behavior change

Learning change

Discover knowledge

Develop knowledge

Disseminating knowledge

Faculty Voices on Engagement and Engaged Scholarship

At your table, review the research report about engagement at Virginia Tech What surprised you What insights do you see for P&T What messages do you see from the

faculty What other data do you find interesting

Engagement P&T Resources Making Outreach Visible: A Guide to

Documenting Professional Service and Outreach (1999) Driscoll and Lynton

Uniscope – Penn State Journal of Extension (2008, 46(4), O’Neill) New Directions for Evaluation (2008, #118,

Chapter 1, Jordan, Hage, Mote) Scholarship Assessed (1997, Glassick et al) The Disciplines Speak (1995, Diamond &

Adam)

Engagement P&T Resources

New Directions for Institutional Research (2002, #114, Colbeck)

Community Engaged Scholarship (2005, Calleson et al.)

Higher Education Exchange (2006, Barker)

Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement

Community Campus Partnership for Health www.communityengagedscholarship.info

Engagement P&T Resources

The Academic Portfolio (2009) (Sheldin and Miller)

Campus compact www.compact.org Promotion, Tenure, and the Engaged

Scholar (2002) in AAHE Bulletin (Gelmon and Agre-Kippenhan)

Principles of Best Practices for Community-Based Research (2003) (Strand, Marullo, Cutforth, Stoecker, and Donohue)

Engagement Dossier Steps

Map your effortsDetermine what impact will be measured

Collect and analyze dataTell your story

Map Your Efforts

SituationInputsOutputsOutcomesAssumptionsExternal Factors

Mapping Methods

Text Concept Map

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_map

Logic Model http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/pdf/LMfront.pdf

Determine What Impact Will be Measured

Processes used in your educational efforts to report program/teaching/research quality

Products from your educational/research efforts to report impact on individuals and communities

Performance of the instructor/researcher for personal and program/teaching/research quality

Potential Impact Questions What new knowledge was discovered,

developed, disseminated? What did participants learn? How have participant aspirations or

motivations changed due to the program? (i.e. intent to change behavior)

What are participants doing differently as a result of the program?

How much have economic, environmental, or social conditions changed due to your efforts?

Potential Scholarly Products

Peer products Articles Conferences ▪ Posters▪ Presentations▪ Abstracts▪ proceedings

Grants/competitive contracts Books/texts/chapters/monographs

Potential Scholarly Products

Applied products Curricula/texts Educational materials Guides/handbooks Policies Research briefs Social marketing/Apps Training and technical assistance

Potential Scholarly Products

Community Products Forums/workshops /seminars Newsletters Web sites Presentations Reports Designs Displays Community attained grants/funding Community awards

Methods of Engaged Scholarship Off campus service learning Internships/practicum/clinical Coop positions with

organizations/agencies/companies Deliberation/public scholarship Student led/assisted community

seminars/forums/deliberation Community study tour Community projects Community-based participatory action research Participatory or empowermentevaluation

Collect and Analyze Data

Case StudyObservationFocus Group/InterviewSecondary DataSurvey/Questionnaire

Tell Your Story

TitleRelevanceResponseResults

See:http://connect.ag.vt.edu/impactwriting

Dossier Review

Glassick et al. (1997)- Clear goals- Adequate preparation- Appropriate methods- Significant results- Effective presentation- Reflective critique

Dossier Review

ISU tenure guidelines- Documentation of candidate’s

scholarship and position responsibilities

- Definition of scholarship- Effectiveness in areas of

responsibility- other

Dossier Review

Diamond and Adam- High level of discipline-related

experience- Break new ground/innovative- Can be replicated or elaborated- Can be documented- Can be peer reviewed- Significant impact

Dossier Review and Discussion

At your table:- What do you see as dossier review criteria at your institution?

- What matters?- Other thoughts about dossier review?

Dossier Review

Ultimately, RPT decisions rest on values and judgments, not on measurement or clear expectations.

FairweatherNew Directions for

Institutional Research (2002, #114, pg. 97)

Context is Everything

Virginia Tech Focus Groups At your table review the article on

engagement at Virginia Tech▪ What does this context value for tenure and

promotion?▪ What are the challenges for engaged faculty

to gain support?▪ What supports are in place for engaged

scholarship?▪ Other observations

Context is Everything

How does your institution’s mission align with your work?

How do your institution’s measures of assessment fit with your work?

How does your institution’s strategic plan mesh with your work?

What is your academic appointment? What is your contribution to your

discipline, department, college, institution?

P&T Dossier Best Practices

At your table:

Record the engagement P&T best practices you’ve gleaned from today’s discussions and materials.

Share them with the group

Strengthening the Engagement Dossier Tips and Practices

Start early – engagement takes time Documentation is an ongoing process Write for an academic audience Focus on faculty work, not on the project Find a balance between process and

impact/products Be clear about the intellectual question

or working hypothesis behind the work Tell the significance of the impact and

how it is determined or evaluated

Strengthening the Engagement Dossier Tips and Practices (cont.)

Align engagement with discipline, department, campus, and national priorities

Share only the information that illustrates context or scholarship

Link current and past work with future work Select mentors and learn the criteria used

for your review Know the expected format for the dossier Get to know your dossier reviewers and their

expectations

Strengthening the Engagement Dossier Tips and Practices (cont.)

Create a documentation file system Develop a disciplinary, department,

and eventually national niche Publish and present early and often Select service roles carefully and

turn them into scholarship Make activities that matter a high

priority (i.e. writing) Demonstrate value in all you do

Strengthening the Engagement Dossier Tips and Practices (cont.)

Focus Be new, the first, or better than others Be aware of what influences faculty scholarly work

and manage it (i.e. assignment, rewards, time, resources, personal priorities, performance review, P&T documents, culture)

Engage many peer reviewers as you go Find ways to bridge the gaps between tenure

expectations and the actual day to day work of faculty

Reach more than one goal with each activity/project and get maximum products out of each effort

Keep the Discussion Going

Use each other as resources on the tenure trail

Attend NOSC Celebrate success Keep in touch