[Professorsofteaching] REQUEST FOR INPUT: Wording about Professors of Teaching (PoT) for The CALL

Mon Feb 23 21:43:36 PST 2026

I agree as well! Thank you Annie and Todd!

Josh

On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM robert.mckee--- via Professorsofteaching <
professorsofteaching at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:

> Thank you for brining that distinction to attention. I agree that the
> suggested change provides greater clarity, please include my name as well
> if doing so would be of benefit.
>
> With appreciation,
> Rob
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 6:59 PM Carlos O. Calderon via
> Professorsofteaching <professorsofteaching at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
>
>> My name can be included too. Thank you.
>>
>> Carlos O. Calderón, PhD
>> Director of School Psychology
>> Associate Professor of Teaching
>> University of California, Riverside
>>
>> Faculty Profile <https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/ccaldero>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 6:44 PM lorena.gutierrez--- via
>> Professorsofteaching <professorsofteaching at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Annie and Todd,
>>>
>>> Thank you for working on this issue. I support the suggested changes.
>>> Include my name if it's helpful.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Lorena
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM Joshua Wood via Professorsofteaching <
>>> professorsofteaching at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Me too.
>>>>
>>>> Josh
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 4:40 PM Jia Chen via Professorsofteaching <
>>>> professorsofteaching at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I agree with everyone! Please include my name as well if it's helpful.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Jia
>>>>>
>>>>> -----------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> Jia Chen
>>>>>
>>>>> Associate Professor of Teaching
>>>>>
>>>>> Electrical & Computer Engineering
>>>>>
>>>>> University of California Riverside
>>>>>
>>>>> *https://profiles.ucr.edu/jia.chen <https://profiles.ucr.edu/jia.chen>*
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 4:36 PM Catherine Lussier via
>>>>> Professorsofteaching <professorsofteaching at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I agree, count me in on the name list if it's helpful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cathy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM Analisa Flores via
>>>>>> Professorsofteaching <professorsofteaching at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Annie and Todd,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I agree with Worku. This is important to include. You can also
>>>>>>> include my name in your email.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Analisa
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM Worku Nida via Professorsofteaching <
>>>>>>> professorsofteaching at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Annie and Todd,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you so much for paying attention to this important matter and
>>>>>>>> suggesting the change. I just reviewed the attached documents and fully
>>>>>>>> agree that the suggested phrase may ensure an inclusive (in terms of
>>>>>>>> research types) review for us. Please feel free to include my name in your
>>>>>>>> email to VPAP.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>> Worku
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 22, 2026 at 6:41 PM Annie Stanfield Ditta via
>>>>>>>> Professorsofteaching <professorsofteaching at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Professor of Teaching Colleagues,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *TLDR: *
>>>>>>>>> Below please see a proposed email to be sent to the VPAP’s office
>>>>>>>>> regarding proposed changes to The CALL. Todd Sorensen (PoT in Economics)
>>>>>>>>> and I would like to suggest some wording to strengthen the degree of choice
>>>>>>>>> for PoTs in terms of what type of Professional and/or Scholarly Achievement
>>>>>>>>> and Activity to engage in. The deadline for changes to be sent to their
>>>>>>>>> office is end of business, Wednesday Feb. 25th. If you have any suggested
>>>>>>>>> changes to our email and/or other any changes you want to make to The CALL
>>>>>>>>> that you haven't passed along yet, could you please send them to us by end
>>>>>>>>> of day Tuesday 2/24 (sorry for the short turnaround!)?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you have a little more time and want to read more about this
>>>>>>>>> request:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *Some background:*
>>>>>>>>> We were happy to see that the VPAP sent out some FAQs (attached)
>>>>>>>>> to better inform chairs about the roles of Professors of Teaching and of
>>>>>>>>> our review process. One concern we had was that some of the language could
>>>>>>>>> be interpreted as de-emphasizing the option of disciplinary research as a
>>>>>>>>> contribution to "Professional and/or Scholarly Achievement and Activity”.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Specifically, the second page of the FAQ (FAQ1) has a bullet list
>>>>>>>>> of examples of "What types of scholarly or professional activities are
>>>>>>>>> valued?” Initially, disciplinary research was not included as an example.
>>>>>>>>> However, in an updated draft of this document (FAQ2), "Traditional
>>>>>>>>> disciplinary research or presentations” was added to this list.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In addition, we feel that the last paragraph on the first page
>>>>>>>>> de-emphasized this path for PoTs:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Traditional disciplinary research is not required. However,
>>>>>>>>> Professors of Teaching are expected to engage in scholarly or professional
>>>>>>>>> activity related to teaching, such as pedagogical scholarship, curriculum
>>>>>>>>> development, or educational leadership."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We felt that the spirit of valuing traditional disciplinary
>>>>>>>>> research would be better expressed by the paragraph below; we have gone
>>>>>>>>> forward with the spirit of “what we wish the FAQ had said” to make our
>>>>>>>>> suggested changes to The CALL. We are not trying to get the FAQ document
>>>>>>>>> edited, but wanted to note this for possible future use.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Professors of Teaching are expected to engage in *scholarly or
>>>>>>>>> professional activity*, which may take different forms.
>>>>>>>>> Traditional disciplinary research is *not required* but such work
>>>>>>>>> is valued in the merit and promotion process. Additionally, activities such
>>>>>>>>> as pedagogical scholarship, curriculum development, and/or educational  leadership
>>>>>>>>> are valued in this category."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *Proposed Email Draft:*
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dear Dan,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you for valuing the role of PoTs, and the broad set of
>>>>>>>>> potential contributions to Professional and/or Scholarly Achievement and
>>>>>>>>> Activity” that is valued in our roles. We especially appreciate the
>>>>>>>>> intentionality in sending around an FAQ document on this, and on adding
>>>>>>>>> "Traditional disciplinary research or presentations” as a bullet point item
>>>>>>>>> in the list of “What ˚types of scholarly or professional activities are
>>>>>>>>> valued.”
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We would like to suggest the following changes to The CALL to
>>>>>>>>> reflect the spirit of a broad interpretation of Professional and/or
>>>>>>>>> Scholarly Achievement and Activities (including traditional disciplinary
>>>>>>>>> research or presentation) that will be valued in our review process:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Page 37; 4b: add in parentheses at end of line “(this includes
>>>>>>>>> both pedagogy-related and discipline-specific research)”.
>>>>>>>>> Similar wording being added to #2 on pages 1-2 of the "UCR
>>>>>>>>> Guidelines for Professor of Teaching Series” would also help emphasize this
>>>>>>>>> point.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best and thank you for your consideration,
>>>>>>>>> Annie Ditta & Todd Sorensen
>>>>>>>>> [and anyone else that wants to add their name!]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> *Annie S. Ditta, Ph.D.*
>>>>>>>>> Pronouns: she/her/hers (what's this?
>>>>>>>>> <https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why>)
>>>>>>>>> Associate Professor of Teaching
>>>>>>>>> Distinguished Teaching Professor
>>>>>>>>> Department of Psychology
>>>>>>>>> University of California, Riverside
>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/anniesditta
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Worku Nida, PhD
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [he/him/his]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Associate Professor of Teaching
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Department of Anthropology
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> University of California, Riverside
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Email: worku.nida at ucr.edu
>>>>>>>>
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