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<span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Dear </span><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">WFA*</span><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);"> constituents and allies,</span><br>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30);background-color:white">We are writing to announce a WFA workshop on writing effective Learning Objectives for syllabi taught by faculty from our Academy of Distinguished Teachers. We realize the
timing is challenging, given the first week of teaching. Below, we explain why we feel it is necessary and urgent. </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;background-color:white">Last year's WFA survey identified bias in Student Evaluation of Teaching as an area of ongoing concern. This past spring, our campus SET Task Force concluded that our existing SET survey is prone to bias (disadvantaging
women faculty and faculty of color). Our campus is in the process of establishing a committee to implement recommendations for comprehensive revision of our survey. It is not yet clear how long this process will take. </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;background-color:white">Student evaluation of clearly articulated learning objectives is understood to be a method that is less prone to bias (that is, asking the students to evaluate the success with which the class has met learning
objectives as stated in the syllabus). <span style="margin:0px">We are hopeful that the creation of strong learning objectives for individual courses can serve as building blocks for more objective SET questions. </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px">Some of our faculty constituents have expressed interest in submitting alternative SET as evidence of teaching excellence for purposes of merit and promotion in the interim period (<span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">while
our own SET survey, determined to be flawed, is in revision). We will send out additional information regarding alternative SET after the workshop. </span></span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">Please note that our workshop is open to ALL interested faculty on campus. Please feel free to share the link. </span></span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;background-color:white">If you are unable to attend Friday's workshop on writing learning objectives, there is a shorter, general campus workshop being offered on January 27<span style="margin:0px"><sup>th: </sup></span> <a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErc-yurTIjGtyj8CCsxNSlTmuDeJA1y6XO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px">https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErc-yurTIjGtyj8CCsxNSlTmuDeJA1y6XO</a></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;background-color:white">In any case, we hope to see you this Friday!</div>
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<span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">Katherine + Jennifer</span></div>
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*In spite of its name, the WFA continues to strive to be a more inclusive organization with respect to gender diversity among our faculty. </div>
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