April 13, 2023 | Volume 9 | Issue 30
Five Things to Know About Rachel Willis
Mina the dog
I’m originally from Charlottesville, Virginia but moved to the area for my Master’s at Wake Forest University. At DDCC, I teach English classes on the Davie Campus including ENG 111 and 112 as well as some of the literature courses. I am very obsessed with my shelter mutt, Mina, (DNA test results coming soon!) and spend a lot of my free time tending to my four aquariums.

Five Things to Know
  1. Travel: In May of last year, I visited Oslo, Norway and even got to swim in the Oslo Fjord. I’d really like to go back to Norway and head farther north to see the northern lights. 
  2. Music: I’ll honestly listen to just about anything whether that’s Taylor Swift, Foreigner, or a Mahler symphony. 
  3. Food: My hometown of Charlottesville has a local bagel chain called Bodo’s Bagels. Their chicken salad sandwiches are by far my favorite food. It’s a must-try if you’re ever in the area. 
  4. Movie: It was a wild trip but I greatly enjoyed the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once. 
  5. Joyful Experience: This past long weekend, I laid out in the yard with my dog and enjoyed rereading one of my favorite Jane Austen novels and the sunshine.  
Calendar with rings on top
Upcoming Events
  • QEP Teaching & Learning Listening Session #8: April 14 at 11:00 am
  • Film: He Named Me Malala: April 17 at 12:15 on the Davie Campus
  • Xhosa language lesson: April 17 from 3:00-4:00 pm (Register through EDU Africa)
  • Hurling Demonstration: Tim Cronin from the Winston-Salem Wolfhounds: April 18 from noon-1:00 pm at the Davidson Campus courtyard
  • House Plants from Around the World: April 19 from 11:00 am to noon in the International Education Center
Inclusive Design Reduces Barriers
By Trudy Brown

Like accessible design and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), inclusive design is about reducing barriers. Inclusive design focuses on barriers caused by individual social contexts and identities. The Learning Design team has created an explainer video to offer some ideas for introducing inclusive design principles into your courses.
Four people putting puzzle pieces together
If you want to learn more, Educause has a great article about using the ADDIE instructional design framework to incorporate inclusivity into every step of the course design process. You can also contact the Learning Design team for more resources or a consultation.
CTL Advisory Board Searching for New Members
By Gloria Johnson
The CTL has some advisory board members who are ending their terms on the board this semester whose seats will be opening up for the Fall. We also have some unfilled seats. We need faculty who are interested in helping shape faculty professional development opportunities at DDCC to join us as part of the CTL Advisory Board.

Here are the seats opening up this Fall:
  • Faculty At-Large: This seat may be filled by any full-time or part-time DDCC faculty member from any academic area.  
  • Part-Time Faculty: Arts, Sciences, Business, and Technology: This seat is filled by a part-time faculty member who teaches in ASBT on the Davidson campus.
  • Part-Time Faculty: Davie: This seat is filled by a part-time faculty member who teaches on the Davie campus.
  • Full-Time Faculty: Health Sciences: This seat is filled by a full-time faculty member who teaches in Health Sciences.
  • Part-Time Faculty: Health Sciences: This seat is filled by a part-time faculty member who teaches in Health Sciences.
  • Full-Time Faculty: Workforce and Community Engagement: This seat is filled by a full-time faculty member who teaches in Workforce and Community Engagement.
  • Part-Time Faculty: Workforce and Community Engagement: This seat is filled by a part-time faculty member who teaches in Workforce and Community Engagement.

If you are a full-time or part-time Davidson-Davie faculty member interested in running for election to one of these advisory board seats, please complete the form: Application for Advisory Board Member Spring 2023 (Google Form)

If you have any questions, please contact the CTL at ctl@davidsondavie.edu. We hope you consider joining us!
Share Your Thoughts!
When using rubrics, do you create your own or use one provided by an academic publisher?
Yes
No
What is the Community Saying?
By Phil Tietjen

Here are the results from the last “Share Your Thoughts” question, “Do you use Turnitin?”
  • Yes: 33.3%
  • No: 66.7%

Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts!
From the Editors: Do You Have a Story to Share?
We want to promote faculty and staff stories! Here are some ideas:
  • Professional development experiences
  • Study away & study abroad trips
  • Receiving awards and honors
  • Student success stories
  • Active learning ideas
  • Upcoming events
  • Globalized courses
Invitation
Please contact one of the editors if you have ideas or referrals for stories.
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