Transparency in Learning and Teaching Institute Scheduled for January 22-23, 2025
Invitation to Participate
Faculty and staff instructors are invited to participate in the 2025 Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) Institute sponsored by the AANAPISI Initiative for Inclusive Student Success. During this two-day workshop you will learn about the highly practical and effective TILT methodology and begin to revise two assignments using TILT principles.
Please send an email expressing your interest to participate in the program to: erica.andree@pacificu.edu. Seats are limited and priority will be given to faculty revising high-enrollment, lower-division courses.
For more information view the Call for Participation and 2025 TILT Institute Flyer.
Time and Date: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, January 22 and 23, 2025.
Location: Tran Library, Forest Grove Campus
Compensation:
- $150 for workshop participation
- $200 per revised course
- Copy of Transparent Design in Higher Education Teaching and Leadership
- Breakfast and lunch provided
About the Transparent Teaching Methodology
Scholars of teaching and learning recognize that helping students succeed in higher education is not only about developing the students’ skills; faculty can also design and deliver curricula in ways proven to improve student learning. An approach championed as “Transparency in Learning and Teaching” (TILT) has earned particular recognition. TILT is a practice-oriented method that asks instructors to better articulate their expectations for students. The method asks instructors to make three changes to how they present an assignment by (1) making the assignment’s purpose explicit, (2) framing the assignment in terms of tasks to be completed, and (3) making clear the criteria by which an assignment will be judged successful. Beyond explicit articulation of the assignment, TILT aims also to connect the task both to the course learning outcomes and to students’ personal and professional goals.
A study of the impact of implementing transparent design principles in first-year curriculum at several institutions found that “students who received more transparency reported gains in three areas that are important predictors of students’ success: academic confidence, sense of belonging, and mastery of the skills that employers value most when hiring” (Peer Review, 2016). Moreover, the benefits for low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students were even higher.