Connection Sessions

Connection sessions at the 2021 Transforming Institutions Conference are an opportunity to network with other conference attendees, dive into conversations with ASCN Working groups, or participate in unconference sessions. Details about timing and opportunities are below.

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Day 1 - Wednesday, June 9 - Enacting Transformation

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm PT | 2:30 pm - 2:00 pm MT | 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm CT | 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Working Group 3 Change Leadership: You might be a change leader! Meet others working to support change

Change leaders don't often consider themselves as such; come meet others like you and make connections to help you in this role! Read more...

Working Group 6 Aligning Faculty Work with Systemic Change: Learn more and contribute your own work

During this Meet & Greet, we will discuss projects and resources that are we are working on that promote teaching excellence and equitable teaching evaluation. Read more...

Connect with the Accelerating Systemic Change Network

Are you interested in joining a network of like-minded people to transform higher education? Wondering what the Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN) does? Read more...

Unconference Sessions

These are informal sessions to bring people together who have similar roles, goals, or affinities. There is no advanced preparation required and no right way to have an unconference session. Read more...

Day 3 - Friday, June 11 - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

10:55 am - 11:20 am PT | 11:55 am - 12:20 pm MT | 12:55 pm - 1:20 pm CT | 1:55 pm - 2:20 pm ET

Working Group 7 Learning Space: What do we do and what are your experiences?

This roundtable will provide a chance for those interested in learning spaces to engage in discussion. In addition, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the affordances and obstacles related to learning spaces on your campus to help inform the future direction. Read more...

11:30 am - 11:55 am PT | 12:30 pm - 12:55 pm MT | 1:30 pm - 1:55 pm CT | 2:30 pm - 2:55 pm ET

Working Group 1 Change Theory: Learn more and contribute your own work

This roundtable will provide a chance to discuss change theory. Please come if you have any interest in change theory! Read more...

12:00 pm - 12:25 pm PT | 1:00 pm - 1:25 pm MT | 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm CT | 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm ET

Working Group 3 Get ready to be a Change Agent in the Fall: How do I use all this information?

TI Takeaways- There have been a plethora of presentations on change leadership at the conference. How can you make sense of and synthesize these ideas for your own work? Read more...

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm PT | 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm MT | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm CT | 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm ET

Poster Round Robin 1

This session, unlike the poster lightning sessions, will provide time and space for attendees to chat with poster presenters from poster sessions A and B. Poster presenters will also be able to interact with and learn from other poster presenters (collaborations, anyone?). Read more...

Poster Round Robin 2

This session, unlike the poster lightning sessions, will provide time and space for attendees to chat with poster presenters from poster sessions C and D. Poster presenters will also be able to interact with and learn from other poster presenters (collaborations, anyone?). Read more...

Working Group 5 Where have we been and Where do we go from here

TI Takeaways- This reflective dialogue session is a time for us to share necessary next steps, shared challenges, and transformational strategies in DEJI. We will come together in breakout groups, each centered on a different question that asks you to reflect on the last three days of the conference and think about the changes that you want to manifest in the future. Read more...

Unconference Sessions

These are informal sessions to bring people together who have similar roles, goals, or affinities. There is no advanced preparation required and no right way to have an unconference session. Read more...


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