Look Back on the history of Equity and Excellence

A Look Back

Equity and Excellence in Higher Education 1999 - 2002

"The great thing about RP (Reflective Practice) is that it's more than just having fleeting thoughts about your teaching when driving home after class. It really gives you a non-threatening environment to think about your teaching and gives you some good ideas. I also came to understand my students better by knowing what they're doing in their other classes." - a reflective practice member

The goal of Equity and Excellence in Higher Education 1999 - 2002 was to address the interrelated problems of poor educational outcomes for college students with disabilities and the college faculty's lack of knowledge in the area of effective curriculum design for diverse learners. In particular, through a number of different opportunities, we designed a comprehensive guide to using reflective practice: Promoting Excellence in College Teaching: A 'Reflective Practice' Toolkit for Coaches.

	Plymouth State College	New Hampshire Technical Institute	Notre Dame	University of New Hampshire
Type of institution:	4 year state college	2 year community college	4 year private Catholic college (college closed in May of 2002)	4 year state university
What did they do?	7 member coaches group; 4 additional RP groups; Established a Teaching and Learning Center	6 member coaches group; 15 faculty members participated in E & E funded summer projects; 4 staff development workshops were provided for adjunct and new faculty; Established a Teaching and Learning Center	1 coaches group; 5 RP groups	7 member RP group; The development of a college course on teaching diverse learners.
Who participated?	Physical Therapy, English, three administrators, education,learning center, Art, Business, Psychology, computers	Nursing, Community Ed., English, Learning Center, Education, EarlyChildhood, Math, Physics, three administrators	-	-
Did Equity and Excellence have a lasting effect on the site?	The RP groups continue to meet on a regular basisPSC faculty members have also introduced RP to two nearby school districts	Faculty members are still providing workshops for adjunct and new facultyThey have created a reflective practice Blackboard site.	N/A	The RP groups continue to meet on a regular basis. The college course entitled, "Seminar in College Teaching Issues: Students with Disabilities" still exists.