• Systems are Made by People and Can be Changed By People: The Sensemaking Method for Faculty Changemaking with Liz Wardle, Jennifer Kinney, and Mark Sidebottom

  • Oct 2 2024
  • Length: 50 mins
  • Podcast

Systems are Made by People and Can be Changed By People: The Sensemaking Method for Faculty Changemaking with Liz Wardle, Jennifer Kinney, and Mark Sidebottom

  • Summary

  • We're back from a brief hiatus with a really exciting episode for you! In this episode, you'll hear from Liz Wardle about the sensemaking method that she has developed and evolved from our Howe Faculty Writing Fellows Program. We offer an introduction to the what, why, and how behind the sensemaking method for supporting teams of faculty looking to solve problems and make change in their institutions. We are then joined by Mark Sidebottom and Jennifer Kinney to share their perspective as faculty who have been both participants and facilitators in different programs informed by this method.


    Resources Related to this Episode

    • Faculty Writing Fellows Program
    • "Howe Center Hosts Groundbreaking "Sensemaking for Student Success" Seminar funded by Lumina Foundation
    • Sensemaking for Student Success: A Cohort-Based Faculty Change Method
    • Elizabeth Wardle's website: Activating Your Expertise
    • Videos on our Sensemaking Method (Howe Center for Writing Excellence Youtube Channel)


    Check out additional resources at our website: https://miamioh.edu/HCWE or write to us at hwac@miamioh.edu if you have questions or ideas for topics you’d like to hear about in future podcasts.


    Also, follow us on Instagram at our newly launched account! Feel free to send us questions or comment on our post for this episode to share your response to this question: What problems at your institution may benefit from using the sensemaking method to leverage faculty expertise?


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