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WELCOME and THANK YOU for reading! This newsletter covers what happened in January and will give you a heads up on what to look for in the months following.
In this issue (please note the links below will only work when viewing this newsletter in a browser): |
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While we will always have information to share about the International Academy of Process Educators, there’s some other critical information that I, as the Academy’s Communications Director, want to offer to our members first.
“Nothing in the Executive Order is about
curriculum and instruction.” |
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Communications Director
Denna Hintze |
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Do you have a PE-related best practice of scholarship finding that others would benefit from learning about and deploying? Is it aligned with the 2025 PE Conference Theme, Applying Process Education to Support Students and Faculty Under Stress?
If so, we’d love to see your session proposal for the 2025 PE Conference! You can choose from four session types:
- Practitioner Workshop
- Research Workshop
- Research Paper
- Hall of Innovation Poster
Details on submission and proposal review can be found HERE: www.processeducation.org/peconf/2025/pages/presenters.html
Key Deadlines
- March 5: Session proposal submission deadline
- Mid-March: Proposal feedback and acceptance decisions provided
- May 5: Final session materials due for upload to the conference support site
This is a great opportunity to share your insights and contribute to the PE community. We hope to see your proposal soon! |
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President's Report for February
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President
Wm. Patrick Barlow |
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Academy Colleagues and friends, the work of Board members continues throughout the year as Board members, Directors, and many other volunteer members work to support our organization. Our programs, from the Academy Web Site, the International Journal of Process Education, Academy Professional Development Sessions, to the Annual Conference require the knowledge, time, and talents of many members. We are constantly seeking members to full leadership roles. Those of you who have served in the past can tell you that the benefits of serving include rewarding relationships with fellow Academics, enhanced expertise in proven student success methods, and a sense of ownership in outcomes from collaboration.
This season the Board will be seeking members to step up and volunteer for several critical positions via elections and appointments. I encourage you all to consider deepening your understanding of PE by volunteering your time and talents. Consider running for one of the open positions on our Board. We will be electing 3 board members to 2-year positions. We will also be seeking a President-elect who will serve for 2 years while our current President elect, Dr. Chaya Jain, assumes the Presidency. I will move to serve another year as Past President. There will be several opportunities to serve as “Directors” who focus on specific projects. The board is studying avenues to strengthen and clarify support for the missions of appointed “Directors”. These positions are listed on the website. We will provide more information about these Director positions prior to the Conference.
As the spring semester continues, I hope you will make a commitment to attend the 2025 PE Conference at the University of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana in person or virtually June 2-5th 2025. As we work to increase membership and participation I encourage you to invite colleagues from your home institution and across the globe to consider joining us virtually or in person. You can register now. You can also review the current program plans, make lodging arrangements, and submit proposals for offering a session to share your expertise and ideas for supporting our students across the world.
Remember: our academy exists to strengthen our ability to support student academic success and life-long success for all students at all levels. I believe that our contribution to the future is both significant and meaningful, please join us! |
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Keynote Address: Cultivating Resilience
in an Era of Uncertainty
From the Great Recession of the late aughts to the Covid pandemic and beyond, the pace of change can be dizzying. As educators, identifying and employing strategies to navigate these changes and build resiliency is paramount to our success and wellbeing. Join Dr. Elizabeth Weinstein, as she weaves elements of positive psychology and narrative storytelling into actionable tools for resilience. |
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Dr. Elizabeth Weinstein is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine with over 20 years of clinical experience and healthcare leadership. Elizabeth is triple board certified in Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Emergency Medical Services. She is an educator, coalition builder, and healthcare communicator with a passion for making tough concepts accessible and relatable. Her research has centered on healthcare communication and pediatric emergency care infrastructure development. She has a long history of leading people and programs through change, both as a Division Chief throughout the COVID pandemic, and as a leader in medical student affairs at Indiana University. She has led several grant funded programs to improve health advocacy and patient provider connection. Her work has been presented nationally and has been published in journals such as Annals of Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Communication Education, Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, and Pediatric Emergency Care. When not working she is an avid alpine skier and winter outdoor enthusiast. |
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Member-at-Large
George Dombi |
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At this year’s Conference The Hall of Innovation (HOI) will take place in two different environments: Virtual and face-to-face.
The Virtual HOI will be curated by George Dombi using the Panopto video tool. Submit your online poster using the online submission form. A peer review process will determine which submissions will be selected for sharing. Once the online poster has been accepted, the author(s) will submit a power point presentation including an audio/narration file.
The in-person (aka Poster Session) HOI will be offered as face-to-face event and curated by Matthew Watts. This will include an abstract submission of the poster using the online submission form on the Conference website. Submissions will be followed by a peer review selection process as in past years. Authors of these submissions will be notified of their acceptance.
All HOI presentations should be:
Focused on a concrete learning concept, tool, or innovation focused on improving student learning and success and/or the current theme of the conference.
Include a clear title slide with the presenter(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and any other relevant information.
Consist of a series of 6-8 slides with appropriate text and images to share the author(s)'s main concepts. Include a conclusion slide reiterating the main ideas. Include a slide thanking the viewers for their attend and participation in this year's PE Conference and include appropriate author(s) contact information for follow up.
Follow the Poster Session instructions AVAILABLE HERE for preparing and submitting your virtual or physical poster!
There will be a specific time during the Conference when HOI presenters will share live introductions/presentations of their offering during the conference schedule. In the past this is now planned as later afternoon on the first day. There will also be 24/7 access to the online posters throughout the conference. |
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This year’s PE Conference is hosted by the University of Indianapolis (UIndy) Tuesday, June 3 through Thursday, June 5, with a 1-day pre-conference workshop (Developing Performance to Unlock Your Limitless Capability) on Monday, June 2.
The conference theme is: Applying Process Education to support students and faculty under stress |
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Breakout sessions will focus on:
- Innovating with PE Tools & Techniques for the Post-Covid Era
- Leveraging Instructional Technologies: AI, LMS, eLearning, Distance Education
- Reconciling Life’s Challenges
- Enhancing Reflective Practice
- Deploying Learner-Centered Communication
- Incorporating International Perspectives
- Advancing Wellness & Self-Care
- Cultivating Mentorship
Registration is open NOW with sweet discounts for UIndy faculty/staff, Students, and Emeritus faculty, as well as groups of 3 or more from the same institution. We’ll be using the same hotel as last year (Comfort Inn South I-65) and the croup code to receive the special conference daily rate is available on the Location/Lodging page
We’re also pleased to announce that we’re accepting session proposals for Practitioner and Research Workshops, Research Paper sessions, and the Hall of Innovation (posters). These are due by March 5, so if you have an idea burning a hole in your mental pocket, let us know! |
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Communications Director
Denna Hintze |
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“Learning skills are discrete entities that are embedded in everyday behavior and operate in conjunction with specialized knowledge. They can be consciously improved and refined. Once they are, the rate and effectiveness of overall learning increases.” (FGB 2.3.3 Classification of Learning Skills)
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are not dirty words.
They are learning skills. This means that as we develop those skills or help our students to do so, we increase our/their ability to learn.
- Seeking diversity: intentionally looking for value in varied and different contexts
- Being socially inclusive: publicly pursuing equity in relationships, organizations, and communities
These skills are especially connected to success for all students, including historically underserved and non-traditional student populations.
Other learning skills worth noting right now include:
Affective domain:
- Championing: working on behalf of a cause (e.g., person, product)
- Enduring: abiding, even in the face of adversity or a long-term challenge
- Being a catalyst: causing or being the impetus for a significant action or outcome to occur
- Committing to community: helping a group thrive through your significant involvement
- Behaving honorably: exhibiting the highest standards of virtue and integrity
- Using one’s social power: exerting influence on others to achieve broad goals
- Self-sacrificing: using your time, effort, and opportunities to help others
- Being courageous: taking action in spite of fear
- Being compassionate: being moved by suffering and motivated to show sympathy, kindness, or caring
Social domain:
- Advocating: pro-actively providing support for someone with hardship or opportunity
- Staying informed: intentionally acquiring information for decision making
- Developing connectedness: developing the shared experiences as agency
- Building cohesiveness: evolving solidarity in your community
- Integrating history: assimilating/incorporating past events into current situations
- Seeking social justice: working towards a fair distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges
- Supporting sustainability: safeguarding future viability through present actions
- Acting globally: being guided locally by awareness of interdependency with the world community
- Inspiring: motivating and encouraging others
- Demonstrating integrity: responding to issues with clear and consistent principles
- Maintaining transparency: ensuring open access to information, data, and strategies
- Taking meaningful stands: publicly embracing positions based on principles
- Practicing servant leadership: using the power of ones influence to enhance the well-being of others
Cognitive domain:
- Observing: using the senses to pick up on details of an object, dynamic, or relationship
- Validating sources: rating obtained resources based on quality and credibility
- Recognizing contradictions: identifying when results violate fundamental principles/schemas
- Strategizing: mapping out a way to use knowledge
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Secretary
Steve Spicklemire |
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Summary of February 5 Board Meeting
Keynote Discussions
- Elizabeth Weinstein, MD; IU School of Medicine
Pre-conference workshop will be “One day performance institute”
- Monday, Jun 2, 2025, 1 full day, 8hr
Establish annual election plans
- If you have ideas for candidates please contact Chaya
- Need a candidate for “president elect”. A smaller group will gather to discuss.
Director Roles
- Discussion regarding making the director roles more engaging and help support the directors to be more effective?
Announcements
- Scheduled to meet again on March 5
Social Media
- Need to use social media to generate engagement in the organization
- Josh is willing to support that effort
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The DRAFT minutes from the February Board Meeting are available HERE.
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Including (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
workshops you'd like to attend! |
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The Current Academy of Process Educators Executive Board |
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Click the image below to learn more about us! |
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