Helping faculty develop strategies to increase access and inclusion in higher education classrooms.

Carol Marchetti: Who Am I? 

I am a Professor of Statistics at Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Director of the Research Center for Teaching and Learning at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and an award-winning post-secondary teacher.

Education and Experience

  • Teacher of statistics for over twenty years, research in statistics education, deaf education, cooperative learning, and team knowledge building. 

  • Ph.D. in Statistics received in 1997 from the University of Rochester.

  • Professor of Statistics in the College of Science at Rochester Institute of Technology, School of Mathematical Sciences

  • Associate Director of Research Center for Teaching and Learning, at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf

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Teaching, Training and Workshops

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  • Coursework in introductory statistics, statistical quality control, probability, and design of experiments
  • Workshops for faculty at the K-12, community college, and university levels
  • Professional development for ASL interpreters and teachers of the deaf
  • Faculty learning communities for increasing access and inclusion

Making Improvements Together

One thing I've learned about making change is that it's always more successful with the support of a team.  My teams include:

  • NSF Project "Thinking CAP" - hearing and deaf/hard of hearing members include instructors,  tutors, students, learning games and visual learning specialists, and ASL interpreters 
  • NSF Project "AdvanceRIT" - women faculty from diverse disciplines and university partners across the campus
  • Teaching Partners - fellow instructors of intro stats with diverse educational and teaching backgrounds
  • Instructional Team - all the folks in a student's "village":  instructor, tutor, and support staff
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Let's work together to increase access and inclusion in Higher Ed for everyone.

My Work/Life Philosophy

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1) Growth: Consistently look for opportunities to grow, learn, and develop. Do more than the minimum “because survival is insufficient” [1].

2) Integrity: Do what you say you’ll do and be a role model for others. Look at each person as a whole – in my case a mother, daughter, wife, friend, colleague, teacher, student, and breast cancer survivor. Be vulnerable even though it is daunting so that you can experience the best of life [2, 3].

3) People: Recognize and encourage the best in others. We can foster change by creating space within ourselves and our interactions with others [4].

Does this translate into classroom access? YES

Homebrewing image from imgur

Homebrewing image from imgur

What else should you know about me?

I am a home brewer and beer snob. 
I'm a quilter who has little time to quilt.
Thank you, Marti Michell.....

Thank you, Marti Michell.....

References

[1] Moore, R.D. (Writer), & Windell, T. (Director). (1999). Survival Instinct [Television series episode]. In R. Berman & B. Braga (Executive Producers), Star Trek: Voyager. Los Angeles, CA: Paramount Television.
[2] Brown, B. (2010). “Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability.” TEDxHouston, filmed June.
[3] Brown, B. (2012). Daring greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. Penguin.
[4] Sandler, M. (1997-2014). Lessons learned from seventeen years of yoga classes at Absolute Yoga and Wellness (absoluteyoga.com), Rochester, NY.